The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-20
AN ADDRESS TO THE
DEMOCRATIC VOTERS

/. Fellow citscns You know the follow
fa i order rs e p ssseSSnhs e y q Sd
fe sae sellsS f S f Ssys hd a,sS
stnators elected By t tres people ins'e"'
rhi to ACCOMPLISH this \ , Is aec e ibs
United states CONSTITUTIONS n ,s o,rct-
Tia! the Senate. as long rs y sls ete ~
i 80 an viii hot Vote. fof such an
amendment: ...oo ,,,,,os
re Thaa 4 90 BASS a'rea bI pro for such
m " ,lineni.,ienI. although the, House 81 81
Rcpreseifaiives Ind previously passed
That the only way e obtain tai ., senntG nI,
amcndmcnt Is By n},,ntnatnng th1em9 ffeka
s Fiat the oily III eS waS which TIE people
can, at present speak their choice ~ ny
IRh r1asME r e'S Martln and his supporters
have always IN to the last state CONVEX ven
ton done everything they could to Pre-.
vent u primary election for United s'''os
That a man.. being Upon the eve %, Of i ms ms
own candidacy, and the pnrtty nnnnnf
pledged Itself 9 the pr'nGhR s ayocacy
when lie only gave reluctant ,t,l c cEnsun.
al 50 late il day under such c'rc'''''-
stances; ,, co,,ornor Mon
.nri NO. for or Years in public addresses, nn n
even in an official message au'o ''''1 =
such system, Of e deo,y reason to believe
that iii in Obtaining the desired and u ueetes
snry amendment to the unitesa a. sr more
Constitution you wou ,,.h, hh hns addvocatod
tic principle and helped forward tne, , az,
icct. than you would from one whose
feelings are not With you. ,,,a.,oad u
From these facts you are 'u 'l'e
'e That Tie defeat Of Governor Montagu, lt,
ana tho success or Mr.. Martin W ", n,, ~.
aI nsEsr a oK ho h pednp aeyd do not
That that argument, toget her8Wltn IN, Ine
wishes of tive reluctant and bela.eu ~, suP,
thn M. nartv managers abolishing primary
cleo Ions for United states senators ana ,3
State officers; Ar. ,.nrt,n
and IN he should by any possibility be nom m.
nntcd YOU would have helped to tI tke
nwav the greatest safeguard Wnlch ti ~
people now have as to the selec''o'' - ~
Of e ete.; Montague would make per-
manent the selection BY Z pTWmI raina would
same same course and ultimately result IN the NJ,
United states senators being clecleo W
the direct voice OIL lue PScPAS' 10 +.
1t is, therefore, manifest 70 You s ti,a.
in The coming primary the mere quostlon
of preference as to the candidates is 'iot
But that the important principle J, Of I the
neople having the right to select ulreG,t ~.
their United States senators IS az SUM- ~
And that the opportunity or nay of mem seo
who shall bc responsible to the people ah 1,t
viii not block necessary legis!atlon ~ tne
interest of corporations, will be given
or defeated BY the result OF the eiec-
As this election involves measures fa az:
YOU, in the light. of the above ,tacts, 70
vote for that man, who by every tact or
tho past will most likely bring 70 sue
cess those important NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NJ
Montague. 1890 W.. ], S,ss,t 5,
Dragging of the friends Of the, other can
dldatc. 1t is a mere part OF the game,
They are so wild as,to be claiming some
OF tbs Governors most earnest ana ac-
tive supporters. Such conduct, SHOWS
weakness, not strength. Talk Will 90 no
Ballots alone will count. Be active. and
the Victory is ours. DO not be discour-
inged BY the frauds In the last primary.
| You know that"the election OFFICIALS IN
ldicted were not friends of ours we nave
reason to believe that new judges VIII
All We have to do is to cast the votes
That we can do IL we do our duty;
| a desperate effort Is being made Q
| swap off our candidate In order to- get
Martin vote DO not be deceived by
This, but vote for Governor Montaguee.r
| 5~~'f"s'" (Com1nunicated)