The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-13

winch Mr Montague was the head
than Was ever expended on a tickle,
az any time In the last twenty years
He "dei'es" any one to say that
white supremacy was imperiled I'm
1881 and 1898 If he is correct. then
why did John w. Daniel. Fitzhueh Lee,
Joseph Bryan. Beverley b Alunford
and other men of like character deem
II important that they should lend
their personal assistance TO the State
chairman in collecting funds for the
successful conduct of the campaign ?
"hat was the question at issue. IL il
was not the welfare of the pemocra
tic party? There must have been
come reason why the leaders OF the
party deemed il necessary not only to
collect money in Virginia, hut to gu
10 other States and ask our friends TO
help. especially To cali upon the rail
road interests 10 lend their aid and
support.
II should he remembered that in
1876 which was six years and four
years. respectively. after the two cam.
paisns above mentioned. MIR Monta que
was nominated for the position of At
torneY General on the state ticket. on
oc'ooer ?. 1897, Mir Montague wrote
from banville. saying: Permit me to
suggest that in my Judgment this
senatorial district. Dsnville and PITT
fyivania, as we'll as the House. arc in
great danger
mink that AGncw Republican
state chairman, is in touch with the
sold COMMITTEES in New York. and that
any amount of money can be obtained
by him If necessary indeed unless a
most vigorous campaign is wagod. |
am apprehensiNe as TO Major Daniel's
reelection. and quIcksands are ahead
OF us nearly every step a mora
tfeacherous campaign | have never
eeen engaged in. Now IL we lose tho
state this year. we will lose it for
many years 10 come. because the Re.
p"tlioans will so redistrict and so
manipulate the election machinery as
10 render our return to power un
certai'' "
Might Lose Ticket.
Under date OF October l6. 1897. writ.
ms from Abingdon. Va. he SAYS: II
am afraid we VIII lose the state ticket
In Washington county. The surface
OF Things so indicates. When consid-
GRAFTON is given to the fact that this
county went overwhelmingly Republi.
ram last fail. conclusions are difficult
TO draw il would b. well for tho
state committee to make unusual Of
forts to carry the senatorial district
OF Wythc. Pulaski. Giles and Bland
If Walkers backbone can be broken
now In this fight the chances are most
favorable TO victory for us in tho
next congressional election 1t viii
take deal of money 10 do this as
Walker will have money for his
nephew Poa ge-much of It,"
Was IT strange that having received
sucl letters as these from our candi
Gate for Attorney Gener that
Should have promptly proceeded to
have asked the railroads to help us?
] applied TO them. and they did HELM
us. and Mr.. Montague was the bene- !
hciary OF the assistance thus rendered /
and yet MIR. Montague and those WHOSE I
he is SUSTAINING con
tlnuaNy declare there was no need for
the expenditure of vas, sums OF money.
because white supremacy was no
longer in danger.
Congratulated EIlyson.
In 1901 - Montague was nominated I
IS our candidate for Governor. This /
vas ten years after tn campaign OF
ssl. when he declared ali danger to
White supremacy hal passed away. |
10 not recall any candidate who was
rom the beginning of tho campaign
o It's cl- c, SO frequently in confer
nee with the State chairman in re
gard TO matters pertaining 10 the
finances of tho campaign
| certainly was only too hnppv. as
I was clearly my duty 20 aid in every
way in the succession conduct Of his
,arnpaien' and mat did so was evil
1enced first ny hie words Of hearty
approval that should retain the
chsirmanship NJ the State Committee
ana hia conerat ulstlons uron tho clog.
@! the campaign upon my successful
conduct Of the campaign
Sut 1901 was ten wears after 1921 /
II there was no need for funds In 1891 /
because there We're NJ dangers to /
white suprsTfacy surely there could
have beeE' nI- nesd If money in the
campaign Of leb- II is all very we'll !
to talk about the railroads and their (
control of politics in the state after
ell these long y.arE There never ,yss
a campaign in which rheir help was
more needed, and more nccept,bl4 /
than that OF 1901 The real danger
IN that campaig-. grep out Of the fact
mat the Constitutional Convention ,vas
in session. and tho Consideration ~
the suffrage clause had occasioned
great uneasiness throughout the Com
monwealth, so naturally no man In III.
state was 50 much disturbed about tho
condition Of AFFAIRS as was the can
cidate for Governor. He was con
stanly in conference with me and
reoognizeu the dangers AS evidence
of unrest in that campaign which fns.
tined the uneasiness If Mr. Montague
VIII uote fro Just few letters
Republicans nj Work.
The chairman from STAFFORD wrote
the Republicans have two good ana
solid men against US this time. and
we have hard road 10 travel Thov
are telling lies about the Cons,itu.
tional Convention"
letter from the Ninth Dis,r,c,
states 81 hope YOU will he able ~
help us in THIS section great deal
in financial -Tay, as you learned ~
Bristol this was needed for success
out here more so than ever before
Strong nominees mace from the ais.
trict Will tend to help largely. but We
nave had the hardest fight in wears on
account Of the Constitutional Conven.
tion."
County chairman Of the Third bis
friot wrote The principal diRcul,y
u