Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-20
THE SONS TO REPORT.
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE WILL
SUBMIT FINDINGS MONDAY NIGHT.
QUESTION As TO YHEIH POWER.
Suggestion That There May he Lack
of Authority to Make Any RECON-
mcndations with Reference to Mr..
Fol<cs-Judge Wright.

The Sons of Veterans Investigating
Committee having concluded the taking
OF testimony in relation to the charges
preferred against certain members OF
the organizations History Committee. in
terest in the matter now attaches to the
report that the committee will make.
This report the committee have not yet
drafted, though they have had one con-
ference concerning it. They will meet
again tonight, and expect then to con-
clude their report, in order to have it
ready for submission TO r. f. Lee Camp
of Sons at their meeting Monday night.
The members Of the committee are
10th to talk concerning their report, but
it was learned yesterday from an au-
thoritative source that they were unani-
nous I'm their purpose to censure Mr..
Folkes Further than this they do not
think they have right to go. but they
will, 1t is said, include in their report suf-
ficient extracts from the testimony ad-
duced before them to show what they
consider to be Mr.. Vests connection
Win TIC iiNtoNiSdtiOli.
THEIR POWER NOT LIMITED.
Ii has been suggested since the investi-
cation closed that the committee has no
right to pass upon the conduct of Mr..
Folkes, as the resolutions calling for
the appointment Of the committee recited
the fact that 1t had been reported that
members of the History Committee had
been in the employment of the American
Book Company, and that, therefore, the
inquiry should be confined to the His
tory Committees members. This sug-
gestion was based on the fact that at
the time that Mr.. Folkes figured In de-
feating the Mahood- Massey resolutions
he was not a member of the Sons His
tory Committee. He was appointed to
this position about the time OF the Grand
Camp meeting, more than month az
ter the defeat of the Mahood resolutions.
The contention seems, however, TO be
without any great deal of basis, as the
resolution introduced by General Brander
in the veteran organization states in its
preamble that certain rumors are afioat
concerning the History Committee of the
Grand Camp of Veterans, and recon-
mends that they be investigated. in so
far as they refer to the History Commit
tee or to the members OF the Grand
Camp. The resolution also suggests to
the Sons that they conduct an investiga-
tion along the same lines. AS result
of this resolution, Mr.. Lewis Brander in
troduced one into the Sons organization,
which contains the instructions that the
committee "be also appointed by the
commander of this camp to thoroughly
investigate the matter, SO FAR AS III
AFFECTS THE HISTORY COMMITTEE
OF THIS CAMP. and report the result
of the investigation to this camp
COMMITTEE THINK THEY CAN.
This latter resolution seems to refer
directly to the History Committee as
constituted at the time of its introduc-
ton, and according to the opinion OF
those who have carefully considered IL,
gives the committee abundant latitude.
A prominent member OF the commit
tee who was seen by Dispatcn man
YESTERDAY. did not think that the COM
uittee was restricted from reporting on
Mr.. Folkess conduct. and from his re-
marks it would appear that the ques-
ton will not prove a stumbling block IN
the way of the committee.
Commander Cox. having appointed the
committee to act for the Grand Camp OF
Sons, and Lee Camp OF Sons having also
delegated II to act for that organization
two reports-one TO Mr.. Cox and the
other to the camp. The findings In the
two reports will, of course, be the same,
but i'm view of the position Mr.. FolKes
holds In the camp-that of commander-
the recommendations to this body may
dIffer from those which Will be made TO
Mr.. Cox.
MR.. e. C. FOLKESS LETTER.
Mr. II. C. Folkes. having been criticised
for his utterances concerning the lnvesti-
eating Committee made after the ad-
tournament of that committee on Ihurs-
day night. and his brother, Mr.. Minetree
Folkes. having assured the coinihi.leo
that he would apologize to them through
the nress for these utterances, the ior-
mer has written the following letter ior
publication: - ,.ada
Referring 10 my hasty utterances, made
before the Sons or w,,I He1sbai submit the follow
INC. / meant no reflection upon my Iei-
Iow-citiZens who are not nallVe pVl ~
when | used the inelegant expressiisoi,
DIRTY foreigners. IN my oaisy yyt,smen Of
every nationality, and have never hao d
quarrel or unkind word with single oilS
of them, and never expect TO- hiahy u
them are my most intimate iI.VI, iISs,aI,as
acknowledge that | have made mistakes,
huf am man enough to admit them anu
apologize to all Perhaps ! have acquired
too much impulsiveness from my ri IIIsn
American friends and know that chari-
table public, although they may condemn
what said, will not be too harsh In their
criticism upon "hot-blooded Virglnian, . :.
whose only crime has been that ne sousht
TO defend his brother In an imperiect
manner. oao
With reference 10 the charge l mace
against our efficient and popular Commits
sion of Railroads. General James Z. hlli'
I make a full apology to him for the un-
fortunate remark, and trust he, as well
as his friends, will accept 1t.