The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-20
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! paign for Governor. which
promises to exceed In public
interest the former contest between
ioke Smith and Clark Howell" said
A. II. Robinson. of Atlanta. at Murphy's
last night. Two years ago Smith
was elected Governor by a very big
majority. He is a candidate for req
election. his opponent being Joseph NJ.
Brown. a former member of the Corr
poratlon Commission. When the new
Governor went into office about the
first thing he did was to fire Brown.
land now tho latter is doing his best
to fire Smith. Within the past few
days the women and the. temperance
| forces have taken an active part in
the campaign. They have issued a
nnm6e1 q IN Which they
.lrailroads and the political ring are
supporting Brown. so the women are
naturally The champions OF the pres
already begun his speech making. Like
most strong men. he has enemies, and
they are doing what they cansto knoels
atlanta newspapers, which Is the opeE
/ champion of SMITH has been polling
hundreds Of towns. and Il we are
E. chance for the former commissioner.
Governor Smith was openly for pro-
hibition. The legislature passed
of the State, so it Is easy to see that
he will not secure any votes from
that element n,t; The primary vii, not
campaign is red hot now, and good
mess only knows how warm it will
become by the end or summer
Mr.. Henry r. Rector, of Fredericks-
burg. Ten, who has been spending
some time here, this being his first
left yesterday for his adopted home.
He is a native of Staunton. Ills broth-
er Or; Otto f. Rector, OF White SUI
other brother. William i. Rector, is
Mayor pro TEN. OF San Antonio. "of
course it is hard to realize that this
Rec st but When one knows :u the the,
character and ability of the people 1t
Is not isprprislag t. e. find d that they
suing tile even tenor @of our way in
Texas. with nothing particularly eXcit-
ing to divide the people. There are
State sndss E S9g aseat p Rafis
bition, but the more conservative bus
mess elements are using their inilu-
generally are satisfactory. and for that
reason they do not want to bring on
Istrife.''
Gage. of Callavile;s Mr.. and Mrs, S.. n.
lGlenn, of South Boston; l.. p Stearnes.
of Newport News; L. Fl. Gelman, OF
| Locust Dale; j. D. Prutt, of Dan
Vile; J. NJ. Davis, of Norfolk: John C.
i Caldwell. Of Roanoke. and Warrington
4 Wood, of Norfolk, are among the Nir-
/ ginians at Murphy's Hotel.
4 Mr.. A, A. Bristow. one of the leading
/ business men of Greenville, s. c. and
former president of the Board OF
Trade, is ut the Jefferson. He stopped
over here to see4his son, who Is a stu
i dent at Richmond College.
This bridge whist craze. which will
take root again after Easter, is not as
sporadic as the skating; craze, but 1t
has seized the whole country said
a WASHINGTON man at the Richmond.
I 1T Is about the only game that men
Twill play for fun l was talking the
| other day With q woman who related
4 a rather funny circumstance, anent
the 1lends;S Over in England the father
of a brdSe-plaNlng family died and
/ the house was divided on the question
\ OF cremation or regular burial. The
5Iwife wanted to leave 1t to the chill
ldren, but they ZELDA conference. and
told her she would have to settle It.
4 l guess we Will have to make 1t
4 spades,,' she said, after a few moments
Z Of elaboration, so they buried him.