Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-07

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lad fprd va, Sept. 81 Governor
err gave out the following interview
6 oSernor. see the Martin people
sss ars6 81 lining that they have virtually
Il on the fig t. Is this 500"
o,5 no r., he replied. did they
IIsSn otscl i'm I mis- six months ago, before a
sSStngleJ delegate lad been nominated:
sss;l aYeSt hey not been claiming 1t all tbs
.st lint rs Did 4 h eyI not START cut OH this
81 eetion and bluff? This has
~ ~ beg the poll Icy They ruSned OFT
tfngs and conven TONS and
81 i1lsabout II sfeSida ys a fter my cand .dacy
yssNgasS annnuncedSr they claimed enough
ssssN otegE to nov my defeat.
lat 9, s 5IE PEOPLE THINK.
HIS they be heYe that the people of
assy irg iniaSs think such methoGs as they
IA have prac ticed fair, honorable or just,
= "a tqthe Sa pproye them. either they
SO rSIggreatl yaniis5 i'd Sc the people OF this
M Isl tai e:sf Ny letters from every nook and
ssse orner Of the ST ate show what the speo-
IS PIE think Of the has ty and unfair plans
u that have been adopted. This Is not my
~ ghtSEi Il is the peoples fight. They
;esh ave allied upon me to be their leader
VI and SISWlll not be untrue to those who
g have and are reposing confidence In me-
sss have said efore, the fight is
sSo Is g aspeglnning.s Why. Senator Martin
Sclat inns 81 votes already secured, when
ESt ne facts are, tina only SO delegates and
. Sena tors, including holdover Senators,
IN ave Deen nominated, or even virtually
IS g sSSa Of this number Mr.. Martin has 3d.
q though there are more than a dozen of
RE- q se iwhogare willing: to be Instructed
ISfgsl nave without a doubt, 81, and there
NJ M are 9 contestt i or doubtful. This leaves
81 61lyets to be nominated. I expect to get
y 40 of these.
THE INDEPENDENTs.
" 49, -. see there is talk OF independents
what OF this, EGoVernor?h
Ms do not know anything about them.
ssassl understand THAT there is some talk
81 iidasfearS OH this line. About the first
INDEPENDENTS that came out were those
II IL IN Isle Wight, when Colonel Day.
Z Sh1r.yt Martins father-in law bolted his
IS own conyentionta and Jumped SO far that
~ ne even demanded q primary. If n dis
81 use OF this kind breaks out, 1t Will be
y because tof@ the dissatisfaction of the
people on account of the way they have
M been 81 treated. When the organization
IS Of the party has been turned into
sssmachine to run over the people, nobody
81 car, wonder at dissatisfaction resulting:
ssSbutA his is O. trouble that can be easily
Rs cGred rs 8 n
here: the people are clamoring for
s9SEti ne right to express themselves directly
~ eetWeen the candidates for the United
Isl s,!alls senate, let the right be given
n n EN- and there will be no complaint.
n no m alter what the decision may be.
M M M sIrIends have begged In q large num-
M q or cities and counties for a direct
Ply o'teg and even where tickets We're pro-
n n n a F0f IN
81 quest has been denied all but four
81 Gounties -Southampton, Northampton,
! eedford and Culpeper-and In these
ssa8Iplaqesl say. 1t reyerently, thank God,
Il sound y
LET PEOPLE SAY.
hys could not all counties, espec-
Ily585gWhere there is party troubfe be
81 g lowed to settle their difI1cultisa in this
9ESyay.g vi j would be a. simple ensy and
s fair away and the party would came OUT
sforsSthe Hght strengthened rather than
iFss,yyse:akened Mr.: Martin has said thai
ssSs1hllesaiSRouid vote for an amendment to the
l s l providing for the election
sSois Senat tors by a. direct vote OF the peo-
y pie.sttSS w ny no Z commence 1t now? If lie
Il &c &c ssilieyes ugh lin the principle to vote
81 1orai le rea fter why not when it will
81 s.iYEsngthen the party?bG I am satisfied
sS9adllaIf The |caEd,dates and many Of the
y S9Tnmst tees Will see that this is The
q g sNyaiSSss and &sagest plsnGto strengthen
1.-THE I9emocratict party and that the pjaI
F$beE generally adopted. 7 think that
come m stiicd scf allowing the people to
IS sSpTess = theH;se,yes In the tWenry-one
Fl! egiEist I've distrlc IS where my name was
howe q to Sd before the people or
So me ~ Hen for candidates to be put up
4. q si sof y me me ougatato be granted
PRIVATE LETTERS.
nave said nothing unl1nd about
B 81 sn yone IN this fight II did not even
essins Ion my opponents name in the
ssssS speeanNI have made, nor criticize
ct / have recently
s&to,an 70 gu + shat he is sending from Rlch
I'm end Ell over the State even 10 ten.
W " Y I'm as a campaign docu-
sGeld rejojnder, with its
ea feiGent of the AGAR and
an effort Is made to
s5 ef0re The people Of my state
ss. IA q ~ a man who published
Sss seq TO he published, 5priya te let
~ ess my establishment that
Pr gsto the high position OF
e, United States Senate
Would resort to such me thofls a,d 7 =,
the lust people of the
ssss resent such action. t;loueyf
hlerayvas Sc tiled to the satisfac
e,isS,tsi8go e FL falr-mipde people. Wing
yI sss aSSIssd me of being for Martin
and Magruder, the only
mi III ,ss ~ every statement con-
position and my letters show
St lat said in nv firaf = on,,,sr,,t
ton was exactly true ha1iol, .,i
sat are done bec aiIsa tbs,,iI,,, ahesa
sEmocTa cys has stood ana 90 :, ny. my
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