Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-16

| special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, July 15.-New features
are being injected into the senatorial cam
| pagn which promise to make redhot read
| ing before the contest is ended Senator
! Martin declines to accept any more chal-
lenges from Gov. Montague for joint de-
| bates, taking the ground that to do so Is to
invite rupture of the party and to make
| political capital for the republicans: that
| democratic supremacy is paramount to In
dividual success. He makes 1t clear that he
| is not lodging the governor, but he makes
| his appointments and keeps them. and II
| the governor is anxious for another tilt
! with the junior senator. he can. II 1s
| thought. be accommodated by going to the
/ places at which the senator has engage
mentS and renewing his challenge there.
| The friends of the senator agree with him
that no good can come to the party by nav
| ing rival candidates discuss each other. and
| at the same time they refer to the meeting
| at King George, when it is conceded that
| the senator got the best of the debate and
answered the governors speech in manly.
| frank way.
William L. Royal, whose one speech Gre
| ated much talk, and who is a supporter OF
| the governor-rather, is an opponent of
| Senator Martn-has given out an interview
| in which he reproaches the senator with
| having had the support of the railroads OF
the state when he defeated Gen. Lee. say
ing that the opposition of the railroads to
Senator Martin at this time is part of the
game the real railroad men. the ones who
keep in touch with the politicians and who
feel the pulse of the candidates, being, ac-
cord!ng to Mr. Royal. hearty supporters OF
the senator, while the single vote of the
| railroad presidents are to be cast for Gov.
| Montague. Mr. Royal called the names OF
! several railroad lawyers and Others, whom.
! he said, were actively engaged In the re-
| election of the senator, some of the lawyers
residing in other than Virginia cities.
Mr. Jones' Letter.
| Representative William A. Jones has
| SHE'D his castor into the ring and in a
| statement printed several days ago in
newspaper, made review of alleged claims
on the part of the senator of credit for
work done by Senator Daniel and others Of
| the Virginia delegation. According to the
| letter written by Mr.. Jones, Senator Martin
| has not made even a good department run
| ner or executive clerk, and has allowed
| certain bodies to pass resolutions thanking
| him for what Senator Daniel did Mr.. Jones
| makes the open statement that the settle
| ment of the Virginia debt with the federal
| government, for which Senator Daniel says
| Senator Martin deserves credit. was solely
| the work of Senator Daniel, and that all
| Senator Martin did to introduce "A
| resolution which Senator Daniel had pre-
pared and which had failed Of concurrence
| in the previous session. while Senator Dan
| iel was attending to his duties as a member
| of the Virginia constitutional convention
| Mr.. Jones also says that Senator Martin
| got all the glory that was due Congressman
! RiXey for a stone to mark the birthplace of
| George Washington, which was accom-
| plished by the efforts of Mr.. RiXey. Allud-
| ing to his own district, Mr. Jones says that
| he has never had the support or co-opera-
| ton of Senator Martin in getting favorable
| action on any measure which benefited his
| district. AS for the jamestown appropria-
| ton, which was, according to Mr. Jones,
| ed
| credit was due to Senator Daniel, and 1t
was not until after Representative Glass of
| Lynchburg had called attention to the mat
| ter that Senator Martin give out state
ment that he was not entitled to credit, but
| that it the work of Senaor Daniel.
| The letter is being widely printed and
| while Mr.. Jones says it was not written for
| publication, many papers in the state have
| referred to the letter, and it is being dis
| cussed widely.
Senator Martin Laughs.
Senator Martin was asked day or two
| ago what he had to say in reply to the
statement made by Mr.. Jones. He merely
laughed and said that he had nothing to
say. 1t may be of interest to note that
| Mr.. Jones has for years been regarded as a
| candidate for the Senate. and 1t was eX-
| pected that he would make the race several
| years ago, when Gov. Tyler was entered
| Mr.. Jones was of the leading spirits
| IN the May convention, Wincn assembled
| here years ago, and which was, 1t was gen.
orally accepted, as a move antagoniStic to
| Senator Martin for his defeat of Gen. Lee.
| 1t is not known why Mr.. Jones has consist
emily declined to enter the contest for the
| United States Senate, but each time that a
successor to Senator Martin has been
| chosen it has found Mr.. Jones supporting
| whoever opposed the senator.
| The Governors Taxes.
| Right on the heels of the Jones contribu-
| ton to the campaign, Editor r. A. James
| of the Danville Register, the county in
| which the governor has his legal residence,
| prints what he says is from the records of
| the county, showing that Governor Mon
tague failed to pay his capitation tax for
| 1896 and up to 1902, when he paid for seven
| years at one time, making a delinquency
| of seven years at $50 each year. The
! records of the county do not show that the
| governor has paid any personal property
| tax for several years, and he has paid no
income tax. In this connection, the in
| formation is that, up to 1903 the income
| tax deducted from the pay of all state
| officials before their salaries were paid, the
| law requiring such deductions to be made.
| The state owns all the furniture in the eX-
| ecutive mansion, which is the home Of the
| governor.
| There are reports of several bets being
made on the senatorial election, the odds
| being 10 to on the senator. bet of
| days ago between a well-known state Of
| fetal and a business man, a friend of the
! senator picking up 500 wager that the
| Martin men would not make bet of 81 900
| at the odds given. There is an abundance
of Martin money in sight. according to men
! in sporting circles.
Triangular Fight for Governor.
Campaigning for the governorship is be-
ing prosecuted earnestly by the three men
| who have been on the stump for three
months. All are still at work, and the be-
| lief is that the closing days of the cam
| paign are to be the hottest of the fight. So
far, only a single break has occurred to
mar the good feeling by the candidates,
| and that was due to an incomplete report
| of a statement made by Mr.. Swanson re-
| gardng Mr.. Willard. Mr.. Swanson prompt
| ly disavowed the correctness of the report,
| and the disavowal accepted by Mr..
| Willard. 1t is true that the latter has been
| waging the most arduOuS campaign. and
| he IS still making speeches at every place
| in the state. die travels at night and speaks
during the day, and on at least one occa-
| sion he has slept in a freight car while
| going from one place TO another to keep
an appointment. Mr.. Willard is the richest