The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-30
(COMAIUNICATED.)
MR.. WALLACE REPLIES TO CAP
TAIN LAMB.

MR.. WALLACE REPLIES TO CAP
TAIN LAMB.
Richmond, Va. July %. 1902.
Editor Of The Times:
Sir-I have read Captain Lambs in
temperate card in relation to the dis
cussion which he and I had at King
William Courthouse.
Captain Lamb tries to obscure the mat
ter by charging that I furnished reports
of the affair to the Richmond press.
Those reports show that I asked him If
he would agree to begin the discussion
at II O'clock, telling him that I had an
important meeting in Manchester that
night, and must leave the courthouse
not later that 1870 P. NJ; that he agreed
to begin at that hour, and that the court
house was given us by the judge for that
hour. At ~ o'clock Captain Lamb went
to dinner. At o'clock precisely the dis
cussicn began. the understanding being
that Captain Lamb should speak fifteen
minutes and that I should have the re-
naming fifteen minutes. Captain Lamb,
instead of combining himself to the ff-
teen minutes, spoke for twentyeight
minutes. and would have spoken longer
if I had not interrupted him. I then
spoke two minutes and left at 1870 for
Lester Manor, nine miles away, to- catch
the 2:45 train for Richmond.
Now. are these the facts or not? Let
US quote Captain Lambs own letter:
Then I began to speak, he writes,
land never again thought of the watch
nor of the time I have heard that
what most highly distinguishes gen.
tleman is his consideration for others.
yet here we have the spectacle of
gentleman who has been thrice honored
by the people with seat in Congress
who never again thought of the watch
nor of the time.' although he knew that
his opponent had TIC, leave at 30! Let
us quote DR.. Gregory's letter, which
Captain Lamb publishes along with his
card: You had perfect right to think
that kept the time. having called the
meeting to order; but the fact Is I did
not do so; and, therefore, cannot say
how Icing you spoke Let us quote from
the statement of Mr.. James A. White,
which Captain Lamb publishes: And It
is true Captain Lamb in his usual hon.
est and Jealous manner, did lose sight
of the time. and did occupy portion Of
Mr.. Wallaces time" Let us quote the
whole of Mr.. B. c. CARROTS statement,
published by Captain Lamb: This is to
certify thatI was present at King Will
liam County Court on July %. 1902. when
Mr. Wallace called Captain Lambs at
tention to the fact that he had spoken
over the time allotted him as per their
agreement. Captain Lamb Immediately
yielded, and made every apology neces-
sary for having done So
Thus it appears from Captain Lambs
own statement and those Of the three
gentlemen whom he brings in as wit
nesses that he actually did speak over
his time; that in the face of an express
agreement, with the knowledge that I
had to leave at certain time to keep
an enga cement, with his watch on the
rail of the judges BENCH, he actually
did forget himself and consumed nearly
the whole time allotted to both! Nay,
more According tG his own statement
and the statements Of the three gentle
| men above named, he apologized for
having done it, thus acknowledging on
the spot, before the whole crowd. that
he had done the very thing which the
| newspaper accounts show.
I was fully justified in giving an ac-
| count of this remarkable meeting to the
press, but the account was accurate and
without partisan color and now Captain
Lamb, smarting under the truth, makes
his lame attempt at a, denial The Cap
tain is a shrewd politician. He we'll
knows that the best way to avoid an
attack is by counter attack. In order
to distract attention from himself he
resorts to the old and Well-knOWn method
of abuse. shall not handy epithets with
him. as I freely concede him the palm
in that direction. When I entered this
canvass I made the declaration that
would strive for the nomination only in
a manner becoming the position. This
declaration now reassert.
do not close my eyes, even though
deeply aggrieved. to the true issue in
this matter. The question is whether
the reports were correct or otherwise.
II they were correct, Captain Lamb has
no cause for complaint, ii otherwise, he
has just ground for feeling injured. I
request, therefore. that you will a once
institute a thorough investigation and
publish the result. and by this result I
am willing for the people to- judge be-
tween us. I only ask that this investi-
cation be thorough, that 1t be prompt
and that it be given prominence.
AS to the letter of Mr.. Morgan Treat.
which Captain Lamb publishes. that has
no bearing on this case SO far as can
see It serves only to confuse the pub
lic and may have been published for
that purpose. shall have something
to say about the Treat letter later on.
In the meanwhile, I will only say, in
passing, is it not strange how easily
Captain Lamb obtains letters from Re-
publicans to aid him IN his campaign
fer a Democratic nomination?
Very respectfully.
JEFFERSON WALLACE.
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