The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-08

OF that body Tor Senator Nui ", t... a ~,
ment publicly, IN tho presence OF .sser.io,I.
gentlemen, some tilno later ut the Asr1cu q,
tural l,air held near keller Sta'loh' !"
tho lower part OF lAcconac' IL,
1t viii be seen upon close inspection
TINT DR.. Bowdoin does not deny IN ms
interview that he told mo and other ci GU,
icons of Acconlac thnt nc nnu aeeJtS Sia
u fact that he told mo and otfer Gi ~,
zens Of tho Eastern Shore. VINO stuhu y. -! ~
every partic.lla. us Eigll as nc does, .L,s,,
he had .recel9ed eulh u letter, ond wien
DR., Bowdon lie ains this spGclii" stttl-
ment, tho proof will be Forthcoming:
DIR. Bowdoln says further In his inter-
}vleW:H ~,
~ did not use my Influence either as
chairman OF the Board OF tlsherlcs ol
as chairman or tho loemocrnt!c Ehtsy y
Accomac county to defeat Mr. Matthew'S.
only his personal and official influence,
but every other possible means at-ht :,
command, to secure my defeat Is SO wen W..
known and so#notorlous throughout ilie
Eastern Shore that denial OF 1t OH MS
part Is one Of the most astounding state
ments ever made to an intelligent COM
munlty. a
orally understood and believed among
oyster inspectors and others In the Oys.
ter police service that the continuance OF
DIR. 13owdon's personal, political and OIL
cal friendship for them depended on their
voting against Inc, and in contlrma ton OF
this Statement I confidently assert that
it IS known that I'LL these men, with
probably two or three exceptions. worked
against mo and voted as DR.. BoWdoln
wished them to do.
assert further that at Tangler. Island,
where l was known to have many friends,
Of an oyster police boat the otller an
oyster Inspector, acting as judges OF
election by his appointment, distributed
tickets at the primary election from when
RI 1,aot, no
matically erased with pen and INK, ana
that these judges urged the, people Of the
island to vote these tickets.
a Can DR.. Bowdoin deny that as chair-
man Of tho County Committee he dis
placed Judges of, election who were known
to be friendly. to me and put others ~
their place who were favorable to his
schemes, thereby making these election
boards partisan and oppose to, me?
VIII he deny that he appointed well
known and avowed Republicans, who were
opposed to me- as Judges Of see5lgn m
ocrats, who were my friends. could have
been had for the asking:
Will he deny that at his own voting
d man against me who was not only not
registered, but was not even an <Ameri.
can citizen, Notwithstanding the fact that
DR.. Bowdoin knew these facts? III,
DR.. Bowdoln says that majority oflthe
County Committee wero my friends, but
I challenge him to sta to when or where
he ever consulted them as to tho appoint-
mont OF tho judges Of the primary cleo
ton, or when or WHERE they were per-
mitted to canvass the returns of tho prl-
mary election, In which one thousand
more votes were counted than the DEM
ocratic party of LAccomac had ever before
been able to cast, even In Presidential
election.
As to DR.. Bowdoin's statement. that I
had polled the House tor United States
senator, positively and emphatically
deny that lmade poll OF tho Hous.,, or
that I told him or any one else that
had done so. t-
In conclusion, let me say that have
never charged the other members OF the
Board of Fisheries with using their IN
nuence directly or Indirectly against me;
nor can any such inference be drawn
from anything that have said or writ
ten.
1t Is surely not a pleasant thing for me
to have to write what I have written.
nor have I done 1t in any spirit of dis
| appointment or resentment at my de fea t:
but my regard for fair play and the
continued triumph Of the Democratic
party In tho county OF Accomac conipels
me to this course. II such wanton disre
gard for private and public rights. and
| such high-handed and arbitrary political
methods are permitted to go. unchecked
and unrebuked, we can easily Imagine
| what will be the final result.
| S. WILKINS MATTHEW'S.
| Richmond, Jan. 6. 1904