The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-06
THE C0kMIITBE
REPLIES TO ALLAN.
Their Rejoinder TO His Answer
TO Their Circular.
ADDRESS VOTERS OF THIS is;
DISTRICT.
The Matter Reviewed at Length
and Extracts Given From
the Record of the Occasion.
ADVERTISEMENT

some facts in the history of Mr.. Edgar
Allan. we confined ourselves to ms RECORD
rs L member Of the Constitution Con-
yeTtion OF 1SG.-6s. Mr.. Allan had Gained
your support on the ground OF MS ser
vices in that convention, and had invited
an examination into his record as one of
its menirers That invitation WAS
accepted. and every statement made IN
our circular was taken from the printed
official record. md we gave references
10 the pages from which they We're taken.
,rbe result seems to have bees too much
for Nh -Alian-just as We Supposed II
youli he. il has also been quite enough,
-, +,;n,, for the whit men of this dis
trict.
examination into his record he should not
have been so imprudent as 20 ask 1t. II
his request was merely intended as one
of his jokes he should have 50 laDesea Il
that ii might have been recognized 'S
such.
SOME NEW Ev1DENCE-"HoNEsT
In Mr. Ailans so-c:,iied reply TO our CIR
cular h. complains that We have sup
pressed the evidence in his favor ms
is as absurd and almost as amusing as
his statement that he voted -Ne'tsiN .. , l
Mr.. Snead'S humane resolution as 10 me
elective franchise. because he> favored IL.
Ne dad not l1FeieilN IL sSist
the evidence taken before the committee
we expressly said that we would mako
,x+r,cts from it, which we did; ANA MI.
Allan has been unable to contradict
line of the evidence which we cited
B,t now let US sec il ar. Allan has been
entirely honest in citing The evidence III
his alleged reply. Surely. after making me
charge OF suppression OF evidence. ne
ought not to be guilty Of anything of that
kind himself. On page he says that MY
bland testified that the compensation MI
Allan received for his services to Mr.
Samuel came from Mr.. Samuel Individual
IL. If Mr. Allan had not Sarbled MI.
BANDS testimony. he would have quoted
it thus:
Question by the Chair: Do you know OF
any member of the convention being con-
nected in any way with Mr.. Samuel in
his official capacity?
Answer: Before HE recess mempe:
told me that he either was or expected to
be employed by Mr.. Samuel to assist MN,
and expected compensation thersioE.
Question: Will you inform the COM
1nittee who that member was?
Answer: Ii was my colleague, Mr. Al
Ian.
Question: Did you ever hear. any mems
Der of the convention say that ne was
making anything for himself or any one
else out of this public printing?
Answer. i nave ltbl i bdhC tiN'tih u
Allan say that the Hunnicutts would make
about 500 by il.
Question by Mr.. Porter: State whether
or not you understood. from the remarks
OF Afr. Allan. that he expected to assist
Mr. Samuel i'll his ofticia! duties and re-
ceive remuneration therefor; that such
compensation was 10 be paid D.: Mr.. sam
uel or otherwise?
Answer: ! mentioned that the compensa-
lion he was 10 receive was to come from
Mr.. Samuel individually. document OF
Convention, p. 80
On page ) Mr. Allan makes quota
ton from the testimony OF Mr.. Seay. but
somehow he did not feel that it was in
cumbent on him 10 quote the following
part OF il:
Question by The Chair: Do you know of
any ,nember OF the convention being en-
/ Logged by Mr. Samuel in his official ca
pacitl, and. If so, who?
answer: / do: Mr.. Allan. Document,
\ NAN OF MANY CAPACITIES
On pege ) Mr.. : Ian quotes from HE tes-
timony OF Mr. Waddell, but it can be
readily imagined why he omitted the fol-
lowing. which is 4 part Of the Very para
graph frc,n which he quotes: and imma-
diately precedes the .:art which he thought
il prlldeat 10 use:
Question; State all You knox about the
u
counts Of the PRINTER and of the steno-
sraDher. far as they are connected
with the reporting OF the proceedings of
this convention.
Answer: On three occasions, when
have been present al meetings of the
Committee. on Printing, the chairman. Mr.
Alian laid before us accounts for money
due tie stenosrapher. He (M-. Allan
stated that he had examined into The
matter and found the accounts correct.
nothing to the contrary. and be-
i!eVing hat il the Stenocrapher had done
his Work, as the chairman of the COM
1nittee testified he had, he was entitled
TO his pay; / voted on each occasion to
pass the account. When the last account
was presented / was somewhat startled a
the amount. but. knowing all the time that
the work would be very expensive, and
Messrs. Allan and Samuel both stating
that the work had been done according
TO contract | did not feel at liberty to
reject the account. The accounts or print
ing We're laid before lis in like manner.
document. ~ aGl9
II VIII be remembered that the report
Of me committee before whom this evil
cd n fun i'll our circular, contained this
clause:
1T appears that Mr. Allan would pre-
sent Mr.. Samuers accounts 10 his COM
lniftee. assure them tina; they We're cor
rect and had been examined by him and
that, upon these assurances of Mr. Allan.
the committee would allow these claims,
without any investigation by them
HE SOUGHT THE OFFICE.
On page. OF his reply Mr.. Allan
makes long citation from the testimony
OF Mr- Samuel himself. but he omitted the
following. which is very interesting in
view Of what has gone before: Mr. Glib
sen asked Mr.. Samuel his question: did
Mr.. Allan suggest to You the employ
ment of himself or rot?" Mr. Samuel
tried 10 -rade the question. but the COM
mittee forced him to answer. and he said,
Yes. documents, p. $3.50
So that Mr.. Alian's little business en-
gagement. with Mr.. Samuel. whose ac-
counts he made out and audited and al
lowed was not as we have been urged
TO believe solely for the good of the pub
lie, and because no other competent man
could be found. but. on the contrary.
here, as in some other cases. Mr. Allan
sought The office, not the office Mr.. AL
laa.
We must thank Mr.. Allan for the oppor-
tilniir TO CHE this new evidence>from his
own witnesses. I. fully sustains the find
ines of the committee. and shows that in
our circular we were well within the