Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-24

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Virginia citizen which he urges all
citizens to exercise. If he honestly
thinks that because a man holds a
public office he should not exercise
his influencein behalf of any one who
is candidate for an office, then he
must disapprove of himself for using
his influence and efforts recently to
secure the election of Governor
Tyler as Senator. Mr.. Montague
has aiding him in his candidacy for
Governor Congressman Lamb and
Congressman Jones. Congressman
Lamb actually aiding him to the ex-
tent OF consenting to run as a dele
gate in his behalf in Henrico county.
Ii it is improper for Senator Martin
to aid me, it is equally improper for
these gentlemen to aid Mr.. Montague.
"lf he is sincere and consistent,
ne will reprimand these gentlemen
for exercising the influence of their
positions to aid him in this cam
paign. From what I learn, he is
very grateful to these gentlemen,
and has only ill-will against those
he cannot induce to support himself.
| make no complaint of these gentle
men for exercising the rights of a
citizen to aid Mr.. Montague in his
candidacy. / recognize that they
have a right to their opinions and
their preferences, and have no cause
of complaint or grievance against
them."
AS TO "sNAP" MEETINGS.
clam astonished at his outcry that
| and my friends are using the party
machinery of this State to his detri-
ment. If he is so earnestly in favor
of reform and fair and equitable
methods, his time could be we'll
spent in restraining the actions of
his political friends.
"The first call for a map primary
held in the State was made by his
friends in Manchester, who had con-
troll of the party organization.
ellis friends, who had control of
the party organization in Freder-
icksburg, had mass-meeting on
three days. notice.
"In Goochland his friends, who
had control of the party organiza-
tion, called meeting on one weeks
notice, and did not get the notices
out, 50 | am told, until three or four
days before the mass-meeting was
held, and did not hold it on court
day, as is customary in that county.
The mass-meeting was called at IL
O'Clock in the morning, and by this
method many farmers, not having
daily mail, did not know the mass
meeting was held until it was over.
Those who lived at distance would
have been compelled to leave home
before breakfast in order to reach
the meeting.
Meetings have been called with
equal speed and like notice by his
friends in other counties. In Prince
William, l see by the Washington
Post, that the chairman of the meet
ing actually refused to entertain
motion made for the election of del
egates favorable to me, and refused
to permit division, but peremptorily
declared the Montague delegates
elected, without giving any chance
to my friends, who were present.
"ln Charlotte, where his friends
dominate the committee, primary
was refused, though this had been
the custom of electing delegates in
that county for years. If Mr.. Mon
tague is bitterly opposed to what he
represents in his speech, his sincerity
could be we'll proved by disappearing
of this action of his friends, and by
restraining them in future.
al shall endeavor to conduct my
campaign in accordance with the
time-honored customs-dignity aud
good will and good temper-which
have always characterized fights in
the Democratic party for guberna.
torial honors."