The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-31
COLONEL GAINES PROXY.
General Anderson Kept Il in Bis Puetsl.
and So They Investigate.
RETURNED lHEDoCUHENf. HOWEVER.
But the Colonel Claims His Failure -
Hand IS to tho 6evernor Cost Col.
NaIle the Brigadier- -Ceneralshtp.
Committee to Meet Again.

The House Committee on Militia and
Police met at o'clock IN tne nap OF
the House Of Delegates. with the follow
Ing members present. Messrs. Mcftte
tcnairman). Bryant. Hundiey, Poweii.
Lewis. Reinhardt Graves, Afmstfon8s
Murphy. Hannah. Williams, anu BAUM
MIR. McRae stated that the object o.
the meeting was 10 intestisste tne CIR
cumstances attendant upon tue elecston
of brigaGier- General Philips. Tne ease
was then gone into in due form, Mr.
Richard Lewis. OF culpeper, conducting tue
inquiry for the prosecution ana Coionci
Baker, OF the Second Regiment. actihs As
counsel for the defence.
The hall was crowded with spectators
and the liveliest interest was inanitesfec.
Among the military men present were 'he
following:
General \: l.. phillips; general genera g T. !.
Baker. Charles Euker, H. c. Jones. Lieu
tenant Colonies II Hodges, j. l.; stern
--- Gaines. .. u. Roller, Majors ~
W. Taylor. w NJ. Evans, j. {. watson
j. II. Derbyshire, w. T.. simons. w. H.
Sands, +. +. sutton. l.. Il. Christian'
Captains G. p. shackelford. Il, J. Eutkssrl,
J. A. Hutchinson. II. =. Gray. y. W.; SUI
livan, Lieutenants }. p. Davis. W a.
Barrett, -- Workman, c. Euker, u. ~
X. X. Richardson q. w. Bassiofo' . =.
knight. W. II. Howell.
FIRST WITNESS
Mayor Burruss. OF the Third regiment,
Of CuipeDer was the first witness eA-
amined tie was closely questioned .,
Mr.. Lewis, Colonel Baker, ana coiohei
Stern in regard 10 the circumstances Az
tending the election OF General philips
He said tnat he arrived In the city ~,
the evening previous TO the election, anu
stopped at the Exchange Hotel On tne
same evening he received tI,eena'n M ,,,,,s n,yn,
sick. and would he unable 10 attend tne
meeting He showed ;his message 10 sew
eral gentlemen who were present.
on the following day he got another
telegram authorizing hum TO cast Coionei
Gaines vote for Colonel Nalle.
After several ballots had been taken
In the meeting OF the board he gave the
message TO General Anderson ana asheu
him 10 show Il 80 the Governor, and yet
him TO pass upon n. Later he asked Gen
eral Anderson III he had shown II 10 the
Governor, and the latter replied that ne
had not: that AZ II WAS not part VI
the recorJs in. the case, he had not done
so. Afterwards he showed the proxy ia
the Governor himself, and asked his ad-
vice. The Governor replied that he dio
not like to order the use Of proxies, but
III the board of officers agreed 10 IL ne
would interpOse no objections.
on the following day, when the order
was received enlsreing the Board OF Oni-
GERS, the use 'of proxies was allowed
he gave IL TO General Anderson, Colonel
Males election would have been insured
DO you mean TO say. SIR, that SUD-
pressed that proxy asked General An
derson. Indignantly.
Major Burruss disciaimed any intention
to reflect upon General Anderson, but
said the effect was the same.
Colonel George Wayne Anderson: Why
did not you use your proxy when you
found that there was a deadlock?
Major Burruss: / do not approve OF
proxies: did not think they were au-
thorized. II Gen. Anderson had given the
proxy TO the Governor, and he had passed
upon it. the responsibility would have
rested upon him. As 1t is 1 don't know
where IT rests"
Major Burruss then described In detail
the circumstances surrounding the cleo
ton.
COLONEL GAINES.
Colonel Gaines was then put upon the
stand. AT the nrst meeting OF the Board
OF Officers, he said, they fought FOR ave
or six days, and then the Governor sent
them home. Al the next meeting, after
several ballots. Colonel Jones onered "a
resolution providing that the Governor be
informed thdt there was no prospect OF
an election. and the Governor adJOuFsled
the meeting. On that night tsoyemoer
nth, after the meeting was over. Colonel
Pole and myself went up 10 the Cover
nor's mansion, and Colonel Pole told the
Governor that he intended TO vote for
Colonel Male.
then told the Governor that - all Of
the officers are now In the city IL wilI
save much expense II you will call them
together again.
tie replied that il majority OF the
officers will signify their intention TO
vote for Colonel Male, ana VIII come.
here tonight and tell me 80, ! VIII call
them together. All of the officers were
that night at the Academy witnessing "a
production Of "Pinafore,' aud went
there and told al that | could see that
the Governor wished 10 see them.
You didn't tell mo-" said Major Taylor.
No. sir. m swear you didn't chimed
in Colonel Nash.
Well continued ColoIs! Gaines, 1T
was my intention 90 do so. Anyhow,
seven officers reported 10 the Governor
that night after II o'clock. and we urged
him 10 call us together the next day. cut
ne said he would not take snap Judgment
upon the five officers who were absent.
saw these ave gentlemen the hsNt aay
and urged them to remain. but They. re-
fused and left the city. Major Scott BAY
ing that he had Il note in bank.
~ hen the next order was issued Tor =
meeting Of the board | was sick M bod,
and the doctor and my wife positively
forbade my getting up. ! wrote 10 the
Governor asking him 10 allow proxy.
ana wired Major Burruss. That II all
know OF the affair up 10 the tlme OF the
election
y
the proxy, General Anderson took excep-
ton TO something that he said as reflect
ing upon his own conduct IN the arair
and interpOscd with the remark.
ut seems from this testimony that
am on trial instead OF the Governor OF
Virginia. II seems to me that MS 70
going too far
II was put on the stand to ~ the
truth. and am going 10 tell u. no natter
whom II hits
1HE GOVERNOR NOT ON TRIAL.
the chairman here inquired what weg
the investigation was being conducted
and IL was decided that II waz ample 10
20 as far as the committee should see
tit.
In regard TO General Andersens remark
that the Governor seemed 10 be on triel,
Mr. NcRae said that II anything anecune
the Governor was brought up - wouid,oc
given the fullest opportunity 10 pe heato
on the subject. ,l,. ,s.r
closely pressed Colonel Gaines as 10
whether he considered proxy vote cast
legal. hut Il was found to be almost I'M
TO get him 10 give. an ex9bcN
answer He stated that N ne had pre-
s,des he would have taken the sense OF
the board in regard ~ the mater
In answer to Mr.. Saunders, be said
he supposed the Cove could allow the
proxy at any time ne cnoSs. ao'ons,
onestIon' ana declared excitedly that all
he wanted TO 40 was what was right.
Colonel CrInes entered MS protest
asainst SC many questions being showered
,IDon hn. aud the Chair stated that u
was not fnlr that he should be argued
with while upon the stand.
LIUTENANT HOWELL.
Lieutenant Howell was the next Wit
ness. When he toot the stand he ex-
hlbited the .mmons which he had re-
a.is.ed whL.n he DECLARED was Nery