The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-03
JUDGE LEWIS
OPENS CAMPAIGN.
Makes a Conservative.
Speech and Is Much
Appllia:u,djed.
THE SLEMPS ARE
MORE EMPHATIC.
Chairman Slernp Declares Politics
and Carrying Election a Purely
Business Proposition ~ Con-
gresham Slemp Boldly
Predicts Republican
Victory.

Especial From a Staff Correspondent
f HARR1SONBURG, VA, { September g
Judge IT, l.. Lewis, the ca didatc for
the governorship, and several other Re-
publican speakers addressed q nesting
here this afternoon. at what may be
regarded as the formal opening Of the
State campaign. The meeting was held
In the courthouse. Possibly four hum
dred people were present. Including a
goodly number of Democrats and several
negroes, who may or may not have the
right to cast their ballots. sF
FL Judge Lewis spoke "a bout two hours
The other speeches were very short.
The speech Of Judge Lewis was very
conservative. 1t was largely devoid OF
those features which are calculated to
excite enthusiasm There was not much
of this article visible, although the
judge. who lived here for years, was
warmly received upon being introduced
by Chairman John e. Webb, and was
frequently applaudcd. But nc was not
so aggressive as he might have been.
The speech was entertaining and entirely
lacking In that which would offend the
senslbilitLes OF his opponents. When tho
applause and the accompanying strains
or the band had subsidized, Judge Lewis
began his speech by PAYING a tribute to
Rockingham. his old county, dwelling
upon its great material arowth, OF which
SO muc,, has been written in the past
year or5two.
Republicans Did It.
He declared this great growth to be
due in Very large measure 10 the policies
of the national Republican party. Demo-
cratic policies, he declared. had been
overwhelmingly repudlated at the polls
by the American people. why. you
can't get three OF the prominent business
men OF Richmond to bind them-
selves now TO vo.e for the next
Democratic nominee TO the presidency,
3 he said, amid applause And then. he
told Of tho opposition which was en-
countcred when the Democrats OF Rich
+ nlond tried to have every voter In the
city primary take a pledge to support
the Democratic presidential nominee In
1905 II wouldn't call myself a member
of a party that could not have such q
pledge agreed to- he said.
Tho national Republican party. he said,
stood for the old Whig party. a pro-,
tettive tariff system, he said. was rep
rcsentntive OF each OF them. Governor
Martin for refusing to vote the tariff
off OF white pine he said. ". B. Nell
waine, or Petersburg Issued card.
which was generally circulated among
the producers OF pine lumber OF Virginia..
In which Senator Martin was defended
and It was declared that5a repeal OF the
duty would have been calamitous.
Cardinal Points.
s.Protcction. progress and popular cdu-5
cation" said the judge, '.are the three
cardinal principles of the Republican
party. Nobody knows what the Demo-
cratic party stands for In this State
campaign. 1T has no platform. wish
Il did know Its principles. SO II could
discuss them. The Issue cannot be joined.
f.Mhy should the people OF virginia
retain4in power party which4the AMER
lean people have overwhelming lys dcfeat-
ed and overthrown? The only effect Q
keeping Virginia Democratic Is to keep
& on top twelve electoral votes to be cast
for any man. no matter wSo, rcp'e seat.
ing anything. no matter what. Hereto
fore the Democratic leaders In Virginia
have been able to do that thing largely
through potent appeals to race preju-
dIco such an appeal, always specious,
Is now nothing short OF dlotic and lidit-
ulous. Nevertheless, the Virginia people
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