The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-19
.R|CA RONORs TO
SENATOR MARTIN. !. in
Petersburg ACcords Him.
a Magnificent
Reception.
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STREETS ABLAZE
WITH FIREWORKS.
The Theatre Crowded to Its Ut.
most Capacity With Nearly III
Two Thousand People.
Tremendous Demon e,
stration By Au-
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Il #PETERsBURG, VA August 1s.--The
city Of Petersburg excellcd all the other
cities Of the State In the splendor Of It's
reception and the enthusiasm OF It's greet
Ing TO Senator Thomas S. Martin. who
made his only speech OF the campaign In
this city tonight A great pyrotechnlc
display and remarkable outbust OF en-
thusIasm marked the journey Of the dis
tinguishcd visitor from the hotel to the
academy OF Music, and again after tho
speech from the theatre to the handsome
home OF the local lodge OF Elks, where q
reception was rendered the senator. Bar
rcls burned in tho streets, the glare OF
red fire ilumlncd the thoroughfa
rockets scared and magazines sent UP
great showers OF sparks, while cannon
crackers added noise to the reception.
The streets along the route were lined
with cheering people, and a great crowd
awaited, IN front OF the theatre, which
was filled to oyerflowIng long before the
speaking began. 1t was an ovation Of
which any man might well be proud.
A Great Audience.
The crowd In the theatre was estimated
by several persons on the stage at from
1900 to 1900, and police officer on the
stage stated hat there were fully two
thousand people in the building and in the
lvcstibule in front. Some two or three
hundred who we're late arriving failed to
get in the theatre.
On the stage many prominent citizens
OF Petersburg were seated among them
being Mr.. Bartlett Roper, who presided
and presented Senator Mcllwaine. who In i
turn introduced the Senator. Mr.. SMcIl-f
awaine 5wns never In better trim and .Inads
an EXCELLENT In troductoly speech, In tho
course OF which he,treviewcd his steward
ship us a legislator during his fourteen
years service. He stated with great ear
nestness that he had never cast vote
that he regretted. and that he was prouder
OF none than OF his vote for Senator Mar
tin when he was first elected. He men
toned the fact. also. that he had placed
tho name OF Senator Martin before the
caucus In the second election. He was
chcercd to the echo when he said :s"I now
present your Sena tor that is and your Sen
ator that Is to be-" There was n tremen-
dous demonstration 1t seemed that every
person In the great throng was using ms
lungs with all his powers. q
Tumultous Ovations.
AS sena tor Martin rose and stood grave
" bowling his acknowledgements, the
cheering continued. and It was several
moments before the tumult. subsidized SUI
ficently for him to speak, After acknoWl-
cdgng the splendid greeting. the Senator.
without further preliminary, began his
speech. and for fully two hours held the
attention OF the cheering audience. Ever
since the adjournment OF the Senate ne
had been engaged constantly In, one o.
the most lnborious campa igns ever Wnged
In this State. and during those four
months he had not been able to spend
three DAYS at home III nothing had hap
fpcned In the campaign but the privilege
OF standing before such an audience, !
would be amply compensated for all the
labor and exertion.H Since my first aspi-s
ration have received nothing but kind,
ness and honor from the people OF Peters,
burg. My distinguished competitor saia
recently In N speech In this ely that tne
people OF Petersburg had done much
more for me than I have ever done for
them. / want to say that for once IN
the campaign he was accurate when ne
made that statement never expect to
1.-Two long enough to merit the generosity
OF the people OF Petersburg. .(Great
laughter and applausc.)
Criticizes Governor.
senn tor Martin then took up the Cow
ernor's campaign and analysed It, showing
that he had made his fight on the cha rge
that no himself had favored the primary
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