The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-06

strength of Honorable J. Taylor Ell
tyson in the gubernatorial campaign.
with arguments on his behalf and
against the other two candidates
continue to occupy the asteDtion OF
Virginia editors as the contest ap-
proaches its close.
The Roslyn Monitor sums up the
case OF Mr.. Eilyson in these striking
words:
The people want to know that
Virginia viii continue to be free
from the saloon and the record
OF MIR. Ellyson proves beyond the
peradverture of a doubt that so
long as he is governor saloons.
whiskey. debauchery and vice
Will not again invade the state,
and the mothers can understand
that their sons will not be sub
Ject to temptation That lis the
greatest claim that Mr.. E1lyson
has and no claim could be great
er, because his work for prohi-
hition has brought peace and
happiness to thousands of homes
that in the past have been
Swallowed with sorrow due to
the awful curse of drink. The
women OF Virginia know what
Mr.. Ellyson has done for their
happiness in stamping out the
liquor traffic and their influence
will he heard from when the
husbands and brothers go to the
polls
The Green County Record arrives
nj the same conclusion from a diff
ferent angle 1t says:
Regardless OF any other con-
sfderation. or ones dry or wet
viewpoint. ii seems to us that Il
would be an easy matter to
choose as between the three
candidates for governor In next
tuesdays primary Honorable
J. Taylor Ellyson deserves the
nomination for his long un-
selfish. self-denying. useful SER
vice to the Democratic party GO
ing back to reconstruction DAYS.
He fs n Confederate veteran and
OF an age when If not nominated
now will never be in the running
again. He should have been re-
warded long ago. but IT is not too
late To give him his due
The Buena Vista News sounds A
note Of high confidence In its edi-
torial comment on the campaign:
Fortunately. during the past
week or ten days the issues in
the campaign have become more
clearly defined and as the day
of election approaches II becomes
more and more apparent that
Mr.. J. Taylor E1lyson will be the
successful candidate The dis
cussions between Mr. Pollard
and Mr.. Davis have resulted in
votes for Mr., Ellyson and the
support of Mr.. Ellyson by the
temperance workers of the state
has not caused a wet land
slide to Mr. Davis MS has been
predicted by some of the wet
papers, - The rank and file of
Virginia voters are thinking men
To whom n clean. diRnifed cam
paign such as Mr. Ellyson has
waged appeals and who are In
fuenced by past records rather
than the display OF advertise
ments
The last issue of the Clinch Val
ley News has this editorial comment
in It's last issue prior to the pri-
mary:
Let tho Democrats stand firm
fnr the regular Democratic can
didafes. men IN no wise identi-
j.. he'd %fth any outside leagues or
ORGANIZATIONS
Don't be blown about by every
wind Of new doctrine that comes
along The contest now is he
tween Mr. Ellyson and Mr..
Davis. on" or the other The
wet Democrats will vote for
Davis. He has. It is said. the in
fuence and support Of the liuuor
people outside the state as we'll
rs those inside
AZ this writing there seams 10
he little doubt Of Mr. Fllvson's
nomination. but his friends
should take nothing for granted.
stand to Your guns'
Tho Danville Register takes ND