Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-08-24

that my memory is LO. at fl nit III IRE
calling an interview of SIX years ag". :
wrote the following letter, which e1
plains itself:
East Radford, Va Aug. 10. 1859
''Dr. E. M. Magruder:
Dear Ned.-I have just seen q copl
of the Progress. which is being cen
through this section, and it is marked
An Interview with j. Il. Wingfield
Making Certain Statements.' which
have no doubt you have seen. l mel
Mr.. Wingield at his rtqiest, and
think the telegram arranging the IN
terview was sent by you. Mr.. " Ing
| field was, as you remember, my friend
in my gubernatorial fight. and OF
course, supposed the meeting was to
/, be in reference to my canvass, ard we
did, CT course, talk On this subject.
But, during the conversation, you Will
remember, he proposed to he to turn
over certain delegates 10 lns' to the
guber material convention, alif lie
wanted me TO agree to secure for MI
Martin certain members OF the Legls-
lature to vote for him for United
States senator, naming some live or
six, that he thought could influence.
[ told him / did not own any member
of the Legislature. or any pre- else, ane
after considerable talk and Telegraph
ing, he finally gave up the jobof trying
to get me to make such an attempted
deal. | remember we'll your congrat-
lating me On my not committing my
self OF consenting to such Il thing, and
YOU afterwards alluded to the incident
in the same terms. Now do not want
to make it all unpleasant for you, and
will not use your name if you do not
desire it, but l would like to know if
this statement is in accordance with
your recollection. and If you recollect
my stating in any way that favored
Mr.. Martins candidacy. After he
(Wingfield) failed to get anything out
of me in the nature of pledge, then
he asked me if l would not write to DR..
Quesenberry, and perhaps some others,
and find out whether OF not they would
support Mr.. Martin. | promised to
him, and have no doubt did either
write Or ask the parties and perhaps
wrote to MI. Wingfield what they said;
and these may be the letters he refers
to. Do you remember that he said DR..
Quesenberry could not be elected with
out Mr. Martins help, and intimated
that if he would be for Mr. Martin
that his election would be secure. If
your recollection agrees with mine, as
stated, will you wire me Yes at my
expense, or ii you prefer to write, will
you do so as soon as you can
"As ever, your friend,
u. HOGE TYLER"
''In reply to that letter | received
today the following telegram from DR..
Magruder:
'..Yes, almost exactly; use name if
desired. E. M. MAGRUDER.'
''As a sequel to this story, will say
that DR.. Quesenberry did not commit
himself tor Mr.. Martin, and he was
defeated by a large majority. though
running as the regular Democratic
nominee in Caroline county. The sen-
atorial candidate, a Martin man. run
ming as the Democratic candidate for
the Senate in the same county, was
elected, and | think, carried Caroline
county, thus showing that Mr.. Wing
fields threat OF knitting the ticket in
that county was carried out to the
very letter. l will also state that the
preventative from my home county,
Mr.. Caddell, voted for Gen. Lee, and
he might furnish, if called upon, some
interesting "reminiscences of this sub
ject.
''Mr. Wingfeld was my loyal sup
porter in my own race, and | wrote
him in that spirit, merely. comment
ing upon the race of the two gentlemen
for the United States Senate. ard Civ
ing him the situation just SIS | had
heard it, and in this light desire my
letters to him interpreted. From the
night of that interview to this hour
have never felt anything but lndig-
nation that men would attempt to con-
troll political Offices by the means which
he revealed upon that occasion.
He (Wingfield) further says that
they were indebted to me for one vote.
Who was it? Name the man."