Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-10
MAI. RANDOLPH HAS THE CHECKS.
He Produces These and Tells what
He Knows Abort Them.

He Produces These and Tells What
He Knows Abort Them.
Major Norman V. Randolph, who warm
ly supported Major Brander's resolutions
in Lee Camp, was the next witness and
all that he said was heard with interest.
After one or two preliminary questions
! and answers he began his statement.
| saying: About the LIST of October l was
with n member of the History Commit
! tee. / made the remark to him. "What
does the History Committee propose to do
at the next meeting Of the Grand Campo
Are we TO have a rehash Of the same old
| resolution" He replied: II presume that
! You will have the same old resolution as
! long as Stubs is chairman" L said:
! What do you mean by that?' He said:
! well. ! have heard that he is in the en-
| ployment of the American Book Com
| pany." ] asked him: "Can you prove that
| fact?" He replied: mo; don't know that
l can prove IL, but l believe it. and when
| the report of the committee is made. /
| think ] viii be in position TO state more
| positively than | can to-day" / had TO
! leave the city shortly thereafter, and
only returned the day of the meeting of
! the Grand Camp l came here about IL
| o'clock and came in this room. | was
I surprised when the declinatiOn of Captain
| CussOns was made in such positive
manner that, knowing the man as well as
i did. having been. l may say, intimate
with him for thirty years, l was salts
fled there was some reason beyond his
simply not wishing to fill the position for
a second term. In the discussion, | Of
fered a resolution that his declination be
laid on the table. My object was to gain
time. that we might have an opportunity
of seeing him, or having somebody to sue
coed him without having it sprung upon
us in open meeting.
q. That was the meeting of the Grand
Camp?
A. Yes, sir. 1 couldn't see him that
evening, as it seems he had an engage
ment at his house, and left the city very
early.
1.-THE next day, i'm a discussion as to
who should be the Grand Commander
with two prominent members of the
camp the question was brought up as to
who should succeed Captain Cussons, in
case we failed to induce him to accept;
and objection was raised to Colonel
Stubs as his successor. / stated to the
two gentlemen that l had been informed
by member Of the committee that he
believed that Colonel Stubs was in the
employment of the American Book Com
pany. and that the reports of his COM
mittee were simply rehasheS OF old re-
ports. and did not amoust TO anything;
and they suggested that we three go TO
Colonel Stubs and tell him, square up
and down. what we had heard. L said:
We'll, let us get the gentleman that told
me about his belief. Now that the report
Is about to be made. a member of the
committee. l suppose he is i'm a position
TO give more information than he gave
me about the LIST of October / saw him,
and he said he was not in position TO
make the charge more specifically. but
that II was simply question OF his be-
lief. / reported this TO the two gentle
men in question. and We decided that we
did not have sufficient evidence to 90 TO
a man and tell him that such charges
were made. II was belief. and not a di-
rect charge with any specific proof.
WOULDN'T VOTE FOR STUDIES.
1.-The next day / was informed that
there were documents in existence which
would prove that Colonel Stubbs was i'm
the employment of the American Book
Company. At that interview it was not
stated to me what those documents were
Immediately after that statement was
made in this form Or. Jones came over
to me I'm the Grand Camp meeting and |
said 1t Will never do TO adjourn I'm the |
way we are now, without commander. |
and Cussons is not going TO accept What |
do you think of nominating Colonel |
Stubs? He says he agrees to put Cap !
tain Cussons as chairman OF the History /
Committee / said: Doctor, you had |
better go and talk to somebody else. 1 |
will not vote for Colonel Stubbs for Com |
mander Of the Grand Camp. There is no |
body else 10 nominate; we, haven't been |
able TO find out much about II; but you |
had better see somebody else, and do 1
what you please. The vote was pract-
cally unanimous. nobody. as 1 recoilect,
voting no. although a great many did not /
vote at all; myself among the number.
"A few days after that, in a conversa-
ton with DR. Jones, he said that Colonel /
Stubs had asked him the question
whether he would recommend Fields His
that he had read Fields History; that it
was written by a very talented young
lady, but that ii was full Of inaccura-
eies, and he couldn't do it, Colonel
Stubbs's reply was: oh. but another
new edition has been gotten out The
American Book Company has bought the
copyright and issued n new edition. Dr.
Jones said: haven't seen that.
Colonel Stubs was elected Grand
Commander, Captain Cussons was put on
the History Committee. and l supposed
that the matter was settled; but several
days after ! heard of this matter the
made before, as to his connection with
the American Book Company and OF his
with Mr.. Womack, who is the
agent OF the American Book Company
In the State OF Virginia, and who Is pub
licly known as the lobbyist before the
various legislative committees for the
American Book Company That is so
well known that l need not make any
further statement about Mr.. Womack
He Is the recognized agent. and has
made contracts for the American Book
Company In the State OF Virginia for
many years Major Brander came TO me
and asked me IL had seen certain checks
which were in existence. l told him 1
had not. but that | would go with him
hen and look at them. which we did.
We went to the gentiemans office. the
checks were handed to me. and we ex-
lmined them: and for the first time then
lid / know that Captain Cussons had al
'eady seen one or those checks before 4
'ver heard OF them.
THE BRANDER RESOLUTION.
Very few comments were made at that
Inc. but afterwards Major Brander said:
Il am going TO 0ffer a resolution in the
amp and have this thing investigated"
said: II advise you by all means 10 do
I. You are past commander OF Lee
amp and commander OF the United ,
Veterans Of this State, and think you