The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-03
BRUNSWICK GIVES
MONTAGUE OVATION
Confederate Veterans Escort Him
to the Place of
Speaking.
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Especial to The Times-nispatch)
4 LAWREN CEyILLE, VA, Aug. 2.-The
largest crowd that has assembled at this
place for a long time was here day to
meet and hear the address OF Governor A..
]. Montague. The crowd was estimated at
one thousand or over Including many
ladies, who listened and applauded with
en- thusiasm.
Governor Montague arrived on the vest
bound train from Norfolk about ! o'clock
and was met by the Brunswick Camp OF
Confederate veterans and escorted by them
to the courthouse square, where n bar
bccue was served. Their action, which
was the highest tribute which could be
paid TO the popular Executive, won the
applause and admiration OF the hundreds
who looked on,
After dinner the meeting was called
to order by Or. r. g.. Powell. who an
nounccd that Mr.. j. ". Bailey. one Of
the most influential and prominent cit
liens OF the county would preside. Mr..
Bailey in n few appropriate remarks In
troduced Mr.. q. P. Buford, who In a most
entertaining speech OF twenty minutes In
troduced Governor Monta que.
The Governors reception was an ova-
ton, and It was some time before he
could begin his speech. Flo began by a
pleasant reference to DR.. Powell and an
eloquent tribute to the Confederate SOL
dlers, which aroused a great deal of en-
thusinsm. He then gave his reasons for
not signing the bill to place the statue OF
General Lee In the hall OF fame In WASH
ington, stating that relatives OF General
Lee did not desire 1t done; Confederates
from generals to prlvates did not wish It
done. MS long as the feeling then existing
at the North continued, he would never
oo, cant n plnc thc stn tua n thts cnIlu.
try's greatest chleftaln where 1t was not
wanted He vetoed the Confederate pen
sion bill because It was unconstitutional,
and the money appropriated for the SOL
dlers could not be expended as desired,
and as soon as tho bill was properly
drawn he signed 1t and 1t is now a law
OF tho State. s
lie favored the single list Of books and
was the only member OF tho Board OF
Education who did, He was powerful
In his earnest eloquence Of the primary
and singing In his remarks on the atti-
tude Of the junior senator In reference to
1t.
He demonstrated to the entire satls-
faction OF his hearers that tho present
system of electing United States senators
breeds corruption, and the remedy Is ia
have them elected by the people, Mr., Mar
tin he said, until very recently opposed
the primary. and that through his influ-
ence 1t was defeated at the Roanoke
convention,
He minated that the life OF the pri-
mary depended upon the defeat OF Mr..
Martin. He thought there should DO
pederal appropriations for roads, and
pledged himself, II elected, to use his
hest efforts to get such appropriations.
one vote Of the junior senator's he do
fed him to explain, why he spoke and
voted for the appropriation Of three hun-,
d,ed thousand dollars for the construa-.
ton OF a depot for the pennsylvania
RAILROAD in Washington when he and
only ono other Democrat In the whole
Senate voted for the appropriation.
lie was severe In his Accommodations q