Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-06
BACK BUCHANAN
FOR POSTMASTER
Governor Stuart Joins in En-
dorsing A. b. Buchanan For
Tazewen Postoffice.

'"oih5 toH, IL. ". Narcn 3.-COn-
gresham Carter Glass filed with the
postoihce department, by request to.
day, testimonials from a large mum.
Der of leading citizens of Virein;a
including Governor Stuart, contro-
verting charges which it is generally
understood were filed some time apS
with the department by Senator Swan
son affronting the political integrity
of A. B. Buchanan. who was Nom;
mated by President Wilson about five
weeks ago for postmaster at Taze.
well, Virginia.
among the papers filed is q letter
1Tom Governor Stuart saying he had
always found Mr.. Buchanan loyal to
the Democratic cause "insofar as
nave been brought in contact with
him politically" '''
A letter from r. p. Bruce, former
Democratic nominee for congress in
the Ninth district, says, al never
heard Buchanan's Democracy oues-
toned by any one. For anyone to
question his loyalty is absurd"
A letter from Judge John A. Buch-
anan of the Supreme Court of An
peais, says, 81 know personally that
ne has given his time, labor and in
iiuence in behalf of the party. There
mas been no more loyal and consistent
supporter of the Democratic party in
ms section of the state than Mr..
Buchanan and his immediate family.
Dr; D. ID. Buchanan, chairman of
ne Ninth Congressional Democratic
committee, who endorsed the op-
oonent OF A. b. Buchanan for the
position OF postmaster at Tazewell
says, from personal knowledge /
nave the utmost confidence in the
1on1icai and personal integrity of
"a. ID. buchanan and can see no good
reason why his nomination should he
held up" "'' De
Letters of similar purport .ro
filed from Colonel John w. Richard
son, register of the land office at Rich
mond and prominently identified with
Ninth district politics, ]. M. Smith
mayor OF Graham, State Senator r.
+. Buchanan, j. w. Chapman. nrom'
inent Democrat of Tazewell. r. II Pal
mer, treasurer of the town of era.
nam, John S. Bottimore, president of
ene wilson Democratic Club of Taze-
well, ID. w. Lynch, one of the hest
known Democrats of the Ninth de
trict, William II. Werth, n prominent
ana influential Democratic attorney
of Tazewell. ~ "''oi''ey
In addition to the foregoing tbere
are letters from fourteen members
oil the Democratic county executive
committee of TaZewell and n sipned
statement by 270 of the 323 Demo
Gratis OF Jeffersonville mapisterial
district IN which Tazewell is located
VINO voted at the last conpressionoi
eiection for the Democratic nominee
Mr, Buchanan is the incumbent of
the once having been designated in
me closing days of the Taft admin
istratlon, when it was plainly appar-
ent eeInt no Republican would be confirmed
MS name was suggested by the bonds
men Oh the outgoing postmaster, and
IN reply to charges made to the de-
Partment that his nomination was
oue TO dickering with the Republi-
SSans, letters We're today placed on file
eeenoencing the charge as an unquali-
i'eu IalSehood IN every respect.
MIR. Buchanan's friends claim that
tne opposition to him arises from
the fact that he was among those ,vhn
led the fight in Tazcwell county for
an instructed delegation to the Vir-
ginia state convention in bebalf of
Woodrow Wilson, and they point to
the, fact that when he was helpinp
to lead the fight for Wilson nobody
questioned his democracy or under,
took to challenge his right to partici-
pate IN the Democratic meetings.
Ihe senator's are strongly in favor
Oh the appointment of j. B. Boyer at
iazewell, whom they recommended
Tor appointment about year ago,
ana take the position that they are
not SO strongly against Buchanan as
tney are in favor of Bower. Since
5! [oucnanan was nominated January %,
his nomination has laid in the. senate
committee on postoffices, of which
Senator Swanson is a member. Rucb'
anan is brother-in-law of Boyer.