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ACCOMAC COURT HOUSE, VA.
Saturday, February 4, 1905.
Intered at tlo Postoffloe at Aooomao C. H.
Va., ai Moond-olaM matt ?r.
Hon. Claude A. (Swanson, candidate
for Governor of Virgiuia, has challen?
ged his opponent,Lieut-Gov. Joseph K.
Willard, to a series of joint debates for
the enlightenment of the people of the
State as to their respective attitudes on
the Employers' Liability bill and other
issues of interest to them. Mr. Swan?
son believes that this old-fashioned
Democratic way of discussing matters
is better than a controversy in the
newspapers and rightly concludes that
tbe voters after hearing them can reach
a more satisfactory solution of what is
right anel just to each. The challenge,
of course, will be accepted by Mr
Willard and it may be. now that elec?
tion to office hy machine methods is a
thing of the past uuder the primary
plan, that Senator Martin and Gover?
nor Montague, candidates for the Sen?
ate, and the aspirants for the other
offices in the State will be willing to
fall into line and seek the support of
the voters In the same good, old
fashioned Democratic way. The peo?
ple, at least, have the right to hear
from them in tbis way aud in no other
can arrive at a conclusion as well how
to cast their votes.
