Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-22
DID NOT SHLKE HANDS.
...roR MARTIN BOWED, GEN.
,u.L LEE RESPONDER IN KIND.
FAD NO REAL SIGNIFICANCE.
nticmcn Observed the rroprictics
md Were Careful Not tie Mar
Pleasant observation-disclosures I'm TIL.
xryt Senatorial Fight, However,
&, revived by the Incident.

Much has been printed recently about
a., prominent Democrats. and especially
sraut The rivals and former rivals Tor The
Virginia senatorship. who attended the
horse show last week One Of the stories
vas 10 the effect that General Fitzhugh
Ice and Senator Thomas s. Martin. the
two candidates FOR the Senate in 1894.
had met and shaken hands cordially and
60 {hat extent effected a reconciliation
PROM friends Of the two gentlemen named
Tho only foundation for this story is the
mere exchange of polite greetings between
tie Two when they passed each other
one evening at the show. AT that time,
fl Is said Senator Martin merely bowed
end said: Good evening. General" and
General Lee courteously acknowledged
tho salutation with 8 bow and the re-
,poase How are you, SENATOR" There
vas no hanGshaking, and 10 further coz
gcrsation-
As matter Of fact there is no reason
shy the two gentlemen should not gree,
n
&c Virginia gentlemen would greet one
another. and the incident would be de-
VOC Of significance unless il were sup
rosed 70 indicate more cordial relations
t1a1 formerly between the two. Friends
O. aoth say that there as never been any
personal hostility between Senator Mar
tin and General Lee-but merely the
political rivalry and the feeling growing
out OF The spirited campaign for the sena-
-, 9CSr,
Martin was the successful aspirant. The
tR.o were never Intimately associated. and
for that reason may never he said 10
have been on especially intimate terms
STATUS QJO MAINTAINED.
II is an open secret that Senator Mar
tin IS d candidate Tor reelection in 1905.
il IS not denied that General Lee and his
friends and these of Governor Montague.
who If current report count for aught
asFsres 70 succeed the junior senator at
lha expiration of his present term, will
e~6eavor TO compass the defeat OF The in
crirltant when The battle comes on. That
condition of affairs remains unaltered.
General Lee has given no indication Of an
Intention 10 aspire to the Senate again,
and his friends do not anticipate that he
Will. 1t is generally admitted, however,
that he and his friends are in sympathy
with Governor Montague's candidacy.
taken TO indicate that General Lee will
support Mr.. Martin, nor even that he will
remain neutral in the contest. What part
he viii take in the fight, if any, remains
10 be seen.
AS TO MR.. HUNTON.
il connection with tbs reconciliation
rImor. it is also stated that Senator Mar
tin and Mir. Eppa Hunton, Jr.. had met
and shaken hands cordially at the Horse
Err- To- no tirSf me- In MI
was stated. Friends of Mr.. Hunton. who
Witnessed the greeting say that Senator
Martin did meet and cordially extended
bis hand TO Mr.. Hunton, and the latter
politely grasped the profTered hand. On
excellent authority, however, it is said
hat this is not the first exchange Of
greetings between the two gentlemen in
nine years. On the other hand is is said
they We're on pleasant speaking terms un-
I'll less than a year ago. since which time
when they meet which is seldom, they
have not always observed each other.
There is personal hostility between them.
Tie two are generally regarded as of
different factions Of the Democratic party
in the State, and as Senator Martin had
been and is a candidate of one of the two
factions any strain in their relations,
never intimate. grew out of this contest.
There is no reason to anticipate that Mr..
Denton Will support Senator Martin for
'e-election three years hence. On the
,hc- hand his friends assert that he will
oppose him by all honorable means,
Ine incidents are interesting only as
evidence that the three Democrats con-
cerned are too thorough gentlemen to
mar q pleasant occa aston by any exhibition
Of hostility which is merely POLITICAL not
personal
NEXT SENATORIAL FIGHT.
The occasional propinquity on public oc-
casions of Senator Martin, Governor Mon
tarue. General Lee and others has had the
effect of prccipitating the senatorial tight.
yet some time in the future SO far as the
real test Of the relative strength OF the
rival candidates is concerned. 1t Is gen
orally admitted, however, that neither OF
the prospective candidates is neglecting
an opportunity to win friends and thereby
votes when the battle is joined. Both
gentlemen are believed to be quietly or
Eanizing their forces. 1t is not yet certain
that there may not be a third candidate.
The advent of one would complicate the
situation. 1t is regarded generally as i'm
probable. however, that any other gentle
man viii aspire, unless 1t be Congress
man William A Jones, and his friends do
not believe that he would be a candidate
with Governor Montague in the field, If
indeed he would be one at all. There are
many who think the Governor the strong
est available candidate against the Sena-
tor; others who think the First District
congressman would be the strongest man
in the field. and still others WAC express
The belief that Senator Martin Is the.
strongest of the three gentlemen named
There are others still who regard Con-
gressman Jones as the logical successor TO
Senator Martin, if any one is to succeed
Lat gentleman.
E3y PRIMARY IN 1905.
Both the Governor and the Senator are
10 be nominated by primary in 1903. 1T is
presumed that both will be nominated at
he same time. This, some contend. VIII
afford opportunity for combination OF
forces between candidates, throwing as
Ear as practicable the strength OF ootn
Bubernatorial candidate and senatorial
candidate to each other This is merely
speculative, however. 1t is doubtfni
whether any candidate could deliver ms
1upport 10 any other. Senator Daniel