The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-19
SWANSON FIRES
IN Old HANOVER NJ IN. |:| \ ||:.|:|...
a Power full Opening
Speech by the Demo-
cratic Loader.
HE'S RENDERED
a FINE OVATION.$.
Standard Bearer Vigorously Dis
cusses Republican Short I.
conings. a55a.
PAYS ELOQUENT TRIBUTE .St,
TO DEM ocRATlc PARTY n y
introduced by congressnlaa
Lamb, He Sounds the Key 3ss3
note Of the Impending
Battle-Hanson and
Gleaves for the Re II.
publicans.
PAYS ELOQUENT TIT TRIBUTE ] 4.
TO DEM 0CRATlC PARTY '|'l. I

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publicans.
Especial From d Staff Correspopdent)
HANOVER COURTHOUSE, Sept. 18.--f
The Democratic State campaign was N
Launched on historic soil to-day, when A
the party's gallant young Standard IN
bearer, Hon. Claude A. Swanson, made
his opening speech within tho walls OF &
the old Hanover Courthouse, that once
echoed with the eoquence Of Virgtnia's
greatest orator, Patrick Henry. 3iis
Mr.. Swnnsons speech, which consumed
much moro than an hour was u g power 81 s. !;
full argument in favor Of a continuation
OF Democratic rule in the State, and itS II
was often Interrupted with enthusiastic
applause. ME-
Tho Republicans followed wAh Il 4 meet
Ing In the courthouse, which was ss ID d. n
dressed by Mr. G. "A. Hanson, Of Rich!
Fmond, and Mr.. j.. L. G Gleaves, of 3NVythe- gG
vile. is$3 sj & y lGt5 lF9
The speakers arrived here on nm ear y5$
morning train from Richmond, and with
them came a number Of lawyers and
citizens Of more or less prominence
Congressman Swanson was accompa-aa
MED by his friend and former colleague ,S
Maj. Francis Rves Lassiter, OF Peters
burg. On, tho same train came 81 Con-
gressman John. Lamb, Mr.. e fer
son Wallace and u large number Of r ichi-8
mcnd attorneys. Among the latte were
SMessrs. Frank IT, Sutton, Jr.. p. 9 tSald-z
well. Henry raylo Pat CardWel l.t45 Zen "
II. West, OrdWay Pull ler, Alfred e. Cohen:
and Willoughby Newton.
In n RI n ms o.
pu blican ora tors, came by. the same train.
and they, like the Democratic leaders and ~
barristcrs, stopped .at the Hanover
House, which is the only hostery here
Looked Gloomy at First. |
The aspect during the early hours Of 4;
the day was a rather gloomy one. & The 4
farmers were slow In gathering, and the 6$
heavy clouds that lowered about the
grand old courthouse. cast Il shadow over
the entire surroundings. From the h otel X
portico could be heard the clank OF a II
hammer and twas evident that this was
the Village blacksmiths" busy day.
Congressman Swanson remained for 81
some time In his room but later he +
came out on the court green, and got
III some good work, shaking hands with
the voters. Nor, in common parlance,
was Capt. Lamb 'overlooklng any bets.'3
The farmer Congressman was In his elo-a
rural constituents concerning tho crops II
ms we'll as their Haterests at the na-5
ltlonal capital. E5 lS Il #
The people Of this county are H. far i
mers, pure and simple" as Senator Tlll-8SY
man says of himself, and the courthouse e
Is IN the heart Of a distinctly agrioultu-
raj section. fl. 63 ~ tffs s .ytS
"Parson" w. ID, Talley, several times "a I. Z
a candidate for Congress on the Repub-4
licnn ticket. but now q sort OF a Gross
between n Democrat and II Republican, s.
was on the ground, putting In q few
llcis with his old countymen against
what he terms the Republican nachine.''s I'll III
Cherished Memories.
Mr.. Swanson. elected to sound the key
note of his canvass on this historic spot.a8
not because Hanover had In other days 4!
sent out from among her 'slashes' a ta
Henry and a Clay to contribute fame and W
glory to the naton's history; nor yet be-
cause she later gave to the common
wealth that brilliant writer and splendid g$
Democratic leader Richard r. Bierne. 29l
hut rather for the reason that 1t was
here, just twenty-one years ago to-day
that. us n student at Randolph-Afacon s
college, he made the first political eTorc
OF his life.
THAT was in 1854, when tho Democrats
were struggling to "unhorse' Malone
and his allies, and to re-establish Demo.
craft supremacy In the State. 3 s st} 8
This college student returned to-day, 6
a we'll rounded man. bearing aloft the #
standard OF his party. the carrying OF l
which he has long cherished as the Ks
proudest ambition OF his life. Judge
Mason SURRENDERED the court house at 'aI
1890 O'Clock and County Chairman IIor- y
ace q, Buchanan called the meeting to ~
order and introduced Mr.. Roosevelt
Pnge as presiding otticer Mr., Page was MI
an earnest supporter of Captain VIII
lard for the nomination, hut his refer
ences TO Mr., Swanson on taking the.
chair were of n most complimentary ma Va
ture. S5
An Able Effort.
Congressman Lamb. in q brief speech.
presented tho gubernatorlal nominee.
and his remarks were greeted with loud
applause
2 ''iI have been selected" he said In con-
clusion, ITO perform this pleasant task,
not because can do II more eloquently
than others. but because or my long
service and intimate acauaintance with
our leader In another field, nv
~ now have the honor OF presenting to @
you my colleague and friend, and our
next governor. the Hon, Claude A, #
Swanson, of Pttsylyania,
Mr. Swanson arose amid applause
which was hattering Indeed, and after "
referring toi the pleasant reco ollect Ions he 4,
cherished OF Hanover and her people no k
plunged into MI able and eloquent dlscup-s$
sion of the issues OF his campaign s4
He was In splendid form and spoke s
with great yigor and earnestness. and Elt as
thr,, al a al the Renlf hi can parry and his A2