The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-11
MR.. srRArroN DENIES 1T
And Lee Camp Declares Womacks >'a'e-
ment Unworthy ot Investigations

meIt nNOfthN
At the meeting Of Lee Camp last night
after tho address by Colonel stewart on
the lie and character OF Commodore VI.
r. Maury. Captain J. Taylor Stratton,
the adiutant. rose 10 a question of per-
sonal privilege and made statement to
his fellow comrades. so frank and free
that he was roundly applauded
Captain StrattOn stated that he was
not present at the Investigation when
Mr. j. W. WOmack testified. Mr.. STRAIT
ton went on g. say he had heard that
Mr. WOmack made s)me references 10
himself
From report" said he, 81 learn that
Mr. Womack told the committee that |
approached him and sought employment
by the American Book Company AT $40
per month. In the presence uf Mr.. Wal
ter Dunn. I asked Mr.. Nomack If he had
made such a statement Mr.. Womack
said he had not made such "A statement
nor said aaNtLmg that reflec' Cd upon me.
! had read 10 me a part Of the steno-
graphic report Of the proceedings and
want 10 say with all the emphasis l am
capablo Of that bIr. Nomacks references
to myself are entirely untrue"
THOMPSON's PROPOSITION.
Captain Stratton then went on 10 say
that he had stated to Mr. Womack that
he favored making some changes In the
text books. especially the readers.
Right here Captain Stratton asked
permission of Rev. Dr. j. VIM. Jones 10
refer 10 some correspondence that had
taken place between them. DR.. Jones
said he had no idea what correspondence
the Admtant referred TO but he could
tell of it, The Captain stated that when
Dr. Jones was out In Kent Icky he wrote
10 him about 2 rumor that the Doctor
was going 90 change the publishers OF
his history lie asked IL the Doctor
would listen tO a proposition from the
j. J.. Hill Printing Company OF this city.
The roply WIS thar the Doctor had made
arrangements with publishers.
The Adjutant said that about the time
the Mahood- Massey resolutions came up
a MIR. Thompson approached him anu
asked n hc would not oppose the resolu-
tions. His reply was that he would not.
for he was in full sympathy with them.
Mr.. Thompson during this conversation
asked him if he would not like TO accept
employmcnt with "A book concern for
limited time az $50 per month. He re-
piled that under the circumstances he
would not accept his oner at Sl5,0o0,00
per month. re told Thompson he would
like 10 have legitimate work but could
accept none other.
WHAT WOMACK SAID.
Now. as TO Womack' said the Adju-
tant. lie knows / sell books. Not long
ago he met me just as 1 was going into
Alurphv's Hotel. 10 was about the time
of the Massey contest. He wanted 10
know how I was getting on and / told
him only fairly well. and that I would
rather have some regular and permanent
work 10 do That was all. What Wo-
mack ms stated to the committee as
having occurred between himsel and me
never took place.
The Captain then eloquontly appealed
n the camp and demanded that there be
an Investigation OF this matter. "f0r,
said he II would rather that my name
be blottel from your list Of membIs
than that / bring the sting Of reproach
unon this camp.
Mr.. l.. A. Catlin moved that II be the
sense OF the camp that Womacks re-
ferenceg 10 the Adjutant were not de-
esrving Of investigation. This motion was
unanimously adopted and the Captain
feelinely acknoW.~~ged the action Of the
camD