The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-22
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Put Them Ashore iir,l Tic E Bitter 4
Cold Without vs.
Pay
Mr. Mr. E t.'..|.' VIEWS.
Thinks d Strong Minority Party
ill South Would Strengthen
tie Democrats.
Ia ,rhe Times ispatch)

Especial to The Zines LIS pa tc cli'
III NORFOLK. VA. March 2l.-Walter
Vessels, the Eastern Shore oystefrm NJ IN NJ
ngainst whom four members OF the for or
mcr crew OF Wesselss Don't Mary
Champion, have instituted civil y and nd
criminal proceedings before the United 1'l''t
states authorities. Is III dali here await
Ing trial The men claim that Vessels
kent them out on the bbat Mary Cham
pion for six weeks or more. and finally
landed them on n sparsely settled shore, shore
In Northampton county, Va, at 3 g. M NJ.
in the morning. half frozen and without "
pay Of any kind. Z, b.
n rho men suffered dreadfully from the
cold. and as d. result ono Of them hau
five OF his fingers so sbadly 1rostpltteh
that they had to be anlp l,l 90 70 save
lila lifc..Thc men sue IN all for 500 ges
due. a53s III !, u.
iThe criminal charges are Sflogging the
com plainal,ts ard sailing the boat Mary
Champion without NJ name and at the
same time representing her to be- inc s'3
I"Flying Skid.s' s
The trial OF Ed ward y Camp, charg :, Z
be fore the Presby cry OF Norfolk VIII ~
non-attcndancc upon the services OF ! ~ y:
church and with slandering the pastor
~ SC.oiley Memorial Presbyterian Church,
IVA I resumed this morning. Waning IN
Sterast4 iii the atrial was l5shown by the
small attendance, despite the fact ta1at
the Rev r. a. Il RIO blnson., one Of the
prosecutions witnesses, occupied the STANG g
practically allssday.: II
M Rev u. b. {NIcCluer offered a resoiuf
ton for cffecting an amicable settle
merlt or the trial. The. resolution was
d q Rev. Mr.. Robinson waa placed on the
stand. IIe said he accepted the call.5lo ,
cooley Memorial Church because he felt
1T was his duty. IL
a9S..yyha we're tho conditions that most
y fnrcihiy presented themselves to you
against accepting the call to Colley?"3
,.IIfelt that I&kneW the people better
than any other mnistcy5and tbatSl cou y!
edo more to getf5t hem loser TO 3
Did you know Of any dlasenltion ~ IT,, me
church before you accepted the ca1l'
~ did, 5fl
..Who did you suspect OF being the
chief cause of this state.of. ferme Mt
mn. Camp; y believe. ,ES q. 85,
..yYha twas lyoiirHobtcct. looming here,
knowing these cpnditionssto exist
..Beca use 1 thought BY exercising a
kind. gentle, forgIvirg disposition Is 70 WIN W,
hack N those WHO had, been s N Isle,
especially theyoung, and to cement IN INC
dissenting members ofsthe Ghurct s@,
..Iyere YOU aware 3 { the fact tina there
vas considerable pppostti III, ieastenti nj
the call to you? ,.taatith v y l'S
s#"I was and TasHpatned to- know that
Mr. Camp was among the opposition:
25 The case Is still pendin jsl FEW " s
MR.. ELLYsON TALKS.
state Chairman ]. Taylor Ellyson, OF
the Democratic Central Committee, Of
Virginia does not .underra tbNtthe renewed
activity ofAthc Republicans in Virginia.
He was taking more interest ~ the
Jamestown Exposition than In politics
when lie was at Old Point yesterday,
but he said when asked, that he thought
the activity of the Republicans not only
in Virginia, but in the South at large
to be Significant of their characterization
to create a strong minority party in this
section.
He has always apprehended that the
Republicans would do this. Mr.. Ellyson
is one of the most far-siglted politicians
In the South He Is the most successful
state chairman In the country. His re-
cord shows that he has He'd his party to
victory In the face of adverse conditions
oftener than any other man holding q
similar position5in the WholeQland. There
fore his opinions on this Important mat
ter arc OF moro than passing interest.
Mr.. Ellyson is broad enough to view the
growth of strong; minorI tY party with
out apprehension. lie thinks Virginia and
tho South will remain safely Democratic,
but he thinks also that the activity of
tho emf envy will result in far greater good
than appears on the surface. ] T will spur
the Democrats to renewed activity, and
lat will bring out the best men.
A6DIVISIONs',.5
II AS timo passes OH and the effect Of the
working Of the new Constitutions Q the
Southern States becomes more apparent,
MIR. 1llyson believes that there will BIZ
more anu more OF a division on cconolnic
lines than has been possible heretofore.
This does not in any sense spell danger
to the Democratic party, but he5 thinks
it will8make the organization better and
stronger i'll the South than ever before.
The State chairman would not discuss
tho presidential situation to any extent.
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