Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-10


endorsed Lees histories as best | could,
and l want TO put Jones's and Lees on
the list, hoping that the Board OF Educa-
ton will endorse them" But l made this
Grand Camp OF Virginia discriminate in
recommending TO the Board of Education
histories by authors living In Virginia,
but that they take some southern histo-
ries and make up the list OF SIX He
said: II have no objection" do want
to get the Virginia histories In those
schools. all things being equal, and DIR.
Jones. as an author, don't wish any more
thar that.
VOTED FOR MIR. MASSEY.
l want to say further. that I have at
tended the meeting Of the History Com
mittee OF the United Confederate Vete-
rams at my own expense-not as dele
gate from the Grand Camp Of Virginia or
OF my camp. General Smith. my old com
mander. was the chairman. / have the
honor of receiving the last telegram that
was sent in the Confederate states OF
America: he sent Il and addressed II TO
home now-sent through General Buckner
1t was the last telegram sent and con-
tained the one word, Surrender" He
heard / was on the History Committee
but the old General died before l could
embrace him. We have met and we
have discussed those histories, and we
have prepared a list. and l am glad 10
say Colonel Cussons gave, US valuable
assistance AT the meeting held III klch-
mond in 1896 at the Jefferson Hotel. Now
so far as the Board OF Education Is con-
cerned, and the intimation that ] sat
quietly by the other day and heard
Barnes's History commended, rather than
condemned, / do not recall-l have no
doubt Colonel Cussons Is right-but i do
not recall il. II might have been done in
the hurry and hustle of the caucus.
want to say this with emphasis. DO not
recall any one approving Barness HIS
\ att .lxr a "A
1 simply cast my vote for Mr.. Massey,
without saying q word pro or con, as
very many others OF us did; but the man
who was elected was my warm, personal
friend and | wrote him long ago that i
thought our superintendents OF schools
approved of Mr.. Massey's administra-
ton, II having improved. as ] thought
under his rule. / had never had an IN
terview with Mr.. Massey In my life about
his reelection, and nobody else about his
reelection and no one can face me and
say that / ever entered a room-in tine
twenty-eight years of my political NE
for any office before the General Assem-
bly of Virginia. DR.. Southall, did i go
into your room last session?
DR.. Southall: No, sir.
NEVER ATTENDED A BANQUET
Mr. Stubs: have never been to a ter
rapin or an oyster supper; / never visited
the jefferson Hotel last year at a single
one of the banquets. / held myself aloof
from any alliance that could be formed
in any way. shape, or form. Colonel Cary
came to me and asked me to partake OF
a banquet and i said: NO Colonel, ]
cannot 60" i am very fond of good eat
ing, but have never attended one in my
life. or i'm the twenty-eight years i nave
been here. Nor have / ever entered any
ones room-that had general rooni-who
was the candidate for any office before the
General Assembly. / have had nothing
to do with any company in any way
shape, or form as attorney, or in any
other way. / have labored, as far as a
man ever labored, in my feeble manner
to show the people of Virginia that
Barnes's History ought 10 be thrown OUT
of our schools, and when this attack was
made this morning by my friends, MaJOi
Brander and Major Randolph, God knows
If they had come to me and lntimated
to me-had given me the slightest lntl-
nation that these rumorS were allodl
/ came to Richmond frequently, and mel
Major Brander often on the street.
wrote a letter to Judge Christian, my
friend, and he wrote me in proper way
as / conceive IL now. When came 10
the Legislature the first thing l heard
was that a cloud was hanging over me.
and l wrote 20 a man that / knew would
do what was right by me, and his letter
explains itself. l wrote TO Judge Chrls-
tan that letter, saying then and there
If L am the man, eXonerate the balance
of the committee; my shoulders must
bear it, and not my comrades; ana !
want TO emphasize the fact that have
never seen anything in any OF the other
members of the committee. in any way
shape, or form, but what would be ler-
fectly right and proper in any man ana
gentleman.
DIR. INQUIRIES RESOLUTION.
As to the resolution of DR.. Mcclure, /
know nothing about the remark made by
my friend, Colonel Cussons: as TO TN, tne
attempted capture. / heartily endorse
the maxim of Colonel Cussons. DR.. Jones
is mistaken in one particular, If l under
stand his statement Alright. reached
here Tuesday morning from Tappanan-
mock. | had n political engagement there
on Monday, and left there on Tuesday
morning about i o'clock, having TO drive
thirty or forty miles across the country 10
fill my engagement here. L understood
him 10 say that on the day before the
Mcclure meeting, the interview / had
with him was in this hall, and also at
Murphys. We had two or three inter
views-very pleasant ones. l had really
forgotten them until he recalled them
TO nv mind. Colonel Cussons is perfectly
correct in saying that / asked him at
Murphy's Hotel: Colonel, Is the con-
cusion you have reached that you VIII
not be a candidate for reelection Ior
would not accept the position), is it final?
Saws he: "Under no circumstances Will |
accent " / said: Colonel CussOns, i
hope you will be; / will not oppose you
(or words to that effect. simply saying
that i was anxious TO see MIN Ie-tltcAtu
His administration was very handsome
one-a bright one-and | would cheer
fully-and / think the Grand Camp OF
Virginia will bear me out. was In the
chair when the motion was made TO re-
elect him. l ruled that the motion was
ont of order; that he had already been
elected. and il was irrevocable; that he
had already been elected Grand Com
mander But he still insisted that he
could not accept the position.
E.R q
concerned, those are the whole facts in
the case. AS far as Captain LAKEWOOD
is concerned. that is all nave 70 say
Major Brander has made his statement
and Major Randolph has made his state
ment. / think the report of 1897 Will
show that the object we had in view, es-
pecially in that report OF leyi' was TINS
that the time has now come-haS nhally
come-When the History Committee can
be of service before the Board OF kduca-
tion and with the Board of Education
to make their report, 10 go before the
next board; this committee TO go before
the next board, with six histories to pre-
sent TO them. was the aim had of finally
getting rid OF Barnes's History. That is
all / know of 1t.
HAS DONE HIS BEST.
81 have tried very hard-l have triea
nv best-since / have been chairman OF
the committee to do what L couiu loI tn 1
schools of the State. l regret exceed
ingly that have not done more. ! Know
one thing-that / do not remember ha sI,,aig
With any agent-Mr Womack and a gen
tieman by the name Of Henry. / have
had talks with them publicly, and 1t was
their aim, from what they said TO me- me- 70
have their histories, by southern authors
brought down here to this southern coun-
trv: and have done all l could to get
rid of Barnes's History. L would
take any history rather than Barnes,
The Eclectic History, who Is the
author Of that, DR.. Jones? r,,,,,u