Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-11-03
More Democratic RGadjustGr Exposures.
THE RICHMOND AND DANvILLE RAIL
ROAD BILL

The Democratic Readjusters in the South |
west are daily springing mines under Mahone's |
feet. Judge VIM. F. Rhea is Readjuster and
IS q friend of Hon. Abraham Fulkerson from
whom it is to be inferred, he received the dam
aoino information which he publishes about
Cen Mahone's interest in the passage of the
Richmond and Danville r. R. bill. This bill,
It will be recollected let the Railroad Company
off from paying nearly 100000, it owe the
state and in the state Senate in 1879 was OPP
nosed by Jno w. Daniel, John Paul and other
men of both parties. The following
is Judge Rhea's letter published in the Abing-
don Virginia of last Friday:
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The following letter will set at rest charge
that has been made. -Editor Bristol Neacs
RICHMOND, VA, Oct. 18th, 1882.
Dear sir: Your favor 18th inst, to our Mr.
Elam is to hand.
In respect to Judge Rhea's charge, that the
Wing was the recipinent Of $4,000, for aiding
in the passage OF the Richmond and Danville
Rrailroad bill, will state the charge is abso-
lutely false, in any shape or manner, which he
NAV put it. The Wing has never received one
dollar from the Richmond and Danville Rail
road, directly or indirectly, by agent or other
wise. nor from any other Railroad Company
for its influence, or any other consideration.
repeat, Judge Rhea's charge is untrue
Yours truly,
G. G. CLARKE,
Business Manager.
To S. Browning, Esq, Emory. Va.
I find the above in the Bristol Neacs of this
week If Fowler had been disposed to do
what is right and fair he would also have
given to the public what I said in regard to
said letter at Mendoza last Saturday He
knows that 1 never made any such charge as in
timated in the above letter.
1 have made the following charge and will
give lily authority, THAT the Richmond Wing
was to have gotten $40, 900 in 1879 if the Rich
mond and Danville R. R. Bill had passed at
that session of the Legislature and that it had
Ieen charged and never denied that Malone
received $4,000 from the Richmond and Dan
vile R. R. last winter and that believed the
Whig was circulated all over this State as a
campaign document with money stolen from
the pockets OF the people Malone owns the
Wing and it has been proven that he used the
Readiuster party at Richmond last winter in
more than one illegitimate way to advance his
own personal interests.
I am informed, on reliable authority, that Jas.
Frazier Mahone's right bower, went to Wash
ington City last winter to secure Fulkerson's
influence in behalf of the B. u d. r. r. bill,
and Fulkerson told him he could not help him );
that it was a great outrage upon the people
and ought not to be passed.
Fulkerson said to Frazier, at the same time,
that he never understood why the Wings force
was in the Legislature of 1879 lobbying for the
Danvile bill and Frazier replied that d-n it
he thought every Readjuster in the Legislature
knew why that was-that the Wing was to have
gotten $4,000 if the bill had passed. Fulker-
son thinking this would be news for Jno. Paul,
went to him afterwards and told him what
Frazier had said, and Paul, I am informed,
seemed to be surprised that Fulkerson knew
nothing about the matter and said that when
he (PauD was fighting the bill in the Legislature
| of 1879, that Riddlerberger came to him and
said what in the HI are you and Fulkerson
fighting this bill for-Mahone is running the
Wig at an expense of 5000 week and unless
he can get some help the paper will go under.
Paul asked Riddleberger if the Wing was to
get any money by the passage of that bill. R.
replied certainly. Then said Paul, will fight
the bill the harder. Mr.. Clark's letter is very
evasive as it does not deny the charge really
made and which was made upon the above
information given me by Col. Fulkerson. So
it appears that Malone always kept his corrupt
purposes from Fulkerson. regret that it has
been made necessary for me to bring these
matters before the public, inasmuch as the
conversations alluded to were of private
nature, suppose yet Malone seems determin-
ed that all private matters shall be brought
into this canvass. Respectfully,
VIM. F. RHEA.
| Mr.. Frazier in card published in reply to
the above pronounces it false that he ever had
any such conversation with Mr. Fulksrson, OF
ever had any knowledge of the railroad matte,
in question. He adds:
Invent to see MIR. Fulkerson last winter
about personal matter, as to which he had
written me an accusatory and rebuking letter,
and carried with me full evidence which exon
Grated me. The matter alleged was that had
said that he was going back on the Re
adjuster party, and procured the certificates
of the six persons in whose presence it was
charged that had said it, that said no such
thing. 1t seems, however, that I might have
said it with perfect truth and safety