Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-10
MONTAGUE JOINS FIGHT
IN BEHALF OF TR1NkLE
Congressman From This District to
Aid National Committee in
Doubtful States.
BYRD REPORTS ENTHUSIASM
Campaign Story About Negro Inter.
vention Proves Boomcrang-Giles
jackson Says 1t Is a "Barcfaced
Lie"

Representative Andrew jackson Mon
'asue' OF the Third District. left last
night Tor southwest Virginia to Join
inc Democratic campaign forces in the
Ninth He will speak tonight mt
Marion, Smyth County. and daily at
different points in Washington. Scott
and Russell Counties. the rest Of tbi,
week.
Tho former Governor has n rcputa
uon ms speaker that is wider than
the boundaries of the state. AT the
conclusion OF his engagement in tho
Ninth District. and, after an address
49, Mr' Montague will join tho cam
paign forces Of the National Democra-
tic Committee and Will spend the re-
mainder Of the presidential campaign
making sReeches In New York. New
Jersey, Maryland, Kentucky ana othor
doubtful States
a large crowd gathered Mt Goochland
Courthouse yesterday to hear Mr. Mon.
tague discuss the national issues
WhHe this section OF the State Is un.
troubled by the Republican specter. tho
citizens everywhere are aroused over
the national campaign that Is being
waged for President Wilson's re-elec.
ton and embrace every opportunity to
near national questions discussed.
Since the adjournment OF Congress-. Mr..
Montague has made speeches also Mt
King William Courthouse. Williams
burg and Ashland, all In his own con-
Eressional district
BYRD TELLS OF
DEMOCRATIC ENTHUSIASM
Former Speaker OF the House OF
Delegates Richard Evelyn Byrd. back
from the Southwest. where he has been
pa1 In, Il
law violators. reported yesterday tho
greatest enthusiasm among Ninth Dis
trtct Democrats. The district he said
has never In It's history presented so
united 'front.'. Speakers every day In
every county, he said. are turning the
light on Representative Slcmp's color
less congressional record. with the re :
suit that the Republican forces are
kept busy explaining.
The more they explain the deeper
they find themselves in the hole" was
the way Mr. Byrd put It,
Local. Democrats were unspnring yes
terday in their criticism of Ninth Dis
trict Republican campaign methods as
cSemplifled by the ineScusable Giles
Jackson story given circulation by them
last week II was the universal belief
that the connection instead Of helping
the Republicans. in the Ninth. VIII turn
out to be costly boomerang
BAREFACED LIE,
SAYS GILES JACKSON
Giles jackson yesterday sent to Gov
ernor Stuart. who spoke last night Mt
Wise Courthouse. the following tclc-
gram:
Il see I'm this mornings Times-Dis-
patch quotation from Abingdon Vir-
gilman TINT ] am to make speeches in
the Ninth District for Mr.. Trinkle, and
that decision that should do this was
reached only after mature considera-
ton by Governor Stuart and Mr. Trim
kle. This IL n harefaced and incXcusab biz
lie. have never been asked to make
speech in the Ninth District nor Of
fered to do So do not know Mr.
Trinklc or any member of the Ninth
District committee ] have never for
moment thought of making n cam
paign speech In Virginia and have
never discussed such II subject with
you or anybody else"