The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01
The Rocky Mount Barbecue.

Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
II re h prsss p Of the sae to e
e eppoint tn tHs Of Senator Martin and
Governor Montague TO- speak at Rosy ,l.nIsyy
Mount on the IN. o, Au ,ls, w wh'o Gu
e fo te fa xfsy e Tho gst Of those
counts is that Senator Martin made an
appointment here for thnt day hhu cons ms
ing and made provision for barbecue
in his honor, and that Montague there
upon also made an appointmcnt 70 spe la,s
friends .i '' requested a division Of time with
the senator. Tho Governor and NJ
friends are rrioIsed 6o bs aRuwsd e
s s,oa IN ask Martin meeting to Martin
eroSH " The facts are as follows: !.
The old custom q the people "a at oa 1nS
up in franklin, and that day Is looked
upon, as a public day AN, and ,o one u Rbs
Whsh p geop who y1s' Wish oc to meet crowd
In june one Of Montasue's friends, after
consultation with others, wrote to nm
tha5 ne of sR Re nr IN Informed
Eregatlng the courthouse 6 on ne o I'D
court day stu e Snra aha The
Governor promised to visit the county
before the date of the, primary, II pos.
shle but did not name July cou ,in anu mo 40
dis ii,,i announcing that Senator
Martin Word S bs od heFv Of on tho menth
/ Mr., r. l.. Montague, the brother OF the
Governor. wrote 70 n Mon,agn@ sup R,
porter, after previous eorrespohda aie for
speaking here. to announce that inc
Governor would speak here on NusuSil
TN, which announcement was immedi-
atcly made by printed posters, Up 20 o
that date no intlmatlon has been made
5lbv Martins supporters that there would
4 be barbecue In Martins honor
4 the Democratic county chairman, VINO IS
an ardent Martin supporter. and the fnct
of their being IN the process OF neln y
/ Inc head OF the Martin campaign in THIS
locality; yet not one Of them disclosed
the fact OF a barbecue in Martins honor
tag rne posters were distributed, and then,
and not until then. It, was announced
tina, Martin friends had ARRANGED 10 TO
proprioty of Montasue's Withdrawing his
appointment Monlague's friends, how
right to speak here on public day as Mar
Tin. that had the latter chosen a private
day for his speaking and Mr.. Montague
same day, they would have changed their
!, appointment 10 another day. but as Au-
gust court was the only court day before
3 ne untG OF tIc u! lHtti - " Nptih w VIZ
: fair TO Montague TO make any change;
that ono candidate could not get exe IIi,
J. day merely By getting IN his announce
/ ment first, and that the arrangement TO-
: IA barbecue In Martins honor was mad'
! after advertisement of Monlague's ap
: poinment and was evidently an after
4 thought
!, Here is another matter which deserve:
! notice in this connecticut The Confed
IS crate veterans OF Franklin county have I
n reunion al IDEky MOUNT, a
g which meeting they have some one t
!, address Them AND reir ,,l ar y,
le Daughters OF the Confederacy hay
AZ chatss Of these afranss,n,nts 80 aeesns !
v camp. The friends Of Senator Martl
re have selected private grounds for hi
s, meeting and have nads arrangement
nr with those IN charge of The Con1ederat
~ y, reunion 10 have same dn the day o
W which Martin viii speak and on the sam
grouhds that IS, On the place sehcte
Tor the Martin meeting, THIS would con
q. hine the reunion With ntAe1t Ma svina nae 81