The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-13
EXPOSITION
WILL Be HELD
Great Jamestown Mass-Mceting,
at Which Forty Thousand
Was Subscribed in a JifTy.
ELEVEN eoNGREssMEN
National Lawmakers and John
Temple Graves Lend Their
Tongues 80 Great Project.
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.Arn.srS Man. saa eity's largest audlto-
rsun.. to ire doors There were present
fully five thousand people, mon and wns
mex. and the seSso,e OF tho evening was
The exrssis!sn must succeed"
CcnsrNss,aea cam eleven States we're
present. and the orator OF the occasion
was John Temple Graves, OF Georgia. HIS
appeal to the patriotism OF Virginia elici.
ted subscription OF $4,000 from Thomas
s. Souehsate to start with. Other sub
scriptions In amounts from one to five
thousand dollars RAPIDLY followed. The d.
rectors now have no doubt but that the
exposition will hc held.
A FINE SPEECH.
Judge Wade, the solo Democratic rep
resentative from Iowa, made n speech OF
signal interest. He told of tho great op-
portunity Virginia had. not alone to show
the great West whence she came but to
acqunint her with tho manifold advan-
taEes Tidewater has to offer In exchange
for what the West has to offer promoting
both immigration and industry.
Here the granares OF tho western
world. the representative said, might
empty themselves into tho holds of the
ships Of all nations to be transported to
the end OF the earth yet the great West
with never thought of what this section
of Virginia means to the rest Of the coun'
try has gone on It's triumphant way.
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claim her own in honors and In homage.
The speaker said she sands forth and
bids her children hearken while she pro-
claims abroad libertys sweetest song,
Progress, Peace. Contentment," as they
are to be exemplified in her great expo.
sition.
The other speakers Of note included
James R. Mann. of Chicago. and James
NJ Robertson. of Indiana, each made an
earnest plea for the exposition.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES
The star effort of the evening, however
was the speech of John Temple Graves. OF
Georgia. His reference to his predeces-
sors was the signal for tremendous ap-
plause when he declared that in Iowa,
Illinois and Indiana, the States from
which the assemblage had just heard. the
negro, under Certain conditions" is as
consistently and scientifically lynched as
elsewhere. It was borne in upon the peo-
pie of Virginia that to fail In their I'M
dertaking now will be to fail forever.
The speaker met with an ovation at the
conclusion Of his address. Mr.. Graves
urged that Virginia, must not fall IN this
undertaking.
He, as we'll as all the other speakers,
exploited the great idea of a naval dis
play, which will probably be the great
spectacle of the exposition.
HEARST NOT THERE.
General disappoin tment was expresse~
when it was learned that Mr.. William
Randolph Hearst editor of the New York
American and Journal, and a Congress-
man from New York. had failed to arrive.
The Congressman We're under the escort
of Mr. MAYNARD representative from this
district.
They were met upon their arrival this
morning at the wharf OF the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company by COM
mittees representing the State and local
Boards OF Trade, the Press Club, the Cen
trail Labor Union and the Chamber OF
Commerce. *
After being escorted to the Monticello
Hotel, the party took tug for the navy
yard in this city. They were met by
Rear-Admiral Harrington, commandant OF
the yard and station. and by Captain
Craig. executive officer Of the yard 49,
mlral Harrington gave the, congressional
visitors comprehensive Idea OF the needs
of the yard and bespoke their aid IN
making it the great naval station It Is
designed to be- The Congressman were
enthusiastic over the great workshop and
expressed their intention Of doing all IN
their power for Its advancement.
Captain Craig then took them all over
the yard They paid an interesting visit
to the famous cruiser Olympia. anu Wis
tied also the torpedo boats and the cruiser
Topeka.
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