The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-06
STUART AssA1Ls sLEMp.
Popular Nominee and Senator Swan
son at Pennington Gap.
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Pennington Gap, Va, October 81
Yesterday was another big day for
Henry c. Stuart. Mr.. Stuart and Senator
Swanson arrived in Pennington Gap
Monday night from Ewing. where they
spoke to an immense crowd. The
gods seemed to favor Stuart with an
clear sky, giving, prophesy Of large
before the Senator and Mr.. Stuart had
their breakfast at the hotel throngs
OF people gathere d. about boz the lobby,
candidate and the Senator In order
TO accommodate the immense crowd
CT people from the county. 1t was
St. Charles. or m this train came ne hun nun
dreds Of people, representing the va
rtous interests, incident to the coal
Industry. all of whom Were enthusiast
nominee. BY 5 o'clock the town was
full of people, many of whom came
miles on horseback to hear the pop
ular candidate. Hundreds of men CALI
at the hotel. and to tell with pride
of the great work and interest being
taken in his behalf If the various COM
munities.
made excellent preparations for the
big crowd or people. They had erected
in beautiful grove OF Gak 80 lie
trees rostrum and seats. where every
one could be comfortable. The Pen
nfngton Gap band made excellent mu-
sic. and entertained the crowd until
the time arrived for the speaking.
When the speakers mounted the ros-
trum they looked out upon vast
andiencs Of pore than Loo q people.
ton Cap served as chairman. ana
called the meeting to order. In a few
words he introduced the speaker.
Mr. stuart AS M. Stuart arose to ad d
come to him from the audience YER
table inspirations, bringing ire people
and the speaker close together,
When he came to deal with the ques-
sermon OF C. Bascom Slemp. From
the text, on the first page of Slemp's
letter to the Ninth District written
slemp. the text was was. he said, the
be judged not BY his words, but by
his acts, by his words insofar as they
made review of the promises made
by Slemp and his party concerning the
downward revision of the tariff. in
contrast with his and his party's
vision. Mr.. Stuart showed that the
Payne Aldrich bill was an upward re-
vision. made in the interests Of trusts,
combines and monopolies. and not in
Tut upon the stand as proof Senator
Beveridge, and read extracts from the
Senator's speeches. He called nine
other patriotic Republican Senator's to
as thirty Insurgent Republican Con-
gressmen. and when he had finished
with Slemp's acts and record he buried
him beneath the wreckage Of his own
broken promises. At the close Of his
plause and men and women fastened
to the rostrum to congratulate him.
and for a while an old-time hand
shaking, shouting. religious revival
po Aftep saah ne dinner served to the
crowd, Robert l. Pennington. OF Jones'
willie, introduced Senator Claude A.
Swanson. When he came to the front
Senator Swanson made an excellent
address. He exposed the corruption
policy, and showed that Instead Of
hetng the friend of the people, as 5Slemp
has boosted. he thus had betrayed the
trust imposed in him, and had heaped
burdens on them. 50 griev aus that the
that a few Of the Republican Senator'S
and congressman refused any longer
to see the people robbed by such
methods and frauds, SO SO they became
the Democrats Of Congress-. to save
the nation and its honor.
Tor an hour and half he held the
great audience spsllbound with his
Hundreds came forward to Bid him
and Mr. Stuart good-by and godspeed,
and to pledge themselves to faithful
service until the fight was over and