The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-17
OR POSSIBLY SEVENTY
In the Legislature Which Meets Next
December.
LETTERS FROM TIE HOLD OVERS
He SAYS They Indicate that Ills Oppo.
mont i. Mistaken in Hi- Claim-A
Statement From DR.. MagIu-
dcr-Tylcr and Wing
field are Both
Right.

EAST RADTORD. VA. Aug. i6.-spe-
clal.-Your correspondent called upon
Governor Tyler this evening aud asked
him for statement OF his strength.
Among other things the Governor said:
"I iave rcflmncd carefully, up TO this
time from making any public estimate of
strength. The people OF the various coun-
ties and cities have this matter in their
hands. So one man or SEE of men can
take 10 ont of their hands, and forecast
the result exactly. 1 cannot name al
ways before hand who VIII run I'm a
county nor can 1 tell certainly whether
he wul be nominated If he does run. 1
leave such predictions and pre-arranged
results 10 other people. Tney seem TO
have monopoly of that kind of boast
ing."
WHAT HE CLAIMS.
CT can say to you however. and feel
that have now waited long cnonsh 10
base this statement Upon some good ana
reliable Information. that / believe j
snail have between siXty-ive and seventy
of the Democratic senator's and delegates
In the next legislature
The Governor. hcrcupOn. went into
minute statement of the situation iu the
various counties and cities OF The state.
taking them mp boy congressional districts,
but he insisted that this discussion
should not Dee published To subsiantate
his impressions and estimate OF strength
he submitted "a vast mass of correspond
once % your correspondent which GER
talnly seemed 90 tend towards his predlc-
tl0ns. lie seems especially strong iu the
First. Sixth. Eighth. Ninth and Tenth
districts while he hae good cause 90 ex-
pcct some Tyler men TO come up from all
the others.
HOLDOVER SENATORS.
He showed letters enough to prove that
the claim OF his opponents that they
have hfteen out of twenty of the hoidovcr
senators is very wide OF the mark. lie
also showed your correspondent some let
ters be had discovered bearing on the
Wngheid interview
lie rather enjoyed the conclusion of Or.
Magruders compromise statement. in
which be said that Mr. Wineheld was dis
appointed following that Interview. be-
cause the Governor failed to catch on.
and he says that ne has never yet been
able to catch on to that kind Of politics.
DR.. MAGRUDER WRITES
Dr. T.. NJ Magrudcr. who was called
on as a witness by Governor Tyler in
the latter centleman's controversy with
Hon. j. Richard Wingheld. touching the
"Lynchburg interview Of 1898. and who
responded i'm brief telegram authoriz-
ing the use Of his name has sent The
Times the following communication from
his home at Charlottesville:
Editor of The Times:
As my name has been mentioned in
connection with the Tyler-Wingned in
terview in Lynchburg in 1898 from a
sense Of justice TO those gentlemen as
we'll as 10 myself. l feel it incumbent
on me to make some explanation which
may throw light on the controversy and
correct wrong and unjust Impressions.
Both these gentlemen are my warm
personal friends. whom ! value equally
and greatly. and / do not intend TO al
low any injustice 10 either one, if / can
prevent st.
Ny telegram-"Yes. almost exactly;
use name n desired was carelessIy
and unfortunately worded as IL was writ
ten hurriedly. and not intended for pub
cation. 7 meant TO say "Yes. with mod
ihcations," but the proper word did not
occur to me al the time. 1 did not know
this telegram would be published. hut
The Governor evidently misunderstood
my intention when ! gave permission 10
him 90 use my name What / did mean
was that my name might he used as a
reference i'm order 10 help establish the
main point that he wished to make as
TO his past lack of active animation with
Mr.. Martins cause and the general tone
Of the interview with Mr.. Wingheld. 7
did not mean to endorse the personal
illusions 10 Mr. Wingheld which might
put that gentleman I'm any unfavorable
light. Hence my modified statement 70
Mr.. W.
In reviewing this matter after the lapse
Of six years. / am forced 10 the following
formed from my own obser-
vation and recollection.
AS DIR. MAGRUDER SEES 1T.
!. GOV Tyler is right I'm claiming that
he declined to give or wished 10 give act
i've aid 20 Mi Martins cause. and was
opposed 10 becoming and would not be-
come. identified with It.
p Mr.. Wingfeld is right I'm claiming
that Gov Tyler said enough during the
course Of the interview to create the inn
preston that he would de something in
the interest Of Mr.. Martin; the Governor
has already admitted this.
3. Ny own impression was that what
ever aid was intended and promised by
Gov. Tyler was more in difference 10 Mr..
wishes and out Of friend,
ship for the latter. than from any friend
y inclination 10 Mr. Martin.
The Importance OF this aid depends
upon the point from which one views II.
Gov Tyler. from Mr.. Wingneld's stand
point. underestimated its importance.
while Mr.. Wingfeld. from Gov. Tyler's
standpoint. overestimated H.
The result OF this interview but Illus
rates TO my mind the truth OF the fact
hat two men OF the highest Integrity.
honesty and conscientious devotion 10
principle can take two entirely different
'iews. form two entirely different opin-
0ns, and get two different impressions
N the same subject. all due TO the fact
hat they view the matter from different |
In my statement TO MT Wingheld
lid congratulate Governor Tyler on his
,rudence in not committing himself 10
fight for Mr.. Martin as / did not |
hink IL 10 his interest TO take either |
ids in the Senatorial contest.
al ,nvy after all this Eire and brifn-