Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-03
POLITICAL.

The u. S. Supreme court has declared
the louisiana primary law unconstitu-
tional.
1t is stated that Senator Daniel has
no intention of permitting his name to
be used as candidate for the presiden-
tial nomination.
The Republican leaders in Congress
and President Roosevelt are trying to
get together for the ''good of the
party" They never seem to get to-
gether for the good of the people.
last week in Richmond. He was guest
of Governor Swanson, who also intro
duced him at the Audi forum. The
building held five thousand people, and
as many more were turned away. Dur
ing his visit Mr.. Bryan took occasion
to declare that Senator Daniel was his
friend Notwithstanding the mischief
making newspapers.
''Just as certain as the sun shines
President Roosevelt will be nominated
at the Chicago convention. said Vir-
ginia Republican at Murphy's Hotel,
land make that prediction because
there is growing sentiment that Taft
will not be able to deliver the goods.
The leaders are afraid to have his old
record in the strike cases, when he was
Federal judge, revealed to the voting
r,oay, Of ha loh Nla.e
To just what extent the Republican
convention of the First Congressional
District of Virginia, which met here
Wednesday, was representative of the
rank and file of the party, it is inexpe-
dent to say, but that its membership
was for the most part distinctly credit
able to the sections represented, is un-
deniable. Those alike who dominated
and otherwise participated in its DELHI
erations, were in the main men of UNI
challenged standing influence, and re-
pute in their respective communities;
the brother in black was severely for
saken, and, as factor in the further
direction of party affairs, left for dead
Cape Charles Times.
Mr.. Fulton Kegley, of Bland county,
is in the city, and talked in an interest
ing manner about State politics when
seen by representative of the Times
Dispatch. Mr.. Kegley is strong party
man. prominent lawyer, and chairman
of the Democratic committee of Bland.
He is of opinion that Hon. Henry c.
Stuart has lost ground in his fight for
Governor asa result of his testimony in
the Rhea investigation. He thinks that
the Democrats of the Southwest are
loyal tc Judge Rhea, and that they do
not take kindly to the efforts that were
made to prevent his confirmation. Mr..
Kegley expressed the belief that Judge
Mann would profit by whatever losses
Mr.. Stuart might sustain in his section
of the State. -Times-Dispatch.
If what the enemies Of Judge Mann
say of his connection with the Rhea case
be true, he was not only the committee,
but the whole legislature also. Now if
you are looking for big man and a
strong man for Governor here's your
mani According to this dictum, he is a
bigger man than Malone, or Barbour or
Tom Martin ever was. A legislature
especially Democratic legislatures
about the hardest body of men in the
world to control, and the man that can
mould them to his will without the aid
of official power or patronage is a won
der. Even Judge Mann himself will be
astonished to learn what a great man he
has come to be in the estimate of his
enemies. Aside from birth and achieve
ment, it is clear case of having great
ness thrust upon him. -Index-Appeal.
1t is not hard to understand why gen.
tleman of the status of ex-State Sena-
tor Thomas, of Lynchburg, should be
DESTROYS of precipitating an unnecessary
cause of strife upon the approaching
Democratic convention of Virginia. Men
who have the interests of their party at
heart are always DESTROYS of effecting
results within the organization in that
manner which promises the best pros
pect of subsequent success against the
common enemy of all Democrats. But
the man who has an axe to grind, OF
any resentment to crafty, is prone to
seize the winning side of an internal
issue as an opportunity to acquire i'm
portance and to requite political debts,
real or fancied, without regard to the
realinterest of the candidates. or causes
he espouses.