The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-26
| WEEK OF RALLIES
PLANNED ninth
Two Democratic Speeches a
Day Now Made by Party
Leaders.
CAMPAIGN GROWS WARMER
---------------
Stuart, Martin, Swanson, Flood,
Williams and Irvine Hard
at Work.
CAMPAIGN GROWS WARMER

In these piping times Of political eN-
element IN the Ninth Virginia District.
the like of which has not been seen In
decade, the people Of the mountains
and valleys Ut the Southwest never
sink to sleep unless there has been
held in the district at least four pub
lie meetings. Usually these are equal.
~ divided between the parties. sun
days are of course excepted, while X
the average were made to include court
days. the figure would be larger.
In few districts in the country Is q
more strenuous contest being waged
than in the Ninth. Not only is II thu
storm centre Of Virginia, but at least
from Republican standpoint. 1t Is
creating nation- wide interest, for dis
tinguished citizens from other States
fresh from the string OF Republican
defeats elsewhere, have been assist.
ing Mr.. Stomp in his campaign.
Whit VIII Colonel Say:
While Mr. stuart's help Is comm :
from tsrs Democrats OF his own State,
his opponent has seen At to engage
talent elsewhere. Not content with
the presence during the past week OF
Representative Duncan Mckinley, OF
Caiifornia, who receptiy assisted the
@. o. p. OF Maine to get the worst
drubbing 1t has felt In half century
rIuch talk Is being made OF the corning
visit OF ex-President Theodore Roose
yelt No statement has been made
that Mr.. Roosevelt will make a politt.
cal speech, yet Mr.. Slemp's friends are
cndeavoring 10 make 1t appear that ms
stop Is a personal endorsement. OF his
campaign. This Notwithstanding tht
fact that tia ex.presidcnt has beer
dcnounc!ng, from one end OF the nation
TO the othel, the element OF his part,
to which M. slemp has declared ~
stuck every time"
AS a matter OF fact. nobody. not ever
MIR. Slemp, not even Mr.. Rooseveit
knows what the latter VIII say p
Bristol on October Z. He may be "
the mood . cspeak kindly OF slemp, h'
may argue tfse uses and abuses Z"
British rule in Egypt or the difficultie.
Of hippapotamus stalking in the wild
Of Mombasa; he may denounce Cannon
and Sleinp and all their works. P.op
ably he will not know what he VII
say until he gets on the platform
after he has seen the morning papers
with the latest developments
stunrt's Popularity.
From every vantage point in the dis
tric, Mr.. Stuart's own voice has Ice
heard or will be before the campaiB
ends. He has stnmped several counue
throughout, and has several more
his itinerary. while the last thre
weeks of thse time is yet untitled o
hi engagement book Al PRACTICAL
every meeting place he has been We
received, usually with unbounded Ell
tItustasrn and his progress has bee
"a sort OF ,ripmphal march All .
which sounds good to the Democrat
not only OF tho district. but OF IN
entire State.
To-day Mr.. Stuart and Senate
Thomas S. Martin Will speak at Abint
don. the county seat of Washingto
The largest a5unty In the district. whl
Abingdon Is one of the most importai
towns. Thai their audience VIII !
immense there is no question. Wasl
tnrton has been on the fence for yea
past, and to. days proceedings are e;
nected TO be "A involvement In the wa
81 demonstration that the Stuart sls
Is the way OF progress Abingdon
the home town and the seat OF II
offices Of the Collector of Intern;
Revenue for the Western District
Virginia, anc the Republicans ha'
endeavored to make light of Dem
cratic claims in that part OF the d.
irict Mr.. stuart may have an oppo
tunity to rspeat a certain question +
Gently made famous, propounded by
resident Of the county of Albemarle.
Future Addresses.
Senator Martin has been doing we
man work in the district. having a
ready spoken at several points. Lea
ing Abingdon this afternoon, he W
journey with Mr. Stuart TO Saltvil
the little town with the big saline \
dustry, whege they will speak togeth
tonight.
To-morrnw night there will tal
place what has been planned to be t
Zig Democratic rally Of the campal