The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-14
SPEAKS TO LARGE q.
CROWD in BRISTOL
Judge Mann is Given An An. Eh' Esil't
thusiastic Reception in Suf-
folk, Though the Rain
Reduced the Size Of
the Crowd Some
what. as
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BRISTOL. VA. July s.-Governor Mon
tague addressed an audience OF nearly
thousand people. including many ladies
In the Har1neling Opera House in Bris-
ernor amounted to an ovation. Preceding
tho Governors speech of nearly two
hours In length, the military: band dis>
coursed stirring airs. Governor Montague
was introduced to the nudience by D. D.
Hull, Jr., chief counsel for Virginia Iron,
Coal and Coke Company. Turning some-
what from tho common course, the Govs
crnor made n strong appeal for supportsi
and one calculated to make q lastlna
Impression. NJ NJ S, d.
His attention having been called td
articles In the Danville ne wspapers, which
stated 1t as q matter OF record that the 4
Governor had paid no Personal taxes sincsS
1eM, that he had paid no poll taxes An. I
seven years. q N 8 L! n;
Papers Vilify Him.
The Governor said In his speech to.
night that there were six or seven = eWs.-.8
3vilify him at every opportunity. He ex-S
plnined that he had never at any time
declined to pay any tax ticket that was I
presented and that he always contributed :
tcheerfully tdi the support Of government
4 but 1t appeared that no poll tax had been 4
assessed against him for seven years. W
Having moved from DanvileHto Rich
,nond the assessor at either place had
In some way failed to enumorate him for
poll taxes, As soon as that matter came
to his attention he promptly had It looked Z
UP and settled. .8i @ II. 55if S54 4.
For the benefit OF those who would
mako capital Of this, the Governor de-
clnrod that he was no tax dodger, and 4
that he did not ask nor want the sup-8
port OF any person who thought he was.
,a3The Governor Insisted OH the idea
that he Is a VI candidate Of the Masses
representing the primary system as being
fundamentally Democratic, while his op-E
.ponent had Il placed himself on record
heretofore as opposing the primary plan
because 1t had been aimed against him,
Selfish Attitude. 5
The attitude Of the Junior senator on 4
this Issue he declared to be q selfish
one. He was afraid to trust the people,
and now that he has to, no says he \
fnvors tho primary plan
SaTInO Governor Stllu flIltlt eIGGlelt ~ lhe
Senate he would preserve his indepen-.ti
dence and serve the people, declining to
wear nny mans collar lie referred
pointedly to the dangerous tendency Of
machine politics. and declared that what
ever might bo charged, he had not and
would not tolerate machine methods to 4
elevate himself. preferring the triumph Z
that is backed BY the will of the people.
The Governor will leave for Richmond Z
tomorrow morning. t XVI
Those Present. Mi
Tho following prominent gentlemen of
Bristol and Washington county, BY 1nvi-
tai ton Of Colonel 8. v. FulkersOn, q 6nlcn-h
Der Of the staff OF Governor Montaglc,
served as vice presidents of the big NJ \
tague meeting at the Harmling Opera
house hers tonight: 3,
Allison j. Cioyd ByarsY w. w. Bourne
Jero Bunting, Preston Buchanan, James
Is. Brewer IA. Beverage, BENJAMIN Q.
Cochran, Thomas Campbell s. NJ; Camp
bell. Frank Collman. Newton NJ, Col-
s. y. Fulkerson. G. L, Fairtax, y. y NJ y
oloe, fI.S D. Gibson a. A. EIobson, J., T.
Howell, II. G. Jones' w. B. Kllgors, y.
L. Kelly w, Frank Klnsey. James q,
Lyon Joseph II, Lockett, ]. D. Mitchell,
~ g Mcneil L; Mecormacki a ,1or AndreT, !, w w.
Rouse. John *. Rogers. Stephen Rog-
ers, Samuel Read. J. d. Rodefer, q, II. Z
Russell, Walter H. Robertson, 2. a.
Scott, ". IT. Sentar. Il. II. Seneker. Fl.
G. Simpson, Franck Taylor, 2. 3, Vance,
Charles w, Warden Robert Waskey,
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