Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-16
MAY BE SOME DELAY
CAPTAIN WOODS CANNOT COME
HERE BEFORE DECEMBER sTH.
COL. FITZGERALD NOT YET DECIDED.
All the other Members of the In
vestigatfng Committee VIII Serve
Conversation with Mr.. Folkcs.

the part or certain memDeIS Vi theA
History Committee this week, 1t is not
likely that the Veteran Grand Camps
committee will begin its investigation
until after the first week I'm next month.
This probable delay is due to Captain
Micajah Woods, of Charlottesville, being
unable to come here until after Decem-
Der sth, previous engagements OBTAINING
him.
Great satisfaction has been expressed
concerning the committee, and the Dis
patch has undertaken to ascertain
whether the appointees purpose serving.
With this end in view kilograms were
sent to all five committeeman, and all
have signified their intention Of serving
save Colonel j. p. Fitzgerald. of Farm
vile, who has not yet determined.
THE ANSWERS.
The kilograms sent by the Dispatch
Yesterday contained requests to each
member of the committee TO state for
publication whether he purposed accept
ing the appointment and serving in the
investigation, and the answers are here
appended:
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Yes. w. A. SMOOr.
Norfolk. Va, November Is. 1877.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
/ have received orders from the Grand
Camp TO serve on the History lnyestl-
eating Committee. and shall obey same.
WASHINGTON TAYLOR.
Farmvile, Va, November is, 1897.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
/ have not decided.
j. p. FITZGERALD.
Petersburg. Va, November Is, 1897.
To the Editor OF tie Dispatch:
/ shall serve unless something unfore-
seen prevents. o., B. MORGAN.
Charlottesville, Va, November 10, 1897.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch
Recognizing the great Importance 10
Virginians and the Confederate veterans
of the entire South that none but an un-
biased and patriotic committee should
mass on the histories TO be recommended
for use In southern schools, L Will act on
the History Investigating Committee
proyided the investigation is not to COM
mence earlier thar the Sth OF December.
impossible for me TO attend TO the mat
ter at an earlier day.
MICAJAH WOODS.
A special telegram to the Dispatch
from Charlottesville says Mr.. Woods's
engagements in court and elsewhere VIII
occupy his time until that date. AS the
Grand Lodge of Masons Of Virginia
meets i'm Richmond on December 7th,
Of
belong TO that order. IL is quite proba-
BILE December Sth will prove an accept
able date.
MR.. MAHOOD WILL COME.
The committee from the Sons viii hold
another session in Lee Camp Hall to-
morrow night and from all that can
be learned. this session bids fair to be
even more lively than that OF last FRI
day night.
The members of the committee and
others interested have been actively at
work getting together evidence, and IL
was stated yesterday that they would
introduce tomorrow night some exceed
ingly interesting testimony
one of the most important witnesses
who will testify tomorrow night will be
Mr.. F. w. Mahood, who will come here
from South Carolina TO give testimony
supporting the charge made In letter
written by him that Mr.. Folkes had rep
resented to him that the Dispatch
thought the pressing Of his resolution
against Mr. Massey would be injurious
TO the Democratic party. An officer OF
the Dispatch Company promptly went on
the stand and declared this representa-
tion TO be false, and Mr.. Folkes at once
stated that he had been misquoted.
LETTER FROM MIR. TYLER.
One of the most interesting pieces or
evidence to be offered tomorrow night
will be the following correspondents
which has passed between Mr.. Folkes
and Mr.. Henry NJ. Tyler, and explains
a portion of Mr.. Folkes's testimony
given Friday night:
"Henry NJ. Tyler Esq, Attorney at
Law, City:
Dear Sir-Some days prior to the
vote on the Massey resolutions" In the
Sons of Veterans, you Will doubtless
remember that you spoke to me regard
ing this matter. and gave me some ad-
vice as a friend. AS / am satisfied that
YOU were prompted purely by friendship
in your suggestions, and having referred
TO that conversation in my evidence De
fore the committee / desire TO have
permission to use your name IN TINS
connection. Yours very truly,
"MINETREE FOLKES.
MIR. TYLER'S REPLY.
Richmond, Va, November Is, 1897.
Mr.. Minetree Folkes, City:
Dear Sir,-Referring to your letter or
this date. / do remember stopping at your
office while downtown some time in Au-
gust last for the purpose of discussing the
democratic ticket nominated at Roanoke,
and the work to be done by our City
Democratic Committee (of which COM
mittee both of us were members) in re-
gard to getting out our vote for the
ticket. Towards the close of that con-
versation l referred to the Massey resolu-
tions pending before your camp. and we
discussed them briefly. remember
stating to you that while / had no connec-
ton either with the Veterans or Sons CT
Veterans. or with the History Commit
tee. in any manner whatever, and was
not one of Mr.. Massey's supporters or
approvers, yet as a warm personal friend
of yours, interested in your welfare. /
hoped you would think the matter over
carefully. be certain of your facts, and
not let yourself be led into any indiscre-
tion in the matter / stated further that
In nv opinion any violent or indiscreet
attack YOU might make on Mr.. Massey
would neither benefit you nor injure him.
nor would any attack on Mr.. Massey at
that time. II indeed there was anything
TO attack him for. while he held the posi-
ton of State Superintendent of Schools,
aid us as committeeman of our City
Democratic Committee In bringing out
our vote here for the Democratic ticket.
My warm personal liking for yourself
and my deep and continued interest In
vour career ever since the time you