The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-11
His First Address
Of the Campaign In
Lunenburg.
8NO.REFERENCEt
TO HIS OPPONENT.
Referred to the Remark About
Being a Department Runner
and Said He Did Not Initi-
ate This Kind Of Cam
paign, But Did Not
Shrink From II.
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BLACKSTONE. VA. April 1o.--sena.--ss
tor Martin made his first appearance.
upon the stump In his own behalf at
Lun enburg Courthouse to-day. when he
addressed one OF the largest crowds ever
seen here. The senator arrived last
night. spending the night at the Cen :.
trail Hotel. He was up bright and early
this morning and out to meet the peo-E
pie when they arrived He spent the,
morning in the court green, mixing with
the crowd and appeared much to the sur.
prise OF many as a good mixer. He was
appealed to by many to make speech
but stated that he was not present for.
that purpose but only to meet and greet
his friends He finally, however, con
sentad and Immediately after dinner, was
introduced BY County Chairman George
e. Smith, Judge Barksdalec granting the
courtroom for that purpose.
Martin Speaks.
After expressing his pleasure at being
present and the embarrassment he felt
at a appearing on the stump: In his own.
behalf, he took up the question OF his
record in the Senate. saying he had kept
no books on this, but had called upon
an information bureau in Washington,
to furnish this for him, the amount FUR
5nished him was a surprise but the only
.cgotfsm he felt was In the thought that
ne had been able TO repay in slight
way the high honor conferred upon him
by the people OF Virginia.
y. He u declared that he Esdid not desire 70
laud himself and would not decry his
adversaries, that he had triven to merit
the honor conferred and had lahored for;
the approbat lion OF his cons stitlerlts that
l,c l1a d %hcen charged Sswi tn bein 8 trueS 70
\ l,is friends which charge che did mot
deny. and that he did -not care to live
long enough, to- 7tbe false stol en- s15 that
when he had favors to bestow. he be :;
slowed them upon his friends but that
as a Representative he. defed any man
to say he had ever shown an, dlilerence 1,
In his service but had treated all alike
and never stopped to question whether
the service was for lend Of enemy.
Railroad Service. /
.Si8 II spoke OF his connections with rail-
roads. saying he was previous to tahis
election to the Senate. employed as q t.
torney before tho court. but had never r
appearcd as lobbyist: before any g1s-4
}latiye body and would not do SO. The
Sena tor grew warm at times but did not
n any- Al, manner refer to his opponent. Gov
+ ernor Montague. the only Inference to
his opposition was In connection with
his service In the different committees
and as department runner, saying ina
I'VE thonsan nd dollars was a big price 70
&paS for department runner, but not
Tor one to serve on the Foreign Relations
Committee 20 Y.
5 He said he did not initiate this method
OF campaign. but5did not shrink from
1t. and IL the people OF Virginia were not
satisfied with his ste eward rdship, ne did
not want their support.
Saved to Virginia.
He mentioned in the course OF dis .
cussion the fact that Virginia, through
his efforts had saved one million seve y
bundled thousand by a bill passed for
The settlement OF Virginia claims against
the United States government on aS5a g
co,nt Of the war OF 1912. He further
stated that Senate: Daniel had intro
4 sduced the measure, but on 5nccount o. y ms s
sickness and att tenlunce on the 'S2nstitll-
tlonal Convention. he, during Danlelss 8
absence, had prassei the bill and se-
cured It's passage, Flo mentioned arpro-
Enrlations for Norfolk, y etersburg. Ne w
mort News and Richmond that he had Sc
cured. and said that he simply called
attention to these matters to justify the
salary Of 5000 a. year to a departmnet
runner.
h,li having the object OF controlling
rates. now before the United States
senate. He denounced the policy OF COM
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