The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-20
scssnents for senator and Governor
amounting to $3.50 each and proportion.
ately TO salaries Of the Offices In the
cases Of other candidates. fl

amounting to $3.50 each, and proportions.
ately TO salaries Of the Offices In the
cases Of other candidates. N
Over Entire State.
For the first time III many years can
dldatcs went before the people on tho
stump and made Il close canvass Of tho
entire state THUS seeing In person a
largo proportion Of the. 10000 votcrs, who.
primary. Naturally such Il Ign.
with only the records Of tho candidates
and the remours and charges made
against their personal and official lives,
has developed into one Of considerable
feellng and bitterness and sot11c excite.
ineilt. The partisatls of the candidates
in their zeal have said things which
would not bear the test Of accuracy, and
the candidates themselves III some cases
have snid things which simple state
inent OF the facts compelled them TO re-.
tract or amend. Besides the more or
less lnflnmmat tory speeches on the stump
the press OF the State has been teeming
with campaign publications., direct
charges or insldous attacks on records
and characters. and campaign documents
OF every sort. Hundreds OF thousands
OF letters have been written to tho indi-
vlduai voters ana especially the county
and city chairmcn and committeeman,
county jofricers and the more Influential
men OF every community. In only two
Or three cases have persons other than
Injected themselves into tho
stump campaign, and these cases have
been so few as TO leave the Inference
that they were afterwards recognized TO
have been mistakes
n All this talk, the charges counter
charges. insnuatlons and criticisms ana
the severe and In many cases bitter and
abusive publications In the rural and
city press have had the effect OF greatly
arouslng the impulsivc and excitable,
and IN giving rise to much 1ntef1pcra.
talk and Immodcratc discussion. Inc
people have divided and in many cases
manifest as much zeal and partisanry as
Il thcy were individually the targets Of
the hostile criticisms or the prospective
OF the canvass.
Fortunately no bloodshcd has been re-
ported yet, and II is sincerely hoped ny
the, conservative element that none VIII VIII
occur. but there have been mot re"
personal encounters, and in many cases
enhancement among friend sand hostile
feeling aroused. What may yet occur ny
one cal ainly. foretell. but IT 10 no"
believed that the worst is over. and that
GOODNESS and sanity may replace MEM
perate and immoderatc discussion. ana ana
Inc charges and recriminations that nave
been no often heard.
FAY Both Poured Hot Shot.
The campaign was actively opened by
Governor Montague In a speech at his
;oric spotsylvanla Courthouse, In mat
Ypecch the aspIrant made a vigorous at
tack upon the record and equipment OF
Tie Incumbent OF the office, apd AZ a ppetal
for the votes OF his hearers. he was
reported as clubbing Senator Martin as a
Department runner and an executive clerk'
n chara cter1zat ton which have been ac-
scepted BY the senator sine then. Win me
battle thus opened, the public a awaited
with expectancy the action OF Scna Tor
Martin In reply He did not long leave any
one in doubt On the other hand. ne
promptly took the stump and made
vigorous response to the attack upon his
career. and assalled the Governor IN
sarcastic retort.
From that time In April to the present,
both candidates have been appealing 70
the voters at every county seat and ar
raign!ng each other upon act or lnactioh
Interest was early developed, and almost
from the start, both candidates nave nag
large and interested audiences < TO near
them. The issues OF the campaign were
the criticisms OF Senator Martin ny tne
Governor, and the senator's counter
crl Il cisms Of him. The Governor was
charged with ncglecting his on'cial duties
with cgotism and vanity and With usinG
his office and Its patronage 70 ADVANCE
his private ambitions. Senator Martin was
accused OF claiming credit not justly due
him; with voting against Senate resolu'
tr,hfv IloY
OF senator's; with claiming to have sc.
cured for the state appropriations which
ne did not secure: with being opposed
70 the primary plan, and with being the,
head OF = corrupt party organization.
"a AS fast as one charge was disposed o.
and abandoned, another was uncarthed
until the Governor. settled down to thf
charge that the Senator was the hcac
and the beneficiary OF a machine. and
appealed 10 1.-THE people, from the ma.
chine Senator Martin retorted, charginf
tho Governor with, having the only ma
chine in the State and with wagtng q
campaign OF Inaccuracy. So it has gone
from April until mid-August and the end
is not yet. for one more day remains.
The two senatorial candidates continued.
their separate itineraries until the cam
paign was we'll advanced, when by SOM
design OF cOlnclueHCe4 DOCn tnHQ appoint
ments for King George Courthouse. Tho
Governor challenged the Senator to join
debate, and the Senator accepted, and
named The terms For three hours the
rivals riddled the records and speeches o.
each other. The Governor opened, and
the Senator closed the debate The
pnrtlsans OF the two generally claimed
that their favoritc had the advantage
but some OF the Governors supporters
admitted that while the advantage, was
with the Senator, It was due 10 the more
advantageous terms,
Candidates Met No More,
This was tile last joint debate OF tl,<
campaign, though one other challenge
was sent for another meeting. This was
at Rocky Mount ten days ago. Senate OF
Martin had arranged to address a bn,
becue; the Governor had gone thlther te
mako an address In behalf OF his can
ddacy. Tho Governor again challenged,
but the challenge was declined, Since
then the two have separately addressed
audiences at various points In tho Stute,
swinging around the clrcle'in round Of
exhausting travel and daily speaking.
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