The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-20

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ceived his campaign funds"
MIR. Digs: / received money TO help
me In my campaign from my father-in-
law; i received n private subscription
from friends Of mine in my county inter
ested In my election; / received $500 from
Mr.. X. II. Cardwell. who said at the time
he handed 1t 10 me that it came through
the Democratic authorities and was sent
over by them. / refused TO receive It
under any other circumstances.
Dir. Nicol. Were they all the campaign
funds you received?
Mr.. Diggs: 1 spent $50 out Of my own
pocket. would Ike 10 state just there,
IN justice TO the county chairman OF my
county. to whom probably this money
ought TO have gone, and to whom ! wish
1t had gone, as it seems TO be a great
bone OF contention, that I have been
chairman OF my county for a number Of
years; that every cent spent since I was
elected county chairman was spent by
me, and l thought that the committee.
being satisfied with the way I'm which I
had spent the money when chairman.
entrusted this money to me. That is what
/ thought when I received the money.
Mr.. Nicol: The twenty-fourth question
in General Lees interrocatories IS: 81 am
Informed that Mr.. Willoughby Newton
VIII testify that on the evening Of the
caucus Mr.. Diggs said in his presence
mat Mr.. CardweI must release him from
ms pledge. ! suggest that Mr.. Digs be
asked what that pledge was"
The Pledge 10 Cardweu.
Mlr. Digs: | have seen Mr. WUlouehbv
Newton THIS morning. He declined to
nave any talk with me on the subject.
lie Is a constituent of mine. and he told
me that ne did not approve Of my course.
then asked him this direct question:
Die / tell you that / had made any
pledge to Mr.. %CardweH?' He said: NO.
you did not tell me that YOU had made
any pledge to Ar. Cardwell, nor did
tell anyone else that you had made
any pledge to Mr.. Cardwell." Mr.. Card
well will state upon oath that I have
never made any pledge TO him (nor to
anyone else. according TO my knowledge
as TO how / would vote for anyone for
Senator.
Mr.. Nicol: The next interrogatory is:
I am informed that Mr.. Howard Hath
away Will testify that during the caucus
Mr.. DiGgs came over and sat by him and
said. in substance. they will not let me
vote. I suggest that Mr.. Diggs be asked
who he had been sitting by previous TO
that. and who had prevented him from
voting.
Mr.. Diggs: ! see Mr.. Hathaway is
fiF0fNAs MI J~ldAldNdN - lIbul LdU- /
caster county. ] knew Of Mr.. Hathaway.
but / never met him until I came here
in the Legislature. I never knew how
Mr.. Hathaway would vote until his name
was called I'm the caucus. and then he
voted for General Lee. When l voted
for General Lee. on the second ballot. !,
or the third ballot, or whichever ballot
It was. / went over on the side Of the
hall where Mr.. Hathaway sits, and re-
marked to someone that I was having
great trouble as 10 how TO vote, that
friends on both sides wanted me TO vote
for their candidate. ! do not know that
l used the exact language stated here.
I recollect saying something OF the kind
to Mr.. Hathaway. or some one, or 10
might have been Mr.. Hathaway. I
r%ecOllect going over on the side OF the
house where Mr.. Hathaway was sitting.
and saving something pleasantly 10 some
Of General Lees friends; it was not
substantially that they would not let
me vote. for I have never seen the
man who could stop me from doing
anything that wanted to do. I simply
meant that the friends Of both the
candidates, who were friends Of mine
were trying to get me to vote for their
friends. I do not know that 1t was the
exact words attributed here to Mr.. Hath
away, and I do not know hat Mr.. Hath
away said that TO General Lee or any
one else.
Whore He Sat.
Mr.. Nicol: The next question IS: I
that Mr.. Diggs be asked. who
he had been sitting by previous 10 that,
and who had prevented him from vot-
Mr.. Diggs: I begin at the end. and
that first. Nobody had prevented
me from voting. and. if / stated that
anybody kept me from voting I meant
simply that they were talking 10 me and
persuading me 20 vote for first one can
d'date and then the other. The gentle
man to whom ! referred was my sena-
tor. who was sitting by me. who was
Mr.. Manly II. Barnes he voted for Mr..
Martin-my neighbor from the adjOin-
ing legislative district. Mr.. Perkins, who
voted for General Lee. my colleague in
the House sitting by me, AIr. r.. II.
Cardwell. who talked 10 ms about vot- ,
ing for Mr.. Martin. Mr.. Wickham, the >
senator from Hanover. talked TO me
about voting for Nh. Martin. Neither 1
one Of these gentlemen showed any dis ,
TO influence my vote in any ,
manner shape or form. nor would they :
have tired TO do so otherwise than using :
legitimate arguments. r
Mr.. Nicol: The 18th question Is: That ;
be asked with whom was IL that he )
went away from Mr.. Hathaway. and :
he voted after that, and, II o.
so. how many times. >
Mr.. Digs: I do not r~ecollect going away y
With Mr.. Hathaway or anybody; | do not =
-ecollect having a word 10 say to Mr.. =
hathaway that night. though | do not ,
ieny it. i may have said 50 I'm a pleasant =
way To Mr.. Hathaway, but / do not recol- :
II. My impression Is that ! went =
over by myself and back by myself; that "
10 one went over with me or back with
ne: II they did I do not recollect II.
| went back Mr.. Cardwell was q
occupying my seat in the House: Senator
Nickham had a chair I'm the aisle diago-
lally down from my seat. | had a seat Il
n front of Mr.. Wickham. near Mr.. Card
veil. and within speaking distance OF
hose two gentlemen. ! did not expect 10 r
zee the day when people would deny the
light of a gentleman in the Legislature
o talk with his colleagues. and the sena- n
or from his district. (Applause.) v
ne other Ballots.
Mr. Nicol. The next question Is that Mr.. :
-ovenstein. secretary OF the caucus, be .
sked whether air. Digs voiced On the
rst, fourth. and fifth ballots. \
Mr.. Digs: l suppose the record Of the
aucus will speak as TO that. Ny impress q
lon is that l voted for General Lee three :
ines. / understand from a statement in v
ne Dispatch that my vote was recorded n
My twice. The reason that l did not q
ote was simply because / ala not choose. v
Mr.. Nicol: Is that your full answer, Mr.. n
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