Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-05
CARLIN APPREClA"ss... :.

House of Representa-.
next Congress. The coz
~ # It NAV be dignified by
orr.. is between. Hon. Charles c.
m OF Alexandria, and L. B. White, &
;ealthv banker OF Leesburg. Ire
aropaign is over practically, and q
eview of conditions throughout the
ntire district plainly indicates that
ven the friends and supporters
White concede the return of Cariin.
With the campaign ut a close
night not be uninteresting to take
lance at some of the happenings.
las been a campaign for seat
congress only by those VINO, because
hey wish to have banker represent
hem. have been making fight for
DR.. White.
Ca-lin Constantly on Job.
REPRESENTATIVE Carlin has remained
Washington constantly on the JOB
rolding up the hands Of the President,
Watching the interests of the great
ural population of his district, and
Ievoting himself to his public duties.
He is the only sitting member IN
Iircinia whose right to be returned
as been questioned, and if reports
omino in from the Eighth district are
nly half true, that right is contested
,olely because certain professional!
.ampaign managers VINO do not ever
eside in the district are anxious, Tor
.easons generally understood arns
he voters. to have come one more to
ocir professional and business liking
! Congress when the great questions
rowing out Of the war come up 10
ettlement.
"Polit;cs has been adjourned so f&.
6 Carli-l is concerned, for it was oni!
within the last TWO weeks, follow
he recess agreement. that he wa
bic to go into his district and meet
is constituents
Unwise 10 Swap Horses.
And at that he has made only two
,olitical speeches. There are ten
ounties in this district, and every one
{ them has been canvassed thoroughly
turing the last six months in behalf
/ f Banker White, while Charley Car
=! in has remained here constantly look
no after the interests Of al! his peo-
pie.
I The slogan of his friends has been
1t is unwisc to swap horses while
,rossing a stream, and they nave
iointcd to his record in Congress since
I, 907 to prove what hard working
and reliable member he has been.
here has been no question of his
oyalty, for if that were brought into
ucstion the reaction would destroy
tterly any support those might nave
iyho wonla intimate such a thing
NI1v. then, has Carm been picked
!ut as the special target of protes-
;ional managers in the Old Dominion
,s the question. voters have been ask
,ng. and finding 10 satisfactory an
.wcr they will show their resentment
IN the way they cast their ballots to-
morrow.
Ca-iin Has Farmers Support.
Carlin's friends lre suprcmely con-
ident OF the result for the simple
eason that Carlin has the sincere
urport of the farmers and has been
rdorsed by their various Organlza-
ions. Mr.. White, who IS opposing
'arlin. having seen a former governor
ccen.ly elected, perhaps thought he
ouid follow that trail.
He claims to be n farmer and the
s2ccial candidate of the a%ricultur-
sts of the district. If one farmer
ould blaze the way into the State
,cusc at Richmond, the friends OF
White reasoned that another. farmer
night follow the same trail: and Lang
n Congress-. - -
!. In the course of ahc, campaign there
,ras been published a vast amount. Of
correspondence bearing upon the ante
gedcnts of this candidate and the valid
\ ~ Of his claim to be a genuine farm
r. The assurancy of none Of the
etters that have been printed in the
ocal papers has been denied.
Made Fortune in Grain Business.
It has been shown that White voted
or Ellison for governor and against
/ Davis, the successful farmer candI
late. The claim that White car
\ ,ualify as a real representative of the
II krmcrs has been denied in every
\ Bbunty in the district.
M Considerable publicity has beer
l&ven the fact by the Carlin advo
@ tes that instead of making hi
M pney as a farmer" Colonel WHIT
ade his fortune in banking and il
, grain business in st. Louis severa
I rs ago.
It is only fair 20 say that Nj
# 1ite, banker and newspaper owner
I# gentleman farmer" and owns
lMry fine piece of property n Loudou'
I unty where he resides. He has a 10
~ thoroughbred stock, some W I'm
tPrchards and grows what IS
\ or his personal use, but that
| arnler in the sense Of earnil
\ ar out Of the soil, his most
' champion will not assert.
i Railroad Supporting W
! Incidentally it might be
! IS it has been among the
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