The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-30

Let tho Colonel rum" advises tho
Petersburg Index-AppeaL We would
hate to BIO the Bull Moose that tried to
stop him.
ED. shrdu ctaoin nuul." says tho
Danville Register. We told you that
post-o'ilce row had got you mixed.
"Somo follows are lucky" says the
Halifax Gazette. "and others have to
stay ut home while the Press Associa-
ton is I'm session" That's right. rub
IT in But never you mind: we arc go
ing to pay visit to Orange all by our
self. and get tho laugh OH the whole
bunch.
1T looks very much like tho Repub-
)icnn and Progressive organizations in
the Ninth District will harmonizo mt
Bristol on tho 9th of July and unite
on the Same candidate for Congress-"
says tho Marion American. Get onto
the ''harmoniZc," fellows What we
don't understand is how the thugs who
stole the nomination from him at Chi
cago two years ago, and the soldiers III
the Lord vino were the victims can
"harmonizc' oven for Il share Of the
swag.
The Alexandria Gazette has this to
cay "a lue tUleS- DlSpalCn reports OIL
the recent meeting of the Press As
ISOLATION in that city:
Tho Richmond Times-Dispatch gave
Alexandria Il splendid boost in it's is
sue OF yesterday in describing the ar
TanSelncntS for the convention of the
Virginia Press Association. On the
front page was large cartoon in which
Alexandria was represented as chef
preparing to serve dinner to the va
=, a ho h,n
board. Among the good things pre-
pared for the newspaper men were such
succulent dishes as purity In politics.
tax reform swamp reclamation,
more schoolhouses.' clean journalism
progress. 'playgrounds' modern farm
ing and better roads
The article is Illustrated with pic
lures OF George Il. Cooke. president
of tho association; George o. Greene,
vicc-presidenti j. l.. Hart, secretary:
Il. O. Moslcy, chaplain: Miss Bertha
Gray Robinson. historian: Congressman
CHARLES G. Carlin; Robert s. Barrett,
enitor OF tho Gazette, and views OIL
Alexandria and Mount Vernon
The article was written by 7. c.
lhtiiner, who is an interested visitor
at tie meeting of the association"
Others besides The Times Dispatch
think well of Alexandria, and all the
returning delegates have "a good word
10 say for the old city. Among others,
George Greene. editor OF the Clifton
Forge Review, and newly elected prcsi-
dent OF the association. hands out the
taffT. He says In part: The visiting
editors also discovered that Alexandria
is city of push and grit and hustle,
as we'll IS Il city of hospitality ana
brothcrly love, for at no time in the
history OF the Virginia Press Associa-
ton have the newspaper men been so
royalty entertained ana provided for
as IL the city VIC have named"
we feel that Mr.. Wilson's message
10 the country will he we'll received"
says the Fredericksburg Star. And we
feel sure that his trust legislation will
be well received
Poor old Richmond" says the Char
lottesvillo Progress. speaking of the
lailurc OF this city to secure the en-
campment of State troops Not so
poor, brother. That encampment looked
mighty big TO the small towns but 10
Richmond il was unimportant com
pared with the many big things Rich
mord IS pusily engaged in grabbing. Its
loss. OF course. was almost a death
blow to villages like Norfolk hut IN
Richmond 1t was nothing worth WORRY
ing about
To the editor of the stanton News
and tho tiarrisonburg News Record.
The Waysidc editor Is touched bv vour
appeal Just as soon as he can Dut
ms conscience TO sleep he is goinp IN
Eivo your reputation Il clean bill of
health.