The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-06
8 Candidates for tho senate coul,l

Two candidates for tho Senate eoultl
y hot l,nvc ono Judge OF election. AS
sSto the point that tho committee did
! moi have authority. MIR. MontugGc sand
18th the authority TO do what 1t
wanted, but mono to do what is lust
II and fair. He said it Is Tine for II
Il change III Virginia, and paid MIR. Jones
"a high compliment in introducing him.
Audience Was Pleased.
SINS The First District man had perhaps
majority of the crowd with him all
{ the way through. lie was frequently
interrupted by applause In iinc voice,
speaking with more case than usual
he commanded attention. the dwindling
OF his crowd being probably duo in
large measure to the latcncss of the
3 hour to which the speech was extend
ed. When he road. he did so with
emphasis and effect. 4 good deal Of
sarcasm. not SO biting as thai OF Mr.
Glass, was injected into his references
to Senator Martin, and these plea sed
tho audience.
The beginning and end OF his re-
marks We're devoted 10 criticism OF
political methods and conditions in
Virginia while the middle ana larger
part WAS review OF Senator Martins
Notes In Congress on the tariff and ship
subsidy matters. After paying his
respects to the State Democratic Com
nittec. he directed some shots AT Nor
ioik county fusion and Alvah IL Mar
TN. Moro and moro Republicans arc
voting in Democratic primaries each
year he said. ma 90 or 10 per cent
on o. .hcse vote with the machine. BY
virtue OF the corrupt Norfolk county
bargain, \. II. Martin holds what Nlr.
ZONES said he was informed is the most
lucrative Office in Virginia, by means
~ which he has accumulated $1,000
Republican. Invited.
N Isle Of Wight the cotinty com
lnittec. whose chairman is C. Fonton
LAY, ia 'her-in- law Of Senator Mari
I'M Mad invited every Republican to
,o.'tc8Ni me Democratic primary, an;;
INC same thing had hecn done In every
county in that State sena torinl district
itNllso IL mad been done he charged in
fN.erE county where the -lnachina'.
rules. M $3.50
tier saving that there was one man
~ nc state Committee who admitted
INA VA nc was honest" Mr.. Jones pro-
Secued TO discussion of tho tariff
and Senator Martins votes. lie tools
NJ INC recent circular letter by soma
Tor +, W, Sims. OF Louisa, and claimed
10 dls2rovo many of its statements
ana to show that thoy were false ami
misleading. He acquitted fudge Sims
Oh any Intentional misrcprcsent don,
saving that he believed tho Louisa man
VAS inc victim Of misplaced confidence.
MI. Jones charged that II. Senator
Martin had voted with Senator .\ldrlcb
against the La Toilette amendment re-
uncing the duty on extract or uuc-
t-brhcho, With Aldrich on the imposition
OF tax of IS cents n ton on iron orr
f ana OF 6d cents on bltnminous coal
anu also duty OF $3.50 on rough
lumber. aeH NI e
NInrtiu's busy Time.
lie said that Senator Martin is so
busy conducting the minority in Con
Sress. whore the Senate meets for
about fifteen minutes every three days.
that he cannot find time for his de-
tense, leaving it To such innccurnt G
friends as Judge Sims.
Charactcrizing the senior senator as
the. prince of dodgers. MIR, Jones said
he had evaded "a vote ON the shin
subsidy scheme because he would not
vote against the Newport News ship.
building Company. This was he added
he worst record he knew of on the
part Of any member Of Congress. for
Senator martin had been a mcnlp-...
Of an expensive commission to
ugate the merchant ma rinc---sn,, w.onr,,
not sign either tina mnioTty Rcnub,i.
CAP = rerS6'.,s Or the m'nor!fy report pre
Dared BY the osit5hiei three Democrats
OH the commission. AIR. Jones said he
ms uncnrtned, 2 RESOLUTION OF the
Chamber OF Commerce OF Newport
Jews thanking Senator Martin for not
voting against ship subsidy.
WAS Not rnircd.
The speaker dwelt on this occur.
renee with emphasis. rho vote, he
e said. was so important that Senators
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