The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-23
A Fair Excl,anye
Heard and Seen
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Democratic voters who hold their
residences in Amherst and nelson a ata !
district are hurryinS home to partlsi-
pate In the strobe ALLEN primary 70.
morrow, and in the House contests III
THE two counties This not only ap-
plies to commercial travellers and rail-
government positions. Mr.. William r.
Parr who i 9ne OF nns e Marie IN viii
leave this morning for Amherst to cast
his ballot. Mr. Parr has not been IN IN
the district recently, talt he seen, seems 20 20
be general, and which is probably the
correct one--that 1t Is going to be
hard struggle, and that the man VINO
wins the honor VIII not nave siea'
1 many votes to spare
This has always been scrapplns
district. and. perhaps. there has never
been moresspirited controversy Will Win,
in its bordersathan the. one which Will
end in to-morrow's primary.
one Senator and two House menl-
hers will be nominated: so that the
. .iI E. STROBE, OF amherst, yonng
man of much brilliancy and popularity,
is asking for another term in the up
per branch and he Is beng q ba3is from nS
the same county. Mr. Allen Is a law.
yer, as is Mr.. Strobe, and he is most
esttmable gentleman. they W. ha d,s,r met
and have told the people without re-
serve what they stand for.
The House candidates In Amhers,
are DR.. Fl. Don Scott Qncumb1 D.. n, a snn
are Hon. George W. Whitehead (in-
Fcumbent), DR. John C. Everett and Mr..
II. n. Martin.
The party of Ohio girls who spent
i Wednesday night at Murphy's, en- route
the Jamestown Exposition. arose .se
early yesterday morning, and by. 80
O'clock were being driven through the
Eprlncipal streets and shown the points
4 Of interest They left on a morning
boat for the exposition, under lei hro ,ne
4 will leave jamestown for Ohio via
i Washington Tuesday night.
Nj. W. e. Neblett. Commonwealth,s
4 attorney of Lunenburg. Is at Murphy's
on his way home from Washington
I'D. c.. where he has been on lesa
being the next oldest comrhonwealth,s
attorney in Virginia in point of SER
in life, however, and was shortly
!. Thereafter given the office which he
has held continuously since
Mr.. Neblett prosecuted the famous
Barnes and Marable layout of negroes
some years ago. who We're convicted
. Of numbering an aged whlte couple n
) in many other noted criminal cases
He says the '.Old Free state" as Lu,
!, nenburg has long been called, is or
Railroad is doing much for her devel:
! opment
! The Democrats, according TO Mr.
twill allow all who desire TO do 50
: make the race In, a free for all fgh
at the general eiecslon y NJ N9 esed u
, Messrs. Geo n Allen and S. III. Love
Mr. Neblett did not express an opinion
tIas to who Will probably win,
. lawyer and Republican leader Of Blu
!, chanan county, was in: the city yes
y tcrday &
contest tse in the Thlrty. Second Distric
: is not only being. freely discussed 4
!. political circles, but Y has reached tn
!, In popular downtown resort yes
9 two was laid that senator M w naita,
. llt was no promise to bet. but It wa
It 1.-The real. thing'and the money Is "
V The gentleman who TOOK me e, Grn n,.;,l
E take the money.
a two TO one bet was then offere
and this was declined, The fight give
every promise of being, close TIL
Gravatt people assert that this wi
pc hs c 81 e enf amovs H Senator ad
s Tie counties of caroline, Hanover an
kng WIiia next ars tnf primary W
Z j. *, Martin ana family Of Hickor,
N. a.. are at the Richmond; 4,
Hon ~, ;st ri w