Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-06
SIR CHARLES dixie.
HIS PROPOSED CANDIDACY FOR RE-
ELECTION TO PARLIAMENT.
A Statement In VindIcation OF Himscif-
What Is Thought of It--Oiher
Foreign News.
rBy Aurio-Amcrlcau cable to tho Dispa,ch.I

tBy Anglo-American cable 20 the Dispaich.l
LovDoN, Eng, March 5.-A largo state
ment has been Issued and is now being cir
culated among the electors of the Forest Of
Dean division Of Gloucestershire on behalf
OF SIR Charles Dixie. On February,2jth it
was announced that the electors of the
Forest Of Dean division had asked Dixie
TO be their candidate for Parliament at
the coming general election. Dixie as
sented TO their proposition, provided that
he had fair assurance from a majority OF
tho Liberal electors that his candidacy
would receive their support. Finally II was
stated that Dixie bad supplied the Forest
OF Dean Liberal organization with a state
ment for private circulation among its
members vindicatine himself against the
charges made against him in connection
with the famous Crawford Dixie divorce
case in which he was involved several
years ago. This statement IS not signed,
but bears internal evidence that Dixie Is
the author of the document. The state
ment tries TO show that the leading asser-
tions of the respondent. Mrs. Crawford,
were untrue, and thai she was an absn-
doncd character and habitual fTequenter
Of houses Of ill-iame.
TIE NOTORIOUS FANNY"
According TO this statement Captain
Forster ought to have been n co-respon-
dent and not Dixie. Referring to the no
toriOus Fanny" of that suit, the pam
phlet SAYS that she is now happily married,
md is known as Mrs. Stock. Continuing,
the pamphlet says that Mrs. Crawford, du-
ring the divorce proceedings, made the
assertion that Fanny bad been sir
Charles Dilke's mistress, and crowned her
own infamy by swearing that she (Mrs
Crawford) and Fanny" bad been together
in sin with Sir Charles Dixie. In this connec-
ton 1t has been widely asserted that
Fanny" avoided going INTO tho witness
box and that in so DONG she practically
admitted her guilt. Since the trial, how
ever, according to the statement, Fanny"
has made a statutory declaration giving "a
full account of herself. and bas made a
sworn denial Of Mrs. CTawford's story 80
far as il related to her before the Queens
Proctor "Fanny's" husband. the pamph-
let adds. believes his wife's story, and SAYS
that he has The best reasons to know that
she is a good woman.
PUBLIC OPINION OF TIE PAMPHLET.
The statement also compares the owl
dence furnished at the trial IN detail. The
most striking novelty of the whole afair
ls "Fanny's" declarations. The general
opinion seems TO be that the pamphlet
VIII reopen the agitation Of years gone by,
9nd Will probably WIN over to Sir Charless
side of the affair q number Of the public
who have previously condemned him. but
that il will fail TO completely vindicate
Sir Charles Dixie.
MEssBs. GLADSTONE AND STEAD PROTEST.
1t Is probable that Sir Charles Dixie will
abandon the idea Of reentering Parlia-
ment, Mr. Gladstone having objected TO
his proposed candidacy. Mr.. Stead has
published protest against the return OF
Sir Charles signed by prominent nOn-Cou-
formists. MIR. Stead promises to issue
pamphlet tomorrow refuting the claims
of Sir Charles Dixie.