The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-19
Governor or Montague Ad. y;
dresses Big Crowd. q.
At Berkeley.
.CRlTICIZES SEVERELY
COUNTY .GOVERNM'Is
Refutes the Claim Of opponents,
That There is No Fusion in
Norfolk County Speech
Received With En-
thusiasrn and Ap-
plause.

plause.
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Especial to Tho Times -Dispaeeh.)
NORFOLK, IA, April 1s. Before an au-
dtence that taxed the capacity Of Pythttan
Castle, IN Borkley. Governor Montasuoi \
tonight denounced fusiorhSm in Nor
folk county. and urged his hearers " $tos \
units and stamp It out, He declared he
one purpose 4 for attending the meeting
was to lend his sympathy a. the Gov
ernor OF the State to the figh the Z
Straaghtout Democrats are making 70 B
gain control Of affairs IN NJ the county
whioi, he hoped would lend @ercoura xeSSs
ment to them in the struggle <.
The Governor & remark wsre foyca3ul.s
ana 8pungentS and were received with on n7s9
thusiastn and unstinte ed APPLAUSE He AaAd :ES
SE.'Isf find no trouble In speaking " than q
stand in such q lght as this. e II HI
THE meeting was held by the Demo
cratic Executive committee OF Norfolks
county forGthe purpose Of exposing and
denouncing fusionism In county poll hcs.
Governor Montague u was e int reduced b by5fs
County Chairman George w. Jones. who
pr esi dad rs over the meet tinEs- The "a Nv
was packed long before the hour set s1orl
the speaking. many ladies' being seated
linsthe audience
stlAs Governor Montague entered the Sfas-Ta.
s.a se = 4. xie but the soya-
ton tend cred $the H Governor drowned the
strains OF 5rusic and shouts q ~ s Three
cheers for the next u nlted States senator.
from Virg nia, 4 folio wed the dtstin glasn-
g visitor; V made rs Nas y tl'sl
platform. ea
Before : s. y sss
Mr. Jones reaa
Committee, denouncsng fusio onlsm and 3ins,s.
tvitinvH b Senate Thomas S iE M ar in u and,
cl.s mi aria to .be presett at s
~
ernor and las s ten LOT
q, ~, 49, 1,y5
e! ltot - ~ =
He bega q N saying x :a8s !, :. u,
there bad SYM
a ti,w II q = ha struggle for mas terry. they
pally se ts - foik county
the pem9cthss - ~ had aositte
sympathy frSiEthe psope th 81 fal
your 4 !, ~, hecn
ure g y
tnrous hes n In COUNTY
affairs an an alWays for = nsss a n.
acy Z, 4, : ne, p terrupted ;L
,m a,aa : a. a. ~ IA door
wy. .Yes - replied the. Governor Ike
Wnite ~ s1 ~ p fraids " r the1n
bla ck = seatement made BY
SthatSt here was
SIN q Tx M ~ wa d-$
were Da. .a ha s cSisf 7 Txacn live of the
Sscd ~ IA rtv hrea cf and
state t0 JUMP ,5o .,,e tie
WIDEN
returns OF me electl9.s
that the o., cast !'! bo,,t Ia nun
~ voters claimed toI oIhaye
been x
te = ., 10 rn lre-
eeiyed ceH only s,714 votes. When there we're
tvy. ~, 'sse. ~ ' . u
w i = ~, - ono White Democrat IN
%y. vavoted arainst nle IN that
.,,ad 4he snenfer ..yoi have had 4
~ bw on aeco,nt of the nefffciaTt
my : yInpasnty ~ - IA co,'ntv,s nfairs.
1n..Yes lnaYas to' elsct supervlsors who
vii not have 4 e 4 = be !. an' e Joined for oyer
craving eAe,l n sara q. =, u
nave Megao lse9 registered q
Norfolk M W county, and i believe they got 4
many 2 q yop Wifi hd;, Rsoplsh; 2ih, s. vo,, Daa
,I II shs some net tIne Back which
.tlt't "A 20 chers md
was ATTENDED 1sa.,, ,,,a,;inn
e solemn hny to protest
against the indignlt!es to which you had
been subjected under the present Coy
ernment and to unite In 5thro oWing on &the "
burd that the negro vote @ thrust ra St upoa sat
as the black lines we're draw wn3 "a st. There 4
was no excitement at that meeting. Every
iin himself and forshis neghbor's welfare"
Governor Montague referred to the rec
M, tl,as eiaf q Can raj 3Co,nmittea X
tha ~ q - ap tnmt Committee as the
inoi itmnteS Execiitve COMMITTEES OF Nor