The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-25
THIS RACE UNIQUE
FOR HIGH HONOR
Lamb and Wickfam Refuse to
Enter Into Mud-Slinging
Scramble.
CAMPAIGN RATHER QUIET
Every Person Doesn't Seem to
Know They Are Running
for Congress.
CAMPAIGN RATHER QUIET

There's nae murders in the paper"
plaintively complained Robbie Burns
good many years ago. when he thanked
a friend In delicious verse for the loan
Of n periodical Human nature was
probably much the same in Burns's day
as 1t is now People want 10 read 'ne
murders.
red.hot story Of crime VIII sell
more papers than masterpiece on
civic progress That is why the pa
pers give the article on some phase OF
the frailty of humanity the front page
position People want 1t.
So 1t is in politics The dear public
refuses to get excited over academic
discussions. 1t wants fireworks II
Judge Wickham will opine that Cap.
tan Lamb is traitor to his party and
has betrayed its confidence. and IL Cap
tain Lamb will depict his opponent as
a prevaricator they will draw bigger
audiences at one meeting than they
have Jointly or separately been athletic
attract since the campaign began.
Fight for Principle.
But as both of them are mild man
nered men who fight for principle
rather than on personalities, it follows
there is a campaign going on. Perhaps
nine out of ten men one meets on the
street If asked for whom he VIII vote
for Congress. will ask. Who's run
ning?" II asked whether he will vote
for Lamb or Wickham. the citizen VIII
probably inquire, What are they rum
ming for?"
While this attitude IS true of the
average man, 1t does not mean that
&c IN cd candidate
has his quota of earnest friends. who
are doing all in their power to secure
the nomination in the August primary
of the man of their choice. Which
ever of the two men loses the game on
the political checkerboard, he will
have some consolation in the loyalty
of his friends.
Inasmuch as poll of citizens would
be largely fruitless, for the reasons
given. one must turn elsewhere for a
collection of dope on the alleged cam
paign. Occasionally one finds citizen
who IS taking more Or less Interest
in the situa ton. It may be fairly saic
that the opinion to be CLEANED from
this class is mainly inclined to thu
idea that Judge Wickham is making
gains with the public Whether or no
he can secure sufficient number /"
votes to secure the nomination IS ali
politics. II may said that Captain Lam
had a number of votes to begin with
for no man can stay in Congress a
long as Captain Lamb has been Their
without having an organization
every precinct, composed of men wf
admire and will support him.
Ergo, Judge Wickham had his vote
to get. II he is gaining. 1t means the
he will get votes which had bee
counted for his opponent Can he g,
enough? This question will be az
swered in The Times-Dispatch on Ii
front page on the morning OF Augu!
TO-
Wear No Long Faces.
Representative Lamb himself doe
not wear the face of one who Is lyin
awake nights or who is eating hi
heart out with the anxiety over hi
future. He is smiling. as affable a
ever. full of solicitation for the wei
fare of the man on the street, cog
infant of the name and health OF in
Vulnerable of the progeny of the me
and women who make up Richmon
and the counties of the Third Congress
sional District Captain Lamb stage
on the job in Washington until Cor
gress adjourned. Then he came I
Richmond. Then he went out into tt
highways and badges, He has bee
there ever since ="
study ofSfhe countenance of Jude
Wickham falls to reveal the lineanen
of man who considers himself d
feated. In fact a moments converts
ton convtnces the observer that he
talking to all Individual who knows
few things. II he pursues line
questions he will learn in another ha
minute that Judge Wickham C;
keep his own counsel in seven or eig
different languages. Whatever
knows. the candidate is not anxio
~ TO tell. But he bears that inlpre
~ SO maddening to the newspaper 7
porter, of man VINO has some su
AZ prises up his sleeve but absolutely d
@8 clines to turn Them loose.
III Up to the Voter.
, Now. Judge Wickham says that Ca
s tain Lamb voted for tariff on lu
# Der. Captain Lamb says the sal
thing, So far. 1t will be observed. t
says that Captain Lamb should ]
have done that same, Captain La
said that he should. There the 70
has the issue. 1t is UP to him.
OF course. there are other thin
One of them is the personal ambit!
- of the two men to represent that TIL
District in Congress- This Is an
tirely laudable and praiseworthy S,
timent. but over such sentiments
voters are not wont to tear I'll
shirts and fling their panamas in
atmosphere. To get the individual
terested in republic said individ
must be convinced that he has a D
sonal interest In the affair Appare
ly the voter IN this instance is not
convinced.
There is still time Plenty OF thi,
can happen in seventeen days
nothing has happened so far
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For the Ice Mission.