Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-06-13
Our Next Governor.

ana TO the state on having made
the wisest possible choice for
governor. When three o'clock
struck yesterday afternoon Mr..
Stuart became the Democratic
nominee for governor, no candi-
date having appeared against
him. He will not be required to
go before the primary. Nothing
remains now to be done but the
formalities of declaring him the
uncontested nominee and of
electing him in November. The
q Republicans if they were solid
party would have no hope of de-
feating the weakest man in the
State with the Democratic party
organization behind him. There
is not the remotest chance that
they can defeat the strongest
man in the State as the Demo-
cratic nominee, divided as they
are. 1t would be a graceful
course for them to step aside,
waive the formality of naming
a man against Mr.. Stuart and
leave him TO be elected unan-
imously. 1t would be not only
graceful but sensible.
| The victory is all the more of
a triumph because it is uncon-
tested. Many men in Virginia
would like to be governor.
Several were spoken of in con-
nection with the office. All
realized that Mr.. Stuart has
claims on the Democratic party
which could not be ignored and
a hold on the confidence and
affection of the people which
could not be broken. Nobody
opposed him because everybody
understood that opposition
would be useless waste of labor
ard n,c. ay.- a little enquiry
proved the truth of what The
Roanoke Times has asid so fire.
quently that he is as strong in
Eastern Virginia and in Rich
mond among the business men
as he is in his own section,
Southwest Virginia. He is a
point of harmony. His candidacy
blurs all factional lines. Organi-
cation and anti-organization
men unite in enthusiastic sup
port of him.
1t is safe to predict that Mr..
Stuart will be governor and a
very live one. He knows from
practical, actual experience as
citizen, farmer and tax payer
and the needs of the people. He
knows the State government
thoroughly and at every point
where it touches the public. He
knows also the politics and pub
lie men from end to end of the
, State. His service in the
, constitutional convention and
the State corporation commission
have given him an insight into
our laws and affairs such as few
men have.
| He is one of the men who have
made success of farming. He
has done it by business methods.
He is student of detail, just
but firm, shrewd, clear headed,
a good judge of human nature,
, liberal in his dealings but de-
handing value for his money.
He will use these qualities in
the direction of the States bus
mess. His acquaintance with
, such matters as roads, county
and city schools, taxation and
assessments is practical rather
than theoretical. When he talks
he knows what he is talking
, about. He is thoroughly in
terested in the development of
Virginia and knows what is
, needed to develop her. He will
, not only be a progressive gov
ernor, but he will set pace
, which governors who succeed
, him will be required to hold and
fix a stand to which they must
measure:
MIR. Stuart has achieved a
, great triumph and Virginia will
. have a great governor.
The absence of fight for the
governorship will make hard
, shedding for those in the races
, for the contested offices. 1t will
be hard to get people interested
in the attorney generalship,
lieutenant governorship and
commissionership of agriculture.
Southwest Virginia probably
will hold the key to all three
positions. 1t may be the battle
ground. People in this section
vote more freely than in other
parts of the State because they
have been forced to take active
interest in politics. The South
west, too, has but one man in
the field now, Mr.. Williams, for
attorney general, and among