Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-08-11
MARTIN AND MONTAGUE
Did Not Meet In Joint Debate
Extracts from Tines-Dispatch.,

ali hope of division of time between
the two senatorial candidates van
ished. The contretemps was short
and sharp.
The Governor challenged, inviting
joint discussion with a reversal of
the terms obtaining at the historic
King George meeting. The Senator,
anxious to accept both challenge aud
terms proposed, was overbarred by
his friends. The Rocky Mount bar
becue and reception, arranged 10 his
honor, they declared appertained to
a social function, aud they would
consent TO no intrusion, even though
1t be the Governor of Virginia who
came. The question was thoroughly
threshed out. and the long and short
of it was that, automatically as
could be, but nevertheless, unmis-
takably, the Governor was informed
that he would not be received; that
he was, in fact, that thing most
aptly described in the street corner
phrase, a "butter ill.,"
Separated by half mile of awful,
blistering DIRT road, the two speak
ers at noon assembled the platform,
and for two hours pummelled each
other with this intervening space.
The writer visited both meeting
places. Senator Martin appeared to
have the larger crowd, though it was
not three to one, as some of his fol-
lowers were inclihed to believe. The
utmost enthusiasm prevailed at both
meetings. Both men were in deadly
earnest and both hurled their bitter
est darts.
SENATOR MARTINS WARM SPEECH
Following are extracts from the
Senator's two hours speech, the hot
test OF the campaign. A tanning.
yelling crowd greeted Senator Mar.
TIN. The appearance of the distin-
guished speaker was the signal for
an oatburst of hoarse shouts, in
which the footing of horns and the
rumble of big bass drum predomi-
mated. Rude logs were stretched
along the ground, and upon the
boards laid across them sat and
stood the people-men, women and
children. Congressman Hal. Flood
sat cross-legged upon the planks,
guarding the papers, and now and
then handing one of them to the
speaker.
Senator Martin led of with
lengthy exposition of his attitude
upon the primary question. In
Roanoke he had opposed the propo
sltion, because it was made applica-
bic to the United State Senate alone
plan, which, if adopted, would
have imposed a prohibitiye assess
ment upon him as candidate for that
office. When this plan was ult-
mately enlarged to include in the
primary system, not only senators,
but governors, encouragement and
other officers, dividing the expenses
among them and making it possible
for all to run, he (Martin) had ap-
proved the suggestion, and had In
the Richmond convention offered the
motion which caused its adoption.
Nov, what has my distinguished
competitor done? In the Roanoke
convention the majority of the dele
gates favored him for attorpey.pen-
eral. lie, therefore, controlled the
convention. His voice was not
heard; yet he tells you now he was in
favor of q primary. 1t was presented
again in Norfolk 1.-THE convention
that nominated him governor). HIS
voice was again as silent as the
grave. When the amendment plan
was finally offered in the Richmond
convention / moved that the report
be adopted. Much applause.) Still
the voice of my competitor was not
heard. Now he is playing this thing |
up for hissown aggrandizement."
de touched briefly upon the Gov.
ernor's statement that d colorless
man Is greater menace to the South
than the colored man, which utter
ance he stigmatized, declaring it to
be unworthy Of white Democrat.
Senator Martin took up the matter
OF the Lee statue and the executives
failure to act upon the bill. He
paid tribute to Lee. He read from
showing that he Martini
and Fitzhugh Lee had at the
time both called upon the State to
stand to its guns and not succumb.
The Legislature passed the bill or
dering the bust of Lee to 90 into
Statuary Hall. The bill went to the
Governor. add the Governor sion
~ cried the Senator. "Oh. no.
Did ne veto it? He did not; he 4
merely said the bill was unnecessary.
nexpedient aud unwise. | wouid
'heerfully have walked one hundred
niles for the privilege of signing I
The Senator leaned forward and +
lred his words straight into the :
aces OF the crowd. "Gentlemen. !"
ie declared, sat that time the Cover.
Tor OF Virginia was being talked of &
IL over the country as strong and '
ole young executive. He was being e
mentioned as worthy nominee for a
De Vice-presidency of the United j
states. Perhaps it was the danger
I offending the Northern veterans
hat prevented him from signing the Il
MI, placing the statue of General b
lee In Statuary Hall. Perhaps he +
Vas afraid to veto the same bill ON b
count of the effect it would have tt
n the Confederates of the South. Il
nd so ne played the role of the col N
rless man. 81
"lf ne has made a single accurate 81
tatement since opening his cam 8,
sign in Spotsylvania last April. | N
ave not discovered IT." shouted the d
enator. 81 will give prize for fl
ny accurate statement of my dis c.
nguished competitor that can be L
iscoVered. Accuracy is not his a