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

majority tnOugl running as the Dem
Ocratic nominee in Caroline county
| The senatorial candidate, a Marti
man, running as the Demo cratic can
i dldate for the Senate in the sam
county was elected, aud think carried
ICaroline county, thus showing tina
Mr.. Winefield's 3 threat of knifing th'
ticket in that county was carried ou
to the very letter.
DR.. Magruder states I made no threats
And it happens that the senator from
Hanover and Caroline was not elected
in 1893. He was hold over senator
See Senate Journal 1884. | expected
DR. Quesen berry to vote for Martil
through Gov. Tyler's influence. l hat
nothing to do with the elect ion in Car
oline directly or Indirectly, and | an
eonstrained to characterize the charg,
made by Gov. Tyler as absolutely untrue
| said in my interview of the 7th inst
II was perfectly satisfied that Martin
| was indebted to Governor Tyler for at
least one vote obtained directly or in.
directly through his influence"
credited Governor Tyler with Mr.
Sumpter's vote, which was giver for
Martin. Mr.. Sumpter was from Mont
gomery county in which Governor
Tyler shows by his letters he lived ia
| 1898. Whether MI. Sumpter was infiu-
enced by Governor Tyler directly Oh
through Martin sentiment fostered
| by Governor Tyler l dot know. I had
only the Governors representations to
rely upon.
Governor Tyler says: ''All of this
conversation took place. fortunately,
in the presence Of witness, DIR. e. M.
Magruder, who was present and took
part in the interview throughout"
also say fortunately. Governor
Tyler has called DR.. Magruder as a
witness, and is estopped from impeach-
ing his own witness. He treated that
witness very unfairly by shooting a
full quarter of a column of leading
questions at him to be replied to by
wire.
AS soon as l could get to DIR. Magru-
der's house, after reading Governor
Tyler's interview, asked him to give
"a full statement, which he did. 1t is
as follows:
My telegram to Gov. Tyler needs
modification and had already begun
a letter to the Dispatch before you
called.
My recollection about the interview
in Lynchburg is as follows:
1st. 1t was through me after corre-
spondence with Gov. Tyler that you
lMr. Wingield) received the infOrma-
tion that Tyler was not unfriendly to
Martin.
End. We had already organized the
fight in Tyle1 y interest in Albemarle
ard the greatest difficulty we had in
aolding up Tyler's lines was the gen,
eral opinion that Tyler was beaten
and stood no chance, and you desired
o personal interview to consider his
ch noes and you also desired to enlist
Tyler's influence in behalf of Martin,
l arranged for an interview and we
met in Lynchburg. You reported the
situation in Albemarle to Tyler, and
you thought, upon his assurance that
he had a good fighting chance, that
probably we could secure the election
to one half the delegates from Albe-
marie who would support him for
nomination for Governor. modified
this by suggesting that we could carry
probably not more than 0ne-third.
The greater portion of the time of the
interview by far was taken up in the
discussion of Tyler's campaign and of
his chances all over the State. You
did ask Tyler to exert his influence in
behalf of Martin, but you did not
couple this request with any condition;
| but the sense was that he would re-
ciprocate the strenuous efforts made
and being made by you and other OF
| Martin s friends in his behalf.
When we arrived at the Arlington we
first went to Tyler's room. After a
while got tiredand sleepy. You ant
| he went to another room and | lay
down and think took nap, and thus
| was not present at the entire inter
view.
| / do not remember who mentioned
names of Quesenberry and others.
heard 10 threats made by you eithel
with respect to Tyler, Quesenberry o.
any body else.
| / have no recollection of any tele
grams being received by you orsent b1
YOU during the interview You dlt
send one telegram after the interview
to q friend of yours in a distant cOun
ty, who was willing to support lyle
if be had a good fighting chance, bu
was not willing to make useles
/ fight This telegram WAS sent afte
TYLER had assured you that he expected
4 to win and l think was sent the mex
morning.
i; Your interview with Tyler shoul'
4 not be called a deal You were al
lready working actively for Tyler any
how before we went to Lynchburg
lYou did not press and beg and impol
: tune Tyler to support Martin. Yo
, did not 60 one quarter of a line beyon
what one gentleman could with prt
: priety in preferring request OF anott
. er. The interview was strictly dlgn
t fled.
Ibid not understand you to propos
& to turn over" certain delegates
i TYLER in the Gubernatorial Convention
8 The gist of the matter was that yo
and other of Martins friends wei
t working for Tyler and you wished hi
to reciprocate when the proper tin
L came.
; I did congratulate Tyler on his pr
s dence in not committing himself I
i. in to a fight for Martin, as in my opil
:. ion he did not. 1 do think that yo
J. had sufficient ground from what
g said to expect some aid for Martin.
e think both of you unintenti0nally m:
# Interpreted the meaning of the 9th
/ and the statements now made by bo
g of you are too positive.
l. remember being amused after Il
d interview ended at the mutual disa
i pointment of all. Tyler privately
% pressed himself as disappointed
,o Wingfie!d, whom he then met for t.
ID first time, as he ''did not seem to ha
r. the proper grasp Of the subject, al
Wingfield told me he was disappoint
1t in Tyler as he Ibid not seem to be
le broad man as he had expected a
er did Lot seem to catch on and | W
s disappointed as the meeting seemed
Of be barren of results.
ct E. M. MAGRUDER
ID Gov. Tyler affects to regard my ts
er with him as private, yet in repeat
a. interviews he denounced any sugg
10 ton that he was friendly to- Martin
* 1893 as untrue, and held up bis ha
re in holy horror at the defeat of Lee
re Martin.
w Certainly he could not place frieI
If of Mr.. Martin, who got the idea frt
ne me that be. Tyler, Was a friend of NJ
OF tin in 1893, and myself in the false
"a sition he attempted to do by his int
l t,o VII ho iub