The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-04
Guest
MONTAGUE \ | 4 | !: CLUB B
Addresses Large Audience in the
City Of Alexar1-
SPEECH LOUD LY APPLAU bed
Difference .of Arithmetic Between
the Governor and Senator.
Martin.
(special!to Tho ,Times-Dispatch

Especial to Tho Times Dispatch)
ALBxANDRIA.s.;V A., June a:--Governor
IA j. Mon que ID elivered AN address be-
fore the citizens OF Alexandria in BE-:
half Of his candidacy for the United
States Senate. The meeting was held un-
der the, auspices Of the Montague Club
OF this city. the members Of which were
seated on the stage. Among them were.
Captain Albert Bryan. president Of the
club: Captain s. r. Donohoe, Captain.
Crandall Mackey, Dr.. Hugh Mcguire.
Messrs. r. C. s. Moncure, A. D. Brock
EFT, John NJ, Johnson, N. p. t. Burke,
Julian Burke A. s. Don Ahan and George
Rucker. 55 .
Captain Bryan introduced the Cover
nor, saying that ono SO well known q
he scarcely needed an Introduction to an
Alexandria audience. Governor M onta-
quo opened his speech by saying that
he would not apologize for appearing
before the audience in behalf of his can
didacy.5 for the United States Senate be-
cause he was OF the opinion that the
discussion Of the position occupied by
candidates for public Office had a whole
some 9 fleet. gt
He stated that the present method of
I electing United States Senator's did not
give as good results to the people as
1t should, because they " ere not 8respon-
sble to the people for their position
and actions. Z. i, a b
The lack Of real in terest on the part
OF the people was responsible for the
graft on the part Of sono Of the Sena.-
3 Grs IN connection with the public land
Nd other cases. AS a remedy for this
evil. lie was OF the opinion that the.
ballot should he put directly into tho
hands OF tile people and let them vote!
for their Senator, If tho people We're
competent to elect the lower house, they
should be competent and elect the upper.
house also. The Democracy OF y lrsin'a.
realizing that q reform was needed, put
the primary ballot into the hands OF inc
people. i, gt
IN the Roanoke convention, held sew.
oral years ago, the junior senator from
Virginia, he stated. had opposed this
nv all the means known o modern poll
5tfcians. He was not here, he said, to
make an attack on anybody but t, ms q
citizen of the Commonwealth he had the
right tn. criticize the actions OF public,
mon. At the Richmond convention the
Junior senator had also opposed this
measure, and now he was appealing to-
tho very people whom he said, In effect,
were incompetent to vote for their sena-.
tors. < The Governor failed to see the
logic of this position, Speaking of Sena-.
tor Martin in connection with the. de-
partmental runner speech, he sald:r" IT
viii recognize that n senator should bnT
HdilIgent In. the departments and I have
not dIsparaged him In Ills cndenvors to.
get appropriations But these, are only
a small part Of the duties tof a senator"
1l t MARTINS VOTE
He maintained that the junior senator
had never supported any great measure
for the good Of the American people, savo
~ his bare vote. and that he had never
opposed any measure which was harmful
save by voting against 1t. In speaking
Of government control Of railroads, he
said that they were no more private
nroperty than a highway was private
property, and this opinion had been ex-