The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-12
THEIR VOTES DISCUSSED.
WHAT rs SAID ABOUI So'fb "bH-
BERs VINO SUPPORTED MARIiN.
mr. KeIlRm. OF Norfoik, snd Mr. LegEett' oil
Princess Anne-yiews Of prominent 'er-
sons and Papers on the senstorship'

NORFOLK, Dec 11.-special'-uehes ii
Lees friends n this CITY are after
Alessrs. Kellar, and Ieggett with a
SHARP stick" The Public Ledger mas
published an Interview with Mr.. kellam,
in which he sys that "he had not COM
mitt-d himself 10 any candidate Tor the
United States Senate. and has not, there
fore, broken any pledge TO his consutu-
ents-' The delegation from NofIolN Guy
az the caucus we're fully informed OF the
course he proposed to pursue IN the mat
ter. 80 far as Mr.. Thorn Is concerned
says Mr.. kellam. che - IN Norfolk,
where any one who desires TO do so can
interroEate him about the senatofshlp.
tMr. kellam was correctly reported IN
the interview. but he meant 10 state. he
says. that he had not committed him
self on the senatorshiD before his arrival
In Richmond.-Ed)
| The Ledger interviewed Mr. Thorn. who
said "A6r Kellam was under the obliga-
ton To keep his pledge made 10 me as
| friend and supporter Of Mr. Martin.
Mr.. Kellam was willing to vote for Mr..
| Martin, and committed himself by his con-
! quot and assurance to 10 so and kept
| his word"
So il appears that Mr. Kellam says
/ '' '.''N lpL N0llilliIr4 iAi.lT-iA W. any
| Candidate, and Mr.. Thorn says he had,
/ and that he kept the pledge made.
In this connection 10 is asserted very
! openly by a gentleman who was present
| In the Senate chamber in Richmond on
! the night Of the caucus that Senator
! Maynard came from the caucus and
( sought Mr. Thorn. at the request Of Mr..
! hellam, TO ask Mr.. Thorn If he CKellam
could vote for Lee He had twice voted
| for Martin. That Thorn sent back word
| by Senator Maynard mo; that he gave
! his pledge and that he must stand by it
l like a man."
The Ledger also publishes an interview
with Mr.. Leggett who says that he came
To Richmond for Lee, but changed TO
Martin 10 save Mr. Massey; that the
superintendent Of schools Of Princess
AnnH county asked him to do all he
could for Mr. Massey.
Mr.. Coson. who was I'm Richmond with
hr- Leggett says that the delegates
irofai Princess Anne promised him 10
vote for Mr.. Martin before he received the
nor nnation, and that he was compelled
10 keep the pledge.
Mr hears. the superintendent Of schools
or Princess Anne county says that Mr..
Leg 6etts statement is false. and that he
VIII publish card I'm reply 10 him: that
ne has misrepresented his whole county.
r. Herbert was here yesterday and
We ut home TO spend Sunday III Messrs.
kpllam and Leggett want to know what
inc people think Of them they can find
out by making a flying trip hofe.
be d. Gardiner Tyler Club. Of Tan
nei 8 Creek. have issued a vigorous pro-
test AGAINST the road bin introduced 10y
Mii. NcWberne.
7 he Dispatch remarks with its usual
res ctve, that "it would seem that
po Terful extraneous influence was
Dps ought 20 bear In favor Of Mr. Martins
nc animation. IL IS this belief which
"a uses murmurs Of discomfort. and along
W ith them criticism Of members who b.
tt cir votes I'm this matter have disap-
pointed their constituents" We may be
p; rdoted for dropping into the verracu-
Ia and suggesting that "extraneous
~ huences' are playing the mischief with
u re- prospects Of the Democratic party in
V irginia. The people don't seem TO be
% n it, when these mysterious eXtrane.
ls elements are arrayed against them.
80 Petersburg Index-Appeal.
"1Ir Martin" says the Alexandria
@ izette made a reputation as an or
e'l Lizer by controlling the great lesisla-
- caucus - John w. Daniel, and
wi ming the senat0rship for him over
John $. Barbour" So the Major was
simply discharsing a debt Of gratitude
hen he so warmly espoused Mr.. Mar
ms cause We understand il all now.
,ut Senator Daniel is so emphatcally
copies man that we may we'll wonder
: low ne was led TO take sides I'm a fight
! n which he must have known that the
J 1repOnderance Of public sentiment was
& igainst his favorite
Colonel Catlett Gibson. Of Culpeper
county. weakly yielded 10 the prompures
Of overwhelming mOdesty and an acute
aversion 10 prominence I'm n public gather
ING and did not vote I'm the decisive ballot
on which the caucus made the senatorial
nomination We had never before mag
ined that the Colonel was Of such a
shrinking disposition. In fact, his record
was against him. Mr.. kellam. OF Nor
folk according 20 the Washington CORE
spondent Of the Alexandria Gazette. was
instructed 10 vote for Lee. He very ably
responded by giving his support 10
Martin Mr. Kellam's constituency ought
10 inform him without delay that colec-
lively they are a digger man" than he
is Mr.. Pitcher. Of Fauquier county,
also ignored the pronounced sentiment I'm
his county. The Democrats Of Fauquier
Will have only themselves TO blame II
they are not represented I'm the future
Petersburg Index-Appeal.
The thing that plnchcs the Lee peo-
pie the most IS the fact that delegates
from districts known TO be almost solid
lv I'm favor of Lee cast their ballots Tor
Mr. Martin.
II IS rumored to-day that there will
probably be an Investigation into the
methods used IN securing the nomination
of Mr.. Martin. The Lee people claim that
they have facts and figures 10 prove that
money contributed by railroad companies
for campaign purposes instead Of going
through the regular channel-that is,
through the chairman Of the State Demo-
cratic c0mmlttee-was distributed by Of
ficers of the railroad companies. and thus
DO was that delegates were elected In Lee
districts who in the caucus voted FOR Mar
tin. No contest Will be made. but these
facts. it IS understood will be made pub
lic.-Richmond letter IN Alexandria Ca
zette
We have no doubt that the resuS Of the
senatorial contest IN the Democratic cau-
Gus in this State VIII surprise the country
as much as the defeat OF General wade
Hampton did 90 South Carolina few
years ago, but the fact is, that younger
generation is coming upon the political
field and contcsting with those Of Inaturer
years for political honcrs Of various de-
grees. Mr.. s. S. =. Patteson. in talking
yesterday 10 a reporter Of tho Richmond
State, summed the matter up as fol-
lows.
The election u Thomas 5. Martin is a
great triumph for ;he young Democracy
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