Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14
POLITICAL.

congressman OWanson Monday at
Bowling Green aroused old Caroline
in ringing speech.
The Pilots Association of Virgin
ia have, in q public letter, highly
commended Senator Martins efforts
In behalf of Virginia waterways.
Congressman Slemp says the Re.
publicans will nominate a candidate
for every State Office and in most of
the counties. They expect to carry
the State for many of the offices.
At the annual banquet of the
chamber Of commerce of Newport
News, Friday night, Governor
Montague and Senator Martin were
among those who responded to toasts.
A peoples club has been organized
at Onancock Courthouse in the in.
terests of the candidacy of Hon.
Thomas 5. Martin for United States
Senator. The club has over I25
members. A movement has been
started to organize similar clubs at
other points on the eastern shore.
The Petersburg Index-Appeal in
two column editorial article in an
swer to The question.-"What has
Senator Martin done?" tells of the
work he has accomplished and makes
up record of which any man and
any Senator might be proud.-Fred.
ericksburg Free Lance.
Since Senator Martin has taken
notice OF Governor Montsgue's attack
on his record, and Senator Daniels
wholesale endorsement, the Gov
ernor has toned down his speeches
TO the point of arguing that Senator
Martin was unknown twelve years
ago and that at heart he is opposed
to the primary.
Many of the leading citizens
In Richmond and Charlottesville
have held indignation meetings
To repute the scurrllous attacks Gov
ernor M ontague has made upon Sen
ator Martin. OF their own accord
tney Will issue circulars, through the
press and the mail to the people of
Virginia. and some sentiment NAV
demand that Senator Martin meet
the Governor anb stop his wild talk.
Senator Thomas s. Martin gave
out a statement regarding his alleged
connection with railroads as an at.
torney. Prior to his election as SEN
ator, he said, he represented the
chesapeake and Ohio in five conn
ties for 1000 a year. The presi.
dent of the road, was one Of his
strongest antagonists when he ran
Tor the Senate. Before entering
upon his duties he resigned his Office
and has never represented any cor
poratlon since. He has sued the
the Chesapeake and Ohio and almost
every railroad corporation in the
State.
Governor Montague has opened the
for U. s. Senatorship INV
blowing his own horn" and tefling
the people he is sit" and by jumpin Q
On Senator Martin with both feet
La his first speech, which was de.
hvered at Spotsylvsnia Courthouse |
On Monday, be points out his own
greatness and tells the people thar
Senator Martin has had "no eYner-
ence in pnblic life" sack" must
take the people of Virginia for lot
Of ignorant "hay-seeds," if he thin Ia
that he is going to convince then,
that Senator Martin is ssinexperienc-
ed" If there ever was a worker in
the Senator is Thos. Martin. If
here is man who can get measurea
Tor the good Of his State thropgh
he Senate it is Thos. Martin. IF
here is q man who has worked
harder for his constituents than
another it is Thos. Martin. Ia there Is
politician in Virginia W hose word can
De depended upon it is Thos. Mar
inns. And if there ia, man in the
tate whose services are appreciated.
whose intellect is admired, whose
work Is complimented, whose eex-
,erience" is recognized, and who ia
IGNORED as q man, by the people it ia
rhOs. Martin, and if Governor Mon
'ague wants to clay up treasures for
,imseif ia the primary our advice
% him ls to adopt some other meth
ID of procedure. "Jack" is a politi
'al photograph and he talks mighty
pretty, but he had better put on
mother record. Colonial Beach
Progress. I