The times., 1901-05-14
BUILDING UP THEIR FENCES
Candidates in the Virginia Cam
paign Hard at Work.
Swanson and Montague Busy Writ
ing Letters to SuppOrters-The
other AspirnntS Activc-ENcitinT
mnss Meeting Held at Manassas.

| RICHMOND, Va, May 13.-Three of the
| Democratic candidates for Governor are
here tonight and they are shaking hands
right and left at Murphys Hotel. Swan
son and Montague have been hard at
work all day writing letters to supporters
! Throughout the State
Capt Richard c. Marshall, the Tide
water candidate. arrived here tonight and
was given an ovation by his adherents.
He has not been doing much speechmak-
! ing, but has conducted his canvass In a
way that he hopes will do more good He
has been talking to the voters individually
and rides miles through rough country
to have few words with the farmers.
The headquarters of Lieutenant Gov
ernOr Echols are in full blast tonight at
| 1915 Bank Street, where Stenographer
| Timothy c. West is hammeTing at his
machine. Mr.. Arthur c. Harman, who Is
| leading the Lieutenant Governors fight
here, was in and out during the day. and
! kept in pretty close touch with what went
! on. Some of the callers there this morn
| ing were Messrs John r. Grimes, w. II.
Mosby. and Writ E. Taylor all of whom
are Mr.. Echols' warm supporters. Treas
urer a. w. Harman. jr., also dropped in
for short while Mr.. Echols is in Fred
erick County tonight looking after his
fight up there. He is expected here to-
morrow.
Some time ago the council and board of
aldermen adopted a resolution thanking
| Senators Daniel and Martin for their eff
forts on behalf of the appropriation for
James River improvement.
City Clerk Ben L. August has received
! letter from Senator Daniel in reference
to the resolution, in which he says:
Il feel the deepest interest in the public
| improvements which are greatly needed
by our commerce and manufactures, and
l shall next winter make active efforts in
that direction
a Montague club. with about one hun
dred members. was organized in Belvi-
dere Hall tonight. Some of the members
are the most prominent men Of the city.
Mr.. R. Tate Irvine, of Wise County, is
! in the city to look after some legal busi-
{ ness. and to seek the appointment of his
/ friends superntendents Of schools IN
! some of the southwest counties.
/ hen asked today If he was an asplr-
! ant for the Democratic nomination tof
! lieutenant Governor, Mr. Irvine said that
/ he had a great many friends IN the south
west, well as elsewhere in the State,
who had urged him TO allow them use of
his name in this connection and that he
had decided to accept the nomination II
rendered him. though he had not and
would not make any canvass for it,
MANASSAS May 13-Probabiy never
since the battle of Manassas has there
been as much excitement in this town as
there was today, when the Swanson and
Montague factions Clashed at the court
house. A mass meeting was held for the
election of delegates TO the State Con-
Vention at Norfolk. Mr.. SwansOn's friends
favored holding primaries, but the sup,
porters of Mr.. Montague, having control
of the County Executive Committee, de-
cided TO call a mass meeting.
At no time within the last quarter OF a
century have more than one hundred
voters attended a primary or mass
meeting in the State campaign Today,
however, more than six hundred voters
were present The crowd was so great
that the meeting was adjourned from the
courthouse to the courtyard, where
most exciting session was held, lasting
over two hours
The Montague faction, having the tenn
porary organization. elected j. B. I.
| Thornton temporary chairman. Mr.
Thornton. when il came TO choosing a
permanent chairman. declared George @.
Giallaher permanent chairman. The meet
ing elected fourteen delegates, who were
instructed for Montague.
The Swanson contingent makes open
charges OF bribery against the Montague
men. alleging that As high as s. was paid
for Individual votes. Joseph Willard, Mr..
Montague's running mate for Lieutenant
Governor. was present and was credited
with furnishing most of the money