The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-22

| February last that ne was IN laNoT
Gen. Fiis, Lee being made senator. A
late as u ptembor last he wrote Mr. G. '
Meredith the same thing. The people b
represent are almost unanimous for Get
ersl Lee. and MIR. Martin prior to III
caucus nomination, was almost who'll
unknowr 10 them.
Mr.. Dt ggs voted for General Lee on tn
second nd third ballots, but on no other
IL has loeen said that on the sixth am
decisive ballot, after Il was seen that Mar
tin was nominated he asked Mr.. Loven
stein. he secretary OF the caucus. tC
record him for General Lee. But Mr.
| Lovenss Elm testified that Mr.. Digs did
not ash him to put his name down as
voting for Lee OH the sixth ballot until
after pne nomination was made and the
! caucus. had adjourned However this may
be. it is certain ne did not vote on that
| ballot when his name was called, ana as
Diggs comes high up on the roll the time
TO haA e cast his vote for General Lee, II
he Wa nted 1t 10 be effective, was when
his ns me was called. 1t was Of no good
TO asa to have IL put down for Lee when
Marti was nominated and possibly be-
cause he did not vote for Lee al the pro-
per lime.
It was proved that the Democratic
CONG littee sent no money to King william
for ithe election. But Mr. Dlggs testified
that Mr. Cardwell, the Speaker OF the
How Sc Of Delegates. gave him $500 for his
can, ass. Who gave Mr.. Cardwel this
mon ey? He did not get it from the Demo-
crat ic committee. and Mr.. Barbour Thomp-
son, representing the money subscribed
by the Danville and Chesapeake and ONO
raj roads, and Mr.. Glasgow, representing
the Norfolk and Western railroad, are the
on other parties shown 10 have had
M lncy for the election. Mr.. Cardwell was
re yer in Mr.. Glasgows range during the
ca nvass and besides. Mr. Glasgow testi-
ia that all his money was designed
II the territory west of Lynchburg. why
" as not Mr. Cardwell called and asked
= here he got that $500? II is hardly reason
. bic 10 suppose that Mr.. Cardwell gave so
| lrge a sum as that out Of his own pocket
o that the presumption irresstibly arises
that Cardwell got 1t from Thompson. we
viii be glad to know, however, that the |
presumption is erroneous.
This brings us again to what we have |
insisted from the beginning was the pivot |
Of this case. We insisted that Mr. Thomp- |
son should be required to tell the sub
scribers to. and the amount of his fund
and that he should be required to name
the counties and persons to which and 70
whom he sent the money We feel abb
certain that when this is done,
1t viii turn out that the railroads sent
large fund into those negro counties
where corrupt election officers have ended
like elections, and that votes
'or Mr. Martin for senator will be found
which this money was sent. although it
AN be proved that in all OF them he was
almost wholly unknown before the caucus
nomination. and in every one of them
,e true. and this is what the investigat-
ng committee ought to have wanted to
earn. we will be confronted with n case
# this sort: That the elections i'm many
# the negro counties are absolutely rot
en- on account Of the present election
avs; that the railroads, knowing this,
pend their money to secure representa-
ion from these counties. and that through
ur election laws, the suffrage in the ne
TO counties being corrupted, the railroads
ave come near taking possession of our
legislature.
Under this state Of things the election
4 senator has taken place, and the
influence Of the railroads in it will be
urnt into the memory of Virginians.
The question now arises, Shall they
lso take possession of our judiciary? =
hall they name the judges of our Court
( Appeals and Of our circuit courts?
We have had no investigation Of this
ase so far. I
The thing to be investigated is. How
luch money did Mr. Barbour Thompson (
ave- who subscribed it, and where did
c spend it? is there no member G
the Legislature brave enough TO
ise in his seat and demand a i
eal committee of investigation. that
Ill probe this matter to the bot !
pm and learn what the exact
icts are? Where is Mr.. Crump. Of Rich
lond? He is a lawyer who is capable =
conducting such an examination. and L
suspicion attaches TO him Of any sort o
I completely in the matter. Now is y
our time Mr.. Crump. Seize this situa- -
on with the old-time vigor and fiery Ia
ltriotsm of your distinguished father s
nd prove yourself to be his worthy -
IN. The senatorship has gone 10 the q,
asst 1t Is true, but, what is Of far greater n
nportance to Virginia, her judiciary re- =
aims yet 10 be death with. Probe n
lie bottom of this matter. and find ont Oh
neither the hand of railroad manipula- cl
on is also shaping the judicial estab- y,
'hment of this State. n
II Virginia will not move. let Richmond nj
owe 1t is of small consequence ~ u
edmond or Virginia who represents -
lrginia in the United States senate II
impaired with who her judges are to
Let us know whether we are TO have n,
dyes who represent the people of Vir- la
MA or judges who are the tools OF the 90