Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-12


satisfied with that statement. and so told
| Mr.. Cabell. as / felt sure that at least
| 90 per cent of the Richmond people
! favored Lee for senator. l was also one
| of a committee that presented him Win
a petition from a large number of mem
| bers OF the tobacco trade, asking him
| 10 cast his vote for Lee. At the same
| time l reminded him Of the conversation
between US at tho club. and just alluded
! 20 by me. understand that some OF MT
! Cabelrs friends assured voters at the
| polls that he was for Lee
BELIEVED TO BE FOR LEE.
Mr. Peay said: "Mr. Cabell came TO
my house. on Twenty fifth street some
time before the primary 20 solicit my
support In his canvass. / was sitting IN
my porch reading a paper when. ne ana
another gentleman drove up In a buggy
! When Mr.. Cabell spoke 20 mo about sup
porting him | told him that | would not
| support any candidate for the Legsla-
| ture who was not certain TO vote lot
! General Lee for senator, and that ! IN
! tended TO use all Of my Influence 70 pre-
vent my friends from voting for those
who would support any other candidate
| for the Senate. Mr.. Cabrlls reply was
| In effect that his position agreed with
| mine I don't think | could have mis-
understood him, and he certainly left ne
under the impression that he could be
| counted upon as a Lee man. Had any
other opinion prevailed among the people
of my neighborhoo1 he would have got
ten very few votes at the Third Precinct
| Marshall ward"
THOUGHT HIM PLEDGED.
Mr.. W. s. Daniel: "When / voted FOR
Mr. Cabel for the Legislature | did 50
| feeling assured that he would certainly
support General Lee. In fact l was
under the impression, and that impression
i thought to be well-foundcd, that he was
pledged to vote for neral Lee. Had
! thought for one instant that ne
would vote against General Lee | should
| most assuredly have cast ny ballot Tor
| some one else.
| TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLES CHOICE
Mr.. A. $. Briggs: 81 was approached by
Mr.. Cabell I'm the State-Ban buillinG
| some time prior to the primary election
and after stating that he was candl
date for the Legislature no asked my
! support. ! replied 10 ,hlm thai l woul'
| vote for no one whoH would not pieds'
| himself TO support General Lee. tellinf
hin, that in my estimation all other in
terests were subseryient TO this. He thei
! gave me the assurance that II he wer'
! elected 10 the House OF Delegates n
would support the man who was th'
| choice of his constituency. He furthe
| stated that he was ayerse TO pledgini
himself for any candidate, as both Gen
| eral Lee and Mr. Martin We're persona
friends Of his. | consider that this was
| virtual admission of his partlality fo
Lee. as | was we'll aware that vast ma
jority Of the citizens of Richmond en-
| dorsed General Lee
Seuator washingtOn's Vote.
! The paragraph in Sundays Dispatcl
referring 10 what transpired In the sena
| tOrial caucus between Senator'S Stubhs
| Of Gloucester, and Washington. Of West
moreland, made It appear that the latte
voted for Mr.. Martin. This was a mis-
take Senator Washington was one o
General Lees most ardent supporters
and voted for him on every ballot. NO
only that: he used all Of his influence u
secure General Lees nomination. Mr.
Stubs voted for Mr.. Martin.
The Medical Lobby.
The medical lobby is vigorously =
work There are three Richmonds-o
rather two Richmonds and universit,
I'm the field, and the most expert effort
are being made TO dissect the views o
the members Of the Legislature on IN
subject Of charity hospitals. Each law
maker might as well make M his min'
that sooner or later he will have Il
/ GO through three courses OF treatment
II il IS true that when doctors dihe
the patiept dies there will be great NOR
taIity in the General Assembly this ses
, sion for the doctors differ radically II
this instance. The Virginia Hospita
, wants $1,000 annually as a basis 10
caring for charity patients. The Medi
cal College Of Virginia Will ask slniila
appropriation for its hospital. ana IN
/ University OF Virginia says: Me. too.
DR.. Dabncy. of the university, Is her
10 urge the establishment Of a charit'
hospital in connection with the medica
department of that institution. All tire
OF the proposed charity hospitals wer
( represented az the Exchange last night
/ The friends OF the Virginia Hospital hell
Il conference in Senator Hurts room.
senate Committee Meetings.
The chairmen Of the most importan
| Senate committees have arranged thei
DAYS Of meeting as follows:
Courts OF Justice. G. p. Jones. chair
man. on Monday and Thursday morning
at 10 O'Clock.
General Laws, Senator James n
. Stubbs. chairman. on Monday, Wednes
day. and Friday mornings at 10 O'Clock
Finance, Senator Taylor Berry. chair
man. Tuesday and Saturday mornings a
/ ~ o'clock.
Counties. Cities, and Towns, Senate
r. W. Harrison. chairman, on Ihursda.
| mornings ~ 10 o'clock.
Public Institutions. Senator Lovenstein
chairman. on Monday and Thursda.
afternoons at 4:3o o'clock.
Roads. Senator Thomas II. Barnes
! chairman. on Tuesday and Friday eve
nings at the Exchange Hotel at
I O'Clock.
Privileges and Elections and Fish an
Game have not yet determined upon tnei
meetings. endeavoring not TO conhic
with other committees.
a Thorough Investigation Demanded
| STAIrNTON. VA, December n.-tSpe
cial)-A good deal Of comment "h
caused by the adoption Of the ioilowiht
resolution on Saturday:
! "Resolved. That the citizens OF StauntoI
and Augusta, In mass-meeting assempleu
view with alarm the increase OF the power
Of railroads and corporations In the haIl'
of the LEGISLATURE. as evidenced by th'
! recent nomination of a senator :or th'
long term by the Democratic caucus
/ That we urge our Senator and members
OF the House OF Delegates TO insist upof
a thorough investigation OF the chaIg
made through the papers OF the state ina
money was used in the interest OF certain
senator. That we depreciate the election
OF men TO important positions who's
views upon public questions are not knowr
10 the public. and who have never showr
themselves in sympathy with the Farmers
ard laboring-men Of the State
senator Stubbs VIII BE Heard.
MATHEWS COURTHOUSE. VA, De
cember u.--(SpeciaD.- A meeting was he'll
here to-day and resolutions were otere'
condemning Senator Stubbs for not sup
porting General Lee for the senatorship
After a great deal Of discussion the reso
Iutions were withdrawn. The genera
opinion seemed to be that while Senate
! Stubbs deserved reprimand' ne oush
not "a be condemned unheard. The reso
lutions were complimentary to Senator
/ elect Martin.
"MIss Richmond ON the stnge'
Yesterday Miss Mayme smith, th'