Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-03-20
POLITICAL.

AS was 90 be expected, each little
Republican X roads convention is pass
ing resolutions condemning the appoint
ment of Judge Rhea, and they are look
ing to a certain element in the Demo- |
cratic party to endorse their condemna- !
tions.
1t is limited in political corners in
Richmond that certain erstwhile Demo-
cratic leaders if disappointed in Stuart's
getting the nomination for governor
will give sympathy Co the Republicans
hereafter, in an effort to build up
strong Republican party in the State.
AS a step in this direction it is said
that Republican leaders will shortly
secure a good appointment for a certain
Virginia Democrat just now in the
minority.
The Republicans at Lancaster held
mass-meeting and appointed the follow
ing delegates and alternates to the First
District convention held at Cape Charles
Wednesday: II. E. Owen and Leon
Bonner, with George E. Lewis, H. D.
Mcnamara and George H. Jenkins alter
mates. The same were appointed also
to the State convention, to be held in
Lynchburg. Resolutions were unani-
mously adopted indorsing the admins
tration of President Roosevelt and the
candidacy of Secretary Taft. Samuel
P. Gresham, esq, was reelected chair
man of the county committee.
Lieut.. Governor Ellyson, chairman
Democratic State Committee, has issued
call for committee meeting in Rich
mond March "a to select time and
place for State Convention. The Legis-
lature will then be about to reconvene
for the purpose of taking up removal
proceedings against Judge Blackstone.
Hon. w. j. Bryan is scheduled to speak
in Richmond the following day. Indi-
cations are that the State Convention
will be held in May, in Roanoke, Nor
folk or Lynchburg. 1t is not known
that Bryan resolution will be sprung
in the committee, but if one is offered
it will very probably go through. The
chief business of the convention will be
to elect delegates and alternates to
Denver; electors-to be voted for in No
vember election; a member of the
National Committee; State chairman,
and new State committee.
At meeting of the Democratic Com
mittee of the First Congressional Dis
trict, held in Newport News on the 18th
day of March, 1903, it was decided to
hold the primary election for the pur-
pose of nominating a Democratic can
didate for Congress from the First
Congressional District of Virginia, be-
tween the hours of sunrise and sunset
of the 18th day of June, 1908. Those
desiring to be voted for in said Primary
Election are required to notify the
Chairman of the Committee of that
fact in writing, and deposit the sum of
four hundred dollars with him on or be-
fore the 1lth day of April, 1908.
T. ]. DOWNING, Chr, Lancaster, Va.
j. BOYD SEARS. Sec'y,
A CORRECTION.
| EDITOR CITIZEN:-Since in your
issue of the 18th inst. you publish an
incorrect statement as to the nomi-
nation of Democratic candidate for
Congress in Virginia, when you say
The five Democratic Committeeman
of the First District met at Newport
News yesterday to call primary for
nomination of Congressman. This is
early action, the first to be taken in the
/ L hnr - Co. 4,
to publish this correction. Instead of
the action of the First District commit
tee being the first in the State it was
the fourth District committee that had
met for that purpose. for the fact
Is that the 9TH, Sth and 10th District
committees all met on the 9Th day of
March for this purpose, and fixed upon
the 18th of June as the time for holding
their primary elections to nominate
candidates for Congress.-T. j. Down
ING.