Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
ANOTHER JOINT DEBATE
MONTAGUE AND MARTIN LIKELY
TO MEET AGAIN.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

special Correspondence OF The Star.
RICHMOND. Va, July % 1905
1t is within the range of possibility that
Gov. Montague and Senator Martin will meet
again In joint debate at Rocky Mount,
FRANKLIN county, August T. 1t Is under
$1,000 that the supporters of the senator
hao arranged for great barbecue at that
point on the date named. and the friends
OF the governor have sent him letter urg-
ing MIN to make an address at that place
tnat oay. The governor has formally ac-
copied. Senator Martin has promised to
go tnere that day, and he can be relied on
10 Keep his promise. What is more his
advocates and admirers say If there Is any
cnaHenge for second go with the senator
on the part of the governor the challenge
VIII De accepted, the declaration being made
tnat the senator will not again temporixe
pue VIII open up In q way that will nut
MS hlng George speech as a Sunday school
ADDRESS compared to plain statement OF
Lact. The result of the debate at King
george has inspired his friends to EXPRESS
the opinion that the senator will be able
| 10 Keep hiS end of the talk lively and hot
enough Tor the governor 1t is not known
Jus. what his new line Of talk will be- but
ne Is not to dodge the governor or.any one
else who feels called upon to attack him
governor Montague Is making most of
the senator's reference to the corpora ton
commission scandal as it is called, and
which was used at King George The gov
ernor resents the attack on the commission
saying the commission is men Of his choos-
ing. YET they were confirmed by senate
Wnlch was friendly to the senator The
governor is making addresses nearly every
! day. and he is receiving good reports from
al over the state. He is organizing closely
ana ms managers are keeping close watch
on every move made by the senator.
All Went to the Picnic.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians had an
excursion to the seashore Wednesday last,
and among the invited guests were Gov
ernor Montague, Senator Martin and
Claude A. Swanson The candidates ac-
cepted the invitation and made the trip,
spending the day with the excursion.sts
and entering upon the games and festivi-
tles OF the occasion with rare zest and
earnestness. They returned to the city
about 10 clock. expressing great pleasure
at the days outing and the sports enjoyed
some time ago 1t was stated in this cor
respondence that Capt. Dan NJ. Lee OF
STANFORD had expressed his intention of sup
porting and voting for Senator Martin
captain Lee is a brother OF the late General
F1tz Lee. and from several sources at
tempts were made to discredit the report
sent The Star. That the information was
absolutely correct was known, and few
Gays ago Captain Lee published a letter In
which he stated emphatically and pointedly
l eiieA iC was d supporter or senator Martin.
that General Lee never spoke of the sena-
tor except in the most complimentary and
friendly manner and saying that Senator
Martin had been kind and helpful to the
oio con1ederate soldiers and that it was a
pleasure for him to add his vote to those
of the people who intended to vote to re-
tain the senator
Ryan and the Senatorship.
Virginians have been much Interested 70
Gently in the report emanatinK in this city
to the effect that Thomas F. Ryan of New
ork, who has a legal residence In this
state. intended to offer for the senatorship
New York dispatches quoted the senator as
saying that he would esteem 1t an honor to
represent Virginia in the Senate but that
ne mad no idea OF offering for the nomina-
t1on, and virtually said that he would not
accept If the nomination were rendered him
His son. j. J. Ryan, is out in an interview
saying that Mr. Ryan has no political am
pitlon, has all he cares to do to look after
MS financial interests and has never con-
templated offering for the Senate
Entries for the state primary which is to
| be held August %, closed at noon today
with all the candidates In the contest paid
up and duly qualified to receive votes for
the position to which they aspire There
are eight places to be filled, counting the
nominations for United States senator with
a certainty that some of the gentlemen will
have time to think 1t over after the returns
nave been received. The full list of can
didates, together with the offices to be
| filled, Is as follows:
United States serator-Senator Thomas s.
Martin of Albemarie and Gov. A j. Mon
| tague of Pittsylvania
Governor-Wiliam Hedges Mann of Not
toway, Claude A. Swanson of Pittsylvania
and Joseph E. Willard of Fairfax
Lieutenant governor-James Aston Ca
bell of Richmond and ]. Taylor Ellyson of
Richmond.
Attorney general-william A. Anderson of
<hy dca nd oil w
Wythe.
Superintendent of public instruction-Jo-
seph D. Eggleston. jr.. of Prince Edward
and George Fl. Hulvey of Rockingham
Treasurer-Asher w. Harmah of Rock
bridge.
Secretary of the commonwealth-David
Q. Eggleston of Charlotte.
Commissioner of agriculture-Georpe We'll
lington Koiner of Augusta.
Judge Mann's Reply.
Some days ago a newspaper in the lower
end of the state printed a statement re-
heoting on the manner in which the nomi-
nation for state senator was awarded to
Judge Mann in his district few years ago
To this Judge Mann makes a vigorous re-
ply. saying he offered at the time the charge
was made to resign his position If scin-
tilla of evidence could be adduced to show
that he had gotten the nomination except
in a manner that would be favored by
republican. The evidence was not adduced
though the judge pleaded for any one to
come forward 1t seems that the poll books
were stolen in one county after the pri-
mary, that the certified returns were alb
stracted. The papers were in duplicate
however, and the original copy was recelv-
ed in this city the day following the rob-
berry of the clerks Office. He offers to quit
the contest now If any man will come for
ward and say that he was not fairly and
honestly nominated. The reply is couched
in language which gives no doubt as to the
earnestness of Judge Mann in the matter
The legislature. which is to convene here
the second Wednesday in January. will be
called upon to elect about one-third Of the
circuit judges of the state, all corporation
court judges (save two) and the judges of
the supreme court of appeals of the state.
The latter judges will have to be chosen
and their terms fixed for four, six, eight,
ten and twelve years. the new constitution
providing that the terms shall not expire
simultaneously, neeessitating an entire
change of the court. All of the members
of the present court are candidates for re-
election, and so far there are no names
mentioned in opposition.