The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-10
MONTAGUE SPEAKS. .
IN W v ! |. ] i
Introduced to Large Audience
BY Colonel Robert %; E.t
SWithers. G5
REPLIES TO SENATOR MARTIN
Was Not a Delegate at Either
Roanoke or Norfolk Con-
ventons. III;

Especial to Tho Times Dlspntch.) F
WYTHDV1LLE, VA, August g.-Gov-
ernor Montague spoke In the opcr; house
this evening, In the interest Of HIS can
dIdacy for tho United States Senate. THO
Governor was introduced by cx-Unted
States Senator, Il. Il. 1vithers. who spoke
briefly or the history or bossism and the
cause OF the movement for the election OF
senators by direct vote Of the people
or primary nomination. He alluded to
Senator Cnmeron's statement who, he
said, was the first boss. that 1t was cas-
Ter 10 buy tho legislature than the pco
pie who elected the legislature Colonel
Withcrs said though lie had passed out
OF politics for about twenty years It ar
f0rded him pleasure To Introduce the
Governor. both on account OF his friend
ship for his father. and because he thor
4 oughly agreed With the principles upor
which the Governor was making his can
vas. Colonel Withers was greeted with
4 applause when he rose to speak. and fire.
1lently& for sentiments expressed during
\ his remarks. # "a
The Governor made n strong, eloquent
speech on the ain lines heretofore fol-
loved He devoted u greater portion Of
his time to the primary plan OF nomn1t-
Ing senator's, and replied to Senator Mir,
at Roanoke and Norfolk conventions j,
favor Of the plan. the statement that he
wnE ~ delegate to neither convention. but
n candidate, and received, the nomination
mt both. while the Junior senator confess
eddy fought the plan at Lynchburg. and
said nothing for II In Norfolk: that The
senator only cane in when the plan was
assured. the horse under the wire and
the tail board OF the wagon let down. SO
Not a a mt MI ora 0ui1ti mott nr
physically or politically to jump In the
wagon and ride That he ran for Cover
nor on n platform embracing The nlan,
and for eleven years had used his fnnu-s
encc In its favor.
At this point he spoke with effect on
the duties OF citizenship and the great
safeguard to the rights and lIbertles8ofl
the people affected by the ballot and
appealed TO theFpeople to sustain him.
who had helped give them that power
rather than one who opposed and done
nothing for It.. The speaker. with force.
depicted the midnight CAUCUS and COM
pared It with the voter In the daytime,
casting his ballot Referred feelngly to.
the defeat OF General Hunton and by
an unknown man BY the action OF this
caucus. 5Ft t,s tgN
He read from q Petersburg paper Is
sued about the time asklng.hWho was
Thomas S.. Martini
@ In reply TO the speech OF Senator Mar
tin at Newport News. in which he state
Southern senators had heretofore had
given 100 much attention to sentiment.
the speacr grew eloquent. and was fre--i
ducrtly applauded. He said that II the
minority did nothing II would never be
IN the majority. and refuted the idea
isn't nothing could be done by minor
lty.
%I on the whole the speech WAS n very
strong one and well received. There
were many ladies In the audience, who
frequently attcstcd their approval by
uniting In the applause and to whom the
Governor paid n beautiful tribute.