Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-23
llis Than I Ihausilt People
eiyl Democratic Candidate
Enthusiastic G'sstsg
LOCAL mo GENERAL ISSUES
Audience Learns Something About
Mr., wse's Campaign Methods, and
elna That Mr.. Jones Knows Mr.
Thurston--intdresting Speech Near
Nv Three Hours in Length.


not been accorded a political speaker
hers since the Mart.n-Montague
senatorial fight. CongrS ssman William
A. Jones addressed an enthusiastic
audience OF more Than Thousand
people at the Academy Of Musi" las'
night. Mr.. Jones spoke for nearly
three hours and, while number Of
peopls left the theater toward the
close, he was listened to with rapt NJ
tention, the applause and cheering
was frequent and hearty. and when
he concluded, a mighty shout from
100 or more threats made the build
ing ring. =
Mr. b. B. Semmes presided over
the meeting. and on the stage were
tvo score we'll known Democrats
The Eagle Engine Company band
nar.ded 10 the theat-r and furnish
al music soa the occasion,
Mr. Semmes Introduced the spsa'
her with q few brief remarks. and II
vas only q few minutes pas. 5
o'clock when Mr.. Jones began MS
spc<ch. II Was IL O'Clock when h :
eoucapded. after discussing inter ST.
ine.y and thoroughly the local si'ua'
t,on and the issues Of the campaign
generally.
Joint oebatss.
In opening the speaker devoted
considerable time to his Republican
upsoueni In this campaign. MY
George Nelms Wise, and some OF the
campaign methods employed by Mr.
Wise. He referred to the fact thai
he tsaveled $50 miles, to reach Fred
er,cksburx and challenge Postmaster
Cepersi Meyers and Mr.. Wise to a
toiat debate and have the challenge
declined. And this was after Mr.
wise had ;, bsen allowed to address
various Democratic audiences as a re
snlt o. Joint dsbale challenges
later Mr.. Jones was notified that
ar. Wise would meet him ut Fred
ericksburg las Tuesday night. and
that II he did not get there he would
Ne reprssented BY Hon. John 8. Wise.
Mr.. Jones said that he went to Fred
eYicksburx and met John 8. Wise,
but MIR. George helms Wise was not
there.
Mr.. Jones read o telegram he had
! received from Mr.. Wise In which the
latter said that Democratic organs
were saying that Mr.. Jones had chaE
lenged every speaker that came into
the district; that he. Mr.. Wise, de-
MED the statement and wanted to
accept this open challenge for John
q. Wise. The message went on to
say that Mr.. Jones told MIR. Wise at
Saluda that he had had enough
Of, Joint debates. The speak
e declared that h did not know
Why NJ. Wise should seud him such
. message, but that II the Demo
cratic organs were saying that he
haa challenged all the speakers com
iux into the district they we're COM
IN. very near the truth, as every
Waiting speaker had either been
challenged by him, or had been ap
psoached on the subject by hi
friends. He denied emphatically that
Se hsd told Mr.. Wise or any body
else that he had had enough o'
Joint debates.
Mr.. Wise's Metsods.
The speaker held up q large card
bearing Mr.. wiss's picture ami "pedi
sree- and kept the audience laughins
n he discussed thk method Of cam
paagnins. Referring to Mr.. Wise
uroposi,son TO have a military roa'
baIlt from Old Point to Washington
- said that the Republican candi
Gate had been telling the people o
PtederickxaurE that this grea, roa'
vosad paas that. city, while the North
en- Neck farmers were assured tha
sSe Highway would come their va
100 He suggested that Mr.. Wis
sAcSId learn something about u
asusrsphy Of his district.
Displaying another card beaTin
Mr. wise's picture. Mr.. Jones Gale
s1teutiou TO certain extracts from ~
Congregational record appearing q
- bach Of the card. and purportin
. represent Mr. Jones attitude &c
vasd the navy. The speaker d
e,nspd that every one of these QUO
ene5oos had been CARRIED.
Sentence cvt IN rwa.
II -, OF these quotations mad
~ Jones say tha; no navy tn
uu6fu1 Bates could build would b
-nouGoa,e to protect" Mr. jone
~ tia. and then rad from a COP
q - Csagrsssienai record, provfn
- = SsEsr to get this quotation.
1880 ta1 been Gu hsd In fwv
= ebsa tAe sentence ssid. wiihou
4 1so61k sbaf 10 navy the sor'rs
- ~ I'D would sdeosa'ei
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