The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-11
in 7HE WH|RL Of
State POLITICS
Governor .N1ontagt,c May Make
His First Speech il,
Nelson. ID.
SENATOR CROMWELL TALKS
Says Committee Gave Straight
outs a Raw Deal-Judge
,Rhea Against Primary.

SHRl1ea Against primary.
| IS Following The storm that RACED so
fcrcely hero iowa rd the end OF the wetk.
there was calm on the bosom Of the
political deep last night that was al
most painful by way OF contrast. Hardly
single out OF town Democrat Of prom-
hence was In the city, most OF thetn hav-
| ing left for their homes Saturday night.
Congressman Flood and Colonel But
| ton went UP TO Appomattoxl TO spend
Sunday, and Mr.. Swanson went to
Chatham to remain a few days, and the
latter will return here about Friday and
open his campaign at Hanover Court
house on Monday.
Colonel Button will be back IN few
days. and state headquarters will likely
| be opened up by the end OF the week.
| There is GONE talk OF engaging rooms at
| one of the uptown hotels. but 1t y more
likely that the battle will be directed
| from rooms 1.-THE Mutual Assurance So
| ciety building.
speakers Mt his command, and he will
endeayor to cover all the courts In the
| state beginning with next Monday.
Senator's Daniel and Martin and Cover
! nor Montague will all take an active part
| on the stump, and their services Will be
| In demand In many sections OF the
| State.
Governor in Nelson.
Governor Montague Is being earnestly
| pressed BY his friends to speak at Low
| ingstone In Nelson county at September
court which occurs on the fourth Mon
day. which will be September s4th. This
will be the only. court day in TINT co,n-
~ prior to the election. and It is not
unlikely that the Governor will 90. pro-
yided he makes any. speeches during Sep
tember. There Is no question that the
Governor will take the stump activity
for the ticket. There has never been any
doubt on this score and he reiterated nus
nosition on the subject last night. me
| Gnysrnor has great many loyal friends
IN Nelson, 4 and It Is believed his appeal
nnce there will prove quite effective
He rot all tho Delegates from Nelson
n II. nubernatorial fight. and deleaten
senator Martin there in the recent pr PIT
mary BY n majority OF g. votes 49,,
The Governor was In fine sp.r1ts w. ..,n
aeen ~ the mansion last night. and tne
hnrdans ~ his recent political reverses
/ Ala 7not Seem to be weighing at all nehY-
Calls It "Raw DEAL
~. =, Finley Cromwell, OF Nor.
folk county, did not mtnce words wnen
discussing the action Of the State com,
nittae with reference to "Fustonism"
before leaving the city for his home.
| .rt was the 'rawest deal ever saw
handed Democrats by a Democratic COM
mittee."f said the senator when seen AZ
4 Murphys. si :, /,
81 charged In my campaign. ana
charge now, that Mr. ~: r. Dudley va = 8 8
purpose than to insure the reelection OF
| Mr., Alyah H, Martin. the present Repuo-
! l,can county chairman. We never neara
| 81 Mr.. Dudley except as deputy Tor n
| Republican commissioner OF the revenue
| IN the county until the "Fusionists" put
! him on their ticket for county clerk
against mo.
Norfolk county fight in the teeth OF sucn
a. decision D. asked the senator.
Means Alva Martin.
"The decision OF the committee means
the re- election OF Alvah Martin az clerk
ana the retention OF his brother-in-law
and other avowed Republicans as treasu-
| rer. It means also that the Republicans
will hold the commiss toner's OF the rev.
! enue and other important positions by
the grace OF the Fusion" organization.
''The .Fusionists' are going to re-elect
Alyah Martin and scratch Dudley, and
after the election you will hear them
saying that our people did It,"
Former Senator Thomas N. Williams, Of
| Mecklenburg, who made ringing speech
in the committee against "Fusionlsm."
| left for his homo In Clarksvllle last night.
Senator williams declared he was dis
eusted at the action Of the committee.
| and said he absolutely could not under
stand how Democrats could reach such a
conclusion as was arrived at In the Nor
folk county case. 1--WE cannot hold the
Democratic party together."jh he said. ~
we are going to permit RepTNefcans to be
a part OF us in this or that county"
Against the Primary.
l Former Congressman William F. Rhea.
OF Bristol, was her Saturday attending
the conference OF the Debt Commission,
| OF which he Is a member.
You may say for me" declared Judge
Rhea, when interviewed at Murphys,
that 4 an, dead against the primary.
The same Is true Of an overwhelming ma
| jor!ty Of the Democrats in the Ninth Con-
gressional District. We will not have a
chance at 1t until 1903, but we will come
to the next State convention with a solid
delegation from the Southwest demand
ing Its abandonment BY the Democratic
party"
Judge Rhea Is looked upon as formid-
able candidate for the Democratic nomi-
nation for Congress In the Ninth District
next year, He is a powerful campagner
and will take the stump actively for the
party nominees. f
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