The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-19
His Opposition.

Ills aOpPOSltloll.
The seu,tor gave his reasons for OBJ
posing tho primary plan 1T ko?anokc,
stating his reasons as thay nave peen
stated before. He declared that IN lis
inception tho movement for senatorial
primaries was gotten up by g. cotcric OF
politicians, each hoping he would get
THO plum. lie charged the Governor win WI.
complaining Of tho expense In tho present
campaign when there arc many cnndi-
dates sharing it, and showed tho ncon-
sIstency Of his position ina4wisi,ing to
impose on tho Senator half tllc eniirol ex-
pcnse six years ago. Net "a that was the
plan ,pf the little coterie Of nspirn tors
seeking to drive me from public life II
! did not pay.
The Governor, he sald had charged
him with controlling the convention Of
1904 and refusing to endorse his admlnis-
& tratlon, yet had failed to give him credit
p for3 ennctlng the primary plan which was
adopted by the Same convention II Iho
were responsible for one he should be
accorded tho credit for the other.
n Taking up the conversation ofsthci Gov
ernor on the book aduestion tho speaker
reiterated with whitening sarcasm the
Governors change Of base on that issue
and then attacked him vigorously on the
school register scandal.
Sarcasm and Satire.
Taking up a letter written BY the Gov
ernor and scattered over the state ut tho
opening Of the canvass, the senator with
Keen sarcasm and whitening satire dis
sected tho document. amid great OUT
bursts Of laughter from the audience.
Here's one since no was elected to the
Senate. You know his Imagination Is his
strong POINT, added thespeaker, amid
great laughter; He ridiculed the Cover
nor's propositi ons to- renew the vlgor OF
the party, and then, taking up the refer
ence to Rves and Hunter in the Cover
nor's speeches. he said: lie admonishe5
YOU to return to those days, and with
becoming modesty picks himself out as
their SUCCESSOR IS
Taking up the Governors statement
that he had no boss in Virginia, the
speaker asked If 1t would not have been
better had no had one. He declared that
he had one at home, and that he made
a mistake whenever lie dlsrcgarded her
Judgment and advice. II did that at King
George,'' said the speaker, and shot
Off my tongue when r ought not to have
done So" This was, understood 70 De
a reference TO the Corporation Commits
sion matter. The Governor had said ne
would be no boss IN Washington. ~ 9
never StllQ ~ IL lIuSi tHiii6,s w.
speaker. amid d great burst Of daughter,
When the Governor had charged that he
controlled the State Communicating had
offered a bold, bald insult tosthe sixty
one men composing the two committees
and TO tho chairman.
Various uttcrancGs OF the Governor III
his speeches were made the target for
his keen sarcasm and found sympathetic
RESPONSE from the audience. After hav-
ing pokcd FUN at his competitor to the
deIrht Of his audience for half an hour,
Tho sneaker reviewed his own record and
The results Of his department running,
and aroused great enthusiasm BY ms
| ,cfcrcnce 10 his work IN the matter "
the Appomattox diversion plans.
Colorless Man.
sonator Martin took up the Governor
| charge that he was a colorlesS MAJ N ~.
sonrched tho Governors career Tor CIV
! dences of colorlessness. ne detliieu g :.
some length the Governors silence u
| the matter Of the Lee mohutliena ~.
| suggesting that the ylce-prcsi,ueh.iat q - :,
pirations and n regard ior ms wv y
Northern delegates may haYeSntl ~ sn.te
| thing to do with THIS Armhh an -,
| had suggested to MIN anotner eNpit.i ~,
| tIon of the Governors acllon ~ w.
matter. 1t was that probably the GOV
| ernor was saving that niche IN Statu,tr.
| Hall for, himself. THIS sally PROVOKED
| much laughter.
The Governors statement That II ap
| propriations were what were wanted, J
would be better to send Republican Z
| NM m n n