The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-01-22
Stuart's Hat In
The Ring.


nomination of the Democratic
party for the governorship of
Virginia, an honor to be bestow-
ed this year. He has Just OPEN
ed headquarters a Murphey's
hotel. Richmond, from which
he will direct his campaign.
perfect his organization and
endeavor to organize the senli
ment throughout the State IA.
vorable to his nomination. 1t
remains to be seen whether he
will have formidable opposi.
ton for the honor he seeks.
Hon. st. George Tucker, who
aspired to the nomination four
years ago, is again an announ
ced prospective aspirant but
has not yet opened headquar-
tiers. Perhaps he may do so.
but we anticipate that he will
be selected by President vii
son for cabinet honors or for
some federal position congen
iai to his taste and talent and
which would be an honor to
him.
Mr.. Stuart was a large stock
raiser and farmer from Russell
county before he entered public
life. AS a member of the State
constitutional convention and
later as a member of the corpo-
ration commission, he showed
breadth and soundness of view
and high capacity and charac
ter. AS a candidate for con-
gress in strongly Republican
district, he made brilliant
canvass for the honor and failed
of election by a few votes
Though generally regarded as
being inclined to what ia known
as the "anti-machine" faction
in State politics, having been
appointed member Of the cor
poration commission by Gov
ernOr Montague, then the head
of that faction he has never
been actively identified with
partlcian politics, also has fair
and reasonable in his attitude
towtrI both factsons. Conse-
quently all elements of his par
" supported him cordially for
congress two years ago. When
Mr.. Glass aud Mr.J ones aspired
10 the senate two years ago
against the incumbeuts and
ran as "anti-machine" candi-
dates, MIR. Stuart announced
that he would support them,
but would take no active part
in their canvass. And vet TO-
day we find Mr.. Stuart as cor
daily supported by one faction
as by the other.
Under such conditions it
seems to us that MIR. Stuart can
be regarded rs the candidate
OF no faction, but as an aspi
rant for the governorship ON
his merits. MIR. Tucker in his
aspiration for governor in 1909
made his canvass as an anti
machine candidate and Incl
dentally he was active and Wig
orous in his criticism of and
attacks upon the organization
on machine" faction, as the
dominant element in the demo-
crhcy is dubbed by it's oppo-
uents, the minority. Under
these conditions we do not see
how Mr.. Tucker can reasona
bly, look to the element he has
so vigorously antagonized for
support. He must therefore
draw his chief following from
the minority known popularly
S the anti machine faction.
But since Mr.. Stuart has as
good a claim upon this as has
Mr. Tucker and n better claim
upon the organization or ma
1ority factions support it wou'd
seem that MIR Stuart has the
better prospect of nomination
even in the event Mr.. Tucker
made an active campaign for
the honor. For these reasons
we have felt and we have
steadfastly predicted that with
Mr. Stuart IN the field to stay
Mr.. fuckers prospects are not
sufficiently promising to invite
him into an expensive and ex-
hausting campaign.
But we shall soon see what
we shall see.-Danvillc Regis