Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-06-14
POLITICAL.

w. ID. Evans, a young attorney of
Middlesex county, is also candidate for
the same Office.
Governor Swanson has received an
invitation from the Tammany Society
of New York, inviting him to attend
the usual Fourth of July celebration in
that city, and to make an address on
that occasion. While the Governor is
much absorbed in public business, he
says he intends to accept the invitation
if he can possibly do so.
Hon. Geo. Mason and MIR. w. T. Mavo
have agreed to take vote of the Demo-
cretic voters of the county of West
moreland on Saturday, June 20, to decide
which of them shall remain in the
field as lhe candidate from Westmore-
land county for nomination by the
Democratic primary for the House of
Delegate for Westmoreland and Nor
cumberland counties. Voting will be
at the regular voting precincts in the
county.
Tom Watson was the principal
speaker at an agricultural convention in
one of the Southern States, and during
his remarks the Georgian naturally
handed out large bundle of words on
the political situation. Gentlemen"
said he with much impressiveness, "'you
have had congressman and senator
for many years. You pay them So, 600 a
year and furnish them with a private
secretary at 800 month. What do
you get in return?' % Five packages of
garden Seed" was the startling re-
joinder of a farmer in the audience.
AS result of his investigation into
the complaint made by Senator Sim
mons, of North Carolina, charging too
great activity by the Federal office
holders in politics, Commissioner
Green, of the Civil Service Commission.
has recommended the ACCESSIBILITY of is
suing a circular urging upon employees
of the government the necessity of
keeping strictly out of politics in &C
cordance with the recommendation of
President Roosevelt's letter of June 8.
1902. In accordance with that letter.
it is forbidden to attend conventions OF
take an active public part in behalf of
any political party.
. A canvass of the newspapers, botl
Democratic and Republican, during the
past month, gives evidence of very
singular and sudden alteration in sen
timent concerning Democratic prospect:
In 1908. The apathy that always accom-
panies an inevitable candidacy seemed
up to two months ago, to have settled
, on the party; but now, since the ap
pearance of ten available candidates
the whole complexion Of the situation
is changed, and nowhere is this more
evident than in the editorial pages OF
the newspapers referred to. Among
the names suggested as candidates, are
Overman, White, Johnson, Daniel,
Swanson, Raynor, Culberson, Car.
mack, Beckham, Smith and Francis.
It is singular fact that in all this long
list. there is not, except Johnson, the
name of a single Northern man. II
seems to be generally conceded that
the South is to name the next candidate
OF the party, and it is probably the
most significant sign of the times that
this inevitable event has excited no adj
verse criticism, either in the North or
West. y Washington Correspondent.
The New York World in recent edi-
torial pays deserving tribute to the
political morality of Virginia as COM
pared to New York, but falls into the
grievous error of assuming that the
charges. or any part of them, lodged
against Senator Martin, during the
primary campaign, which resulted in his
denomination for United States Senator,
had something of truth in them. The
people of Virginia, in primary elect
ion, nominated Senator Martin by more
than 10000 majority in contest with
one of Virginia's most distinguished
and able citizens, one who held the
prestige of Governor of the State, dur
ing which all the rumors the World
seems to have credited were thrashed
out to the bottom and the people passed
upon the charges, with the result that
Senator Martin was absolutely vindi-
Gated. Virginians have no reason to
regret their decision. They regard
Senator Martin as equal in integrity
and honor of any Senator from Vir-
glnia, who has gone before him. The
cry against Senator Martin was only
the cry of the outs. in an effort to get
IN. 1t has been effectually silenced in
Virginia, and we wonder that the
World, with the facilities for infor-
nation it enjoys. should still give ere
dence to these discredited stories. Free
Lance
Hon. w. j. Bryan spoke at James
town on Patrick Henry Day. In intro
ducing Colonel Bryan, Congressman
Lassiter happened to refer to Senator
Daniel. In his Grafton Bryan spoke of
the Virginia Senator as follows: 81
don't know whether my good friend
expected me to use this occasion to join
IN the nomination of the candidate for
President or not; / will say this, that
join with him In the admiration he has
expressed for Virginia's great son and
statesman. And / have said time and
again that sections should not control
the selections of our candidates. In
fact two years and half ago at ST