Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-30
THEGOyEKyM'SSIDE
What Ills EIcellency Says About
Judge ChichestefS Charge
HIS HELP WAS NEVER ASKED
rhc Executive Ready to Respond to
ANY Call for Aid In Enforcing
Our Lnws-Why the Bills Were
signed.

The Dispatch OF yesterday printed
BRIEF telegram from Alexandria stauhS
that Judge Chichester. in his charge "
the grand jury Of Alexandria county, !"
reference to gambling and book-inAN'''e
in that county. said there was n'o'e
0ance Of the law in the little tract COM
prising Alexandra county thah IN a''
are, Of ike dimension In the STATE Inc
covernor had promised to help him 10
break up the gambling ID 'he eo'",'.
The only aid he had given h'm was DS
signine the Excise Board bili ana 'he
bin lcsallzlng horse races.
,-h. Alexandria Times OF yesterday con-
fins a fun report Of The charge oi Judge
chichester from which 1t appears that
$40 also said that the Governor had sent
,r,o,s to drive Coxcyltes out OF the state
but ne Uhe Judge) Was unable to get
t,,aps 10 put an end to the gambling
Governor O'F6rran was shown a copy
of the Alexandria Times last night by
Dispatch representative, and read the
r.gort OF Judge Chichcster's charge care
fiuv. To say that he was surprised eN-
,resses il very mildly. As TO the matter
az his signing the two bills the Governor
remarked That Judge Chichester's state
ment vas most remarkable.
no OPPOSITION EXPRESSED.
Both bills. he continued were pend
ing Tor quite a while IN the Lesisihtuie'
and neither, while they were pending
nor after their passage did Judge CHI
chester even express TO him, directly or
Indirectly. any opposition TO either Dill.
When the bills were passed and laid
before him Uhe Governor he saw nothing
I'm either bin TO Justify him In exercising
the veto power. which should always be
exercised with great care The excise
BIN. which was supported 10y the senator
and delegate representing Alexandria
county. provided that board Of excise,
consisting Of three members appointed by
the Board Of Supervisors, should have the
power to grant or reject all applications
for the sale OF liquors In that county. II
had nothing 70 DO with gambling The
representatives, of the people preferred
a board for the determination of the
question Of liquor license TO Judge Chi
chester. That was all. IL the people de-
sired this change there was no reason
why the Governor should interfere.
The Governor SAID he believed now that
the Legislature made a mistake in pass
liE liit UAll, hulNn Hhut II B'"oshi' 49,
horse racing TO be carried on in the
manner adopted in Alexandria county for
some months past. but he felt sure that
Il was not believed by any member OF the
Legislature that "a system of pernicious
gambling would result from the passage
of the bill.
HARD TO BELIEVE.
Touching the statements Of Judge Chi-
chester regarding the use OF the military
Governor O'Feriall said II was, indeed,
hard to believe that the Judge Nldue
them. Troops. he added. were sent 70
drive the CoXeyites out OF the state AT lhe
instance of Che sheriff and Board OF Su-
pcrvisors Of Alexandra county, under me
law but neither the Judge, Sheriff, nor
supervisors had ever called on MN 20
send troops to aid the civil authorities IN
putting down gambling or maint talhlllB
Inc law The word unable" used ny the
Judge implied that he Uhe Judge) had
made an effort 20 get troops' wneh me
fact was that he had never tsken tle
first step, 50 far as he knew, 10 that emu
SURPRISED AND CHAGRINED.
The Governor said that he had felt for
months that the daily gambling ana ia~-
lessness ia Alexandria county shoild De
put down. and he had been surprised
and chagrned at the apparent unconcern
and Indifference Of the law officers. NO
effOrt had been made 10 MAINTAIN the law,
ana no appeal had been made TO MN by
the authorities for assistance; lie han
OF the county could not be reued upon,
and he had replied then why did not the
county Judge appoint justices ana speciai
policemen upon whom he could rely 10
Thcre was authority for this under sec
tiOns - and 1t22 Of the CODE, amehded
Judge chichester. ne said. well knows
that the power Of the Governor to call
ont the militia is confined TO the sup
preston Of any combination which mas
due execution Of the law in the ordinary
course Of proceeding, or, in case OF any
breach OF the peace, tumult, riot, or re-
sistauce OF law. or imminent danger
READY TO RESPOND.
Now" said the Governor. in conclu-
clusiun III the Judge cannot, WAN tne
officers of his county ana by ciVll au-
thorliy. put down the reign OF laWless1
ness Of which he Justly complains, and
which has made the county OF A.eXan-
dria a reproach 10 the state, aAdN VIII
call on M FOR the assistance OF the mill
tary. ! Will only be too glad TO come 10
his assistance with the strong arm OF the
military but until he does call on me
ne should not complain of me. nor say
that ! had promised him TO help MN 10
break up gambling ana ha1 not uone
$50. or that he had been unable TO get
troops.
win call on me as the law requires ana
/ further promise him that | viii send
an fhe troops necessary. II he VIII certify
that the civn authorities of his county
ar powcrlcss 70 maintain the law. lhr
responsibility is with Judge Chiches'er'
MISSED THE MARK.
The Alexandria Times. in commenting
tron Judge ChicheStCr's charge, says; 1t
rs plain that any fault the Court had 10
nni with the law ought TO be charged 10
yvhn Uk. All other Governors, il accus-
TONED 10 sign a bill unless he finds some
cxceptionable and eX raordinary obJec-
tions 10 II. 4 grand jury Is the court Ol
induest representing the people dfect'
and IL has very wide power of inVesu-
ration. and hence ii should not be IN
strucied except In spirit Of the very
highest justice. all Of when the JuaSr
missed the point