Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-08-27
THE TRUTH HURTS THEM

Tucker carried Richmond county by
SO, and Wexford by 1874. S24 votes
were polled in the county against 1913 in
the gubernatorial fight before. Judge
Mann and Mr.. Curlett were not allowed
judges in the primaries of Richmond
county, and to this day, though try as
he did, Mr.. Curlett could not ascertain
the names of the judges. The names
were kept secret and not published.
Many Republicans voted in the primary,
and it is doubtful if there are three
hundred qualified Democratic voters in
the county.-Virginia Citizen.
The above was quoted last week
by the Warsaw News. In a lengthy
and abusive TRADE the scribbler
on that paper follows his usual
bent of emitting spleen but can
not deny a statement made ex-
cept the last one-adoubt on our
minds as to the number of quail
fed Democrats. The News claims
there are over six hundred white
voters. Our doubts are still not
set at rest by this claim, and we
have yetgood grounds for doubt,
since the News neverpublished the
list OF Taxpayers as we did for
Lancaster Besides, Richmond
county has few or no negroes,
and a host of white Republicans.
often going Republican in local
elections. But this is of no con-
sequence, as we made no absolute
statement OF fact In this respect.
No positive assertion we made
above can be denied, TO wit:
a. fuckers and Wellford's
majorities.
~ Votes polled this time and
in the last gubernatorial fight.
(3) Judge Mann and Curlett
NOT being allowed judges in the
primary.
a. Names ofjudges neverpub-
lished, az heretofore, and kept
secret. We do not know the
name OF one of these gentlemen
to this day, nor does Candidate
Curlett (see his letter elsewhere).
90 Many Republicans voted
This is no secret today in the
county, and county leaders told
MIR. Curlett they were going to
allow Republicans to vote; where
upon MIR. Curlett suggested that
their eligibility be referred to the
State Committee, and the leaders
refused.
Ii these things did not warrant
stronger structures than we in
dulged in there are more:
The CITIZEN was asked to bid
on printing Lancaster countv's
tickets, instructed that there
would be fifteen names on the
ticket: We suppose the News
underbid us. At any rate. there
were notfifteen names (only ten.
and Lancaster county's tickets
were printed in Warsaw, Tucker
leaders having the disposition of
this. For the first time, the ONLY
paper in this county, and a Demo-
cratic one at that, was not per-
United to see or print the county |
ballots, but they were sent out |
from Warsaw.
More still: Wexford people
named two out of every three
Judges in this, Mr.. Curlett's own
county, and but for public senti-
nent would have taken more
They made no bones of saving
hey had to beat him at any cost
and they made good. to the
astlng shame of Democrats and
/ stigma upon the primary sys-
EN-. We have no apologies to
make in routing him with ballots
'hen the black man ruled this
ountry, but when it came be-
ween white man and white man
re have always demanded a fair
Ote.
The News makes a poor "throw
n on our quotation being re-
ented by the Mann people there ,
o aspersiOn has been cast upon ?
hem, and none meant, and we
o not believe its lily trumped
p statement. The Mann people Il
emit up against heavy odds all o
yer the Northern Neck. where il
he machinery is used with such n
vengeance as the "holier than it
lou politicians here are pleased Ct
charge against the State ina a
line": These "glass house IL
hear something rattle CT
'etty often, and no wonder they Il
e out in the weather and sore g
The new Lincoln cent mot m
have no such coin) is &C
wing trouble. 1t weighs about
e same as the nickel ) cent coin
I'd fits the slot of the telephone f.
achine, and so is worked off for w
re times it's value, and it will n
1T go in the slot of the chewing f.
Inn apparatus and SO is a failure az
at way. Butts new and that's ~
and plenty-with by
me folks. - ~
In lONDON raoantlv N ,o,,u1n 81