The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-11

Of the Grand Camp. except that 1t Is COM
posed of The subordinate camps?
The Chairman. ] may be mistaken. ami
il so. Judge Christian and other gentle
men WHO are here can correct me. Ny
idea is that the members Of the Grand
Camp Of Virginia are those who are en-
rolled As such and pay their dues. There
are thousands Of Confederates I'm Nir-
ginla who belong TO subordina camps
whose names are not enrolled on the
Grand Camp books. and who do not pay
dues TO the Grand Camp. l may be mis-
taken i'm that. but | will state here that
this committee does not propose 20 take
mp investigation OF conversations between
Mr. Nomack. or anybody else, and mem
beers OF subordinate camps.
General Ilundlcy: VIII this committee
hear me?
Judge Green. Have you got facts?
General Hundley: I have no facts. !
want TO argue the question.
Judge Green: DO you want to argue
without any facts?
General Hundley: ! want TO argue the
proposition laid down by the chairman
OF this committee.
Judge Green. So far as we know. some
gentleman may say hereafter that an
other gentleman who is a member OF "a
subordinate camp I'm Danville told him
so and 30. and then that a gentleman
somewhere else told him so and so. We
cannot investigate those conversations.
General Hundley: VIII the committee
hear me on the proposition?
Judeo Green. What is your proposition?
General Iundisy: That you ought to
permit an the light TO be thrown on
this that can be turned on. ! want TO
argue that
Judge Green: Touching the subject of
This investigation. we will be glad TO hear
you.
General Ilundley: n I do not say what
touches this investigation I don't want
this committee 10 hear me.
The Chairman: 1 would Ike you 10
state what your proposition is, and then
we can determine whether we will hear
DC or not
General Hundley: 10 Is not my purpose
10 rc-argue "a question already decided
and therefore the committee will bear
me out that when the statement was
made 10y the chairman a few minutes ago.
+ simply arose and entered my protest
against the statement that this question
as to where those checks came from and
how they got into this investigation. was
matter Of curiosity. Knowing that We
had been over that ground this morning.
and that I had been heard upon il, / sim
ply entered boy protest
Now 10 my amazemont. and there arc
many things En- this case that have as-
tonish7d me- TO my amazement, the fact
has been brought ont that the secretary
of Lee Camp. the camp that instituted
this investigation. has sought This witness
with n view of obtaining from his com
pany employment nj 1925 "a month
II ff mo said that that tranffnf,,or has
had no connection with this investigation
do not think it will be said that he has
had no part I'm instgatng DO. and ] do
not think IL will be said-linterrupted).
Major Randolph: ! VII say IL. that Mr
Taylor Stratton has had nothing TO do
with this investigation. lie Is not
member Of the Grand Camp.
General Hunlley: Then / viii say this.
that TO my certain knowledge. Mr.. STRAIT
ton has been very active in this inves-
ugation. loud appause)
The Chairman: Gentlemen. as I stated
i'm the beginning. this committee has no
means of enforcing order. All that we
have TO depend upon I'M that matter is
the courtesy Of all Virginia gentlemen.
Applause) All / have 20 say is that
these demonstrations are unpleasant 10
the committee, and I hope that the gen
tlcmen present will refrain from them IN
the future.
NOTHING TO DO WITH TT.
General Hundley: I viii state that after
the first gentleman asked 10 serve on
this committee had declined. In passing
through this city on my way hom. from
Staunnn Mr.. StrattOn came into my
presence and said. 1--WE had better take
possession Of General Hundloy while he
is here. and put him on that committee"
Major Randolph: Was that said as Mr.
S-rattOn, or az the Adjutant OF Lee
Camp?
General Hundley: 7 Do not know.
Major Randolph: 7 will say this. that as
Adiutant Of Lee Camp Mr. Stratton had
nothing 10 do with this investigation eX-
cept writing the papers on that table. As
an individual. I know nothing of what he
has done. But / will say this. that the
charge made against him by Mr.. WOmack
some time ago will certainly be inyesu-
gated by Lee Camp.
General Hundley: T will say that l
would not have interiected what Mr..
StrattOn said to me except for The state
ment OF Major Randolph. ] held al0of
from this investigation until / was called
in by my friend here whose honor was
assailed But having undertaken ~.
shall defend him as long as | can stand
upon my feet against those aspers.Ons.
with ali the power that is in me.
And now, addressing myself 10 that
proposition. once In the history OF this
world II was said. Let there be light"
and there was light. And | supposed thar
when this investigation was started. 10
was IN humble imitation Of that Divine
command and that this committee. and
this camp. were going 10 let In all the
light under Gods heaven that could be
produced
And when this morning. deeming II my
duty as a man. and as a lawyer. and !
nTOfpggf1n
more than twenty-five years. seeing the
Importance of investigating first the great
question OF how Ii is that this Camp
which comes here 10 asperse the sacred
honor OF a citizen and "A soldier. came by
the evidence with which they seek 10
blacken and damn him. | called for eVl-
dence on that point. and argued that such
information should be furnished Us.
That is not my position alone. nave
talked with some Of the best lawyers IN
this Commonwealth. friends OF mine. and
some OF them do not even know my