The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-22
PLANS
OF THE CAMPAIGN
people, was hardly as large as
when he spoke here earlier In tho cans
Continued from First Page.

SSOTlll1u0u tlLOlIl EiISt Iubc.
= .-------- .----.-----------
thousand people, was hardly as large as
when lie spoke here earlier In tho cans
vfss. -
A large portion OF the address was con-
fined to the primary and Senator Mar
tins record with respect to It. He dis
claimed that he had made vicious at
tack on the senator, but that every word
uttered was with reference to his public
record.
He declared the senator had mover used
his oratorcal powers on the stump ex-
ceptinp In defense OF himself, but he (the
speaker) had always responded to tho
cali OF duty and had performed 1t With
out fear or favor, which had brought
upon him persecution for Righteousness
sake. si ss
People in Judgment.
He was, he said, never more hopeful
OF success IL he was to have an honest
count and square deal. He declared
he would not have been 80 bitterly as.
sailed In the canvass but for the fact tnat
his candidacy Ind disturbed existing con-
ditions In the state. declaring that the
people were sitting In Judgment anu
not the midnight caucusea
Speaking OF the remedy for any eyiels
in the campaign, 1t was not Governor
Montague, but the principles for which
Ii. stands, that he desired to let the
people do tho elcctlng and not the ma
chine bosses. ~,
In answer to the charge Of heading
a. machine. he ,sad majority OF ms
nppointees are supporting the junior sen,
ntor and not him, and as for the schooi
!insnectops they were elected by the
schoo board OF which he Is member.
nnd that he could hardly name two OF
them. charging that the bulk of his enc, :
nioa IN the State now are men VINO dld
nat get appointment from his as Gov
ernor. it6B 80
Hc declared the present machine was
started twelve years ago. ana thae -
had been growing ever since except tIe
setback It was given when ne was noll. ~,
mated for Governor four years ago, viz.
1t had come to pass that . pe'l.oI
aa,,,d moi get the humblest office with
ant, being party to 1t. saying he sup
.,naed there were evidences OF this III
,nn,,nicinal affairs in Lynchbnrg.
IJa told his audience to watch many
~ tha newspa pers Tomorrow. and Wne'l
yo,, see It. you can be sure 1t VIII DC 9us'
the opposite. - !
IS. III Miller, the blind newspaper man man"
Of the city, presided over the meeting nee 't
The Primary.
Ee rehearsed at great length the ms
tory of the effort to secure the primary
from its Inception to the present, Cam
ing that Senator Martin had always W
nosed IT, until at Richmond. When -
WIS apparent that tho convention was
overwhelmingly for IT,
He said that the campaign mas mas Deeh Z
prominent for so many shifting bases one
of the shifts being that Senator Martin
had become a friend Of the primary ~
the past few months, while ne "us
charged with never having anythiins 70
do with securing It. He asked me - =
dience how they reconciled this
He said he made no fight Tor me PIT,
mary at the Roanoke convention pccstu 10
no was not a member Of that Dody i1e
asked where the Junior senator nao eNct
,mftad his voice for the primary. "loo you
want the primary or not7"fhe asked. anu
from all parts Of the hall came SHOUTS ,.t - -
ives. and we are going to have It; -,
He reiterated his position on l ~ III -
,or n,acins n statue of General Lee IN
", Wa a1,,nr.ton and explained 1T amid shouts
of approval. \, :, - =, III, 200
neon,cgnt t n barbecue a =. Rustburg ,at moor,
o-dav. People came from all parts "
no county. and many ofAhis friends de-
oi,ra It was the best effort ne mas Hlaue
since the canvass began.
More than two hundred l.yncnourg pso-
n,a attended the barbecue going out, l he',
compan yng the Governor on a c''ar 'le'