The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-15
Gov. Tyler Says He Did Not Oppose

Gov. Tyler Says He Did Not oppose
Lee.
East Radford, Va. August l2-Gov'
Hoge Tyler was shown copy OF the
Charlottesville Progress with the state
ment in it of Hon. j h Wingheld re-
garding an interview between them
that took place in Lynchburg in July,
1898
The Governor last night gave the fol-
lowing statement to the press regarding
this Wingfield interview He denies
in clear terms the purport of the same
regarding his opposition 90 Lee six
years ago and support of Martin
THE GOVERNOR REILLY.
He says Il have not felt at liberty
to tell the facts regarding that inter
view and others had with me by Mr.
Martin $ friends at that time. because
have regarded them as private talks
which one gentleman could not repeat
without doing violence TO the conf
dence Of another, but Mr. Wingfeld' =
statement has absolved any such feel
ing in this case, and take pleasure in
laying before the people Of Virginia
Just what occurred at that time
Il was then candidate for Cover.
nor against Colonel Charles T. OFer-
rail-. My friend, DR. NJ MAgruder.
of Albemsrle county. who was working
in my behalf in that county. telegraph
ed me to meet him and Mr. Wingfeld
in Lynchburg.
Il went for the purpose of comforting
with these gentlemen In regard to my
own canvass and Mr.. Martins canvass
had not been mentioned or suggested in
any way as reason for this interview
LOOKING OUT FOR MARTIN
I'm the course of that conversation.
it developed that Mr. Wingfeld. who
had been a strong friend Of mine and
who had come to Lynchburg for the
purpose of consulting with me and
furthering the success of my canvass
turned out TO be more interested in Mr.
Martin s election to the Senate than
in my election to the GOvernorship.
and soon discovered the fact that he
was there for Martin purposes chiefly,
and 10 my modification at the time,
found that he thought that ! would
trade off my influence and make COM
binations which were then and have al
ways been repulsive to me.
when Mr.. Wingfeld says in that
interview, received every assurance
from him that one gentleman could ask
of another, that he would aid Mr.
Martin in quiet and effective way, he
makes a statement founded upon no
fact whatever in my actions before or
after that interview, nor upon any
thing that said at the time.
He received no such assurances
from me. but on che contrary. l told
him in plain language that l did not
own any man in this Commonwealth,
nor could enter into any trade or COM
bination Of the kind suggested. he
then asked me if | would use my in
fluence for Mr. Martin in return for
certain delegates which he could con-
troll This firmly declined to agree
to.
"He then kept sending and getting
kilograms making offers Of assistance
to me dependent upon my support Of
Mr. Martin and he kept this up until
think, it was well nigh 3 o'clock in
the morning. and finally wound up the |
interview by asking me to please try if |
would not agree to any of his other
propositions as a personal favor to him,
who was my supporter in my race
to find out how certain gentlemen
would vote, among them my kinsman.
DR.. Quesenberry, of Caroline
HADA WITNESS.
''All of this conversation took place,
in the presence Of a wit
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