The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-06
Second Discussion of the Cam
paign for Senator Expected #
There Monday.
GOVERNOR TO CHALLENGE "a Y M ]
REGARDED AS Certain the Senator
viii Accept Dates Of the
Candidates.

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Covcrnor and for the other offices to be
,,,minat1d arc more nctlvc than ever be-
fnre and arc making Il hard and fast
4 finish. The dates for both candidates Tor
thc scnntorship have been announced Tor
thc ensuing week, and lnose OF Senator
Martin up TO the very day OF the pr.
mary. Governor Montague has not made
known his plans for tho 18th. 18th and
18th, and for the 2lst, the day before the
primary, but there Is reason TO believe
that several OF these days. II not all OF
them, will be put In with speeches N go"
city and suburbs.
The event OF greatest interest between
now and the primary is the simultaneous
Al pcnrance OF both senatorial candidates
al Rocky Mount the county seat OF
Franklin, on Monday. their first GOMEZ
dence OF appointments since the mcmora-
HE King George meeting and joint uiscus
sion Naturally expectation OF anothci
3oint discussion Is high. and many ant'ci.
pate that the two candidates VIII meet
In their second and last discussion OF the
campaign at the Franklin county seat
the scene OF some memorable polltlchl
meetings years ago. 81 3sl6
Governor Will Challenge.
Governor Montague F said to nave
stated to n friend In Petersburg Thursday
night that he would certainly challenss
Senator Martin TO Joint discussion ut
Rocky Mount next Monday. W neither Sen
ator Martin will accept will, liz under-l
stood depend largely upon what his
f Franklin friends, whose special guest ne
: Is, shall advise II those who have In
vted the Senator and arranged barba.
cue In his honor deem 1t desirable the
Rena,or Will accept the challenge. In tina
event It IL said that the Senator Will
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close the debate, just reversing the time
and the terms OF the King George discus
SIGN. aGs
The largest crowd that has been at
p tracted TO Rocky Mount since the Daniel.
Cameron Eubernatorinl campaign is ex.
pccted nj the county scat OF tranklln on
Monday. Senator Martins friends arc
expected to be there In force, and II IS
believed that this fact will neutralize any
advantage that may accrue TO the clos
Ing speech.
Governor Montague left yesterday for
Fishers Hill, in Shenandoah county.
where he will to-day address q reunion OF
ea-Confedcrat ties. From there he Will
take the Norfolk and Western to Rocky
Mount. Senator Martin will speak at
Berryville to-day, and he too, will nave
long journey TO the scene OF Mondays
discussion
Where the Rivals Speak.
From Rocky Mount Senator Martin
Will go to Tazcwell county. where he Is
scheduled TO speak next day. Governor
Montague will 90 to Pulaski and speak
there on Tuesday On Wednesday the
Governor Will be at Wythcvillc and the
Senator ut Britso. On Thursday, Au-
gust 10TH the Senator will speak at
Gate City In the day time and at Big
stone Gap at night. while the Governor
will be at Abingdon. On Friday. the
lIth, Senator Martin Is not booked to
speak anywhere. being on the road to
Independence. Grayson county, but Gov
crnor Montague Will speak at Gate City.
On the 18th the Senator Will speak at
Grayson and the Governor at Pearls
burg Giles county. On Monday the
18th. the Senator will speak Mt Wood
stock and the Governor at Galax, Gray
son county, while Senator Martin
will speak at Woodstock. Shenandoah
county.
Governor Montague has no appoint
ment for the 18th, but Senator Martin
will speak ut Roanoke that day. Gov
ernor Montague will speak at Lexing-
ton on the 10th and Senator Martin at
Wythevillc.
Senator Martin will speak at Leesburs
on the 18th and at Petersburg on tho
18th. He will speak at Lawrenceville.
brunswick county, and In Richmond
city that night
Martin to Speak Here.
The Senator will speak In this city
on the Saturday night before the pri-
mary but the place has not been dcfi-
nitcly and finally announced. It Will
probably be Jefferson Park and an open
mir meeting. but the decision as to the
place will probably be left to Mr.. James
". Gordon, the chairman OF the Soma
tors local organizations.
Governor AIontague's dates arc not
given out beyond August 10th. but It Is
known that he will speak again IN Rich 1
mond before the primary, possibly the
night before,
The Madison Ward Martin organlza-
+,on held a satisfactory meeting Inst
night. at which tho rertrts from the
yarIous workers were said to be highly
encouraging.
Governor Montague Is said to have
effected a local organization also, ana
n is reported that a conference was heiu
Thursday night at the Mansion
Busy times are In prospect lor wy nen -
.,,toan davs and much work remains to
be done before the primary on luesaay'
August ED.
Swanson's Dates Next Week.
congressman swanson has announced
the following dates for inc cf''''h'Sh
To-day at christIansburg and tonight
at RadfOrd,
Monday at Charlottesville
Tuesday at Alexandria.
Wednesday In Inndoun, and lf'uFs""S
In the same county,
Judge Mann's Dates,
Colonel James Mann, of Norfolk, cam
paign manager for his uncle Judge WI
liam Hodges Mann:
Monday, August 18th, Wise Courthouse
court day.
Tuesday August sth, Jonesvllle' l2;oo
noon,
500 P. NJ ~,
wednesday, August 9th, Gate City, 1900
THURSDAY, August 10th, Arlington ll;oo
A, NJ.
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