The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-08-10
MARTIN vs.. MONTAGUE
RIVALS FOR THE SENATORSHIP AR
RAlGN EACH OTHER
ROCKY MOUNT ENTEUrAIM BOTHCANOIOATts
They Fail to Come Together in Joint Debate

Disappointed a. many Were that the
Senatorial rivals did not come lace To
face Monday at Rocky Mount, IN Frank
lin county. all were nevertheless delight
ed al the vigorous speaking. Local feel
inc il high over the Senatorial contest
IL was acccntuated because oi ARRANGE
mrnts for Martin barbecue. His al
hcrrnts insisted that Governor Montague
was butting lin. and consequently they
resented any suegestiOnoi lont debate
h.caus,. il would countenauce his com
ing.
\ conference was held AT which Sena-
tor Martin urged an acceptance ol the
challenge from the governor. Finally hr
welded reluctantly To his partNs wishes
and the Martin workers studiously IL
nnrcd the governor prcsence.
Governor Montaguc's supporters
strongly denounced the statement that
he came mhidden. They say that
County Chairman Anderson. "A Martin
man. signed the invitation for Montague
To come July 3. and when ii appeared
Montague could sot come until August
court day. that the Martin managers
then concealed their plans for barbecue
ull after IL was settled that Montague.
a. we'll as Martin, WAS coming.
MAulV RAND IN THE LEAD.
Cnmparisuns wen, made rs To- which
had the larger audience ThctwO bands
marched mp from the station AT II
O'Clock. with cavalcadr of carriages,
horsrmcn and pedestrians trailing. The
L l. 4
Kept step around a biz Martin banner.
They proceeded through the town. wheel
ing ont 10 the right 10 the Robertson
Hotel Nearby. under enormous trees,
the crowd. wanting To hear the JUNIOR
Senator. gathered The Montague band
came after. also playing pixie, hut
wheeled 10 the left. and went over lit
tie run and mp a steep hill To the old
courthouse.
Probably Seuator Martin had the
larger audience 10y a coupleOi hundred or
more. but GOV. Montague had no reason
to be- dissatisfied. II was said that Mar |
tins audience. had many women and
children. and. ON the other hand. that
many men wearing Martin badges were
among the governors listeners. " a
matter of fact. two-thirds Of 5000 or
( 900 people present heard "a portion oi
both speeches. They chased back ana
forth under the hroiliug sun. climbing the
steep hill To the courthouse and then de-
~cruding
CLAIMS OF THE TWO CANDIDATES.
GOV. Montague declared iu his ~pa'V'h
that. with fair count and Il good turn
out. hr would win 10y from twenty 10
twenty-five thousand. senator Martin
made no public declaration. but his init
mate friends say Montague will not carry
more than twenty counties andnot more
than two or three cities. The Martin
men are SUR OF his nomination..
As Franklin county Is in Representative
Swanson's district. il j. conceded 10 him
for governor. This fact. however. did
not prevent Lieut.. Gov. Willard from
having cordial pceptiOn lie came
down from Roanoke and was given the
clad hand from every quarter. Ills dem
ncratic bearing and gOOd-iellowsmp are
winning many votes
The speaking. while it included bat lew
new points. was OF thrilling interest 10
The hearers. The governor and the SEN
ator alike sailed in vigorously Every
telling point made against the opposite
candidate was rewarded 10y an out
burst. GOV. Montague whackcd the
Nartiuites and their barbecue AT the very
outset. They We're. he said. after food
lor their stomach. tie added that be-
Twas of "thoSc who prefer honor M our
/ hearts and sentiments and truth Tor our
conSciences." Ridiculing the idea OF ap-
preparations for little harbOrs that 20
nowhere and get nowhere, he declared ms
| Democratic opponents. like 'sleuth-
mounds. have followed me, assaillng mc
personally.
PAYING TU-IR RESPECTS ~ SPEECH
II want 10 meet these bosses and rings
i'm "A Joint debate. continued the Cover
nor. Il came here for that purpose, but
/ they have escaped to the barbecue.
| over ON the other eminence. under
-prrading oaks. Senator Martin perspir-
/ inc from every pore. a. was GOV Monta-
/ rue. had taken mp the charge oi King.
/ lie was giving the governor hail Colun-
/ hia ior neither signing nor yetOing the
/ bill To place Gen. Lees statue in the Cap
itol at Washington. "MhO was the col
orless man at that time? he asked amid
resounding cheers. Had been COVER,
nor would have walked 100 miles to
sign that bill" (Applau-e)
lie read list OF measures that the
governor refused 10 sign or veto, pro
,eeding point 10y point, pauslng 10 EN-
phasize that the governor was inaccu-
rate a. usual" orthat the governor was
playing a little cheap politics.
In the course OF one fOrceiul point the
Senator declared: III Gov. Montague has
made an accurate statement since ne be-
gan his campaign at Spotsylyania Court
House. have not discovered 1t. zap
plause.l
GOV Montague. was telling again his
version of the primary and rehearslng
his side of the settlement between Nlr-
pinia and the Federal government, by
which he alleges that Senator Martin So
cured $3.50 and by which Senator Mar
tin claims to have received 81 ,723,OOO.
Under the other oak tree Senator Mar
tin was telling how Gov. Montague seven
years ago opposed the single book sys-
TEN for the public schools, and about "A
wear ago finally submitted resolution
10 abolish the multiple system, although
now claiming that he had been against
the multiple system all alOng. The audi
ence went wild as he dealt the governor
these blows. and as he took up the set
Element with the government, "Atter we
had passed that appropriation, he de
clard. wouldn't it have been the decent
thing for the governor to have CORE
sponded with me about the proceeding
before the Treasury Department? Know
inc the case as well a. did, ! could have
gone there and settled the account IL
> thirty minutes without the further eX
= penditure of a cent.
"He went to Washington, then hired
p. clerks TO prepare an account, and pdl1
r them 81 $50 for work on claim that
+ he SAYS, was worth only $3.50 10 Nir
ginia. Is not that an excellent business
governor? wild applause II any
schoolboy could not see the ialsity OF I'M
r statement, would not think him fit t.
learn trade
And so the long-distance firing wen
on from noon till about O'Clock. Tn