The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27
7HE.CANDI.DAT[S
WORKED ] ! [. ! HARD \. 4 D
From April Until August scna-
torial Aspiraiits Made Marry
Speeches.
THE GOVERNOR Be GAN EARLY
Great Stump Campaign Opened
"a April 4tli ard Pace Became
Steadily Harder

n Nov that the primary is over and tho
results known hnd accepted by all. many
have asked how many speeches were
delivered by the various candidates for
Senator and for Governor As tho head. 4
quarters OF tho various asplrnnts nrc
closed and tho candidates themselves
have gone and their records lost or do
stroyed It Is difficult to ascertain with
certainty Just whrrc ana when the cnn.
dldntes made addresses. In Some In
stances they made two or three n day
toward The close Of the campaign, and
many OF these wero not announced be-
forohnnd Early In the campaign tho
candidates usually spoke only OIL county
count days, which generally fell on Mon
days. A partial record has beer made
In from flies OF tho papers OF this city
but this is far from complete
81 The campaign was opened by the Gov 3
ernor on April sd In the now famous
Spotsylvania speech. Hc spoke again
neat day ut Yorktown, anu then ut Ap-
mona ttox or, tho 10Th. the last not being
a political address, On April 18th me
Governor spoke at Buckingham Court
house and on the nth at Boydton. IN
lid 18th hi Berkeley the s1st at Danvills
limo the Governor became III and d,d
not sneak again on The stump unul
Nav ga. when he rc-cntercd The cnn.
IN "a ,yith h speech at Bedford. He spoks
nnaIn II Itndhburg OH the 25tlltnnd N Z
Richmond May 27th. His next ans ear,
inncc was at Mount Jackson, y tune lst, ~ q.
| Alexandria, June Sd; at Manassas on ths
! b,ii ana at Farmvle on the ~, ana 11 q
| stn,inton Juno 9Th Memorial DAY..
0n9the LIN he spoke at Northunlberlnnd
ard a Roanoke on tho 18TH On June
ia r;overnor Montague spoke ut Clifton
Forge a ana at Louisa and Mineral City
~ INC s4th. On June 26th he spoke at
fruyai,na court and at Cumberland court
next day and at Farmville that night
On Juno 30thI he spoke at Wakeficld n q,
jnly 1st NJ iWavorly and at Hampton ina.
night. On july Sd he spoke NJ AccotI' ~
md on the 4th ut. Chincotengue a AZ,
Soma other point In 'Accpnac. On the
Gti he went to King George court,
whcre hes and Senator Martin had tins
oniv iolnti debate of the campa en-
Governor at Berryville.
rhe Governors next speech was a.
1,crryyllelfJuly 7th. ut Fredcricksbt'ure
~ IA iIth. at Martnsvlc the loth: az
i.ristoi TIC 3th, at Amelia the loth
~ ~ Afnnchestnr that night, NJ Cul-
, nnncr On the nth. at Fuirmount on me
! isth and at Bath on the 2oth.
r5iRh, or ten more speeches were !. n'a ~
at various points. and on Ausust % ~, lrs
! Governor spoke at Pet ,i ~. ocn.ds
~ ana ~, non1plete, Governor Montasus
. snnu Al S,alhx on tic 14th. at Wyine-
/ S,lia the 18TH, at Lexington the lo ~
i ~ yvijiansburg the nth. at Portsn,lo'u.n,
that night, al. CORTLAND the ls'n !; ! u.
/ pnniosor the 10th and ut NeWport i, w,
i that night. He closed MS cn'.' ,s,stb,,ra
4 "a spceches or, the 2ls,--one ~ h ' "1
and ihe other Mt Lynchburs -,
sanntnr Martin did not beg ms ell
,nss ii, early bit followed the doYs s w..
! ,.,.ek or moro later. He opened nls
aar,naien at i,unehbutg April ION, spo DON.
i 81 Courtiand on the nth ana a.
al the nth at night. His ~ ne1l An. nj
/ was in Richmond on Tue ,I 1au Oh He
j snnkc Mt Campbell Courthouse on Ma :,
az ana at Lynchburg that nisn.. ~ u.
o., May 18th and at S.aa.ia ., !,
IN tho 18TH, Norfolk the 18Th ana s sarat
Roston. the 22d. He spoke az A ll' 3
on the 18th.
Trip to Eastern Shore:
,rho rocord 81 Senator Martins. itln,
orarv rom that time until July Is no y
snn,yn save that It included a TIP :.
IN Eastern Shore and half u Luu ,.1. !.
speeches there and at toe Wh.er T. p burg
On July 1st he was at chris''a az Wins
July I'D Mt charlo.te' ivy nG an an at Cap,
charles and other isastern shore points Is
SnTstheE17th he spoke at ChathMamnl' III ~,
al pnnville that night At Easty' a1a ' y,
i1th, at surry the 1ath and I'D, An ~ Meek
| ienburg. the 10Th August 7th the set 81
t tor sp5e At Rocky Mount Or 7, 81 81
tic 10th at Gate city, tlat ntsn na er
stono Gap and d, the 2 IN a Inc nth d
SYee usSs the 18th Wythsyssib tn
i7th al Leesbura. tho 18TH at pe'er oydtoi
!, anu aI Chase city on the 2ls t.an, com
ahese summary, ,uro Of the speeches I, mao
P p,e' ether eanddate viii slve an ld,a
~ territory covered and nu'''D0f :
. speeches made,