Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-23
GREENE COTNTT.
senato. wingiieio Puts n Few Pointed Cues
tfops "a y. Brown Allen.

tfops "a y. Brown Alien.
Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispatch.
CHARI.OTTEsvIII.E, Sept. odd.
The canvass IL this county Is being
pressed with cOmmendable yIgor. il Is
not SO much o question Of who will
succeed as Of how large q majority the
Democratic candidates will receive.
The senatorial CANVASS Is not neglected.
On friday night Senator Wngheld
spoke at Scottsville and returned
10 Charlottesville, reaching here at 3
o'clock saturday morning. Tie started
immediately to Greene county 10 meet
Brolhei-m-Iaw Allen. who was 10
speak Saturday night "a Ruckersvilie.
Senator Wlngiield led of ard pro
pounded few questions Tor Mr. Allen
to consider ana answer If he could.
lie asked Inn to explain how he came
To pay Hamilton. his brother-In-law,
20 per cent. ior collecting taxes from
Tie Chesapeake and ONO and Balti-
more and OHIO railroads az special col
iecior vher the Law provides iOr special
collectors only II cases where tickets
have been returned delinquent. whereas
IL these cases no tax tickets had been
issued, and therefore none could be re-
turned NJ delinquent, and especially
since. II any bad been issued, the tres-
surer OF any county through which
either Of these roads passed could have
collected from such road by levy Oh
personal property. and received fOI
ms services - per cent. ior the first
sll.OUO and per cent. Tor the re-
mHmder. 9" Instead of having thIs
money collected as the law provides.
and thereby saving to the state the diff
ference between - per cent. and -
per cent. why did you. while Auditor,
nav youi brother in-law. Hamilton,
treasurer Of Augusta, through which
county these roads ran. tOT collecting
a. special collector when II was ms duty
as treasurer to make these taxes out Of
TIT roads. and IL face OF the fact that
he gave . hond only rs such treasurer,
never at al executed o bond rs special
collector. and receipted TO tine railroads
as county treasurer Why did you
let nm collec; as county treasurer and
give HIM the remuneration Of q specia
collector
To this MIR. Allen replied that ne Sc
lected Hamilton because he lived IL
augusta. where these roads centred, and
gave o bond Of e20O. 600. which showed
ms high standing IL the community
thar Hamilton had at FIRST refused 10
accept. but finally did SO n the urgent
request of himself Allen and the At
tornov-Gencral thought he ought to
have q per cent. and If II was TO do
over again he would do Il.
senator Wmgiield wanted Allen TO
explain why he, AZ Auditor. PAID 10
Saith Boiling, a. chairman OF the Board
Of Visitors Of the Central Lunatic Asy-
ium. a.. coo out OF the Sl0O, 600 appre-
prIate0 T. build the ASYLUM. and. when
the matter was investigated 10y the Le-
gislaturo got Boiling To give recent
stating that the money was expended
OIL account OF al architects services.
1o tins Allen made no reply.
hlI. Allen was asked 10 explain why
he caused the State 10 pay saO.eOO
twice for printing the KIddleherger
bonds. and 10 tell the people Of Greene
county about the charge brought against
9 high official Of the State, 10 the effect
that that high official had SAID 10 the
Kendall Bank-Note Company that If
the contract to print the bonds was 10
20 u them, he tine Official would ex-
pert & zoe for ms services.
Allen SAID thRt the Kendall Com
pany could not be trusted 70 print such
bonds as would be received AT the New
y ORR Stock Exchange. To the cues
ton about the solicited bride Nj.
Allen did not reply.
AIR. Allen was asked by the Bepub-
ican chairman Of Greene 70 name the
seventeen Republicans who were un-
seated IL the Legislature. lie said ne
could. but he did not get beyond
twelve. eUIP.