The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-29

Text of the One supposed by Col. J' T.
Fitzgerald.

Text of the One Suppressed by Col. j. +.
Fitzgerald.
The following communication was sent
to the Dispatch yesterday:
To the Editor Of the Dispatch;
| observe in your issue OF this date
that Colonel j. L. Fitzgerald, OF Farm
Vile. has published portion oil the
correspondence between us. MY sur
prise at his publication OF any matters
submitted to him in professional con
ndence is increased hy his suppression oi
INV letter written to him on the sth
OF september, the receipt OF Which he
acknowledges in his published letter OF
the I'D OF October. 1890.
hand herewith copy OF that 1e'ler'
which 1 beg that YOU Will punhSh WIN
this. / am still further surprised lh"l'
having waited from the Ih Oh septem-
her 10 the 22d of October to answer one
of my letters. he should not have walt
ed few days for my reply 10 his oil
the I'D.
l had prepared reply before observing
the published correspondence. when re-
ply intended 10 forward 10 him to-day
| therefore ask that YOU will also publish
this last letter.
forbear TO comment upon the ques-
tionable good faith or good taste OF
Colonel fitzgeralds conduct, and he
is welcome TO all the advantage that
either he or his party have obtained by
so singular course
Very respectfully,
October %. 1896.
Following are the letters referred to
above:
September Q, 1896.
Colonel J. =. Fitzgerald, Attorney at
Law, Farmville. Va:
Dear Sir.-1 am in receipt Of your favor
of the 7th instant l would be false to
my sentiments If I did not EXPRESS my
cordial approval of such sentiments IN
reference TO frauds in election as you
express in this letter and as you an
nounce a. purpose TO sean the public
prints TO learn by what legal process
and before what courts we Will proceed
TO prevent the contamination of fraudu-
lent purposes In the approaching cleo
tion. and as You have intimated your
confidence that fraudulent elections are
unknown In your district. take pleasure
in enclosing YOU two clippings Of recent
numbers OF The Richmond Times, giving
record evidence Of recent and most palpa-
bic frauds committed in your district,
and [ had almost said, under your very
nose.
/ beg in this connection TO suggest that
II you will sean the columns Of The
Richmond Times in the next few days
YOU will doubtless be acquainted with
other interesting details in that connec-
tion.
II cannot be difficult for you 10 recog-
nlze AT once that the active professional
efforts Of gentlemen so earnest IN thelr
disapproval as you manitestly are,
might have prevented some of these
frauds. and the record presented TO US
will probably enable me and my ASSOC
ciates to formulate plan of action which
will be I'm some measure successful IN
preventing q repetition Of official con-
duct I'm election matters which has
brought so grievOus a stain upon the
fair name OF Virginia.
| have the honor TO remain.
Your obedlent servant.
.s,eneD A. b. GUIGoN.
Richmond. Va. oct. Is. 1896
Colonel ]. L. Fitzgerald. Farmville, Va:
Dear Sir-I am I'm receipt OF your favor
OF the I'D instant. and note with APP
proyal your suggestion that the wide
spread organization for wrong" TO which
YOU refer probably originated In some
city. and as you suggest. perhaps In
Richmond
am satisfied that you are correct
I'm this presumption and therefore It Is
that in Richmond the party orgeniza-
ton 10 which / belong and which ! rep
resent. is making its most vigorous ef-
fort to bring upon the wrong referred
to the severest penalties OF the law.
As for your inslnuated reflections upon
nv sincerity. and your rather unpleas-
ant references TO what you see III to
characterize as my record. ] have only
TO say that II. as YOU intimate. did
wrong in my earlier professional days
there Is no reason that can see why