The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-09-09
Gov. IyIGf'S Views On
The SeD0IOII0I SiIUlIIOII
SAYS lie WILL HAVE II VOTES.
The Claims ofthe Martin People Are
Declared TO Be Assertion and Bluff

ASS41le U W DC AsssIIlsA dAA G4NH'
Governor Tyler being asked II the
claim If the friends Of Senator Martin
that they have virtually won the fight
was correct, answered.
mo, il il not Did they not claim
this six months ago. before single
delegate had been nominated have
they not been claiming 1t at the time
Did they MT start 0ut on this line Of
assertion and bluff? This has been
their p Icy They rushed lf ward
meetings and conventions sud in about
30 days after my candidacy was an
nounced they claimed enough votes TO
show my defeat
1T they believe that the people Of
Virginia think such methods as they
have practlced fair, honorable or just,
or that they approve them. either they
or / greatly misJudge the people of this
State My letters from every nook ard
corner # the Sta'el.hOw what the people
think Of the hasty and unfair plans
that have been adopted This Is not
my fight II il the peoples fight They
have called upon me 10 be- their leader
and / viii not be- untrue 10 those who
have and are iepO-ing confidence IN me
As I have said before, the fight il jnst
beginning Why. Senator Martin
claims 80 votes already secured, when
the facts are that only 50 Delegates and
Senators. including holdoger Senators.
have been nominated, or even virtually
SD. OF this number Mr. Martin has j3
though there are more than a dozen Of
these who are willing 10 be instructed
| have, without doubt. 81, and there
are five contested or doubtful This
leaves 81 yet TO he nominated ] tx
pcct 20 get 80 IT these.
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES.
II understand that there is some talk
and fear about independents, but | do
not know anything about them
About the first independents. that came
out were those In Isle Of Wight, where
Colonel Day, Mr Martins father in
law, bolted his own convention and
irmped so far that he even demanded
primary II a di Of this kind
breaks out. it will be because Of the
dissatisfaction Of the people on account
# the way they have been treated.
When the organization Of the
party has been turned into machine
TO run over the people nobody
can wonder at dissatisfaction re.
sulting; but this Is trO1ble
that can be easily cured Where the
people are clamoring for the right 10
express t emselves directly be-
tween the candidates for the United
Statss Senate, let the right be given
them, ana there will be no compliant.
no matter what the decision may be-.
My friends have begged in a large
number Of cities and counties for d.
rect vote. and even where tickets were
provided and candidates voted for the
request has been denied
In all but four cOuntes-SCuthamp.
ton, Northampton. Bedford and Oul-
peper-and in these places Il say it
reverently) thank God they have spoken
with no uncertain sOurd. Why could
not all the counties. especially where
there is party trouble. Ue allowed to
settle their difficulties in this way 1t
would be simple, easy and fair way
and the party would come out Of
the fight strengthened rather than
weakened. Mr. Martin has said
that he would vote for an amend
ment 10 the Constitution providing
for the election # Senators by
a direct vote of the people Why no
commence II now? If he believes
enough in the principle to vote for it
hereafter, why not now, when it will
strengthen the party? | am satisfied
that the candidates and many Of the
committees will see that this is the
wisest and safest to plan strengthen the
Democratic party and that the plan
will be generally adopted. | think
that some method Of allowing the peo-
pie 20 express themselves in the legis-
lative districts where my name was
not allowed 10 90 before the people or
time given for candidates TO be put up
for me ought to be granted.
HAS SAID NOTHING UNKIND.
Il have said nothing unkind about
any ore in this fight did not even
mention my opponents name in the
only speech | have made, nor critioise
him IN any way. Yet | have recently
fluud out that he is sending from Rich
mona all over the State, even to tenants
on my farm, as a campaign document.
the Wingfeld rejOinder, with its one.
sided statement Of the affair. and in
this rejoinder an effort is made to put
n before the people Of my State as a
falsfer by man who published, or
forced to be published private letters.
Il confess my astOnishment that a
man aspiring to the high position OF
seat in the United State Senate would
resort to such methods, and | am con-
fdent that the just people Of the State
will resent such action. Thought this
matter was settled TO the satisfaction
Of all fair minded people. Wingfield
accused me of being for Martin: |
denied it and DR. Magruder, the only
in his every statement con-
firms my position, and my letters show
,pbat 7 eaid In nv first cpmmunipa tiOn