Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-08-21
POLITICAL.

Nhu oOfiSSc are Iildl not l,VOA
of the voters of that city. including
negroes. will vote for Taft.
Honest Luke Wright is to work 70,
Taft, feeling that he should do some
labor for his place and promotion.
Jas. S. Sherman was officially noti.
fled of his nomination by the Republi-
can party for President of the u.
S. Tuesday.
As sort of revenge for his defeat
for the u. S. Senate. Gov. Hoke Smith
threatens to call the Georgia Legislature
in extra session.
The Baltimore Sun uses q column of
editorial inarguing which way the la
boring man should or will vote, and ends
by concluding that nobody knows.
There is the biggest sort of row
among the Republicans of West Vir-
ginia just now, and the Taft people are
greatly concerned about it. 1t looks
fair to lose the State TO the G. o. p.
Methcdists of Nebraska are making
an organized effort to defeat Taft.
They assert that no good Methodist can
vote for man who openly declares he
does not believe in the divinity of
Christ.
The anti-Taft movement among the
negroes is attaining great deal Of
Roadway. The Kansas Watchman.
one of the leading papers in the west,
published by and for negroes, has been
very strong in advocating the defeat of
Taft.
Every little while some Republican
paper parades the name of Democrat
who has Topped over, but usually it is
found that he is one who has not affili-
ated with his party for years. Sudden
backslidings from democracy are rare;
usually the man drifts for years before
settling down in that camp.
1t is now stated that w. r. Meredith.
ex-president of the Virginia Bar Asso-
citation, who publicly announced at a
meeting of that body at Hot Springs,
Va. week before last that he had sew
cred his affiliations with the Democrat
&c party and would vote for Taft, is to
be the Republican candidate for Cover
nor.
Judge Mann says he has recently
travelled through Shenandoah, Loudoun
and Prince William counties. and fonnd
ne would get good vote through that
section. Hon. H. St.George Tucker
apparently takes little stock in the re- |
port that the Virginia machine is about
% desert Judge Mann in favor of him
elf.
The Democrats are better Organized
n the Ninth district than they have
'een for years. and j. Cloyd Byars is
trong, a good speaker, and onto the
ustoms and manners of the Republi-
ans in that section. Col. Dave Bailey,
ne father-in-law of Mr.. Byars. who
or years has been an independent Re-
'ubiican. may go on the stump and
make things warm for Mr.. Slemp and
rs party workers.
The number of those who declined 70
Import Bryan in 1896, but who will do
o cordially now. stands to that class
which the White Sulphur coterie repre-
ents as twenty to one. The announce
nent of those gentlemen carries with
no loss of any strength he ever had.
FER contra, he has now behind him
hree-fourths of the forces which for
nerly opposed him. The press then
iyided, is solid now. -Virginian-Pilot.
Reputable Democratic newspapers in
lirginia should be sure that they know
What they are talking about when thew
iscuss the report that 1.-THE machine,
las dropped Judge Mann as a cand;-
ate for Governor. and has taken nm
larry ST. George Tucker as its favor
te. What is ''the machine" referred
o. and who is the machinist? What
lght have these newspapers to saw
hat either Judge Mann or Mr.. Tucker
machine candidate? Such talk is
either courteous, correct nor common
: fair. Quit itl-Danyille Register