The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-03-30
ORANGE COURT
Large Crowd---Hot Fight for Of.
flee Of Treasurer.
PRIMARY TO Be HELD MAY 9TH

County Committee Admits All Voters
Who Will Support Nominee Other
Contests, Etc.
Monday was March term at Or
ange. The train which left here at
1855 a. M carried only Messrs. L. w
Coleman, w. II. Richards, Jr., Thos.
S. Shepherd and representative of
this paper 10 attend Il. The train
was made up of one passenger
coach, two boxcars and the engine.
There were signs In the box cars
No admittance in this car" Be
fore finders was reached the pas
senger coach was filled Then the
passengers began to crowd into the
box cars and by the time Reynolds
was reached they were filled. At
every station crowd awaited the
train. The aisles were filled. men
sat across the seats in each others
laps and when the train arrived at
Nason's the platforms were crowded
and there was not an available inch
OF space unoccupied. White and col
ored were mixed up together and la
dies were holding on to each other
/ for support against the swaying OF
the train. Such a pack and jam Is
seldom seen and more coaches
should be put on court days. There
was a sigh OF relief when Orange
was reached.
March court always brings big
icrowd TO Orange. Nearly every
county around was represented.
They were present from Rappahan-
mock, Greene. Madison. Culpeper.
Louisa. Spotsylvania and Albemarle.
The display OF horses was large
and magnificent specimens were
paraded along the streets. They in
cluded the thoroughbred, percheron,
trotters. saddles. and all kinds of
horses Horse trading flourished
and many good animals We're offer
ed for sale.
There was but little doing in court
and the grand jury failed to bring
in any indictments.
Politics.
Politics are rampant Two can
didates are out for county treasur-
er. DR.. l.. S. Ricketts, and Mr.. o. b. /
Watson DR.. Ricketts, father held
the office for many years and DR.. /
Ricketts, is now filling the unexpired I
term of his father Mr.. Watson is
well known in Fredericksburg, hay
ing at one time been salesman for
Baker & Wallace The interest in 4
this fight dwarfs all the others. /
Both are splendid men and Orange 1
will not be hurt whoever Is elected. I
The election is going to be close
The candidates and their friends
are confident and when the fight is
over both will know they have been
in H.
There are seven precincts in the
'0V %s5son's fiends claim Locus.
Grove. better known as the odd
Trap" BY majority Of 200
Rhoadesvlle almost solid and Bar
louisville by 3 to / vote.
Ricketts, claims Orange c. a.. Halle
Woolfolk's and GOrdonsville.
Mr.. Thomas X. Row Is the only
candidate who has no trouble so
far. He wants to be a member OF
the LEGISLATURE and II looks like he
will run by himself. for which he Is
giving thanks.
Messrs. Lee PanfrfH and w. c.
Bonds are locking horns for sheriff.
Lee is the present incumbent and
has held the office for many years.
Bond is going to give him a fight.
There are three candidates for
commissioner of revenue in the ST
district. ]. William Dulin. Bertelle )
Voolfolk and John ID. Hamilton IN
the End are V. /. Brooking. Lewis
Davis and John Scott Cowherd.
A mass-meeting was called Monday
to decide upon the primary and who
will be eligible TO vote. The couh-
ty committee fixed the date for sat
urday. May 9th.
Judge Shackelford represented MS
son. who is chairman OF the county
committee.
Much feeling was exhibited. The
friends of Ricketts, proposed that
only those who voted the Democrat
is ticket last fall should participate
in the primary. The Watson people
wanted a wide-open primary, giving
each citizen of the county chahce
tn vote for county officers.
Mr.. Buckner offered a resolution
allowing every qualified voter VINO
would pledge himself to support the
nominee. regardless OF past alIiiia-
lions. TO enter the primary lhere
was intense excitement when .he
vote was being taken. II reSui'eu
in the Watson people winning OS
one vote.
This is regarded by the Watson
people as a great victory, as 1t is
claimed that a great many who have
heretofore voted with the Re
publicans are Watson's friends.
Senatorial.
The senatorial fight between Mar
tin and Jones and Swanson ana
Glass is almost lost sight OF In the
county contest. There Is no reason
to change the statement heretofore
made that Martin and Swanson VIII
carry the county, although both
Jones and Glass have strong friends
Notes.
Mine Host ID. p. Coleman, OF the
Orange Hotel, is very Ill with ty-
phoid pneumonia.
Clerk of Court c. w. VOOLFOLK
met with painful accident Monday
morning. Coming down the steps
he stepped on a banana peel. HIS
heels flew from under him and ms
Laa...- hodu of nunr tWn hundred