The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-17
been decided to hold meeting on
Wcdn esdny morning and ohcialiy an
nounce the result Of the primar u
THE STU IN Z CA { !.
HARD AT WORK.

effective or received more universal COM
menda ton. III IA a IA l4z& II
Senator Martin opened his speech by
saving that there should be 80 90 ana
valid reasons assigned and shown OF
the removal Of one who had Tor, lep Se ~.
served the State and b It's people an me
~ once OF United States Senator; and
fading 10 the charges made against him
nv the Governor In his canvass. ne re-
r,i,ed TO them and pointed out inaccur-.
acies. z, . =,
ia devoted himself first to the primary
man and fully explained his and the
Governors connection therewith. ana ~
ren1y to the statement from the Governor
that he had not spoken in favor OF the
rrlnarv at Roanoke and Norfolk con
Cautions because he was not delegate
said that in both conventions the 3ov YER
nor had spoken and discussed 4 other r Y =
s,ies. whether he was deaeeatc Or 'lo.,
and he could have discussed the prtl',aly
as we'll as the other matters. y SO u sl'e'l
to his heart. Hssf 55
The Primary.
He stated that views on the primary
MA not essential to qualification OF
senator, but that IL they were Hon. ~:
fAT,1ones as the father Of the prlhla1
n,o = would be justly entitled to the posi-
ton. J.,
That he opposed the plan as onereu ~
NJ, nokcr for several reasons. one was tis't
- . nn,Ied only United States senator's
No. 'ifT,t was good for Senator'S y WAS
aood for all state officers. ana 1hat :
ennI,eds only to Senators tho expense
Would be 30 great that only men o.
,,esns Could enter for that office; second
heoause It was sprung on ,ne ~, ,,,.t,
zion which had not been o'ec.eu "" W..
reference to that subject; ana 'h'Iu, We W.
tho matter was brought UP on NY ~ =.
az adjournment, when many o. Nv MassaI,,5
s,atcs had lcft for home IN the Nor.o.h
800 i'm the subject was again brought
-. ana the committee ordered to report
:. ,I. which was done by MT. Jones
= IN iha Richrnond, June 1904 convention
Frthatshe. senator Martin, moved the
adontion by the convention OF the reso,
luton setting forth the plan.
Va said the Roanoke plan was defeaten
nv the convention, composed OF 'ooo oei 1.
Gates: that he was himself opposed 70 ~
nut that the accredited agents o. the
Democratic party defeated ~ are ~ "
4 Who's Boss.
That his competitor accused him OF
being boss and controlling the l'eslsla-
ture and conventions, as we'll as the state
Committee, making him out mch
e reater man than he was, enough 70 tnake
him vain: but II true, he did not see
why the Governor was running AGAINST
him when he controlled everything,
IIe then discussed somewhat the al
fairs in Richmond, showing that MS
competitor, as a member OF the Board
OF Education, and at ono time tpe law
~ toFH nod aN nWaN the
authority only vested In the Board OF
to be delegated to the county
school boards and only after six years
on the board offered a resolution de-
claring that the board OF Education
was the proper tribunal to select text
books He said that II his competitor
had paid more attention to! his business
in Richmond and less looking to reforms
in washington, these matters might not
have escaped him; hut that even with the,
resolution Offered by his competitor,
THAT the Board OF Education was the
tribunal to select the books.
A Single List.
1--WE had still the multiple list except
In the case OF the school registers, and
there we had single list, selling a Is
cents, when 1t cost IS cents. and q clerk
in tho Board OF Education drawing the
difference
senator Martin touched a. many other
points, and was frequently interrupted
by APPLAUSE. He said he did not desire
n; be unders God as,running for the office
an any defect or weakness In his oppo-s
nent but on his own record, and he
asked the closest scrutiny OF both his
private and official records, and " they
met With the approval OF Democrats of
Virginia, he asked a vote OF confidence
on the i22d. 6 "a
\ While the meeting was not as large