Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-18
Mr.. Mahood's Statement.

thanks TO the ancient order or Hiber-
mans, who had vacated the hall out OF
courtesy TO the committee.
MIR. MabOOds Statement.
Mr. +. w. Mahood whose letter was
one of the features OF last Friday nights
proceedings, was the second witness Of
the evening. He was questioned by Chair
man Lecky after this wise
Q. Are you a member Of the II. 4. Lee
Camp Sons of Confederate Veterans?
a. Yes, sir
Q. Did you prepare the Massey resolu-
ton?
A. Yes, sir.
@. How long were those resolutions in
your possession before they were pre-
sented TO the camp?
A. do not know exactly; but over
week.
Q. Did you show them to any member
of the camp?
a. Yes: / showed them first TO Mr..
Spence, who took typewriter copy.
Q. Can you recall any other member
you showed them TO?
A. To Mr.. Folkes.
q. At the time of introducing these reso-
lutions in the camp was any objection
| made?
A. AS far as / can remember, there was
little discussion. Mr. Chumbley was the
only one who found fault with them.
There was no material objection.
O. There was discussion as to whether
the resolution should lie over?
A. Yes; that was the main discussion.
Q. Was that discussion raised by a
member Of the camp?
A. think it was.
Q. Did you give the resolution to the
newspapers for publication?
A. | did not. 1t was done against my
expressed wish. I stated at the time
they were given that 1 did not think 1t
was proper They had not been passed
by the camp, and ii might cause some
discussion among those whom l called
soreheads. They were published notwith-
standing that.
O. Do you know how those resolutions
were published?
A. Yes Mr Folkes came to me and said,
''Mahood. / want those resolutions"
stated that l did not think ii was proper
| TO publish them. He said, Never mind,
no one will know it. Mr.. Werner would
| do IL. and IL would be all right" Mr.. Wer-
ner got them.
HOW THEY WERE GOTTEN.
O. Was a Dispatch reporter present that
night?
| A. l think there was; but he did not
| get the resolutions. The programme was
| that the resolutions should be laid on the
| table, and some one was to come by ana
| get them.
Q. Were you party to this programme?
| A. Yes.
Q. You were to lay them on the tapie!
| A. No sir; l was not.
| O. Have you been present during the
rumors that have been floating around
| the city of Richmond?
| A. No; / live In South Carolina.
@. DO you know of your own knowledge
anything of the parties who were clrcu-
lating those rumors?
A. know nothing whatever
@. You have said in letter read before
| this committee that the Richmond Dis
patch sent you word by Mr.. Folkes that
| Il would be bad move to press the reso-
| lutions.
| WHAT FOLKES SAID TO HIM.
| A. Yes sir; Mr.. FNolkes came to me and
| said Look here, Mahood, it is bad
| move to press those resolutions. The DIS
| patch tells me that it will ruin the Demo-
| cratic party of Virginia" / said 1t would
| not do II. He said "Well, L cannot anord
| to do 1t. My brother is candidate for the
Legislature, and / cannot afford to DO
| it," l said. "Well, If you come around to
| night. will you remain neutral?' He SAID
| he would. and / left him with that un-
| derstanding / just thought that the DIS
match was trying to work on my sympa-
| thies TO make me leave the resolutions
alone. and If it was a question of running
the Democratic party that l would apan-
| don the matter.
O. What time of day on Monday was
| that?
A. I suppose 1t was or 10 o'clock IN
| the morning / am not sure. though. L
feel almost certain II was Monday.
@. Did he state that certain persons
| from the Dispatch had told him?
A. / understood him to say The Rich
mond Dispatch"
Q. No particular person?
A. No.
n You were led to believe that the
| Richmond Dispatch was using that to de-
| feat the resolution for the good OF the
| Democratic party?
| A. Yes, sir.
THOUGHT HE WAS BETRAYED.
O. Did you have a conversation with
| anv one on Monday or Tuesday following
| the rejection of them?
A. Yes. / told all my friends l was
with that morning. / was pretty strong IN
my condemnation of the betrayal, as
| called it,
@. You were surprised the night that
| those resolutions were taken up as TO the
nersons who appeared for and against
| them?
A. Yes, 1 was.
o. You made speech that night In
| support of the resolution?
A. Yes.
O. Did any one else support it?
a. Mr.. Pollard, / believe.
o. Had any persons promised you
their support?
A. Yes, sir.
o. Were any Of them members Of the
History Committee?
A. ] do not know.
q Let me read the names OF the COM
mittee? Mr. Lecky then read the names
of the comnittee. Mr.. Mahood then
said; "Folkes did not Mr.. Brander
nositiyely stated that ne would not sup
mort them. Mr.. Folkes was the one
who promised me his support, and In
the evening went exactly opposite"
O. Did he state any particular grounds
as 10 why he was opposed to the reso-
! luton?
A do not know was so mad that
aid not take notice.
n You know of nothing that has
caused the change in any of these par
ties YOU said betrayed you?
a No. sir: except what l stated-po-
| litical necessity.
MIR. Folks Offers 10 Explain.
NJ cbestcrman, Of the Dispatch, here
,",rad 10 know Of the witness If he
.,,as not aware that Mr.. Folkes had
a,,aad mat he had never made the
a.nroents with which he (Mahood) had
lated him. Mr.. Mahood replied, Il
sn,,e rsad II In the newspaper"
h~ hara arose and said. II