Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-03-16
MONTEREY. VA, MARCH 10, 1911
The States Campaign

1t will not be very long before
the campaign for State officers
will open in dead earnest. as the
several candidates have been doing
some quiet work in all parts of the
State and their friends are mani
Testing no little interest in what is
going on. FOR the more import
ant positions such as Governor
Attorney General, Treasurer, etc.
the candidates are likely to open
headquarters in Richmond as soon
as the weather breaks. August
9TH is the time set by law for the
primary election and it is natural
to suppose that the campaign will
open at least three months in ad-
vance of that date For all OF the
seven offices elective by the people
the lineup of the candidates is
about complete, save>that of At
torney General. At this writing
Hon. Hugh A. White, of Lexlng-
ton, is the only avowed asplrant,
though it is being whispered about
over the State that State Senator
John R. Saunders, of MiddleseX
county, will cast his hat in the ring
before the end of this month Sena
: tor Saunders is being urged to make
the race, but so far he has not said
openly what course be will pursue.
Hon. Geo. W. Koiner, who heads
the agriculture department. ap.
pears to have the field to himself
with NO LIKELIHOOD Of opposition
Attorney Gene al Pollard, who is
a candidate for Governor, and Sup
erintendent of Public Instruction
Stearnes, who deires to succeed
himself, will be engaged several
DAYS this month eleoting the school
superiutendents for the entire
State, these two gentlemen being
members of the State Board OF
Educotion, but whether this will
be an advantage or disadvantage
to them remains to be seen. They
are at present impressed with the
words of that familiar quotation
uneasy rests the head that wears
the crown" because every day
they are now besieged with dele
cations for this and that applicant
for school superintendent. -Four
years ago Mr.. Pollard won the
nomination to the office he now
holds as the result of some OF the
votes cast by his predecessor as
member of the State Board OF
Education. In one county that
the then Attorney General was ex-
pecteo " .~~~;-A handsome ma
jority, but the man ne voted
against turned the tables before
the day Of the primary and practi-
cally brought about the defeat of
Judge Samuel W. Williams.
Lieutenant Governor Ellison, who
made it known several months ago
that he would make the race for
Governor, seems to be gaining
strength in every section of the
Commonwealth. One reason for
this is, the people will never again
have the opportunity to honor a
citizen who followed Lee and Jack =
sonif they fail to support Mr.. Ellyson
and thisis having great weight with
thousands of voters. Then, too, it
is pretty thoroughly known that
the Lieutenant Governor has been
an unselfish party worker for years,
that he has given of his time and
none without asking for anything
in return. Mckinney, O'Ferral
Tyler, Montague, Swanson and
Others have served as chief execu-
tives without rendering anything
like the service Mr.. Ellyson has to
his country and his party. Besides
all this, Mr.. Ellyson could have
made it interesting for some of the
gentlemen named had he indIca-
ted a desire for the high Office. but
instead he preferred to honor others
and now it would seem that his
time has come. In our opinion,
his aopeal to the people will not be