The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-10

mate in recommending to the Board Of
Education histories by authors living IN
Virginia but that they take some South
ern histories and make up the list o.
six" He said: "I have no objection !
do want to get the Virginia histories III
those schools, all things being equal, ana
DR.. Jones as an author don't wish any
more than that.
VOTED FOR MASSEY.
want to say. further. that ! have at
tended the meeting of the History Com
mittee of the l.. V. G.. at my own expense
not as a delegate from the Grand camp
of Virginia, or of any camp. General
Smith, my old commander. was the CHAIR
man. | have the honor or receiving inc
last telegram that was sent in the Con
federate States of American; he sent IL
and addressed it TO me and / have thdt
telegram at my home now-sent through
General Buckner; II was the last telegram
sent, and contained the one WORD snrreh-
der" He heard | was on the History
Committee but the old General died be
fore / could embrace him. We have met
and we have discussed those histories
and we have prepared list, ana l am
glad to say Col. CussOns gave us Valua-
BILE assistance. at the meeting held IN
Richmond i'm 1896. at the Jefferson Hotel.
Now, so far as the Board of Education Is
, concerned. and the intimation that SAT
quietly by the other day ana hearo
condemned. | do not recall nave no
doubt Col Cussons is right-but DO MOI
recall il. 1t might have been done III the
hurry and hustle of the caucus. l want
to say this with emphasis do not re-
call any one approving of Barnes HIS
tory / was simply there as voter and
| simply cast my vote for Mr.. Massey.
without saving a word pro or con, as very
many others of us did: but the man VINO
was elected was my warm personal irlend
l. f,,.l |
our Superintendents of Schools approved
Of Mr. Masseys administration. II haVlns
improved. as | thought. under ms RUE
| had never had an interview with MI.
Massey I'm my life about his re-electioh'
and nobody else about his reelection,
and no one can face me and say that
ever entered a room. in the tWentN-eleil'
years Of my political life-ever entered the
room of any candidate Tor any olnce pc
fore the General Assembly Of Virginia.
DIR. Southall, did | 90 into your room the
last session.
DR.. SOuthall: No, sir.
AR. Stubbs: I nave never been TO ter
rapin or an oyster supper ] never visited
the jefferson Hotel last year AT a single
one of the banquets. held myself alooi
from any alliance that could be formed
in any way, shape or FORM Colohel Gar
came to NE and asked me to partake oI
/ banquet. aud said NO. Colonel,
cannot go" l am very fond of good eat
ing, but | have never attended one IN
my life. or in the twenty-eight years |
have been here. Nor have / ever entered
any ones room-that had general room
who was the candidate for any Office be-
fore the General Assembly. ! have had
nothing 10 do with any company IN any
way. shape or form as attorney or IN any
other way. | have labored, as lar as a
man ever labored. in my feeble manner,
TO show the people OF virginia that
Barnes History ought to be thrown out
of our schools. and when this attack was
made this morning by my friends, MAJOR
| Brander and Major kandoiph-God knows
! II they had come 10 me and minated 10
me-had given me the slightest intimation
! that these rumors were aiioat-l came Ia
| Richmond frequently. and met MAJOR
Brander often on the street, wrote let
! ter ito Judge Christian. my friend, ahd
he wrote me in proper way, as con-
| ceive il now. When ! came TO the iesls-
| lature the first thing | heard was that a
! cloud was hanging over me, ana i Wroi'
| to a man that | knew would DO what WAS
right by me and his letter explains itseli.
I | wrote to Judge Christian that letter
saying then and there, If | am the man
exOnerate the balance of the committee
my shoulders must bear IT, and not my
comrades: and ] want 10 emphasize the
fact that | have never seen anything IN
any of the other m 2nbers Of the commit
tee in any way, shape or form. but Whal
would be perfectly right and proper in any
man and gentleman. ..e,
IN LEX EM W II IL l1iss Z Z f's'O-N''f
As to the resolution of DR.. Mcclure.
know nothing about the remark made
by my friend Colonel Cussons. as TO the
attempted capture. | heartily endorse th
maxim of Colonel CussOns. Or. Jones J.,
mistaken in ore particular. II understand
his statement Alright | reached here
Tuesday morning from TappahannOck
had a political engagement there on Mon
day. and left there on Tuesday morning
about | o'clock having 10 drive thirty on
forty miles across the country 10 nll my
enlightenment here. / understand him 20
say that on the day before the Mcclure
meeting the interview | had with him
was in this hall. and also AT Murphy's
we had two or three interviews-very
pleasant ones-I had really forgotten them
until he recalled them TO my mind. col
onel Cussons is perfectly correct in saying
that | asked him at Murphys Hotel: Col
onel, is the conclusion you have reached
that you will not be a candidate for re-
election Tor would not accept the position
is il fnal?' Says he. Under no circum-
stances will | accept" | said. "Colone
Cussons. | hope you will be. ! will not
oppose YOU" or words 10 that effect. sim
ply saving that ] was anxious TO see him
reelected His administration was a very
handsome one. a bright one. and | would
cheerfully-and I think the Grand Camr
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