Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-10-19
tho Reallnsters of lhc SLnLo.

state III writing his position with refer
ehce 10 the Readj djusters, and wrote upon a
sllp OF paper this question addressed to
sald smith, "Will you stand by tie Read
Justers IN the f9;ule?n Senator Wood
took the paper and afterwards returned
1t to me with this answer, ''nOW and
forever y and signed sc. Il. Smith, in
his own handwriting. | had this paper
III my possession two years. took il
with me to Richmond last winter, and
there mislald or lost IT,, and have not
been able to fiud it. showed the state
ment OF Smith to various persons.
amongst others to Mr.. |. G. Fowler, no
was then member of the House Of Del
egates; and think he used the paper in
the House, in behalf Of Smith for the
office OF Treasurer. After his defeat
Smith became more offensive and ar
rogant funder than he was before.
BRsroL, Tenn, October s, 1850.
Col. h. FUlkerSoR DEAR SR-Yours
Of Gth inst, to hand, in which YOU ask
me II ! was member of ,he Legislature
OF Virginia, session le71-'S, and il so.
was G. y. Smith, then SeuN,or, a can-
dldate for state Treasurer, aud what he
(SmiIh) said TO me during his candidacy.
| was member OF the Senate at the
time referred to; Senator Smith came to
me and told me the Rcadjusuers oughti 10
vote for him, that he was Il Rcadjuster
and intended TO vote for the lin then
pending, known as the Barbour bill, and
that the Readiuslers ought TO have some
place 70 meet IN Richmond as hcadquar-
lerS, and II he should be elected he /
would make his VreasurCr's Office head
quarter for The party. / spoke TO some
Of the Readjusicrs about what Senator
Smith had told me, and they seemed TO
doubt his sincerity, On the day OF elec-
lion Of Treasurer, just few minutes
before the voting began, | met Senator
smith in the rotunda Of the capitol, and !
handed him slip Of paper, with about
these words on ii, "Will you stand with !
the Reddiuslcrs in the future Senator
Smith read the paper, walked TO the |
steam heater on the west side Of the ro- |
tunda, took his pencil, and wrote on the |
paper under question above written,
''noW and forever, G. II. smith, | chen !
felt sure he would act with ~ and voted |
for him and advised other Rcadius,ers to |
do SO. ! gave the paper to you, since |
which time have not seen It,
Respectfully, II. c. WooD,
BRISTOL, October s, 1880.
Col. A, FalkerSon:
In reply to your inquiry, | desire to
say that on the day Of tile election OF
state Treasurer, the candidate being
Senator {. T. Smith and the incumbent,
Hon. X. N. L. Hunter, there was hand
ed me paper on which was written as
follows, Us nearly as | can rcmember:-
" Mr. G. y, Smith: DO you propose to
stand by and net with the Kaliuster-
Underneath these words
there WAS written In heavy band the
following: Nov ana forever q. %.
smith" ! did not see Senator Smh |
write this, bat did not question 10 the
time chat it was his act, or that Il wa.
In his handwriting. I used IN In thc
House Of Delegate IN the interest Cg
Mr. Smith, showing il to my Rcadiu.tcr
friends aud urging them to vote Tor him.
'lhis all occurred within perhaps half
nm hour Of the vote between Mp.srs.
Hunter and Smith, and tho paper was
then returned to the Senate % lhr party
whe had sent 10 to me. have given as
nearly as / can remember the words
used, ana am very positive in my rec
)llecIion that they were substantially aJ
reported. Respectfully,
l. q. Fowler.
pass by the strange admission that
in the hoRr he gds being voted for, he
made Il written pledge Intended to clocl
hat vote, which was "jocuiur,n au ud.
mission evidently intended to hedge
with, In case the dorumcnt itself should
turn out to have been preserved,
Senator Smith seems 10 have selected
~ cripple, whom no brave man can
.trike.' MS p s0lc man &C. nlHmousy
SANDER aad malign when absent, but me-
elsewhere In his card aillrms That !,
with my war-ghallpred arm, lacked The
courage to resent plain intentional IN
suit
The public are left to conjecture what
FAN be- the motive OF n man, thus pJ0rtp
rs the utlcler Of lalschoOd for the sake
)r Office, and who, while state Senator
appears as the champion % measure,
which cyeuts afterwards demonstrate
him to ba paid ugcut of who wi.hou.
aud while pretending Go
discharge the duties OF lhat puil agency, |
h found engaged bounding ON my heel
through a district vuuyuss Hs my mallE-
lcr. every whore behind my hauh Uud
nowhere IN my pUFrucpi VINO pir.ruNs
In one breath that MI. charge uic pOlii-
,td, and in another personally Insulting
and 40 intended, but all OF them made
IN my absence, or through thr medium
lf \ private note held IN private hands,
rs # to wnit am emergency, uud aI ia0t
delivered by nm unknown boy; who Nil-
ng M last In all histUmsprcn attempts
20 skull further behudu warshHilorod
arm, while he alone seeks opportunity To-
,nll hubble attention to, ami who, when
Ia all hc publicity which the daily pre-.
if his vicinity affords, Is denounced COS
false, alnderous, aud COVE
,rlly, resorts to mhurpd and lengthy
alsehnod 10 show that he hnd, by rir-
,nilous, DELAYED and strictly private
means. IN an irresponsible way, avoided
'cscuting.
II will hc timc enough to notice auy-
hnr further this man may say when
Ic ,hall have shown sufficient Difference
20 decent puhllc opinion to resent. be-
.nmiu flv. the iudinuliy under which hc
.gulrms. huf from which he hls cow
,rdlv ,hiiked.
An the votes have given for County
iudge.. second Auditors, penitenHar
and Dopr-kcepelu OF thc
senate have been iuelicd by eyenM-
None Of these officers either craycnly or
,oiiupty. IN the hour of ihc Legislative
i,llof. pledged Themselves 10 turn thell
,onis on abandon their rirlics II | had
made mistakes IN some of thcec ine'uu.
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