The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-12
DEF ENSE OF
Campbell
Mr.. Barksdale Spoke atLength
in the Senate Saturday.
HE WILL DO FOR AMHERST
Attacks the Regularity of the Proceed
ure, and Holds that Campbell Was
Prosecuted by His Personal
Enemies.
HE WILL DO FOR AMHERST
attacks the Regularity of the Proceed

moving Judge c. j. Campbell came UP on
its passage In the Senate on Saturday,
there was but one speech on the merits
pr the case, and that by Mr.. Barksdale, OF
Halifax, who spoke for something more
Than an hour. Mr.. Barksdalc reviewed
The case from Its inception to the close,
sayng that the memorials to the General
Assembly In the first instance embraced
but the one charge, that OF attacking
Crawford. but that the prosecutors had
rome here with half dozen charges, all
Of which grew out OF the antagonisms Of
Judge Campbell's political career. and
were formulated and pressed by those
whom the judge had defeated for office.
He especially Impressed the senators with
tho fact that the present delegate from
Amherst had been elected after cam
paign in which Judge Campbell was the
Issue and the only Issue. The county ri
Amherst had been dragged for complaints
Ind charges against Campbell. The speak
hr expressed the belief that there were
few men who had been active in politics
hs long as Campbell against whom an
array OF charges could not be drawn by
political and personal enemies. Were the
bearchlight turned on all the other judges
Of the State and on those active in polt-
Tics, In this city, there would be an exc
dus compare bic only to that witnessed
when Richmond was evacuated.
"Good Work for Amherst"
clarence Campbell may not be pre-
found lawyer nor perfect man but he
Is good enough for Amherst, said the
speaker.
Mr.. Barksdale took up the several
charges and severely attacked the evi-
dencc adduced in support OF these
charges. He criticised the House Com
,nittee for broadening the scope OF the
Inquiry after the Judge had been notified.
He attacked the legality Of the evidence,
the bringing or charges after the notice
had been served and after the evidence
was Nil in. and declared that the entire
procedure had been remarkable.
MIR. Barksdale admitted that he id not
expect to influence q single vote. III
1.-THE edict has. gone forth" said he,t
shat Clarence Campbell Is to be- offered,
as a yocarious sacrifice OF the altar OF,
political and personal prejudice.
The speaker did not !mpugn the motives
81 any senator In the vote he would cast
on this matter.
In concluding, Mr.. Barksdale referred
10 a statement attributed to Congressman
William A. Jones, wherein he was quoted
MS saying that tho political fate OF the
4 men who voted to retain Campbell would
be pronounced by tho people. This was
construed as in the nature OF threat.
8 lie lthe speaker) had himself been threat
.ned. but he would not DO deferred from
doing what he conceived to be right by
any fear OF consequences. He believed
that the procedure In this case had been
irregular and illegal and he would not
( vote for the removal OF the Judge. He
Z merely desired to make his protest against
the action OF the General Assembly and
explain his vote.
Mr.. Bryant's View.
Before the vote on the removal OF
Judge Campbell by the Senate. several
senators made brief explanations OF their
votes. Mr., Bryant, Of Henrico, was the
(-rS a H.
my belief Is that the House was irreg-
,llar in It's procedure and my opinion Ia
that the method marked out by what lis
known as the AIcIlwaine resolution Ta
proper; certainly, II the amendment to
that resolution proposed by myself were
adopted. hoped that the General Assem-
bly, would proceed regularly and in or
der, to remove Judge Campbell. as be-
lieye 1t could and would have done, with
out delay, under the McIlwaine resolu-
tion, with by amendment which made
The evidence taken by the House Com
1iittee legal evidence. am satisfied from
such evidence rs / have heard and seen
that Judge Campbell is not n At person to
be a judge, and that his removal will do
him no injustice, however irregular the
proceedings / shall vote to remove him.
/ regret that we shall by this means es-
tablIsh bad precedent, which fear will
arise to disturb us hereafter" 47
Mr.. Halsey, OF Lynchburg, who was
paired against tho McIlwaine resolution
on Friday with Mr.. Cromwell. who ia
yored it. thus explained his vote on tho
several propositions before the Senate
yesterday:
IT desire to say in explaining the vote
/ am about to cast In favor OF the rcso-
luton Of removal that l consider that
the procedure would now be legal. the
Anderson amendment setting forth the
pause Of removal having been adopted.
and further that two of the alleged
causes have been sustained by the evil
dence. It Is my conception OF my duty
In the premises that II consider any one
Of the charges proved should vote for
removal"
Mr.. Stands. Of Southampton. stated
that Mr., Halsey had stated his position
sxactly.
Mr.. Opie stated that he favored nom
concurrence In the bare resolution sent
sver from the House and requiring the
resolution to go bnck to the House and
the case to be tried properly.
Mcilwaine's Explanation.
Mr.. McIlwaine said. 'In voting mo- !
do so without any reference to the merits
of tho case. think that the Senate Is