The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-17
HAS NO CRITICISM
AGAINST HIS RIVAL
Montague Tells Large Audience
That All Have Right to
Seek Public Office.
CHEERED TO ECHO BY CROWD
Congressman Says Victory In
creases His Sense of Response
bility at Washington.

Il have no criticism TO make OF my
competitor or OF anybody else" said
Congressman Montague to n large con-
course of people who waited for him
Inst night after the adjournment of
the City Democratic Committee in Muir
phys Hotel. Everybody has the right
to rum and ] have no hold on the Of
flee. But feel deeply the honor OF
This expression Of your good will. and
am grateful at this demonstration of
your continued confidence"
II was Il Montague crowd, and he
was chccred TO the echo as he assured
them that he would he always loyal TO
his constituency. and that if difference
| OF opinion should arise between him
and his constituents, il would be I: diff
| terence to serve rather than 4 differ
cncc 10 disagree.
AS the returns OF the last precinct
were read AMI another big vote WAS
piled up for the favoritc. Major Miles
Martin announced that Congressman
Montague would appear and the room
was packed almost to suifocation when
he entered. Majo Martin introduced
hiln, ana the room rang with applause
as CONGRESSMAN Montague began.
EXPRESSES APPRECIATION
ron PEOPLES CONFIDENCE
u came down." lie said. lin answer
10 what ! understood to he the desire
OF this audience. y campaign. even
II II be II short one. is wcarying, and
/ one doesn't feel much buoyuncy when
IL IS over Eut my heart is not tired
and my gratitude is not weak, and
can only say in recognition of Your
repeated good Will that my sense of
responsibility is dcepcncd, and | feel
all the more appreciation Of your con
iidence need not say that the life
OF Congressman is a happy one, yet
/ this must be said. that the good will Of
a constituency gives him all the hap
/ pinesS there is in the life
lie made reference to the fact that
/ he had lost but little timo from Con-
Sress. II make this statement" he
! said. in order that YOU might under
| stand the physical separation of my
self from the body OF the electorate Of
! the Third District. thought | could
/ better conserve the interests of my peo-
pie By staying in Washington There
! has been no important matter before
! Congress when ] WAS not present. y
| ConGresSman's corr" .,pondcncc is enor-
| NOUS. and to take up the wishes of a
great commercial district Is a prodi-
Sious task. Richmond is going ahead
very fast The city is largely in the
public eye Of America. The recent eff
forts TO minimize the Importance and
standing OF the city have but rebountcd
Seratcd her present greatness and flu
| turc glory.
IL hope the next session OF Con-
gress will be an Interesting one.
hope TO get all for the Third District
that she needs, but ] must SAY gen
| tlemcn, that ! am no pork barrel
hunter. want to have everything
that We ought TO have, but also think
that other communities should have
what they need, too. We Southern
people have been long out In the cold,
bu, we now have "A chance with PEG
pie OF impartial minds TO consider our
| necessities.
HE URGES THAT TIKI:
PARTY DE UPHELD
And I ask YOU in all earnestness,
let us uphold tho Democratic party.
II may not suit us all the time, but
YOU must remember that there are so
many diverse interests and that we
must care for Il continental popula =
ton of lOo00O000 people. ] may sug-
Sest that the solution of all problems
is in ourselves: SO, after fifty years.
when we are able to put in an tiiirina :
tive oar in the direction Of events. let
us accommodate ourselves to "A like
purpose and Il common end. II all the
interests will stick and hang together
and subordinate minor differences, we
shall have the dominating power
through many years. But il must be
zone by the people. L hope you Will
uphold. or rather inspire. the general
interest, in a larger sense rather than
for smaller end.
II pledge YOU, as the representative
of my district, all loyalty in the cause
OF the people, to work for the district,
the state ana the nation ] owe you
not only my service. but my Judgment
as well. and sometimes we may differ
liut ! ask your tolerance. for if ] diff
fer with lou ii will be TO serve rather
than to disagree. I thank you with
more intense appreciation than i have
language to convey"
AS he finished Congressman Monta-
que was surrounded by friends, and a
feast OF handshakinG followed.