The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-29
.MAJ HETH TYLER
ATTACKS G & :. B {. En-
Does Little Damage, But Dis
locates His Shot,l-
der.
MAJ. MAY HAVE MORE FIGHTS.
Former Representative John
Whitehead Denies Green's
Aspcrsiot1s.
MAY HAVE, MORE FIGHTS
,ncciolF Ia The rim -Dlspatch.)

a (specialE to The Tlmes-Dlspatch)
NORFOLK, VA. July 2s.--N. r. Green,
recently from Danville, and Il candidate
for the state Senate, was again as
@sautcd to-day. Il During n speech an
nouncing his candidacy three days ago,
he accused the members Of the law firm
Of Sale, Mann a. tyler, Of lobbying for
tho Jamestown Exposition bill in dis
honorable way and charged that there
was graft In the passage Of the Dill.
Colonel James Mann went To MIR. Green's
office and slapped him in the face de-
clarlng that Mr. GREEN'S words were
personally insulting. Major s. 1Icth ~
Ter, a member Of the firm and the son
OF Former Governor j.. Hoge Tyler, has
been In the hospital and met Mr. Green
on the street this morning for tho first
time since the speech WAS made. Major
Tyler followed Mr.. Green on the street
and struck him full IN the face as soon
as they met.
A fight ensued in which there were a
dozen blows passed. all OF which were
harmless, except that Major Tyler dis
located his shoulder in a blow which
failed. Mr.. Green's face Is abraised,
ana MS eye Ms HDli1Ch 4tE NLhJOLftg = - -
shoulder Is out OF place, and no went
home to have the necessary attention
Mr.. Green declares that he cannot be
prevented from speaking by fighting,
and there are apprehensions that he will
have more nghtIng II he does not modify
what he has said.
GREEN REFLECTS ON ALL.
4 Mr.. John Whitehead, "a member Of
the legislature which passed the James
town Exposition bill, expresses strong
dissent from Mr.. Nathaniel 4. Green's
view Of Senator w. w. Sales relation to
the measure In view of the sensational
DEVELOPMENTS and fights following Mr..
Green's first dash into the arena, Mr..
Whltehcad's contribution to the discus
sion from the other side is Interesting.
AS he has been connected with the ex-
position company since It's organization
his views are also interesting on this
account He expresses them as follows;
II can say that#to the best OF my
knowledge not one cent was ever spent
for the purpose Of influencing votes. The.
III, was engineered through the House
nv n steering committee Of members
from Underwater Virginia, not one oflwhom
ever received any money from the James
town Exposition Company for any pur-
pose whatsoever. =, q ;i{4
,t COLONEL SALE EMPHATIC
state Senator w. w. Sale. who issued
q statement "Wednesday. making full
denial Of the charges brought against
him by senatorial aspirant5N n T.; Green.
when the latter opened his Y campaign
Tuesday night. has issued a fuller state
r,cnt, repeating his denial OF the sLreen
charges and going into detail to show
how impossible It was for him TO nave nave
been influenced by anything, but the the
highest motives of patriotism and interest
in the efforts that he made toward the
passage Of the bill by which the last leg
.islature made an appropriation OF $.oV'oVo
for the jamestown Exposition 5
TREE FROM TAXES.
Mr.. w. H. Gum, who left with
acting Chairman Purdc of the Demo-
cratic Committee. a sealed letter ad-
dressed to The committee. bearing on HIS
candidacy for the House of Delegates.
says II he makes the Legislative race and
is elected his principal aim will be to
secure the passage Of q bill encouraging
manufacturing enterprises in Virginia by
sc.cmpting them from taxation for five
~ years s}i.l+.