The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-21

n flcally 10 render ue""
rrovea tha, Chairman Ellyson did not
know I'm what counties Mr.: Thompso"
spent this fund. II was also proved 'n"'
Mr.. Glasgow. attorney for the Norfolk ana
Western railroad. had spent a large
sum contributed by that road ou's''e
~ the Democratic organization, 10 e''O'
Democratic members OF the Lesis'a'
rbe committee did not want 10 k"0"'
hut the people Of Virginia want 10 Ni'"'
what Is the meaning OF this i"o
| pIe want to know what Dus'"e''
railroads have TO interfere in any way
with the election of our LesiS'"'
The railroads have been solicited u 'o''
-. ,,orev 10 the campaign FUNDS
~ the Democratic party II they ohoo9'
90 40 60 but we Insist that II 'hey 10
contribute money. it shall go ih'o inc
,o,eral fund as all ether Contributors
| On The people will not tolerate me
n,,,,es,ion that the railroads are TO take
charge OF a political canvass ana give
money TO candidates to aid In their
election. for the reason that this heces-
CARLY nuts the candidate. when elected
,,nder q sense Of pecuniary obligation TO
the railroad. and converts him INTO 'ne
renresentative OF the railroad insteau
Of his people.
There IS no objection to the railroads
having their avowed representatives ana
sorne gentlemen have been elected nom
to. 1,c.
nIovment Of railroads. Their record II
onen. But II is the secret fund ana lts
Influence upon the unknown recipient
which we resist
But 10 continue. They had proof that
DIR. Priddy, the delegate from Charlotte
got some of this railroad money from
Mr.. Thompson for his own canvass, ana
that, although he had previously witt
ten General Lee that his chief reason for
wanting to go to the Legislature was that
hs might vote for him, he subsequently
voted for Mr.. Barbour Thompsons IaVo-
rite" for the Senate. 1t was proved 10
them that Or. Priddy carried some OF
this same railroad money from Mr. Bar
bour Thompson to Patrick county, ana
subsequently wrote the Democratic can
didate. who got $24 of it himself, that the
money had been left there to aid in his
election. on the assurance that If elected
he would vote for this same "favorlte
to be senator. 1t was proved 10 the com
mittee that IL II ey would send for j. T.
Smith. OF Petersburg Democratic super
intendent of the Democratic party OF Din
widdie county, he would prove that all
the people OF Dinwddie were for General
Lee: that the convention that nominated
DELEGATE Knox Thompson would have in
structed him to vote for General Lee had
not the delegate 'intimated that he pre-
ferred not TO be instructed. and left them
under the impression that it would be his
Measure 10 vote for General Lee; That
after the. election a messenger was sent
to Knox Thompson. who urged him TO
vote for Martin. and who stated TO him In
Smiths presence that all the money wnich
had been used to aid in his election mad
come from Mr.. Martin and his friends at
terly unable to aid him. Delegate Knox
Thompson actually voted for Martin.
These and many other things that the
people OF Virginia want explained, were
proved to the committee, and 1t was most
noticeable that in county after county
where the members voted for Martin, it
was proved that the people knew nothing
about him and were practically unanimous
for General Lee.
IL was also most noticeable that wher-
ever il came out that money had been
spent with some sort Of assurance" or
"provision," or condition" that the men,
Der should vote for Martin. that money
was not furnished by Martin, but by
some friend or friends OF Martin. The
people of Virginia are most curious TO
know who this friend was. or these
friends were. Mr. Moore. Of Allegheny,
said the money he was 10 give Mr..
Withrow was to come from Mr.. Martins
| friends. On being told OF II Mr.. Withrow
said that there were not one hundred
people i'm Allegheny who ever heard of
/ Martin before the recent caucus nomina-
/ ton. and that all his friends in the
county could not raise the sum stated for
/ his election. Mr.. w. II. Sands was going
TO raise that money for Mr.. Binford from
Mr. Martins friends, when his brother,
Senator Sands. testified that he wanted to
vote for Martin, but had to vote for Lee
because all the people Of Henrico were
for Lee. Who are those Henrico friends
Mr.. w. II. Sands was going to raise that
Martin money from?
The case bears the most wonderful re-
semblance to that of the old usurer,
| Moses. in the School for Scandal. When
he was about to shave TO the quick, he
never had any money himself, but he
had a friend who did, and that friend
would be sure to deal a hard bargain.
! Who. then. was Martins friend? The
| popular mind will inevitably turn to the
fact that Mr.. Barbour Thompson, the rail-
road officer, was distributing a large rail-
| road fund; that he wanted Martin elected
senator. and that wherever this fund was
traced a Martin member Of the Leglsla-
tire appeared, though the people ne rep
resented we're not for Martin. and had
never heard of him, but were eargerly for
some one else. The people then, are go
ing TO say that those friends of Martin"
do I'D hot he Is