The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-09

voters. To-day was horse-show day. but
the rainy weather kept II good many PEG.
BILE froii town that would have come
otherwise. },6f
6 The speaker was introduced by rev q.
n. 3rbwn who In a ell-receivcd speech
presented Mr.. Martin TO the audience.
The senator's opening rcmAlks. were
regarding the primary plan Of electing
state officers, for which, he said, his dis
tlngulsled competitors claimed the honor
OF lnn,iguratlng ut the nl,ich.taked-of
1IOanoke convention. 3ii#l
tAs n matter OF fact" said the Senn-
tor. "Congressilhn William A., Jones is
responsible for tho primary plan Ut elect
ing officers voted to defeat the pi'i-
mary plan AZ Roanoke and have no nrol-
ickies 10 make fort that act. AT the Rich
nond convets ION where thc primary plan
OF nominating officers was adopted, the
Governor never raised his voice II, behalf
of It, but II was adopted upon my mo-
ton, NV distinguished compctitor Is ask
Ing you to'votc for something Jones'
md myself have done. He charges thnt
T controlled the Legislature or YirRtnln.
n that Is 80 am alone responsible foi
the primary plan.b and II he is sent to
the scnnte he will go for something I
have done. Mr.. Montague sayB he fnvot's
the single list Of schcal books. lie was
one OF the InrN AWIO NlIie ti''9N
OF books that should be used y tho
ls:rte when he was attorney general.
Wish to Know When.
Captain a. J. TYnes. Montague sym
pathizcr. interrupted tho speaker to know
the date that Mr.. Montague voted for
the double list. The Senn tors reply was
that It was shortly after he became At
torney- General Of Virginia.
In rarlv& to tho Governors chm rre TINT
the Senator was n department runner.
he said that from reports OF corruption
In the offices OF the Superintendent Of
Public instruction It would seem that n
little department running on the Cow
ernors part would not be out OF place.
He wanted to know II he was expected
ia do Ills duty in Washington md the
duty OF the Governor of Virginia. too.
Tho Senator at length discussed tho
Virginia debt which was recently nd
justed Regarding his service In Wash
Ing ton. the Senator. said he hardly had
time to eat sometimes for work that
he had to do Ia the departments for the.
benefit Of his colleagues.
my twelve years OF service, =
.he said, II have worked nearly sixteen
hours each day."
jeercd at him for standing by his friends
Before would go back on my
friends" said the Senator. II would
trample under foot one hundred senator
srips.''
He said there had not been enough
department work done In Richmond; that
the people were being charged seventy
five cents for book that costs eighteen
cents. Z
.'The statement which my distin-
guIshed competitor made" he said, was
that If appropriations were all the people
wanted that 1t would be better to send
Republican to the Senate"
Made On Their Merits.
Mr.. Martin said that q Democrat can
get as many appropriations as a Repub-
ilican, az they are made on their merits
II will vote for any appropriation
he said. which ] think is just, no mat
ter by what party proposed 9
s The Senator laid especial stress upon
the large number OF appropriations which
he had gotten for various institutions In
the State. Senator Martin read an ex
tract from speech delivered sby the
Governor. In which the latter said regard
ing the defeat OF the prin2ry plan at
said he defeated It because It would
have cose him $4,000. II he would vote
against d just prlncipal to save $l0,o 900,
would he not vote for an unjust princi-
lilo to save SO, 1000? don't say he would
but / say there is little difference IN the
two propositions ii 50.
Mr.. Martin said that az along ne mas
tried to conduct the campaign on a high
2nlane. but read the above article to show
his hearers how he was being attacked
and what forbearance he had to show.
Mr.. Martins friends are satisfied WIN
his speech here and are confident that
great good has been done his canvass.