The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-06-17
IN KING AND QUEEN
GOV. MONTAGUE'S SPEECH THERE
Martin Men" Preseni-The Contest Between
Sears and SiubbS.

JAoi9 duh Sth9hsf
King and Queen &. H.. Va. June y, %
The regular term oi the Circuit court
OF King and Queen county was opened
today hy his honor. judge q. Taylor
Gaructt. Notwithstanding the heavy
doWupour ul rain the night before, ana
thc exceedingly hot. sullry and threaten
mg morning. large crowd gathered
early iu the day and remained unill late
m lhr afternoon. \ large and dlstln-
pui~hrd array of lawyers grHcrd the o.
casiun. From King William there were
judge %. q. GWnthncy. Julian Baghy
and Mr.. Edwards. from Gloucester, Hon.
!. \. Stuhhs. from Mathews, Hon. j.
Boyd Sears. from Middlcr.'X Judge \. B.
Evans. Col Jnu X. Saunders aud Mcssrs.
Walter Eyland aud Willie Evans; irom
l.s,,x. Judge Thos. l.. Blakey, IL. W.
NeNbiIl and Hon. Jas y. Lewis, ami
King and Queen. Hon g. h. Jones judge
j. ". Fl-t and Messrs. Frank smith
aud Douglass Mitchell
Tie great drawing card and chiel lea
turr ui attraction was also present III
the person Oi GOV. T. }. Montague. he
bad come 90 m,--t the peOpleol King AMI
Queen and adjoining counties, 10 discuss
the i~slrS oi the day and To present hlr
views and desires ~ 10 the Senatorial
contest The people had come To meet
and tu hear the man whom they have
known from his early manhood, and
who. hy virtue of his splendid civic vlr-
tues. his brave and courageous states
maushlp. and tine charm and graces ol
his maichlcSs OratOry. had steadily ana
deeply grown iu their confidence and
their affection. Atl,3Oit was announced
that GOV. Montague would speak IN the
courthouse. The building was quickly
crowded with an eager and enthusiastic,
audience anxious 10 hear every word
tnat might fall from his lips. As you
looked over that eager. earliest audience
ui high toned. chiynlrOus men aud at
tmrtNr beautiful women. you ~nid ~
Was % great and inspiring tribute Ia Il
great man.
After most beautiful ana graceful
tribute To the peoplr and the counties oI
MddleS,N and King and Queen. IN which
the happie-t days oi his life had been
spent. the Governor entered AT once upon
"a discussion of the great Questions IN
volved in the Tact and principles oil tht
coming primary. lie claimed that he had
bern misrpr.sented ~ To the spirit ol
bis Spotsylyania speech he had sald
nothing harsh or abusive about senator
Martin. hp had examined the Junior sen
ator. public record and shown, rs b,
conceived. its weakness. This he had n
ripht todo. Dark indeed would he the IN
rur. history OF Virginia II the prord Oi
lis public official servants could not b
examined and discussed. Back To the
people. Turn ON the light let the peo-
plr .,. and know and Judge. This was
the key-uOte Oi bis speech Oi two hours.
n was mobile. dignihed, masterful pre-
..utation oi the iSsues involved III the
coming contest. II madea profound i'm
preston upon the large and appreclatlve
audience which listened as spell bound
fo every word that fell from the lips oi
the eloquent and powerful speaker
There were Martin men OF prOml-
ncnce and influence in the large gather
inc. then. ar many such in the county oi
KING and Queen, but, 50 lar a. your cor
respondent could see, the popular trend
is toward Montague undoubtedly.
Mes~r~. Sears and Stubbs were moving
among the crowd. smiling and gracious
This contest fOr State Senator promises
to be- warm and exciting The DRIFT III
King and Queen is perceptibly and de
cidcdly toward Mai. Subhs.
Philos.