Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-31

This PsDor and It's Bearing Upon tue
Election Of BrisadioF
4. INVESTIGATION LAST NIGHT
4 Large number os Military o"''rS
Give Testimony Before the house
Committee on NHitia and Police
c.oor,i ,nacrson's ESPi"n"'ich'

80. ~, Militia and Police was heio III
- ,bo House OF Delegates last
A., Investigation Of the manner IN
t ,5ier-Goncral Phillips was
',....,5 ,rae cxhauatively gone into. There
..-..,ot of the committee Messrs.
,f.p,o ,rha.,mam. Bryant huhaiey'
powell Lewis. Rnehart Groves Arm
.,-onr Murphy. Hannah Nihiams' ana
saunders A..
-,.-. were also in attendance upon the
........ Generals Charles j. Anderson
,.lA g.. Phillips, Coioneis c. A. Nash'
~ Baker. Charles Eukcr, and il. c.
r,,.s. Colonies 10. Lane
st,-r n Holra 6. ". Anderson, Gran
.1le Gaines. and o. p. Roller Majors g.;
~ Tayior ~. NJ. Evans, j. g. Watson
81 Dorbyshirc W. r.. Simons, w. Ii.
s.r8s r. #. sutton. and L. T. Christian
.,.r,,i,s q. %. shackelford, r. j. Euker
uufchsson. H. p. Gray, and +. W.
Sullivan. Lieuienants J. II. Davis w a.
barrett. Dr. 81. Wortham, G. LAker T.. n
rairlaIah. r. M Woon. l.. J.. Cheai"oo",
p D.. Richardson. G.. W. Bassioii' anu
IT, knight. Winghed, w. H. Howell
ANA others. ..l.,.
Major Rurruss. of The Third Resnnent'
was the first witness cNamiHei. ",iN ~ ~.
testimony was pointed and tnpha.c ny
Said that on the evening of the eiec''o"
90 "a bricadler-general he received lele-
cram from Colonel Gronrile Games OF
line Third Rc-hncnL sayinI pc was 700
sick 10 be present ON the loho"i"s "a'
ne received another telegram nom ~
-..i cofroe erth1rizing him TO cast his
o.
,orstu 10 General Anderson, ASKING MN
to deliver A. to the Governor and get MN
a. pers upon Dr.. This General Anderson
ala To hit later returned it TO him with
fra statement that as it was not part
Of the record hC had not gwen il 70 ,he
Governor Witness SAID ne shoWed tht
,.rov,. 90 the Governor himself later, and
iis Exceliency toid him that he Wouid
moi like 10 order the use Of proxies nut j
tbs officers did not object ne would IN
terp0se no objections.
Cu the following day. when the order OF
lhe Governor charging the board OF ON
GERS was received. the use OF proxies was
also allowed II the proxy had peeh al
lowed 4t the time that he gave IT 10 Cen
-rsl Anderson 10 would nave Insured Col
7rel Males election.
3fr BRYANT asked the witness some very
n.ftinent questions. he irst inquired
CHAT there was that IN his belief JUST
f.f the committee I'M investigating the
election Of the brgadier
"I don't know" ne replied.
"Who or what deserves the censure'
.hen?"
.I don't know II the proxy sent by
Colonel Gaines was good al one uHe' ll
vas good al another"
DID NOT SUPPRESS IT.
General Anderson here interjected the
atF,
pressed the proXy?"
..No. SIR" replied the Major.
.-rheu tht Governor WAS solely respon-
sible for General phillps's election was
he9" asked Mr. Bryant.
Il don't know" was the response. III
General Anderson had have given nm
the proxy at the proper time. and he haa
have made the response that he finally
did. he would have been responsible.
The fact that Lieutenant-ColonelP Pole. a
warm supporter of Colonel Male, came
an the way from Ohio, whittier he had
moved his residence, 20 vote for Co-onei
Salle was taken up. and the witness was
questioned al some length concerning %,
but nothing tangible was ELECTED. Colonel
TO Lane Stern questioned the Wit
ness rather severely. but he adhered
strictly 10 the testimony given in his gem
sTal examination.
COLONEL GAINES'S STATEMENT
Colonel Granville Gaines the hero OF
M proxy. was the next officer TO take
he stand He related what happened at
he several meetings which preceded the
,ne at which am election was reached ana
letaied a visit hc made 10 the Governor,
requesting him TO cali the officers to-
gother on the night OF November % 1881.
lust after the meeting had been ADJOURNED
after the second deadlock. as Colonel
q k~r.H1T nd Hl
thought it was possible 10 get an cleo
ton. Colonel Gaines said he had per-
s0n4ly notified an OF the officers that II
tfey would meet at the Governor Man
sion that night be would probably call
them together again. Colonel Nash ana
several officers positively denied that ne
had notified them Witness then 90 Of
1is sickness just at the time OF the last
meeting. and of the letter he wrote 10 the
Governor, asking him 20 admit his proxy. |
This was all h. knew concerning the mat !
ter. Mr.. Saunders questioned the wit
ness closely concerning the mat /
tiers he had testified TO-. and General An |
lCrson suggested that he was the person I
under Investigation and NOT the vernon. !
Mr. Saunders held that the resolution !
under which the committee was acting /
gave them ample pOWe. 20 investigate I
any one. C0lone. Stern thought that II the /
Governor was to be investigated he should /
40 least be notified ln order that he |
might Doe present 20 look after his own /
interests
SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADMITTED AT |
ONCE.
lie was asked as 70 his opinion OF the /
manner in which his proxy was handled /
and said that De thought lt ought t0 have /
been admitted Thursday. whom 20 was Tee /
ceived. instead Of being held until Salur- /
day. Colonel Nash asked witness some /
very pertinent questions as % what De- /
would have done had he been placed /
in the situation he placed the Governor /
llt the LieGtenant-Col0nei gave him no /
direct reply.
toiolel George Wayne Anderson I'M /
ter0eatcd the witness as 10 The milf /
tafy law bearing On the subject OF /
pr0..es. He didn't answer many OF the /
questions, and finally stated that, though /
h- was "a lawyer. De was not so well /
posted On military law as was his ques- /
Slner
Lieutenant Howell. OF Roanoke was /
then called. He testified simply as 10 "a /
conversation which had taken place be- I
tween himself and General Anderson. /
quoting the Adjutant-Gen raj as having
said that f The Gaines proxy had been
submitted 20 thc meeting when it was
first handed him fandersonl the result
oi tic election of a brlgadier-genera
would have been different
Major j. 1T. Derbyshire. who was also
Summoned 90 appear before the commit
tnc, was present in obedience thereto. I
nIt when Mr. Howell brought out the /