The Washington times., 1929-07-18
I7-YEAR-OLD GIRL TAKES POISON AFTER MOTHER sc
PLEA FOR PARTY
UNITY MADE
BY PAGE

HOL
Roswell Page, of Ashland,
the third Democratic aspirant
for the Virginia gubernatorial
nomination, who has been in
the background during this
campaign, has come forth and
made a statement about the
short ballot amendments.
Page said that he was an oppo'
nent of the short ballot amendments
last June, but since 1t was adopted
as the will of the people the next
governor. whoever he may be. would
have to carry the law out regardless
of his former position.
Others Divided
The other Democratic candidates,
John Garland Pollard and g. Walter
Mapp. are divided on the short bal
lot amendments. the former being in
favor of them and the latter bit
IGTly uPPOoCu lU i.
Page is stressing the necessity OF
party unity, and declared: I'VE
Democrats should not fight. We
are all Democrats and you cannot
GO wrong for voting for anyone OF
u.s."
II am not an advocate of Tam
many and / do not know Al smith
or Raskob, but Ii they are Demo
Gratis they are that much better or
for that.
Refuse G. O. p. Advice
Don't be misled by anyone call
ing himself Democrat and com
bining with the Republicans. Let
not the psychological, ecclesia stical:
chronological, nor any other type OF
man advise you away from the
Democratic party"
Page is appealing to the agrleni'
tural vote, and states that he now
lives on the land on which he was
born; and.that himself and his eldest
son were farmers, and therefore ne
is personally and vitality interested
in everything pertaining to agricul-
ture. He is the. author of the lime
grinding act.
Page Is in favor of compulsory
education, and was the author of
the first such bill in Virginia. He
declared himself as one who has
advocated the right OF woman to
vote.
He asserted at the outset that ne
il making no fight on his opponents
in the primary fight, but that 1t IL
the solemn duty of all candidates to
fight the common enemy instead or
among themselves
Page said that he had opposed
bond issue for good roads. and that
the State had built them without
the bond issue.
Return Money
"If we have $1,000, 900 in the
treasury we have too much of the
peoples money and some of 1t should
go back" he stated. But don't be
too iubiIant. That is what Is called
bookkeeping. Some OF this money
must go to schools and roads and
other things supported by the
State
Page, when asked about the pro-
Woman Voters was sponsoring,
stated JnaI HS was III IdNOI VI dhs
This program sponsors merit
system Of government similar to the
U. s. civil service system; advocates
liberal arts college at the Uni
versity of Virginia; adequate appro.
priations for child welfare work
and Women's welfare bureaus: advO-
Gates jury service for women: and.
that a law he passed making a
joint guardianship of children by
mother and father.
Spoke to Women
Page spoke in Lynchburg last
night, on the platform with DIR.
William Mosely Brown. the nominee
of the anti.Smith Democratic and
Republican parties, at a meeting
sponsored by the League of Women
Voters.
Page is considered the dean OF
Virginia lawyers and Is well known
throughout the State az an orator.
He is second State auditor and has
been active and prominent n poIit.
ical circles for many years.