Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-08-18
STATEMENT OF MR.. nAssEr's AcousRRs.

STATEMENT OF MR. MASSEY 8 ACCUSERS.
PATRICK COURTHOUSE, July 4, 1882
Editor OF the Whi0:
A sense Of party if not Of public duty, impels me
member Of the House Of Delegates from Patrick.
Mr.. John e. MasSey'S political and personal friend.
He was my choice fer the United States Senate in
tive canvass of members at Richmond preceding the
caucus nomination. and when all manner OF efforts
las was generally known) were put on feOt by Mr..
Massey and his partizans to secure sufficient num-
Der Of the party to leave the caucus and to join the
frequently. One evening just preceding the caucus
nomination. met Mr.. Massey at the door OF the tea
room OF the American After assuring me in pleas
Partially for his candidacy, he said: "Help all
you can. and if you need any money you can get 1t;
want It," 1 was so startled and COMPOUNDED at this
suggestion that made no reply and left him immedi
ately. really felt so Inundated in my own esteem
to have been thus approached that for some time
did not mention this matter to anyone.
:. When Mr. Massey came to insist upon his nomna-
ton to the Authorship upon his own rbtrary terms
and when the atmosphere was pregnant with all
manner of suggestions as to bribery OF members
when committee of the Senate was engaged in an
investigation of the conduct of some officer of the
Senate against whom were charges of an attempt to
bribe members, made known to Mr.. Amos Dicker.
son. the member from Floyd, what Mr. Massey had
said to me in the five hundred dollar matter. giving
him the case and circumstances as previously
Mr.. Dickerson promptly said he would abandon
Mr.. Massey that he would not give his support to
any man VINO would mus approach a member OF the
Legislature.
subsequently and during the tedious contention
over the Authorship nomination. Mr.. Massey hear
ing that Mr.. DickerSon had abandoned him, called
on Mr.. DickerSOn to know why he was no longer
standing by him. Mr. Dickerson frankly gave Mr..
Massey the reason by telling him what had made
known to him in the matter of the five hundred
dollars.
Mr. Massey denied that he had offered anyone any
money On being so advised by Mr. DickersOn I
went with him to Mr. MaSsey'S office, and there to
Mr. MasSey'S face and in the presence of Mr.. Amos
DickerSon, repeated the statement had made to
Mr. Dickerson of his (Mr. Masseys proposal to me,
in eect-"Help me all you can and If you need five
hundred dollars you can get it."
Mr. Massey then and there admitted so having
spoken to me, but said his purpose was as was a
poor man, to offer me lean. My reply was that
did not understand why he should. and at such a
time offer to lend me money bad not intimated
to him or to anyone else that wanted to borrow
any money believe now, as did then, that Mr.
Massey intended to furnish me with the five hundred
dollars to bride members to stay out of caucus and
vote with the Funders to elect him to the United
States Senate.
make this statement because Mr.. Massey is dis
posed to cast reflection upon the members of the
Legislature by saying in his speech at
that If he had all the money that had been used in
that Legislature he would not want to work any
more while he lived. can only say that MI Massey
Is the only man that ever offered me any money in
Richmond. ] think his speech at Charlottesville
coming from him is In bad taste.
EDMOND PARR,
~. Member House of Delegates,