The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-22
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Again the audience went wild when tho
Lieulenant-G overibri snid
"The Crandal. aokey letter was pub
illshed without my knowledge, consent or
approval. | did mot pay for It; have
not published 1t; i.Ib have not circulated
lt. have made this denial repeatedly
and | eltcrate Il. Yet Mr. Swanson, a
candidate for the nomination for Gov.
ert1or, In a speech In this city on last
Friday night, under thin veil OF M
situation, reiterated these CHARGES In
the face Of my repeated denlals, and
therefore wish to denouncc, In unnls.
taxable terms, these charges as false
and scandalous."
Is Appreciative.
rho speaker said In part:
IA man would have within his breast
heart or stone IL 1t did not beat with
pride ut the ovation rendered me TO-
night. No matter what viscissitudes life
may have In store, never, even to my
dying day, will be lost to my memory memo
tho pride Of the moment when you gave
me the ovation you did when I stood
before this magnificent audience. Gap
plnuse.)
'.In justice to myself must say that
I am Standing before you Tonight against
the protest Of my physician, who did not
think would be equal to 1t.
7Ft"Whcn O man stands before an audience
( OF his fcllow-ctizens and pleads his own
Individual cause he may select one or two
lines OF argunent--hc may argue his own
fitness for the position which he seeks,
or he may argue the unfitncss or cues
ton the record OF his opponents. In what
AM going to say tonight am going
to confine myself, egotistlcal rs It may
seem. to the first proposition. I want no
man to consider what l say as rejecting
upon tho record Of my opponents. In any
contest Of any ma ture whatsoever when
7 sec fit to question tho record OF my
opponent, shall never question 1t by
insinua ton, inuendo, or implication; what
r will say will say from the shoulder
and in straightforward manner. Great
1applnuse)
Not Yesterdays Election.
IN II am here soliciting your votes, not
at the election which was held to-day, the
returns Of which have already been pub
0llshed, but ut#the election which will be
held tomorrow. Great applause.) Every
single Virginian who has the right to cast
his vote, has the right to go to the'polls
tomorrow and cast an untrammeled vote
and have 1t fairly counted.
II am talking to q portion Of the great
Jury Of Democratic citizens, who to-
morrow arc going; to select the man who
will be the chief executive of this Slate
for the neNt four years
While I sec that honor at Your hands,
I make, no claim whatever to the Dcmo-
cratic nomiration.5T The Democratic, party
owes me nothing. If have been loyal TO
the Decorate lpartv,fgI have done my
duty only, Ennd III there Is any obligation
between the great Democratic party and
myself, thef obligation Is on my shoulders
to prove myself always loyal to that
party, in whose honor and integrity YOU
and so firmly believe any there Is no
obligation on the part of the party TO mo.
(Grcat applause.) i am not Democrat
for revenue or reward. but from convic-
ton. (Applause.) I defy any man living
to measure myfloyalty to my party or
my Democracy by any reward get or
any reward I hope to get.
Stands On His Record.
~ submit my record as a public man.
! TO that record invite your close scrut-
| my. do not boast of that record; do
not apologize for that record; and on
| that record and on your verdict upon It
! tomorrow am willing to stand or fall.
But ono thing L do ask In regard to my
record-I ask fair play, and ask You TO
PASS on my record rs It Is. and not as
some people would mako you believe 1t
| to he. (ApplauscO
gl"The distinguished gentleman who IN:
| troduced me- alluded to my not being
virglnlan by birth. Has It come IN this
old state to the point when you say thai
a man cannot aspire to the highest office