The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-06
u. S. SENATORSHIP
Gov.Montague's Speech
at Spotsylvania.
WHAT He SAID ABOUT SENATOR
MARTIN.
POPULARITY OF COL. WILLARD AND Mr.. ELLYSON

PUPULAkIil Vf lOL. VILLAIN ANU NIX. LLLI9ON
Monday WAS a gaia day at Spotsyl
vauia. Politics ran high. Thre wer,
present GOV. A. j Montague Lieut.
GOV Joseph l.. Willard, and Hon. j.
Tay Tor Ellyson. candidates ior t. ). Sen
ate. Governor and Lieutenant Governor
of Virginia RESPECTIVELY
The central figure was Gov Montague
who has Just entered upon a battle royal
for the / ;. Scnatorsmp against Scna.
tor Thomas ). Martin. fight that will
dwarf all the contests for State offices.
GOV Montague WAS kept busy until :3u
with iutrOductiuus To the soN"rfgis
present. and his many friends were ne
tive. Ills pleasing manner made a good
impression tie spoke well rs hr always
does. but there was "a lack Ol enthusiasm
in the audience during his whole speech,
which was particularly marked. Whether
thi, was due 10 the TACT that the people
have not warmed mp ln the campaign or
there arr more Martin thnn Montague
men i'm Spot~ylvania. will Boz developed
later
County chairman. Dr. e. r. Massey.
introduced Gov. Montague rs a candr
date ior the L. :. Senate After paying
a tribute to SpotsyNnnia. Whose fields
have been dnenchcd with blood, hc said
his Introduction had been both hoSpil-
ble and novel; the latter i'm that he was
introduced as ~ candidate iorthe United
States SENATE. and that be- WIS the first
candidate for the office bcione ih" people,
because TIE people now have chance %
els.t senator from Virginia. This
chance Won W0uld not have.had. but for
my efforts and those of Two or three
Others
He called attention 10 the tight ior pri-
maries 10y Hon. W. \. Jones 40 Roanoke.
the five hundred DISTINGUISHED men who
attended the May convention. which
created an irresistible demand ior State
primaries as endorsed los the Norfolk
conventions lie said that the election
10y legislatures OF L. ;. senators had
proved % iailur
He r4crrrd to the milionaire senntor-
i'm the Senate. who Were cOuu,cl for lall-
roads and corporations. the iact that
one member was indicted ior hlgamy
and Others charged with crimc~.and Said
the Senator>hip should be- eleyHtcd and
ii elected with the help OF God he would
try 10 de- it,
He did MOI mukea personal criticism
of Mr.. Martin ~ hc called the Snnnt0r.
He said that his record WIS insufficient
To Justify eighteen years IN the ligtcd
States Senate. and that he had done
nothing any ordinary man could not
have don. holdmg the position of lnitcd
States Senator
lie has never originated ur manifest
rd. BE- said. "a measure oi general pub
lic Importance.
Il admit that be- j. active around the
departments. and that hr does the work
rather pi au executive clerk than OF %
senator.
lie commented upon The TACT rhai Mr.
Martin reliance j. upon his experience
exclaimiug with much curnc~tnr~~, III
Mr. Martin ran invoke hi- experience to
keep him iu the Senate why did lie not
write hi~ inrNIrlicncc 20 keep him ont of
the senate. ior surely mo- man WAS ever
elected 10 that position with less expert
enc- with public affairs. and l-~~ ac-
quamtance with The business OF the l'ro-
pie
so far rs is kuoWuhc had never writ
ten "a political article. madc "a public
spr,h, or held "a public oilr until elect
ed.
lie was absolutely unknown 10 the
people. although hr might have b'vu
personally known % minority ol the
legislature
Said IT.. the most dangerous sentiment
today is that of stand by your friends.
If am elected IL will be- without prom
isr~ 10 any one. ! viii wear no man =
collar
He reviewed his own advocacy oigond
roads in Nirginin was in favor OF
national appropriation for roads; that
the heaviest tax paid today 10y the peC.
ple of Virginia is the mud tax, which
j. more than million dollars year.
Spoke OF the wider interest in public ed
ucatiOn, presented hi, record ~ Cover
nor. and cnntIrsted il with that OF Mr..
Martin a. Senator. lie favored "a mod
iication of the tariff which will insure
equal rights and suppress special prlvi-
leges'
His reference 10 senator Barksdale,
whois quoted as saving that he had
rather be- IN Ill without claws than
i'm Virginia with Montague ~ Senator.
was decidedly humorous. He pictured
him pulling m hiH red craynt. so n To
have nothing ON resembling M0ntague's
hair. and replacing it with Il black tie,
which might Nv vet an emblem ofmoun-
ing before the campaign j. over. He
had no special desire to SEE Barksdale
leave the State, but thought he could be-
spared without much loss.
Lieut. Gov. Willard added much 10 his
in SpotsAlvania by his truly
manner He knew a great
many OF those present and those he did
not know he was introduced TO. lie fol-
lowed GOV. Montague in n speech OF
twenty minutes. and was introduced by
Chairman Massey. His speechwas prac-
tically that defining his policy outlined
in his published address to the voters OF
Virginia. II j. safe TO say that II the
present conditions continue he VIII carry
the county by IA large majority
Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson was the last
speaker. He spoke about fifteen min
ltes. Mr.. Ellyson is great iayonte IN
Spotsylvania. and the county is practi-