The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-16
.MONTAGUEGETS
GREAT c. !: 4 OVATION :! N.
Speaks to q! q Large 1' g and AZ ID
Enthusiastic Audience
.ss IN Manchester.
U $1,000
AFTER "lMACHlNE'
WITHOUT GLOVES
Defends Judge crump il Flo
quent Language atle Declares
Il Senator Martins Reported N
Reference Unwarranted
and GratutiousAp-
(. peals to People.
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In what is considered BY his friends
hEs decidedly his best speech In the entire
campaign. Governor Montague addressed
large and enthusiastic audience in.
4 Leader Hall. Manchester. last night, and
Il was given an ovation or which he must
feel proud. 53
Councilman r. T., Patram presided
and introduced Mr.. Ernest II. Wells,
who. In turn. presented the Governor.
a few ladies were In the audience but
nearly all those present were voters. s
number OF whom went over from Rich
,nond About fifty prominent citizens
And business men occupied seats upon
g the stage and a band discoursed music
s before and after the speaking. 81 M a y
AWHILE the Governor dealt In no abuse
OF Scna tor Martin or any one else. he
was never more vigorous IN his thrusts
at what nc termed the machine, and
q ne spoke straight from the shoulder tor
nearly two hours. s5i5 81
ag{ He 3arraignet Senator Martins pri-
s ma ~ record and challenged him to show
tina he had ever lifted his hand Tor the
new departure until It was q do2ted ny
/. the convention last june III
lime again. and often there were suG g
encouraging responses from the andi-
NJ rnce. as $50 on" and I'VE are with
YOU Governor. - VI
Warm Concentration.
81. was nearly o'clock when Council.
s man H. u. Pat.am called to order and
"A introduced Mr.. Ernest II. Wells G who IN
4 4 brief but eloquent speech presented
: Governor Montague TO the %audlencet
After concentrating the people upon ms NJ;
their fret opportunity 70 vote dlree. u,
for United States senator, ME- y 1-iis
said XII Il. 3 e, :
~ Is my pleasant duty tonight along
+ this line to present TO S5yous our pcloF' '
! Eovcrnor ofIvirginia, gentleman who
has always becn faithful IN every walk =
~ life: whose political and private ca :
q reer stands out to-day equal 10 any OF
f. ..A1y fellow Democrats IN presenting
him 10 you to might, ] wish to say that
he has always measured up TO the falth-
1ulness ia public servant, and 81 = us
record stands out to-day and can DC
pointed to with pride and With the Pa I'm !;
4 well done good and faithful servant.
Cordially Received.
When the Governor arose to make his
bow to the audience there was Ar out
K burst OF applause, mingled with cries ot
,Montague" Montague" which lasted
until the band In softcst strains. played
n AUD Lang Syne."'. s8 I.5
When he was allowed 10 proceed. the
speaker thanked his hearers for honor
Ing him with their presence on such a
torrid evening a nd also for tho generous
support always accorded him by. the pco-.
pie OF Manchester.
S,I am before you for public office:
am before you In the opcn;4I shall
never apply for, public favor in any other
way he declared. amid great cheering
The Governor declared that the can
Yass was unique In thatsi was the first
time the people had ever had an oppor-
tunity to vote directly for n United States
senator.
The question, he asserted. was one
reaching far above the personality OF the
Junior senator or himself. and8then he
discussed the small opportunity he peo-
pie have as compared with that of COR
porations .f5s
~ am not here to attack corporations, 4
he snid. Corpora ions have come among
us to stay. but this Is no reason why
i the people should not make them stay
In their places stsi. N n & "A
special interests and special prlvi-
leges have always had the Inside track
In the race of life The trouble In the
American system Of government Is that
the people don't take enough interest
IN their public options. s.5s
More Danger Than Ever
II am on the same platform was
four years ago, save that I am more
deeply grounded In the belief that the
machine then fought is stronger and
more dangerous In the State than ever
before. 3sl$
u believe that the influences that
put men In office will control them az
ter they get there. 81
II submit that there should be no
influences behind public officials. save
that Of the people, and that is why i
am here advocating the election OF sem
5ators by the people. @ III
"Not Afraid Of Anyone"
~ am not here to abuse or to attack
anybody, but am not here afraid OF
any" declared the speaker amid great
applause, land the little lot OF news
papers and machine politicians may
bark and snap, and Will st so on
fully and to advocate the reforms they
desire, I'm "a
1.-THE junior senator dlsclalms that he
Y attacks me-, His friends do III and no
believes In q government of. by and
FOR friends, i4 zs
"They follow his wnks and mods, IL
indeed they do not follow his silent
voice."
The Governor referred to Senator
/ Martins declaration at King George
Courthouse that he had struck down the
primary resolutions ut Roanoke because
They were "amid at Tom Mart Inn and
he asked his hearers IL they had ever
in all their lives heard q much less
smaller officer that a United States
/ Sena tor taking such stand fox personal
rather than for public consideration,
The Governor thought the senator
d must have either desired to deny the
neople a chance or else he was afraid OF
the people. a K, 4 v, Is 45s
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