The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-17
ivan: 81 viii read 10:
Iifchnrld's Letter.

Editors The Times: Allow me 10 thahk
YOU for the stand taken for Fel'Fln "u"
| i see that you call for an inVesils"iiuh
of tho bribe offered Delegate Withfo"'
Uould say that the report is current
and undoubted 10 my mind that 1hoiu'7
| = Martin furnished money Tor lhe '"'.'
paien I'm Washington county. for Whi'h H,
/ was 10 receive the votes OK heno'll" anu
| Tomney. ,....,.,.a and
believe the money was 1utn0heo' o''N
! the delegates did vote for Martin
n tbis is Democracy, the less or u me
| hetter. You can state the facts ana give
me as an authority. An investigation WIN
/ Judge W Il. Rhea, Judge G.. N, warn
! Nfr Mccoy banker OF Bristol Mr.. IliIer
! ID. G. Cummings, clerk 0f court of Wash
laeston tg, az Nitit'tts, "oN" A'"
! q nlain case. Yours truly.
G.. " LITgHFIELD.
| MIR. Nicol: zone moment, Mr.. Bryan
| { would hbe TO know what are The Wishes
! of the committee with regard 70 the ming
/ OF this letter
The committee decided thereupon that
| the letter should be hled.
AIR BRYAN: "Then / asked him 10 let
me publish the letter, and he replied TO
| me as follows with this letter. i VIII ile
III The second letter hled by Mr.. Bryan
| reads as follows.
| Mr. Joseph Bryan,
! pear Sir: Your telegram came yesterday
/ whom was away from home. re-
| ni3ed this morning. 1 rarely ever
| write articles for publication, ana
! when I do l like 20 be very careful IN
! an mat I saw and how 1 express myself
| In INV letter of the 9Th. while my state
ments are true yet l may have so made
! the statement that IL would admit on de-
| nial For instance ! may have written
| mat MIR. Martin furnished the money on
| the agreement that kendrich and Tomney
were TO vote for him. lie might say Pee
| had no agreement; at the same time he
might have had an UNDERSTANDING as 20 the
money being furnished and used. ln nay
| mind there IS no shadow Of doubt. 1 was
/ told this morning by a third party that
| he had been informed that Martin put up
500 I'm the canvass OF Washington county.
/ have a man working this up, so as 20
have the man tell me directly. instead oil
| coming through another, and II succ eA'
then may write an article for pubilca-
tion.
In the meantime / do not wish 10 retracl
one word OF my letter OF the 9th, and VIII
| stand by il. Yours very truly,
q. " LITCHFlELD
Mr.. Bryan I never heard of Mr.. LAich
field I'm my life until this thing happened
Mr. Nicoll: is there anything furthel
you know in regard 70 il?
Mr.. Bryan: Nothing except what MT
Binford told me.
By q member Of the committee ] woulC
Ike 20 ask Mr.. Bryan one question.
think / understood YOU TO say that yo'
had Investigated this man and found HIN
10 be "a man Of character.
| Alr. Bryan: Yes. sir. His associate
there on the head OF that letter are mel
Of character l know some .of them.
What is his business. Mr.. Bryan?
out Of The Channel
Mr.. Bryan: The heading Of that lette
says coal and iron and lumber
| Mr. Mushbach il l understand, Mt
Bryan, your suspicious were aroused be
cause money was used outside. OF TN
regular channel?
| Mr.. Bryan: That IS the thing which as
tonished me- and | did not know IL unu
the end Of the Campaign. / had beel
working with Mr.. Elyson. and goin
around Richmond trying to drum u
funds and when 1 found that out / wa
very much astonished.
Mr.. Downing. Mr.. Chairman. ] thin
that this resolution was introduced her
for the purpose of investigating the ne
suit Of the senatorial fight; 70 investlsat
the election Of members. and the conduc
| of the members altcF tudl eiettoh p
far as the caucus IS concerned. | thin
we ought 10 be confined % that issue
we go into the general conduct OF th
election, we shall be here week.
therefore ask the sense of this committe
Oh this resolution:
Resolved. That in the prosecution G
this investigation, inquiry shall be cor
| fined strictly 10 the question OF the con
duct OF the senatorial candidates bot
before the election held on November
1898. and the caucus held on Decembersl j
| 1885"
The chairman then put the question
adopting the above resolution 10 4 vote
and Il was carried -.
| t<Nfr. Aiushbaeh: Now. IN what respee
does my question disagree with that resc
! lutiOn2
Mr.. Downing: | understand Mr. BFya
TO say that he does not know. OF hl
own knowledge. anything Of the imprope
use Of money. He gives the name OF
gentleman who does claim to know
hardly think it is proper to ask Nj