The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-06
Chairman Garnett De-
fendS Committee Of
Mathews County.
BRANDS STATEMENTS.
MADE AGAINSTsIT.
Says Mr.. Stubs, in Public
Speech, Declared He Had Not
Authorized Publication Of
Charges-Mr. Isaac
Diggs Gives His
Side.

The Democratic State Committee, which
will meet here tomorrow night to can
vnss and declare the returns OF the re-
cent primary and to transact ''sucf other
business MS may properly come before II ~
will be relieved OF dealing With q contest
from the Thlrty-ninth Senatorial District.
Elr.{J.}N. gtubbs having now fully decided
to make no further fight against Mr..
Sears. S X .3tI q sl55 III ss3,
Some sharp passages, however. have
grown out OF the controversy, and there
may bc still more OF then1.s YET
County Chairman 8. G. Garnett, OF Ain
thews, on his own behalf and that Of his
county committed. yesterday authorized
statement denying any allegation made
in tho Interview given out q few days
ago by Hon.. Isaac Dggs, counsel for Mr.
stubbs,- s
Defends Committee.
Mr.. Garnett states that the county com
gImittce lis composed OF fifteen, not twelve,
members, and that out Of the twcnty-onc
Judges only six members OF the com-
mittec acted just one more than third
\ OF tho committee, and less than one
third OF the Judges. Hc says therebis
nothing in the party law to prevent COM!
mtteemen from serving as judges and
that nearly all the committee men APP.
pointed MS judges were Judges In the
regular election. .56i
rs He denies that all the judges were par.
tisans OF Mr.. Sears. and says In this
Mr.. Stubs was either wlllfully mali
cious or woefully Ignorant when he
makes the charge. s{ IL
He admits that the county treasurer
was n Judge, but says Mr.. Stnbbs stated
Z In the presence of witnesses that he was
+ satisfied with the manner In which the
& election had been conducted In that pre-
cinct. IA Nj ~
Mr.. Garnett defends the character OF
the Mathews committee and denies as
''gratultously and maliciously false that
the election machinery In the county was
usedEagainst Mr. stubbs. NJ st
Mr.. Garnett Here
Mr.. Garnett IS I'M the$city, and states
that Mr. Stubbs. In public speech at
Gloucester Courthouse on Monday (court
\ day). said that he had no idea OF con-
testing the nomination OF Sena tor j. Boyd
Sears In the Thirty-nlnth District, but
on the contrary would warmly support
4 Mr., Sears In the election that he had
never authorized the publication OF the
charges enumerated In The Times Dis,
patch OF. September 1st, and that the
same was published without his know!-
edge or consent
In view OF these public utterances Of
Mr.. Stubs, Mr.. Garnett says that the
charges. arc equally false. no matter from
whom they emanated.
Mr.. Diggs Talks.
When Mr.. Isaac Dggs was seen last
night concerning the ma tier he said:
Major Stubbs must be misquoted as
to the statement that the publication
which appeared In your paper was made
without his knowledge or consent. am
4 sure he will not say that he did not know
OF the allegations and did not authorize
their. publication In The Times Dispatch.
On this subject prefer not to be quoted
MI AfoI1 e
which I am expecting to do by every
mail. 5s q
or course. know nothing OF the facts
connected with the contest. They would
depend upon the evidence, but studied
the law governing the case carefully, ond
feel confident that Mayor stubbs had a
good case, and II would like very much
to hive discussed the legal questions be-
Il fore the committee" 4.
But Few Are Here.
The politicians are coming in slowly to
II attend tomorrow nights meeting. In
deed, Senator Sears Ia the only member
of the committee who was In the city
last night. There were two Norfolk
5 county Democrats registered at AIurphy's
They we're Sheriff A., c. Cromwell and
Mr., Geo. Lindsay, both OF theE"Fuslon"
persuasion. Neither OF them was in when
Z a Times Dispatch man called. however,
and 1t is not known exactly what. II any,
part they will play in the proceedings.
None of the parties interested on either
side Of the Massle- Strobe niuddle had
arrived last, night. but they nre expect
ed down in great force to-day or to-
night.
contasts are brewing In Petersburg
over the selection OF city committeeman
In one ward, and In the LegislaEse dis
trict of Greenesville and Sussex. where
Mr.. j. p. Person defeated Mr.. J. G.
Field for the House on the face Of the
returns by majority Of ono vote.
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