Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-18

emily little effect.
Mr.. Mushbach was interrupted by
Mr.. Thompson, who asked that he be
allowed to make statement. His re-
quest being granted, he said: "As far
as am concerned there is nothing to
be or that shall be concealed. This is
not the first campaign in which l was
interested. 1 have always been an
earnest democrat. l was closely asso-
ciated in former years with Mr.. Bar
bour, subsequently with Mr.. Gordon,
and recently with Mr.. EHyson. In do
ing that I have done what / thought
was my duty, and if any man says I
have done anything improper l want
him to step forward and state it. II
Mr.. Mushbach has any reason to think
there was anything on my part improp-
err he should say So"
Mr.. Mushbach explained that his in
| terrogations were not intended as a
personal reflection upon the witness.
"Any contributions given to me
reached Mr.. Ellyson," continued MIR.
Thompson, land the man who says
they didn't wilfully and deliberately
lies. l want to say that in rendering
assistance in this campaign, | did it in
behalf ofthe democratic party without
reference to any particular individual.
| thought the populists, if they got into
power, would do great harm.
'If any man says that in rendering
that assistance l inquired or sought to
know what was his position in regard
to the senatorial contest, or in regard
to any other candidate, he wilfully and
deliberately lies.
"It never bothered me in any way
whether man was for Lee, Martin, or
anybody else," added the witness.
II wantto say furthermore that can
give the names of friends of one man /
helped as well rs the names Of the
friends of another. There were friends
of General Lee as well rs friends OF
Martin or Hunton among those | as
sisted. The part l took in the cam.
paign was ut the earnest solicitation OF
the chairman ofthe State committee. !
gave him all the time and help could
and | never undertook to do anything
that Mr.. Ellyson didn't know.
81 have letters from him bearing out
tie statements that have labored on
these lines. | never thought any other
impression or intimation would be made
until | read the article in the Times
referring to railroad official. When |
learned it had reference to me com.
municated with The proprietor of the
paper and told him | unhesitatingly
pronounced the publication false, and
demanded the source of his information
I received reply from that gentleman
in which he said he had done me wrong
and that full retraction would be made;
also that ne would publish the retrac'
tion."
Mr.. Thompson here showed the edi
torial and retraction Of the Times 10 the
committee.
"There is nothing connected with
this matter that am unwilling for the
committee to know about" repeated
Mr.. Thompson. "If any man says thai
l intimated 20 him whom he should
support in consideration of my service
he states what is not a fact.
II tell these things that the facts may
be known
Senator Mushbach asked 'Did any
United States senatorial candidates ex.
ercise the right to distribute any of the
funds donated ?"
"No, sir; they didn't" replied the
witness. 81 understand some have un
dertaken to throw cloud over the sit
uation by referring to my friendship
for Martin. am his friend, and l take
pleasure in his friendship; but what il
| am? Though connected with a rail,
road should l not have my views as
we'll as you, a lawyer? addressing
Senator Mushbach.) Our official bust.
ness is discharged officially, but indi.
vidually we are like any other citizens
of the State"
"As to the railroad companies being
mixed up in this thing, that is all
'bosh.' l know many railroad men
who were opposed to Martin. In fact,
/ know only two in the State who ia,
vored him-Mr. Wickham and myself.
| recognized the fact that | was entitled
to my preference"
Mr.. Thompson submitted two letters
from Chairman Ellyson thanking him
for his services to the party.
The last witness to testify was Dele
gate Eanes, q plain farmer of Henry.
Mr.. Eanes denied that any one had
put money in his canvass with the I'M
Outstanding that he would support
Martin. He said he did not determine
how he would vote until he got to
Richmond, and his friend Jack Daniels
(meaning Senator DanieD asked him to
support Martin. The laughter that
greeted this public announcement of
Senator Daniels position in the matter
had not the effect of confusing Mr..
Eanes. He went on to say that Lee
was unpopular in his county, because
he was the administration candidate,
'and Cleveland is a very unpopular
democrat up thar" This statement
was very pleasing to the Martin peo-
pie and they gave expression to their
feelings in laughter and applause.
The committee adjourned to 10a. M.
to-day.
LEGISLATIVE.
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