The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-30
ORANGE COURT
Politics Push Everything Else
Aside.
CANDIDATES WERE CONGRATULATED
Congressional Primary hext-Ihen Local Option
tlsction-HO~ The Congressional Candidates
Stand Suit Decided Notes.-The.

L
r. X pulled out OF the depot Icre Mon.
/ day morning among its passengers go.
ing To Orange Court We're: Judge A. T.
tmbrey, T.. +. Fairbank. J. e.. Gregory
Geo- L. King, Henry Williams and "A
representative OF this pop-r. ATTORNEY
;. T. Powell, OF SpOtsylvania. ] ined the
party farther mp the road when the
train reached Orange il was crowded
with people. who made things lively Dis.
GUESSING the primary election. which hal
taken place ON SATURDAY.. Th~re wen.
persistent pportS until l'nionvills WAS
reached that HOlladay had won over
Ialiaierro for House 81 Delegates by "A
InaIprity OF ! votes, and that "A recount
would be- necessary. This made the
friends OF Holladay lubilant and Italia
i"rro supporters depressed. From the
Central office at l'niOnville il WAS An
nounced that Taliaferro had won by a.
majority, which assured Taliaierro'-
election.
At Orange almost every man met
could tell you how this or that candi-
date had been elected or defeated and
there was nothing discussed but politics
Attorney A. T. Browning mod.stlv ac-
cepted congratulations on his election
" was generally thought before the
election he would defeat Mr. J. q. vii.
Hams, but no one supposed his mrjpiity
would he so large. Sheriff lee Panuill
was also the recipient of many congrat-
alati"ns. He is an old stager and
thanked each one with merry twinkh.
oi the eye ~ he shook their hands. Col
iallaierro was away in Europe, but u
cable had leen sent him announcln.r
his election. While the primary was dis
cus,ed two other coming events wer.
not lost sight of-the Congressional pri
mary on June 10 and the local option
election in July.
Mr.. Beale, Of Louisa. representing
| Hon. X. Lindsay Hordon. was ON tn
grounds early minghng with the voters
and 10y later train came Hon. G. G.. Car
I'm. OF Alexandria These gentlemen
were kept busy. Many prominent and
influential people were present from all
over the county and from Cnlpeper. The
vote OF over 400 in the Culpeper and
J4u IN the Orange primaries indicated "A
large vote Tor the Congressional primary.
The best informed people from Louisa
said that county will cast | POO votes i'm
the primary, and that Gordon will lose
but few; that Orange will give him
over 600 aud he will 20 to the Rapidan
with 1000 votes. Some say this est
mate II too large, but he will have 400
/ 20 cross the river with. Ii looks like
Oarlin will be second in Orange He has
several oi the most astute politicians for
him. Although Col. Geo. :. Shnckeliord
Is not taking an active part in the cam
/ paign, he is for Carlin. IL does not take
"A long time for one To see that of the four
candidates Carlin il the best mixer with
the people. Ncol will got "A good. uniet
vote among the Baptists, over whose
conventions and associations he has pre
sided in the district and State. and will
be third in the county. MIR. RyAn's fol
lowing * small. Well informed politi
clans from Culpeper give Carln a slight
| plurality over Gordon IN that county
| They place Ryan third at the preeent
time and Nicols strength daily increas
| ing. All agree that the v,,te Ia the two
counties will not Toe as large ~ that of
last Saturday on account of lis being
harvest time.
When the Congressional primary is
over then will come the local option cleo
ton fight Ia the district in which the
towns OF Orange and Gordunsvilie are
situated. This will be fight from the
shoulder and in point o! bitterness will
overshadow ali the primaries In the
last election the "drys' won. hut on &c
count Of technicalities the election WAS
void. The vets seems the most conf
dent at this time.
NOTES
There was but little done in court. A
decree was entered in the suit of Morton
trustee, vs.. International Harvester Co.
This suit was in connection with Shackle-
ford and Greiner, of Orange, who failed
some time ago. Judge AT Embrey was
counsel for the International Harvester
Co. aud won the suit The amount in
volved was 81 600.
Judge Grimsley adjourned court ear y
and came down on the Narrow Gauge 10
Brock Road and with party of friends
will visit the BATTLEFIELD Is. W here he
fought in lS63-4 Thence be will drive
overland To Richmond and attend the
reunion.
At Unionville, on the return trip. a COW
and calf were To be loaded on the train.
II WAS the most ludicrous incident sen
for "A long time. The coaches were
emptied of passengers to witnessit The
call was put in the car first and boards
laid extending To the car from a high
bank and over these the COW was to he
taken. Between the car and bank, eight
feet below was n pool of water Three
attempts We're made to drive the cow
over. Twice she fell in the water. one
time carrying "A negro assistant with her
This way of getting the animal In proved
futile and she was taken over to the
freight house. She could not be gotten
in there on account of high steps The
train was then backed, and amid the
wells of the crowd she was lifted bodily
in the car and brought safely to FredeT-
icksburg.
The growing wheat crop is sadly dis
appointing. The acreage put in il about
ha'f of former years, and the yield is est
mated at half "A crop.