The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-18
Greatest CrOWdOf Cam.
paign Meets Him in
Pittsylvdnia.
INSPIRED BY THE III
FINE AUDIENCE.
The The Junior Senator Threw More
Vim and Enthusiasm in His
Speech Than is His Wont.
Makes New Friends and
Also Votes-spealss
at. Danville. 3

Especial From Staff Correspondent.) &
CHATHAM, 9vA., july 17.-senator Mar
tin has Invaded the enemy's country as
M Bryan said Of his famous trip to New
York State and city, something over eight
years ago. The senator spoke TO $500 or
- O00 people al the county seat OF Cover 2
nor Montague's county to-day and wilt
speak in Danville. the Governors home
town, tonight. 4 18
TX lie met hero to-day the largest crowd
OF Virginia sovereigns lio has eve spoken
to- Ho says this himself. He knew his
friends were making great efforts to have
f here to-day, on occasion OF his first ap-
8Iearance as, stumper5 In the Governors II
own county. great 5outpourng OF the \
people, but he candidly admits that he D
e was was surprised at the large crowd that.
greeted him. 5t i42 ~ t S5 $gS
That he was pleased as we'll as sur
prised was shown " In his manner Of
speaking. The large crowd, his cordial
reception by the people Of PittsylyanIn Il
county and the enthusiasm OF his friends NJ
naturally y animated and inspired him, and e
ne probably made the best speech he has
made IN tho campaign. OF course he went Il
< kover the ground that he has gone over a.
at other places and In other speeches.
+ but 1t Is but9a simple statement OF fact H
10 say that he was more nlmated than
heretofore. Flo evidently realized that he (
was. was IN The eenemy's country. !. as we'll as n
before an audience that was made sl1p az ID
strangers and In defending. his record and Il
giving an III account OF his stewardship.
ne was pc rhaps most earnest and threw Y
& more vim Of soul into his address than
nave cha nrac tcrized any u Of his other
speeches In the campa lgn.s 81
5$. Made Friends. s
That Senator Martinimades new friends Z
Today was plain to a casual Observer
and that he earned many votes his friends ,
believe and are not slowsto express their "A
delight. H a y55 $Ss ' s5
To-day' g meeting had been advertised
all this and adjoining coun ties. and x
e bllls and dodgers with the senator's pic
ture on them, and announcing the meet
ing, had been scattered for ten days or Il
* e%o , weeks IN every nook and corner OF
the county, and the columns OF "A the \
Chatham ana Danvllle pa pers had been
freely used to let the people know that
Senator Martin would be here to-day that
silver cornet band from Danvllle would i
furnish inspiring music, and that an old
ashloned Virginia barbecue dinner would
\ 20 served free on the grounds Immediately
after the speaking.
The people OF the second largest county
{ IN the State had never seen the junior
senator and they wanted to SEQ him. They
had heard his private and public record
attacked and that he had a defense to
make and they wanted to hear his de-
fense.. b
They had not heard cornet band play
Dixie" and other Inspiring airs for q
long time, and they wanted to hear tho
band play It has been long time q
since there has been an old-fashloned
political barbecue in this historic place
on anything like Il large scale. In tho
odenn time Chatham was famous for
them, but to many Of the present gem
GRAFTON they have been taken onlyaas 81
legend handed down By, word Of mouth
from their fathers.
A Mixed Crowd.
All these things combined to bring
n big crowd Of people to Chatham to-
day. They came from every part OF the
country, and they We're all sorts Of folk,
men. women and children. Democrats,
Republicans, oolored people. Martin men,
Montague mon, voters, non n-voters. drum
mers, tobacco warchouscmen from, Dan-
vile, shoe sellers from Lynchburg and IA
various and sundry other sorts OF people.
This is the third Monday of the @,
month"; which was. under the old regime,
regular County Court day, and Plttsyl-
vania people have not yet gotten out of Z
the habit of going to the court house h
on tNs third Monday. Yca there was a @
big crowd to-day, and It would probably
have been twice as large but for past
weather conditions, Much rain has fallen
In this part of the State during the past
eight weeks, crops arc much int the 81
grass and to-day it is sa Id to be the first
good working day tho farmers Of Pitt
sylvania have had for several weeks.
1t Is estimated that this fact kept (
thousand, maybe two thousand. away
from the meeting Tho meeting was
held on the public school grounds OF
Chatham, beautiful grove In the center
OF which stands the leading public school
building OF tho county. The grove Is
lovely, but the building is a disgrace to
Chatham. the county and the State. Ap-
proprIately enough, 1t stands near
cemetery.
Like a Camp Meeting.
When the crowd had assembled the
grove looked more like the seat OF a
camp meeting than IL political pow-poW
Buggies, carriages and wagons were
packed here and therc. and POSSIBLY as
many rs thousand woman We're
seated or strolllng about the grounds
md happy children ronped ana ran
here and there and heard the band play.
A stand had been erected In the lower
part OF the grove, and seats improVised
from logs and puncheons from q nearny Il
sawmlll surrounded II, a
Something moln than#a third of the
tbronp sat uncomfortable upon these
,p,ncheons !or fully three hours and
heard the speakers, have never seen
neople give closer attention to speakers
thnn did these to Chairman Reed. Hon.
], Taylor Ellyson and Senator Aiartin.
Mr. l.. S, Reed, the county ci'airS,an
~ tho Democratic party, Introduced both
sn..kara and hr both " his. lntr1durkAxx