Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-17
Republican Speaker Quotes Dem.
ocrats to Prove Graf. in State
Government.
ATTACK UPON J, T fLLysos
Candidate for Lieutenant Governor &C.
cuoed Of Being Responsible for Poi.
ticaI Corruption-succeas Of c. o. p.
This Fall Predictcd-Fivc Hundred
People Attend Meeting.

Turn tho rlscals ont" was The
trend of speech made by Mir. j. l..
Glcavca of Wyhcyillc, under tho a,..
SPICES OF the Republican city cxcc,.-
live committee last night on The ''lIlc-
Natnr lot. The meeting was lie lar..
est held ny local Republicans in years.
Fully five Hundred people. Il large mum
per "l them Democrats, gathered to
hear the speech
Mr. Gl"avus used very Uffcctivclv
some of tho arguments advanced dur.
ing the recent Democratic primary
campaign quoting Governor Montague
and Lieutenant Governor Joseph T..
Willard rs authority Tor The statement
maj toe state is being robbed by Dem
0crattr Office holders
Attacked !Ar. Elyson.
Concerning The Dcmucrn,ic cautli-
dFle Tor governor. the speaker had
n"fhin% To say except that MIR Swan
son was u gentleman in every way.
htt b" made violent attack upon iip.
!. Taylcr El!yson. TIE party nominee
lor li"utrnrut. governor: Among othe.
th'nHg Nj. Gluayos declared that Mi.
Elt%.nn had been responsible Tor moro
Io'lticni corruption in VIRGINIA tial
ar" other man in hc state.
The speaker dwell for some time
upon the school book question. saving
that his party favored the single list
which had been turned down Ivy the
Democrats.
For Nearly Fifty Years.
Payin; a tribute To the Republican,
party, Mr. Glcavos said that Tia, party
since lis birth fifty years a.o had been
entrusted with tho government OF
this country continually. except Cor the
TIVE administrations OF Mr. Cleveland
IL" went on TO say tina! amy business
man or working man would agree thai,
no more of Mr.. Cleveland WAS wanted.
Slowing trihntcs were paid by tic
speaker TO Abraham LINCOLN, l.. $
Grnn ana Thcodore i;nnsevcn. His
reference To AIR. Roosevelt as "Taldv
u Wa"!d power" evoked y,c nearest
thing to cnthusiasri s..0wii ~ me an.
d!cncc during lie meeting
Prosperity and HappinS9a
:" continue the Republican party in
power, the speaker d"rllrra. would
mean continued prosperity and linp,ji-
ness Ill Owe" he country lie ciilcl
uiun the pt, pic OF Ncwpur News. Is.
lcGaliy. to Sc that ii,,;y wnull hc net
tered by standing for the Republican,
party. MIR. Roosevelt, he continued,
fayors building Il big Keeping
the big stick in order" ana The New.
port News shpyard will build some Of
the ships
Before closing Mr. Glraycs predicted
that southwest Nir;,int, would give
Judge Lewis a majority Of 90 GOA votes
and called upon Tidcwatcr to do its
part toward clocling The Republican
ticket
Leading local Republicans
Tho meeting last night WAS prcccdt,,;
by parade by tho Newport News
band and before The spea;cr was Is.
ccrtcd 10 the stand qr,i;, Il largo crowd
had gathered. Ciiv Chairman c. Il.
Williams opened The mcctin: ard Mir.
George Nclns Wise intrudlccd the
speaker
On tie stand with Mir. GIcavca were
the following leading local Republic
ans w II, Hopkins. j H. j, Stuart,
w. s. Upshnr. w G. Fraley. +. l..
Frye W. G. Wiikic. Or Il. a. Atkins,
= v Sweeney. ~ c. Smith. II. X.
Walden, J. j Watson, Fred Read. Neil
Christensen, Charles Brown ana
James Wilkic