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

Gov. Tyler's interview published in
the Richmond papers on the 18th inst.
attempts the 1mpossible-a denial and
confession at the same time. 1t is a
skllful Interviewing Of many mis-
statements with a few facts ending
with a confession.
Gov. Tyler says: "He (Wingfeld)
wanted me to agree to secure for Mr..
Martin certain members of the Legis-
lature to vote for him for United States
Senator, naming some five or six that
he thought / could influence.
After he (Wingfield) failed to get any
thing out of me in the nature of a
pledge, then he asked me if would not
write to DIR. Quesenberry and perhaps
some others and find whether OF not
they would support Mr.. Martin.
promised to talk with them as a per-
sonal favor to him, and | have no
doubt | did either write or ask the par
| ties and perhaps wrote to Mr.. Wing
! field what they said and these may be
| the letters he refers to-
! This is an admission that he prom
| ised to aid Martin. If he did nothing
| more than act as scout and report, it
was valuable service.
| Now the misstatemen is. e
| Mr.. Martins canvass had not been
mentioned or suggested In any way as
a reason for this interview, Lynch
burg)-see DR.. Magruder's statement
below.
HE (Wingfield) then asked me if l
would use my influence for MI. Mar
tin in return for certain delegates
| which he could control" Pure fiction,
1 made no such proposal-and DR.
Il Magruder's statement shows this.
HE then kept sending and getting
telegrams, making offers OF assistance
to me dependent upon my support OF
} Martin, and he kept this up until, !
think, it was well nigh o'clock in the
J morning and finally wound up the in
: terview by asking to please, if wouit
not agree to any of his other PROPOSE
| tions, as q personal favor to him, who
/ was my supporter in my race, try T.
: find out how certain gentlemen Wonif
| vote, among them my klnsman, Or
l Quesen berry, of Caroline.
/ Pure fiction, woof and web | did no
r receive or send telegram during tn
Interview. had never seen Gov. rye
| before | did not then know Dr. Cues
n enberry or that he was relatiye o
!. Gov. TYLER until be mentioned the fac
j. in stating in what directions he coul
: exert an Influence for Martin. | neve
:. in nv life condesceuded to beg and I'M
! perfume and say if you please di
: not keep this up until near 8 o'cloc
d in the morning." Probably not NOR
l. than ten minutes, certainly not NOR
o than one half hour, of the intervie7
@ was given to consideration of Mr.. Mai
d tins interest; all the rest of the tim
+. was given to the consideration {
is Gov. Tyler's canvass. See DIR. MI
n gruder's statement below.
I. Again Gov. Tyler says: HE Wante
k me to agree to secure for Mr.. Marti
certain members of the Legislature
Or vote for him for U. S. Senator, namin
a some five or six that he thought
I could secure.
if Now note this interview was in j nl.
le No members of the Legislature wei
1T elected until November, 1898, and I
ID nominations of candidates had bee
I made. This shows how wild the Go
r. ernor is in his statements.
in 'Do you remember he W. said D
ID Quesenbarry could not be electe
ly without Martins help?' Qetter
ty Magruder.)
re Dr.. Quesenberry had not then bee