The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-04
vernorMontague Asks. ANi;' 5.
a 'Gr,,ee'nsville Supporters
to Stand by Ticket.
VIGOROUS ASSAULT
I. UPON REPUBLICANS. rs:
He and Congressman southall
Fleece Their Friends Of the
Other Side Democrats
Have Field Day at En-
poriaat- Mr.. MI. Han. Han
son Speaks. S@5

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A S3( From a Special Correspondcnt.) II
5s sr1SfPORI.A, VA.,8 October 3.---The people
OF Grccncsvle county turned out m large
numbers to-day to hear the issues OF the
campaign discussed by prominent speak
y efs "
ISL The Democrats were represented by
Governor Montague and Congressman Il.
G. 4. southall Of Amelia, and Mr. G. A..
Hanson spoke briefly for the Republicans.
THE day was II dreary one, and consid- 4
cring the inclemer1cy OF the weather. the
crowd was considered large.
Many prominent people were upon the
ground. Besides Governor Montague and
Mr.. southall, there were former Con-
sressnlan Francis Rives Lassiter. OF
Petersburg; Senator A. n. Hobbs. OF
Prince George; Hon. ]. H.. Person, Of Sus-
sex, and others.
The Governor was the chief orator for
!. the Democrats MR. South;ill having pre-
ccdcd him In a speech OF only about
thirty minutes
RYhis county has never failed to A>,nd
by the Governor in his poll tical aspira-
3 lions. and 1t was truly a meeting OF old
4 friends to-day if5 s, x 81
The Executive was never in better
4 form, and when no concluded his magnih-i
cent address Mr. Southall was heard to
say: sit was one OF the most eloquent
and forcefu campaign speeches l have
ever heard. ~ regard the Governor as
! the first platform orator IN Virginia."
A Strong Speech.
County Chairman George Mason Cook
called the meeting to order at 2 clock
& r. NJ and introduced as the first speaker,
Z Ijon5 Robert c. Southall congressman n
ron: the Fourth District 3
Mr.. southall first took up the charge
Il tho Republicans are making. that the
democrats OF Richmond cheated one an
other In a recent primary In that city,
4 and he declared that a Democratic grand
jury had gone to the bottom OF the nat
gl ter, putting one man In jail and others
under indictment. and then he called at
tention to the. graft and corruption under
Rspubllcan rule In Pennsylvania and
sDelewnre. where the Republicans did not
take steps to remedy the evil. 1ftFs
lie pointed out that In tho State Of
Kentucky there had been an asssassina-
Z tor on account OF Republican corruption.
and then he passed to discussion Of
4 State issues as they relate to Virginia
politics. Hc was drastic In his references
to Judge Lewis for calling for troops to
conduct the elections In Petersburg in
1876 He declared that Judge Lewis per-
senally was fine gentleman. but that
~ you would give the Republican leaders
tho same opportunity in 1905, that they
had In 1876. they would do the same
thing over again.
do you believe the man who would
call United States troops to Petersburg
to put negro rule on the people Of that
city in 1876" he asked. would hesitate
to reinstatc the negro as factor in the
politics OF this State II he had the op-
pcrtunity so to do?" N t 4.
Mr. southall declared that history in
tho South was agalnst.tha section being
turned over to the Republicans. as dis
nster and ruin had followed in their wake
wherever they had been placed In con-.
troll.
a. Remembers Commission.
He paid glowing tribute to the state
Corporation Commission OF Virginia. and
7 said 1t was regulating the railroads,
whereas all legislation looking to national
regulation had proved n failure so far,
though 1t had been promised In many
Platforms Tho speaker alluded to tho
scandals In the Agricultural and Post
office Departments, and said the national
government In the hands OF the Repub-
lcans had failed to probe them to the
bottom, while graft had been exposed
and prosecuted wherever discovered in
the government In Virginia under Demo-
cratic rule.
InN closing, Congressman southal
earnestly appealed to the voters Of Greene-
vilo to stand by the entire ticket, so
that the old Commonwealth might have
continuance of honesty ana Denlocratlo
rule In the State,
pLar4 mn g. 0HeSStOn
on h,s audience, and when he closed his
remarks there was great applause.
Chairman Cook presented Cover
nor Montague. there was prolonged
an ovation which was exceedingly COM
nllmrillary. l.
Thanked His Friends.
"I desire to make grateful acknowledge
mtnt," said tho Governor, in opening.
f.,for tho loyalty with which the people
Of Greenesville. have responded to all
my political aspirations, and to say that
II shall never live long enough TO forget
their kindness and partially,
Permit me to assure you,' he con-
tinued, amid great applause. that pollti- |
cal defeat makes no difference In my
political convictions and that 1t Is my
earnest deslre>that You shall In the COM
ing election support the entire Demo-
Mr. Anderson" and proceeding to namo
the Democratic nominees down to Mr..
Person, who Is the candidate for tho
House
The Governor hen took ZIP the issues
of tho campaign, and discussed them In
n most attractive manner,
II like Judge Lewis personally" he
said shut let us look at some OF his
political contentious
8,'He says the Republican party Is
now, i answer him that II the Republl-
can party In Virginia 10 new the Demo
cratic party Is also new, forin no period |
Of our history has the Democratic party