The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-05


| tofore 20 speak with you on the subject
/ of the charmanship Of the Democratic
/ State Committee. and 10 urge you 10
signify your willingness 10 accept that
position. 1 take the liberty now, as the
| time for action is near at hand 10 again
| urge you tO announce your Willingness
| 90 serve in that capacity If you have been
/ able % bring yourself 90 that conclusion.
/ As ] told you in the course Of our frat
conversation. ] believe the party needs
your services in the present crisis more
| than at any previous time. Never IN our
history have we had so much need for
/ a. wise. discreet and conciliatOry policy
+ in the conduct Of party affairs and he
licyo YOU omnently qualified 20 take the
/ helm at this juncture. The services you
| have rendered MS in the past eminent
and satisfactory as they have been. may
now Dee cXcclicd by the exercise of your
well-known tact and sound Judgment
With best wishes for YOU personally
I am, Very truly your friend,
GEORGE J. HUNDLEY.
MIR. ELLYsON's REPLY
General Hundloy then read the reply
sent him by MIR. Ellyson, which was as
/ follows.
General George J. IIundley, Amelia Court
house. Va:
/ alN lNfftI NAi 80 t'r AfAfR w. ft' tNttNff'
| edge your very kind and courteous let
ter of August lst. and / appreciate most
| heartily your generous personal allusion
bat fear that your too partial friend
| ship leads You 20 put too high am est-
| mate upon the value of my services.
felt constrained at Staunton TO notify
| the state Convention that in consequence
of urgent private business 1 could not
continue 10 act as chairman of the COM
mittee These business engagements
| have become even more cNacting than
| before. and II / accept the chairmanshp
! 70 would hc az the cost of serious injury
/ 90 important business interests that have
been entrusted To my keeping Long
| years of identity with the committee
| make mo very reluctant 10 retire from
| the position, but ] am the more recon-
! cilcd 90 do so since / am firmly per-
suaded that the present eXgoncies Of
/ our political situation demand that the
] chairman 20 bo chosen by the state Com
/ mittce should be one who has been ace
/ lively identified with the dominant cle-
/ mont in our party. 10 is essential 10
| the chairmaus complete success that
/ Dee should bee in close and intimate touch
/ with those leaders who have won the
/ present victory. and il Is most natural
! that one VINO stood shoulder 10 shoulder
! with them in that contest should enjoy
/ "a larger measure of their confidence than
/ another vino differed with them as 90
| The policy that has triumphed. That
| Was the sentiment that animated the
| members of the convention al Staunton
and ai Chicago. and that has since found
| even more emphatic expression in all
our District Conventions. have the
! most unQucstiOniug cnttdcnce that the
Democrats w}u c"t-, 'ffeinia by an
overwhelming majority, but 10 viii not
DO for us TO underestimate the strength
of our opponents. who viii enter the
contest more united and more confident
off success than they have been for many
/ years and with practically am unlimited
supply of campaign funds az thclf as
po-al We should prepare for an acu'e
and aggressive campaign
| canIf0t adequately express my giaielul
! appreciation of the many kind expressions
of The press and the earnest desire OF
/ many member. of the committee tnat j
! should resun~ the chalrmanshlp. ] nave
| cni0ve1 the unusual distinction OF having
/ been permitted TO lead the Democratic
! hosts Of Virginia TO victory in I'VE sue
| cessive campaigns. and have never found
! any greater pleasure than in thus serving
! rnv neopleI am as ready now as al any
previoiS time TO labor - promote ihe
| best interests of the party. i am con-
| WINGED that / could not, IN view oI ihe
pressing demands Of my private business
and the other~rcasons already given. 40
Justice either TO myself or 10 the party
| bv accepting again the position as chalr-
man Of the State Committee ] am not
jnsfnsible 10 the great influence OF the
rlairn1nship and 10 the dcsirableness OF
rr- retaining IT, ana under ordinary con-
ditions / should not hesitate TO say that
1 would Ike 90 do so, but IN an hour
like this party supremacy should be put
above private lnteres-. and personal amm-
ton sunord mated 10 the public good.
I shaU give to Bryan and Sewall my
most hearty and cordial and unqualned
support for having submitted 10 ihe
arbitramef; Of the convention, ] shall, as
an honorable man. abide by its decision
for 10 do otherwise would De 10 lend my
aid To that Marty which for more than
"a Suarter % a century has had for its
chief aim the prescription and humiliation
of the white people Of the SOutb-by the
ATTEMPTED elevation and supremacy OF
the negro race Every page Of every
chaptor I'm the history of the Republican
marty will De found stained with the
record OF its bitter and malignant hatred
Of the Southern people In the darkest
hours az the reconstruction era. Virginia
arreaied. and not in vain, 20 the Demo
Gratis for sympathy and aid. and then
prompt and cheerful response was the
only silver lining 10 the cloud that then
so darkly h1ng DER ms.
The Republican party is responsible for
our present financial and Industrial dis
tress. and if returned To power would he
as bitter and as prOscriptive and as un-
scrupulOus as they were twenty years
ago. when. 10 accomplish th0r evil pur-
poses. they did not hesitate TO steal even
the Presidency itself
beg leave. therefore 10 assure the COM
mittlee that 7 am ready 20 cooperate
chcerfully and heartily with them in the
work Of the campaign. andTo rejoice with
them ON the nieht OF the 81 Of November.
when.>us the tidings shall come from all
sections. there will 'e heard the glad ac-
claim that victory Is ours.
With sincerest personal esteem. I am.
WITS very truey.
,. TAYLOR TYIYSON.
UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED.
In speaking OF Mr.. Elyson's letter, Gen
oral Hundlcy said that since then he had
seen Mr.. Ellyson and gone with him
over the whole ground covered in the let
ter. During that cOnyrsatiOn Mr. Ely
son had told him that II he thought II 10
be necessity for the benefit Of the
Democratic party. he would remain in
the chair and he would be willing 10
sacrifice his private interests for the
beneht Of his party. Under existing cir.
cumstancos, however. be felt confident
that the Democrats would carry the
STATE nv a very 4rge majority