The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-02-23
THE So-cAlItD CONFERENCE
osmocs, wants the Psopls to o.cids Question
Of lssls.stus Candidates

10 ne r rec Lance.
Remsrkabie. astonishing. astounding.
almost dumb-ioundiDg Is thi. cumbina-
ton communication ~ NJ & O'Conor
Goodrich. u candidate % the Bacchus-i.-
willing - pc Tor tn nomination copcern.
log " hich he Il afraid 20 give the peo pie
voice Ia determining, aud Col r. ID
Cole. impetuOusly friendly 10 Mr.. Cool
rick's candidacy and chairman of the
City Dvmpcratic Committee. which IL nu.
merleelly friendly to Mr. q olrlck's
candidacy.
AZ said the purpose Of this combina-
tion-cOmmunicatiOn Is to take from and
deprive she people OF the chance 10 saw
whom they will select and nominate as
their candidate for the House OF belle
gates from this District comprising the
county ~ spotsy lvania and the city OF
Fr-dericksburg
Why are these two gentlemen 40
afraid to trust the rank and file of the
Democratic party with the matter OF
nominating q candidate? Why Is q nomi-
nation by committee preferable To a
nomination by the people2
DO these gentlemen not know that
the law OF the Democratic party" pre-
scribes that every Democrat. be he Office
holder or not. shall have voice 10
saying who shall be the Democratic
standard bearer Tor any office elective by
the people7 Aud now why Is Mr.. Goodrich
and Col. Cole 40 much afraid to submit
th, ir claims to the votsre2
This IL q government OF. for and by the
people, and the people have a right TO
say by their votes who shall be their
representative, and the primary Il the
law OF the party so long and until IL is
displaced by some other method Of
nomination
30 by all means let this arranging OF
cut aud dried schemes by committees be
never again resorted to.
Give every Democratic voter q chance
TO favor his choice bet ween the candid
ates Tor the Legislature. Trust the 40
pie aud the square thing Will be done
hut the most surprising part OF this
tw, Gathered communication before re-
ferr-d To IL that Il has the endorsement
oil the Hon. {. OCOnor Goodrich, for, be
IL remembered, that when nominations
were last In order, the Hon. Mr.. Cool.
rick threw tite OF most earnest solicita-
ton leet the Democrats OF the county OF
SpOtsylvanis should not live up 20 and
keep sacred and inviolate the holy Gus
tom OF allowing the county to have the
representative for two successive terms
and then the city for two successive
terms Yes, Mr.. Goodrich by speech and
letter rung the changes on the great irrev-
erence a departure from this timehonored
custom meant. Ii would, according TO
NJ. Goodrich. have been an unpardon-
able political sin for the county TO ha, q
opposed the right OF the city to have the
delegate last time when the argument
was in favor of the clty's candidate,
Goolrick
But-out now the argument Is IN favor
OF the county's candidate. and Mr.. Cool
rick, with the impetuous and strenuous
support OF the rougb-riding Col. f ID.
Cole, endeavors to ride rough shod over
this custom and shut their heart and
ears to the appeals for justice 20 Spotsyl-
vnnia
Aud owing that the good voters OF
the city and county cannon lie prevailed
on TO do the unfair thing Of folio wing
their lead, they wait TO take the matter
out 81 the peoples hands. VIII this be
dnn.2
am informed that the Col did not
consult our County Chairman nor "A
member OF our County Committees Does
Dorsey Cole control fredericksburg?
| believe can say no. for l b-lIeve there
are too many good, just and upright
citiz'ns in the old Burg" who regard
promises sacred Us rights, whether
political or otherwise. who will respect
and see AT the proper time that promises
a. well as / ny established custom -hall
be observed and held sacred even ~ "a
lev would disregard promise and custom.
Right will prevail Democrat.