The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-02
VIRGINIA LIBERAL
WITH HER 0RATORy
MORE THAN FIFTY PROMISE TO
SPEAK IN OTHER STATES FOR
THE TICKET.
MONEY COMES SLOWLY
FIRST DAY OF ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
ING BRINGS FAIR RESULTS
WITH WOODSTOCK IN
THE LEAD.

Money. oratory and newspaper
space Is being given by Virginia DEM
t,ocrats in the interest of the election
of Wilson and Marshall. and in all
but money the old State stands Well
TO the front OF those who are work
ing for the party in its first recent Xfar
Of probable success.
Among the States of the Union Nir-
ginia stands ninth in the matter OF
contributions, but II success such as
has resulted from the efforts of COM
mittees within the last few days con-
t!nue the State will forge much near
er the front and will lead all of its
size and wealth and some of the 9TH
ers in the amount contributed.
The committee. of which Mr.. Bryan
Is chairman, reports good results for
the first day OF the campaign here
for funds. s35l.T5 being raised. From
Woodstock. a little town III the great
valley Of Virginia, $146 was reported
to the committee. OF the amount Sc
cured yesterday $40 was brought in
by John c. Easley. $12S by J. NJ At
kinson and the rest by several of the
other workers The-cnm Eaittee-
poets to raise 1000 in Richmond.
This by no means represents the
lrotal subscribed by Richmonders.
Some o. the local contributions have
been sent to the newspapers of the
city and some direct to Democratic
hea dquarters In New York The total
acknowledged at headquarters from
Virginia is about 5000. but here
again the amount made public RI not
the total. as much has been received
since the last announcement and some
is in the hands of newspapers and To-
cal committees to be forwarded later
Fifty VIII Speak.
Frginians are as lavish in Offering
their Eervices as their money and more
so. Chairman Eliyson has sent In to
national headquarters a list of about
fifty names of those who have volun-
teered to speak in other States for the
national ticket In addition to these
Is a small army of party leaders in
their respective sections who are
speaking in this State.
Among those whose names have
been sent by Mr.. Ellyson are the
United States senators, the nine DEM
ocratic congressman, Ex-Governor A.
j. Montague. Attorney General s W.
Williams. Governor William Hodges
Mann, Harry st. George Tucker, R.
Z. Byrd, Harry Smith and Hill Mon
tague, of Richmond: c. c. Berkeley.
"a ~ Jpt3Ss anu ~ B0ALcy, CL new
port News: George W. Mapp and r.
T. Gunter. OF Accomac: Henry c.
Stuart. OF Russell: E Lee Trinkle. OF
Wytheyille: Bland Massie. Nelson;
n. c. Manson and Don p Halsey,
Lynchburg: w. A. Garrett. Henry: j.
\. Hart, Roanoke; J. f. West, Nanse-
mond e, r. Turnbuil, Jr-, Lawrence
eille:~ C. Tate Twins, Big Stone Gap;
A. G. Weaver. Front Royal; c. W.
Coleman and Colonel George Cabell,
Norfolk: Ii. c. jackson, Roanoke.
Hugh White. Lexington: Martin Will
Hams Giles. Fl. Caperton Braxton,
Staunron: ]. Gordon Bohannon. f. w.
King. ]. n. Powell F. S. Tavenner. c.
Harding Walker. Eppa Hunton. r.
Gray Williams. Fl. G. Peters and 9TH
ers. An idea of the size of the army
of speakers who will stump the coun-
try and OF the food OF oratory which
will be poured out in the interes. of
Wilson and Marshall from the Ken
nsbec TO the Gulf from Norfolk to
San Francisco. can be obtained by
multiplying fifty by forty eight. Some
States. of course. will send more
speakers and some will send fewer.
but the calculation suggested will give
the approximate.
Most of the speaking In Virginia
will be done in the Ninth district.
where General Rufus A. Ay.es Is
fighting to redeem Southwest vir-
ginia to the Democratic party and Is
pushing Slemp hard for his seat in
congress Senator Thomas s. Martin
will speak at Bristol today. General
Ayres is speaking several times
week and is being ably assisted by
Henry Stuart. who opposed Slemp two
years ago and all but carried that Re-
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