The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-10
THE CHECKS EXHIBITED.
Maj. Norman v. Randolph Produces the
Original Paper.

Original Paper.
Major Norman V. Randolph next took
the stand.
Q. BY Chairman Woods; Major. please
state 10 the committee what connection
you have with the Grand Camp Of Con-
federate Veterans of Virginia or any one
of the local camps.
A. / am a private in Lee Camp, and
delegate to the Grand Camp Of Virginia.
q. Will you state TO the committee
whether you fave been interested in the
question of proper histories as to the late
war being distributed among the people
OF the South?
A. / am. sir, and have always been.
q. Knowing as you do the object Of this
investigation. will you please state In
your own way what you may know as
TO the connection Of any member OF the
History Committee OF the Grand Camp
with any publishing house? | will get
you to state 1t as fully as you can. and
give all the facts you know. both what
you have received from information. anc
what you know OF your own knowledge.
A. About the 1st OF October | was with
a member of the History Committee.
made the remark 10 him. what does the
History Committee propose to do at the
next meeting of the Grand Camp? Are
we to have n rehash of the same old
resolution" He replied: II presume that
you will have the same old resolution as
long as Stubs Is chairman" | said:
What do you mean by that?" He said:
well. | have heard that he is in the
employment OF the American Book Com
pany." asked him: can you prove that
fact?" He replied: NO. don't know that
/ can prove IT, but | believe 1t. and when
the report Of the committee is made.
think | will be i'm a position to state more
positively than | can to-day"
had 10 leave the city shortly there
after. and only returned the day Of the
meeting OF the Grand Camp. I came here
about II o'clock and came in this room
was surprised when the declination OF
Captain Cussons was madein such a posi-
tive manner that. knowing the man as
well as / did-having been, / may say,
intimate with him for thirty years. was
satisfied there was some reason beyond
his simply not wishing TO fill the position
for a second term. In the discussion. /
offered a resolution that his declination
be laid on the table My object was to
gain time. that we might have an oppor-
tunity OF seeing him. or having somebody
to succeed him without having 1t sprung
upon us in open meeting.
@. That was the meeting OF the Grand
Camp?
A. Yes. sir couldn't see him that
evening. as il seems he had an engage
ment at his house, and left the city very
early.
DID NOT GO TO SEE HIM.
The next day, in a discussion as to who
should be the Grand Commander with
two prominent members of the camp. the
question was brought up as TO who should
succeed Captain cussons in case we failed
to induce him to accept. and objection
was raised to Colonel Stubs as his sue
cessor. I stated 10 the two gentlemen
that I had been informed by mem
Der OF the committee that he believed
that Colonel Stubs was in the employ
ment OF the American Book Company.
and that the reports OF his committee were
simply rehashes OF old reports, and did
not amount 10 anything; and they sug-
gested that we three go 10 Colonel Stubs
and tell him. square up and down, what
we had heard ] said: well. let Us get
the gentleman that told me about his be-
lief. Now that the report Is about 10 be
made as a member of the committee.
suppose he is In a position TO give more
information than he gave me about the
LIST OF October" / saw him. and he said
he was not in a position TO make the
charge more specifically. but that IL was
simply question of his belief | reported
this TO the two gentlemen in question. and
we decided that we did not have suff-
Client evidence 10 go TO a man and tell
him that such charges were made. IL
was a belief and not direct charge,
with any specific proof.
The next day was informed that there
were documents in existence which would
prove that Colonel Stubbs was In the
employment of the American Book Com
pany. At that Interview II was not stated
TO me what those documents were. I'M
mediately after that statement was made
In this form. DR.. Jones came over to me
In the Grand Camp meeting. and said: ut
will never do TO adjourn In the way We
are now, without commander: and Gus
sons Is not going to accept. What do
you think of non mating Colonel Stubs?
He says he agrees to put Captain Cussons
as chairman OF the History Committee"
said Doctor. you had better go and
talk TO somebody e.se. I will not vote for
Colonel Stubs for commander OF the
Camp. There 10 nobody else to nominate:
we haven't been able to find out much
about H.: but you had better see some
body else. and do what you please" The
vote was practically unanimous. nobody
as recollect voting no. although a great