The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-04
TODAY WILL BE BIG
DAY IN THE NINTH
Senator Trinkle VIII Open Campaign
At Pulaski--Big Crowd
Anticipated.
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Pulaski, Va, Sept. 3.-Hon. L. Lee
Trlnkle. Democratic nominee Tor Con-
gress from the Ninth District OF Vlr-
ginia will open his campaign here
Monday September T. that being the
first day of the fall term of circuit
court.
This will doubtless be one Of the
biggest days in the political experience
of this county and district, in the an
-nuals of whose furiously fought poll
teal battles there have been so many
big days"
The nominee, Familiarity known as
Lee" Trinkle, needs no introduction
to a Southwest Virginia audience. He
is known and admired throughout this
whole section: and in Wythe County.
where he was born. and in PULASKI
County, where his father was born and
lived for many years there is enter
tanned for him, not only unbounded
pride and admiration. but also a
sincere and deep seated affection.
SO il may be safely affirmed that
when he appears here next Monday
the spacious court room will not be-
gin to hold the throngs OF people Gag
er to see and hear him. 1t has been
a common thing. in his experience as
a lawyer, that people have travelled
many miles just to hear his argument
in some important case: but the cause
in which he is now engaged Is OF far
bigger import than any law suit, af-
fecting, as II does, the welfare of
every citizen in the Ninth Congress
sional District. and the interest in
hearing Lee Trinkle present this
cause not to jury Of twelve men.
but to jury of the whole citizen
ship. will be correspondingly great.
Shock To Tho G. o. p.
His nomination was a severe shock
to the Republicans. Before the De-
mocratic Convention, they were pro-
fuse in Demonstrations OF political
disaster for the Democrats, and
boosted the inveterate invincibility of
Slemp. But Trinkle was nominated :;
and 10, Il change came over the
spirit of their dreams" The expecta-
tons springing rank in the hot-bed
of their political hopes have been nip
ped by killing frost. The pendulous
! lips, dripping at thoughts Of public
pie, are twisted away by the ashes OF
an apple of Sodom. The self-satisfied
smtrk Of serene assurance has changed
to the scowl OF doubt and defeat The
pihroch of victory has became the
skirl Of despair. The garments of
nalrth -hare-been exchanged for the
CAB of mourning. Their walk over is
turned to a Waterloo
With Trinkle as their leader. the
/ militant Democracy of the Ninth Dis
trict are grimly determined to wrest
political victory out of the grasp
OF the supple Slemp. From Pulaski
to Lee they are united as one man in
the firm resolve to redeem this district
from Republican control, And behind
them in this fight they have not only
the sympathy of Democrats all over
the state but also the active Coop
Grafton of Democratic leaders from
every section Of the Commonwealth.
With such n candidate to lead them
IN the fray; with no dissensions in their
ranks; with eager anticipations Of vic
( tory to cheer them on. 1t would seem
that now indeed will the Democrats
redeem the Ninth. that now at last the
time has come when Slemp will take a
slump. And the beginning Of his end
Will take place at Pulaski next Mon
day. when Lee Trinkle makes the
opening speech of the campaign.