The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-13
U nap allied, Senator
Stands Before Crowd
Which Derides Him
FINALLY WINS
NEED OF CHEERS
Comes Out Flat-Footed for
Thorough Investigation of AL
legged Frauds in Recent Sec
ond District Primary.
Stormy Political Meet
ing Of Protest Is Held.
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Norfoii>, vn., September 1:-CnllinE
IN the Stnte Central Committee to or
Ger n full, fair and thorough inycsti-
cation of the congressional primary,
and upon the Corporation Court to
present to the grand jury the nllesn-
tons OF fraudulent practices in Nor
folk voting precincts, the Srcntcst poll |
tichl mass-n,eetinE ever held In Nor-
folk stamped with en,0hntic dIsnp-
provnI, to-night, In the Academy of
Music, the action of the Second Dis |
trict Committee in refusing to 30 into |
the Maynard charges.
For dramatic intensity the meeting |
probably eclipsed anything OF kin |
cred nature since the turbulent Malone |
campaign rhe crowd that packed the |
Academy from orchestra rail to the |
topmost seat in the gallery, throngcd |
aisles and crowded doorways. over
flowing into the foyer and lobby. was
no respcctcr OF persons.
senator liz Hfssc.I.
u was a body of determined men.
aroused by what they considered
tyranny and despotism on the part OF |
political bosses and firm In belief
that the time has como to expres.
themselves. and they did not stop al
anything short OF kissing, long. loud
and yehement!y Thomas S. Martin the
senior Senator from Virginia IN the
United States Congress.
Senator Martin has long becu re-
garded as the big Boss" In Virginia
Democracy-the man higher up"-the
final arbi,er OF the political rat- of all
candidates and the directing power In
stood on the stage before the s.ooe
people to- night and heard hiaseIf
laughed at. teered and. Kissed, and he
heard himself chcered enthusiast ica1ly.
too, By the very men who hoote1 him.
The main object OF the meeting was
to call upon the State committee. which
meets in Richmond tomorrow night
for thorough investigation OF TIE
Second District primary. reversing the
district committee.
Senator Martin came out fat-footed
for just that sort OF an investigation
and by doing so he won the tumultous
applause of the crowd But when he
said that he never interfered with Sec
ond District politics. he was laughed
at When he said he did no. know
there was going to be such meeting
as to-night's until he arrived In Nor
folk, he was jeered. When he dis
claimed any part whatever in the local
affairs of this section he was hooted
And when he told that crowd that tho
State Central Committee is body Of
patriotic. high-minded men who woulG
do what they thought was right no
matter what he might say, thousand
men rose up in their seats and Kissed
him.
1t wnn Lese Mnjestc.
Strong men and iroropervei men
were appalled, by the cutting sibiiation
1t was lese majestic. But the crowd
would have none Of Senator Martins
praise for any wheel in the political
machine.
The wnite-faced, white haired, eagle
eyed man who had drawn the piercing
outcry upon himself by the defense of
his friends. never hinched. He looked
the crowd over from pit to dome.
You evidently are not we'll ac.
quainted with the State committee. he
said, but the kissing smothered his re-
mark except to those near him.
Some organization men started 20
cheer, but that only added fuel to the
noise of reproach.
In all his long life as the main hg-
ure in Virginia politics, Senator Mar.
tin for the first time found himself face
to face with body of men who cared
not the snap of finger for his utter
ances, and who did not hesitate to use
the most mocking form of disapproval
to tell him so. But he was apparently
the coolest man In the crowded theatre.
and when the storm had passed he
brought the men who had decred hin,
to their feet cheering by declaring that
he stood not only for full investlga,
tion of the primary by the State com
mittee. but that he thought the
charges of fraud that had been made
were of sufficient gravity to Warran t
%ba ottapfiop of tho grand illry
Senator Martins presence aat tho
Academy tonight was not feature
of the set program mapped out by
the men who engineered the gathering
by any means, In fact. before the
Sage of Scottsville was allowed to
come upon the stage there was a
drama enacted behind the scenes that
came very near ending In big split
IN among the leading spirits amons
the protestants
Gets His Wish.
Senator Martin came to Norfolk to-
day on a matter concerning the recent
mlss-meethng in Portsmouth, and was
at the Monticello Hotel when tho meet
ing began at the Academy. Q. l.
shackleford, who made the opening
address, following Mayor Riddick. who
presided, brought the Senator's name
into his talk by quoting the speech
made by Mr.. Martin at the Ocean View
convention of Virginia court clerks, in
which Senator Martin expressed graft
Acation at being allied with the BOSS"
of Norfolk. and tn, Norfolk ring"
Then Mr.. Shnckleford said he wished
Mr. Martin were In the house to speak
for himself.
Senator Martin wNs not tliero, hut
Captain James w. sMGCarrick, his close
friend was, and the captain lost no
time in getting to the Monticello He
acquainted Senator Martin With the
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