The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-15
HOT TIL | between
GLASS AND CLAYT0R.
Continued from First Page.)
Assembly convened December 9Th. 1900,
until 1t adjourned, March 18th, 1911, l
will retire from the Congressional race
Senator Graham Claytor's Statement
Editor of The Times.

oeIldtOr 0raham ClaytOr,S Stdterl1ett'
Editor of The Times:
Sir.-Hon. Carter Glass, in his speech
in Roanoke, and published in your issue
of Saturday. makes a statement with ref
erence to my attitude on the employers
liability bill that does gross injustice, and
| hasten to correct it. I have stated time
and again that when the bill was under
consideration was at home sick
| and that l wired or wrote to have me
| paired on it, and that I was accordingly
| paired Mr.. Glass denies that l was at
| hem SICK and produced the Senate jour
nal to show that I could not have been
sick, as ! was present a short time be-
| fore the bill was voted on. / beg to cali
| his attention to the fact that l was taken
! down with the grip then epidemic IN
Eichmond) in February, 1900. | was con-
| fined to my room for a week. flndllS
| that ! was in for a protracted spell
was anxious to &c home. l. d1d so nome.
I On February 81, 1900. and While SICK IN
bed. a number of kilograms and letters
| came to me (and think phone messages)
| from "A. 0. Burks, treasurer OF Buena
| Vista: Hon. H D. Flood. Hon. William a.
| Coed. who knew was a home SICK TO
| either Gene. to Richmond or secure a PAIR
on the telephone Dill At the same time
received a message from G w. Pillow,
tho gentleman in charge of the employ
| ers' liability bill, urging me to come at
once or secure a. pair. My physician, DR..
/ r.. G. O'Hara Gas accompanying certh-
cate will show. protested against my go
! ing l was too weak to- answer the mes
sases. but sent them by my wife to }.
| Lawrence Campbell attorney at law and
| Mayor of Bedford, who attended to the
| answers for me- I authorized Mr.. Pillow
| to have me paired on the bill. After DO
| ing this. and against the protest CT my
| physician and family. 1 got out OF my
| sick bed and went to Richmond about the
| 1st or I'd of March. When I came into the
! Scrate Chamber ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
| Echols noticed and remarked upon my
| weak and feeble condition He saw that
/ ought to be in bed and not in the SEN
| ate It seems that I remained and voted
| on some measures, but because of my
| extreme weakness and recent illness l
| went back to my ROOM but not without
being paired with Judge Mann on the
/ employers bill. and SO put myself en- rec
| ORD in favor of it, And no man can now
| rise up and say that I skunk away like
| coward and evaded responsibility.
Lieutenant-Governor Echols and Judge
| Mann. to whom I have written. Will. |
| am sure. bear me out. So impressed was
Governor Echols with my weak and sickly
| condition at the time that he has alluded
| 70 it on nearly every occasion ] have
| since met him. The question Of whether
|
| when paired with Judge Mann is one OF
recollection. The important and material
| facts remain that I was sick before. at
| the time and after the defeat of the Dill;
| that I did make effort to pair while at
home. and that in spite of my sickness
and against the protest of my family and
| physician. I did not evade (as I could so
| easily have done) my responsibility. but
put myself on record In favor OF the bill.
The honorable gentlemen whose names
| have mentioned will testify to the truth
Of what is herein contained. respectfully
submit to a far-ninded public that the
statement of N7r. Glass made no doubt
without a full knowledge of the real
| facts was neithero fair nor just. as it
! placed me IN the position of classifying my
own record. .Ufr
| Respectfully,
GRAHAM CLAYTOR.
BEDFORD City. Va. July IA. 1902
| herewith append the certificate Of DE-.
| O'TIara and a copy of a. letter of G. v.
! Pillow, received two days after the defeat
| of the bll
| To whom it may concern:
This is to certify that as the family
physician of Mr.. Graham Clayton I was
called to attend him during February.
| 1900. w.lle suffering from an aggravated
| form of grip. contracted while in Rich
mond. For some Gays his condition was
| quite serious. and I refused to allow him
! to consider any immediate return to Rich
nlond Later on he informed me that he
was compelled to return, owing to bust
ness he could not neglect, and he did
eventually go. against my wishes and
the protest Of his family. This was about
| March I, 1900.
ROBERT G.. O'HARA. NJ. D.
| COPY OF G. w. PILLOWS LETTER.
| '.Virginia State Legislative Board
'Richmond. Va, March 4, 1900
| "I5on. Graham Clayton:
"Dear Sir.-I desire to extend to you our
most sincere thanks for the position you
tool, towards our bill in the Senate. and
here to be able some day to show our
| high appreciation by returning the favor.
yours truly,
| &c. w, PILLOW"