Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-06

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|sperity, tightening of party lines
nd reviy!ng OF issues long considered
'eah, has not been witnessed in Nir-
mia for 1T least thirty-five years.
MESS II was tho campaign Of 1905.
Fhen Claude Is. Swanson, now senior
senator from Virginia. dcaivcly de-
Gated the late Judge J.. l.. Lewis the
republican candidate. for the COVER
iorship after a bitter fight. For not
n moro than u generation. except In
sV5. has tho Republican, orga nizat.on
made such serious effort to over
hrow the supremacy of the Demo-
rattle party In state affairs, and not
ar ut least the same length OF time
ave the Democrats put on such m
,ctive campaign In de!enge OF their
,ewardship.
Election day Is Tuesday. November
but. Of course, the campaign closes
he night beforc-tomorrow night
md the spellblnders Will be on the
lump right up TO the last minute
n all parts OF the State. Colonel
ienry w. Anderson. standard -bcar-
r of the Republican party, for the
'iilce of Governor, virtually closed
lis personal participation in the cam
laiSn with "a speech at the City Audi
oriun last night, which was preceded
,y parade of his local adhcrcnts.
j
or Governor. wound M his vigorous
light for Democratic succcss In
Southwest Virginia.
Democrats mt Fighting fitch.
Reports from every section OF the
1ld Dominion indicate that. despite
he active campaign Of tho Republican
barty. the Democratic nominees VIII
20 swept into Office by a. least a nor
nal majority. PARTY leaders are
oven claiming more than the usual
!otc. declaring that q. -. T.. activity
tax tended to strengthen Democratic
ines ana arouse the rank and file
70 . fighting pitch.
II has been, in many respects.
remarkable campaign. and Will prob
kably 20 down in the poliiica! hi"tory
7ot the State Az one of the most
memorable thar Virginia has known
incc tho years Immediately following
he War between the States. Ger
,aInly. 81 has been the most holly
contested political iiEh, since the
3a1option of the Constitution In 1909.
IThe fight really opened when the
Republicans held thcir State con-
vention in Norfolk in July. and there
adopted "A platform which declared
itself "lily-whitc" party, scored
the record Of the Democratic party.
land declared itself in favor OF certain
Ireforms all along the line-cducation-
[al. economical, industrial. financial.
and In various other ways
Death OF james Halted Plnns.
The adoption of this platform at
once placed the Democrats on the de-
|fensivc. but II was some little time
before tho campaign actually got un-
lder way. Mr.. Trinkle had just gone
Through five months OF strenuous
urinary campaign. In which he had
emerged Victorious and he wen
back TO his home In wythevillc to
rest UP for awhile. Later came the
death Of Rorcr a. James, chairman
|of the state Democratic Committee.
and that occas!oncd n still further de-
Hay in campaign plans.
When, however. Hal d. Flood. Con-
Gressman from the Tenth District.
was chosen rs successor TO Mr.. James.
things began to hum In Democratic
circles The Republicans had already
been busy Mr.. Anderson had for
weeks been going up and down the
state, preaching the gospel OF Repub-
licanism Other candidates on his
ticket had likewise volunteered their
services.
Lat;crly, though. and after Mr..
Flood and his licutcnants had been on
the job for some little time. there
was II noticeable change In lighting
tactics. and it was not long before
the Republicans had about-faced and
were forced to resort to defensive
strategy. The Democrats had. APP
parently. captured some of their
strongest positions. In campaign of
education that was probably with
out parallel in the politics OF this
State In the last generation. Facts
and figures were the ammunition used
to smash down the forts and wipe
out the trenches built up by the c..
q. p. The facts and figures used
were taken from the archives OF
both State and Federal governments,
agandists. being authentic. were UNI
answcrablc. The reaction became
evident.
Routed ON National g. o. r. Pleas.
Where formerly the Republicans
had been viewing with alarm" as is
always the case when the "Outs" are
seeking an opportunity to become
the "ins." they several weeks ago be-
gan to point with pride" not to the
6. 0. j. record In Virginia-which
had been vigorously and bitterly at
tackled by Democratic orators-bur to
the achievements Of the National Re-
puoiiCah purity, anu, In so doing, they
invited the Democrats to attack them
from that vantage ground. The
Democrats pointed to what the Re-
publicans had done. or. rather. what
they had not done. since gaining
complete control of the Federal ma
chinery last March. Congress was
pointed to as body which had done
little or nothing to redeem the cam
paign pledges Of the Republicans, the
Jefersonian disciples insisting that
obstruction, not construction. had
featured its Legislative program.
Mr.. Anderson has constantly ham
mered away at the increase i'm state
expenditures, asserting that in the adj
ministration Of Governor Andrew
Jackson Montague. nearly twenty
years ago. the total State revenues
from all sources were about $4,000
600, whereas they now approximate
s16.00o.000 a year. Mr.. TrinkIc has
reminded his audiences that while
Mr.. Anderson's figures arc substan-
TALLY correct. IL should be borne in
mind that with the adoption OF the
Properties, mostly public service cor
porations, which had hitherto and
especially under Republican control.
escaped taxation almost altogether,
wera now forced IN nov. fboir