Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-27
DAVIS SUPPORTERS HOLD
ENTHUSIASTIC RALLY
Candidate for Governor Makes Brief
Address In Jefferson
Ward:
BRYAN TELLS OF HIS RECORD
Wyndham r. Meredith Says Davis Is
Backed Neither By Ecclesiastical
Politicians" nor ''siacl,ine," and
Has Never D0dged an Issue.


Has Never Dodged an Issue.
Westinoteiand Davis, candidate for
Governor Of virginia, made his fret
uublie appearance during the uarnpHi g n
before d Hlshmend audience last night,
when he spohe briefly 10 the several
hundred members Of The wes,uioreland
Davis Club of Jefferson Ward at Il
rally held In the auditorium Of tho
Delleyue Junior High School. At tho
slnisA of his short talk, Resolutions
indorsing his candidacy and recon-
monding him to tho votern Of Virginia
were adopted by n rising vote.
Wyndham Il. Meredith and George
Bryan woro tho principal speakers in
behalf OF tho candidacy OF Mr.. Davis
Or. William II. Parker presided at the
meeting and introduced the speakers.
The rally closed with a characteristic
address by Dick" Taylor former
Mayor Of Richmond. who had the big
audience in CONFUSION OF humor
with his witticisms.
MIR. Davis spoke only for a few min
utes. He arrived during the second
address and was given a rousing re-
ception. The ovation continued for
several minutes after he had taken his
seat on the platform. That he was
going to win in the August primary,
he stated cmphatically.
PEOPLE lSTEND TO
MANAGE OWN AFFAIRS
The farther l go, the better I am
satisfied that I am going to have a
great victory" he said II attribute
this not to my personality or achieve
ments. but TO the fact that the people
OF Virginia intend to manage their
own affairs instead of permitting A
few individuals to control the future
destinies of the State. Whatever mis-
takes L may make, I will stand for
my IDEALS of clean government, and
you will never have cause TO feel
ashamed of my acts"
While MIR. Davis did not go into his
past record nor discuss any of the
principles for which he stands, the
other speakers fully covered the
ground. They paid their compliments
10 the two rival candidates in no un-
certain terms
Mr.. Bryan was the first speaker. As
boyhood friend of Mr.. Davis, he re-
counted his early struggles against
poverty and his rise to his present high
position. He spoke strongly of MIR.
Davis as native VirGinian and re.
futcd the charge that he was a resi
dent of New York That Mr.. Davis was
born, raised and educated in Virginia.
and has lived here since 1908, he told
inc audience in emphatic terms
MT. bryan stated that an effort was
teihE made 10 muddy the issues by
the injection OF dead issues by going
PACK 10 the prohibition question. which
had been settled by a decisive vote
lie then restated the things for which
MIR. Davis stood He referred to tho
delightful LITTLE Williams comedy"
and stated that with the election Of
MIR. Davis there would not be Big
Hoir. bat big One" which would
be Wcstmorcland Davis.
By ECCLESIASTICAL POLITICIANS
That Mr. Davis was not backed by
ecclesiastical politicians" nor a ma
chine was stated by Mr.. Meredith in
the opening of his address. He char
acterized Mr. Davis as man who never
oH'Sed an issue. He then referred to
MS action in regard 20 the question
OF constitutional amendment on the
liquor question as we'll as to his stand
OH equal suffrage.
MT. Meredith charged that John Gar
land Pollard could not go before the
people of Virginia on his record as
Acknowledgement
We want TO hear how he has con
Quoted himself in his Office" said Mir
Meredith ITO my personal knowledge
he never appeared in court and Ak
lar as l know, did five minutes work
IN the largest and most important tax
cases Virginia has had. CHRISTOPHER
Il. Garnett, who has been appointed
10 the state Corporation Commission,
Is the man who conducted thnse cases
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SHOULD
HAVE CHARGE OF ENFORCEMENT
ne Attorney General, the highest
legal officer in the State, should have
mad the enforcement OF the prohibition
law, but the ecclesiastical politicians
would not trust him with it. If they
mad he would have haA a bigger 20
iitlcal machine than the ecclesiastical
politicians who knew of his aspira-
tions.
Real prohibitionists wanted to nut
thc law enforcement where II belonged
some ecclesiastical politicians, how
ever and some politicians not ecclesi-
aStical are trying to use temperance
to further their own ambitions.
Westmoreiand Davis will enforce
tho prohibition law IL elected The
only thing they have got against him
is the knowledge that he will do his
duty. come what may"
The talk by Mr.. Taylor. who was
called to the rostrum by his insistent
fellow-votcrs. was full of humor and
was characteristic of Dick" Taylor.
ne went strongly into the personali-
Ties OF The campaign. referring in sar-
chStlc and biting terms to both Mr.
,liSson and MIR. Pollard.
NOT less than 500 men were pres-
cht at the rally. The majority of the
audience was with Mr. Davis, rs was
demonstrated Icy the manner in which
the resolution was adopted. Practically
every man in the audience came to his
!eet in It's support