Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-09-17
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
9 a s TO RIA
WET AND DRY ISSUE.
Injected Into County Campaign. II
Seems 10 be Here to Stay.

Injected Into County Campaign. II
Seems TO be Here to Stay.
Graham Correspondence in the
Daily Telegraph
Should the wet and dry question
cut Gu any figure in the county politics?
Evidently different people hold n diff
ferent view on the subject. Here in
Iazewcll county, where Il race is on
Tor The various county Offices, one of
me county newspapers, the Clinch
valley News, Democratic. has brought
the wet and dry issue into county
politics, and the thing seem to have
spread rapidly. One hears a good deal
SAID of the various candidates and
their position on the temperance
question. 1t may be wrong to inject
AN issue into a campaign that has
been settled, but it is done. Here in
Graham in the municipal election of
last summer the wet and dry issue
was used to Il farewell, and that, too.
after the injunction had been granted
settling the liquor question in Graham.
Men who keep liquor in their homes
and use it themselves, used the wet
and dry issue 10 further their chances
IN the election and their friends did
the same thing. In the Democratic
postoiiice primary of last fall the
wet and dry issue bobbed up and was
made an issue against certain candi-
dates in the primary. Now it has
bObbcd up again and it will not down.
We heard Democrat remark yester-
day that Senator Royal, one of the
patrons OF the statewide enabling act
bill, was unbeatable on account of the
part he had taken in the prohibition
hight in Virginia. OF course as new
legislation will he necessary to en-
force Che prohibition laws, il is i'm
portant that such men as Senator
Royal he sent back to Richmond. 9TH
crwisc the whole prohibition bust
ness might be changed, but in county
politics the situation is somewhat
different, but the wet and dry issue
has been injected into the campaign
by the Clinch Valley News, and we
presume 1T is to stay. right or wrong.
Buchanan Named for State Senate.
Abingdon, Va, Sept. ll.-John Pres
ton Buchanan, son of Judge b. F.
buchanan, of Smyth county, was the
choice of the Democratic senatorial
convention for the district composed
OF Washington, and Smyth counties
and the city of Bristol, which con-
vencd in the opera house here, and in
the Legislative convention Immediate
~ Following, the Rev. l.. C. Buck, of
Greendale, the incumbent, and Donald
L. Slant. of Britsol. were the nomi-
nees selected for the house of dele
gates.
Inc senatorial convention was call
cd to order shortly after eleven a. m.
with {. NJ. Shannon, of Smyth coun-
ty, as temporary chairman Follow
ing the busiess of appointing COM
mittees on credentials, organization.
ana resolutions, it was moved that the
convention adjourn until 80 D. M.
owing to the ncarncs of the noon hour
MIR. ELLYSON SPEAKS.
Before its adoption Mr. Buchanan
announced the presence of a distin-
guished visitor in the person of j.
Taylor Ellyson, lieutenant governor.
whereupon an invitation to address
the convention was extended to Mr..
Eiiyson. lie accepted for Il short
talk, from which many valuable sug-
geStionS were forthcoming.
Al the opening of the convention in
the afternoon, j. w. Mort, of Bristol,
was made permanent chairman, with
j. W. Lyon, of Abingdon, secretary.
Following the report of committees
Mayor Warren, of Bristol, placed the
nomination of Mr.. Buchanan before
the convention, for the senate and
cheers and applause followed.
a motion was carried that this
nomination be made unanimous and
Mr.. Buchanan addressed the conven-
tion. He outlined his position ms
beng IN accord with the resolution
adopted.
ilonakcr in Chair.
The senatorial convention then nd
Journed and the Legislative convention
convened, selecting Nj. II. IIonaker. of
Abingdon, permanent chairman, Il mo-
ton having been carried to eliminate
committees by the senatorial conven-
ton.
The nomination of the Rev. f.. C
Buck and Donald T. Slant, followed
and each nominee received cheers and
"roof-raising" applause
Mr.. Buck and Mr.. Slant reaflirmed
their allegiance to the principles of
the Democratic party and pledged
thelr conscientious cndeavor to fulfill
pledges as outlined in the resolutions.
the Resolutions.
The resolutions heartily endorse the
and review with pride the promises
made IN the last national convention
recognizing Woodrow Wilson as the
one man best suited to perform the
herculean task confronting the presi-
dent of the United States and also
heartily endorsing him for the nomi-
nation in 1916.
The resolutions favor enactment of
such laws rs will carry out in letter
and spirit the vote of the people on
the liquor question and pledge the
nominees in this behalf. They also
1aVor building good roads, but upon
economical lines. a more uniform sys-
lem of text books for the public