Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-04
~, "".i,hI'r. Maf,ia Explains Why h. Vol.
ed for That Railway D..
pot" appropriation.
GREETED WITH uNruusIA,M
Crowd of Over Five Hundred Heard
Candidate at Armory HaI-who is
{, it That Favora Primary Plan?-Gov.
ernor Charged With Having Some
thing Of Machine of His own.

Another Ct nv distinguished com
pctltorS inaccuracies" Isl what Senator
IhotnaS 5. Martin says of Governor
Mohlasuc's charge that he was one of
TWO Democratic senators who voted
aor Dill approrriating $500 900 to as
Sist the pennsylvania RalrOad to build
new depot. The senator's cxplana-
non OF tnis most recent charge brought
aS'ihst MN III the campaign made
uere last night, was heard with delight
ID! Ills friends and supporters, who
agree with their leader in his state.
mcnt that such accusations do Their,
cause good rather than harm.
senator Martin addressed an enthr-
slaStlc crowd OF over five hundred ppp-
pic at Armory hall last night, II dozen
or moro ladies being In the audience.
The meeting went with hurrah from
start to finish and the visitor seemed! ia
be well pleased with the ovation ten.
dered linn.
; Newport News on Hand.
delegation of about seventy mem
npfss ol tho Newport News Central
Martin Club calnc down on a special
car about s o'clock and lent consider
ably To the enthusiasm of the occasion.
The party WAS headed Nv the president
or the club, Mr.. a. C. Garrett, and III
GUIDED number of the most prominent
political leaders OF Newport NAYS.
Fhc post band from Fort Monroe
marched To the hall just before the
tme set Ter the meeting AMI in few
minutes the crowd was rapidly assem-
'1oied "[Whcn the meeting WAS called 10
order the hall was filed.
Leaders on the Stage.
Thc meeting WAS called to order by
CAPTAIN Frank Couch. president of the
Hampton Martin Club. On the stage
with Senator Martin were y score CT
prominent men Of Hampton au. New
port News. all Of whom have taken an
active part in the, campaign
The chairman introduced Hon S.
Gordon Cumming. who In brief,
graceful speech. presented Senator
Martin to the crowd
Another inaccuracy.
The senator opened his speech with
the reply to tho Charge made Ivy Gov
ernor Montague in 4 sprcc. delivered
at Norfolk aud elsewhere during The
past week After styling the accusa-
ton as another "inaccuracy" of this
campaign Of inaccuracies" the sneak.
er save detailed explanation Of his
reasons fer casting the vote referred
TO by his competitor. The explanation
was to the following effect:
- N"''s The Explanation.
Years ago the United States govern
ment. desiring to have the Pcnnsyl-
vania Railroad to come into Washing
ton, allowed that company the use of
site for its station free of charge.
Later. in order to carry out the plan
for making Washington the most beau
THU city in the world. the government
deemed IL advisable To change the l0cn-
ton OF The Pennsylvania and Baltimore
q Ohio dcpo,s and to put the tracks of
these companies either underground
or over head
yhe cost Of changing established
grades, building handsome union dc.
ret, etc. would lie enormous. amount
. ing'in all 10 more than thirteen mil
lions OF dollars
RaiIwayo Satisfied.
iH, The railway companies were salts
ficl with the present location Of their
-.Tlepots and yards; and the contemplated
changes and improvements were
aSrecd 10 only because The govern
ment demanded IT, therefore it was
deemed proper that the city of Wash
-in2inn should pay at lcastra small part
Of the expense to which The companies
would be put. 1t is customary in such
1ocares for cities 10 bear half Of tho cx.
pcn2oG
bill WIS introduced appropriatiny
! S3.0eo,0o0 10 cover what was deemed
pr2rcr part Of the COS. TO be paid by
the city OF Washington
An Honest Measure.
Senator Martin concluded the. OK.
planatton by declaring that he had
/. never, voted for a more honest and
Z proper measure and that if lie should
be placed III n similar position again lie
ccrtninly would vote in the same way
clio sail that no was not in the senate
TO do tho railroad companies and, on
sthc!uihcr hand, did not propose To al
low the railway companies to do the
reoDlc. Tho exclamation was greeted
with hearty applause.
That Primary Plan.
The senator dwelt at some length
upon the claim that Govcrnor Monta-
que was y champion Of tho plan to
n elect United States senators nv the
;, direct vote of the people lie said that
IL his competitor advocated the pri-
mary plan he had kept II to himself
until Of late. "My competitor" he de-
clarcd. Twas as dumb as an oyster
wlieli William A. Jones first introduced
this movement and In June. 1904. when
Mr.. Jones offered his resolution in
amended form before the Democratic
convention, he did not have word to
Z! say In favor of il. And |, who am
charged with fighting the measure rose
in nv scat. anil moved that the rcso!u-
ton be a,loptel.'
Why He$Opporcd 1t at First.
Tho SPEAKER, went on to say that he
did oppose the primary idea when it
was first introduced, because ut that