Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-20
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BIG GEST POLITICAL
MEETING HELD HERR
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not tn say who appointed this clerk 10
inns olllcc. The appointment was
made, the speaker continued. by the
superintendent Of public instruction,
an ardent supporter of Senator Martin
Senator Not Fair.
Senator Martin was unfair in this"
said the governor, "aS he is In every
thing else. lie has never been fair in
anything in his life if he could find any
other way to do Il thing"
Tho speaker said that the great cor
porations of The country were doing
business not only commercially. hui
politically. In this connection he said
hat the only United States officer vot-
cd for and elected by the people was
me member Of tho lower branch of
Congress, and asked why tho people
were not capable Of clccting the mem
hcr of tho upper branch rs we'll us that
CT the lower
Resolution Held Up.
They say" continued tho speaker.
that Senator Martin is tho only sen.
atcr Virginia has ever had, yet he has
never introduced resolution adopted
by his own Legislatures, asking Con.
gross to so amend the constitution rs
to provide for The election Of senator's
by the people
Asking il il was not time that n
change in tho method of clecting tho
senators was brought about, the COVER
nor referred 10 the scandals caused by
The operations Of graftcrs in the Scate
ana sail that in n Eody of about eighty
members there were ten or fifteen
senators under indictmcnt-and some
Of them convicted.
Democrats to Rescue,
Tho speaker said that the Demo
cratic party had done the next hest
thing To having tho senators elected
by the people in providing for tho
nomination Of tho Democratic nominee
for the Senate in n primary. And
now, he said. "thc junior senator says
nc has favored tho primary plan all
along. lie went on to say that he de-
fled any one TO prove that Senator
Martin had ever said n word in the in.
!crcst of the primary plan.
7 WHO Advocated Primary?
,, VINO is there i'll this great crowd
who docs not want to cast his ballot
IN tho primary next Tuesday? If
there is a man here who docs not want
10 cast his ballot let him speak nv i'm
meeting like man" No ono respond
I'd and tho governor then asked his
hearers which they would vote for. the
nan who placed or helped to place the
ballot in his hand, or tho man who en-.
deavored To prevent him from having
the ballot. He declared that he was
from the start and has always been
working for the primary plan, while ON
The other hand Senator Martin ha:.
always fought against tho. plan.
What He Said Before.
Hero the speaker real from copy
of the Washington Post report of
Senator Martins speech at King Will
liam, in which the senator was quoted
as saying that if there was any re.
sponsihilty for the defeat of the prl.
mary plan, it should rest upon his
shoulders; that tho primary plan was
gotten up 10 strike down "Tom Mar
tin" and would cost him $4,000.
"A man." said tho speaker, "who will
vote against n measure he believes to
he inst one tn save $4,000. might
vote for an unjust measure for $40.
600. do not put Senator Martin In
this position, he does ii himself and
for tho honor of Virginia wish to
God that he had never placed himself
in such position"
As to Ring Rule.
The speaker discussed ring rule"
at some length. He declared that IL
a man wanted to he sheriff of n county
or cit yor wanted to hold any other
kind Of Office in Virginia he must. he
n supporter of Martin under the pres
cnt conditions. ;y
& Continuing he said that MIR Martin
had claimed credit for securing the ap-
preparation for tho local postonica
building; and referred to the fact that
Congressman Maynard claimed the
credit for he same work some time
ago. lie referred to two bills Mr.
Martin claimed TO have been RESPONSE
BILE for, which he claimed were intro
duccd and put through by other men.
Views on Sentiment.
Senator Martins remark tina!
Southern statesmen had spent too
too much time talking about scnti-
ment and tho constitution" was dis
cusscd. the governor giving his views
upon the subject in no mistakable
terms.
II have tried To get for Virginia q
part OF what is going" another of tho
senator's statements in his speech
here recently, was also touched upon,
The speaker said that lie meant what
he said when he declared that If :p-
preparations were all Virginia wanted
she had better" send a Republican TO
the Senate. "for," said he, "lf all wo
want is n part of what is going, we
had better get with the people who
arc holding tho bag"
That Depot Appropriations.
The speaker told very different
story from that Of Senator Martin con-
corning the $3,000000 appropriated by
the Unite;l States government to assist
the Pennsylvania in building anew
depot, CHANGING grades. etc, Mt WISH