The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-08
PICK MEN Who
GAN GET VOTES.
Letter ol, Paper Carrying Sum sum
ltncrsss Name, Lays Down This
Rule to All Applicants.
.sLEMP's RELATIONS TO PARTY Y !
Doing '1'l,rougl, Sol, What Law "
81 Prohibits Hin, From
Doing Himself.

Prohibits lin From
Doing himself:
fFron our Regular Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, d. CT. April Some
remarkable literature 81 being dissent
mated BY certain Republicans IN virginia g "a
those days. A. week ago 1t was d scovo or
ed that Chairman .Baaconl slen,p
was sending to All Federal OIL
ficeholders In the state
letter pra ctically assessing them for con-
tributlons to the Republican campaign
fund. Following this comes the letter
printed below, which Is being given
very general circulation, 1t Is said, even
female employees of the Government IN
Virginia receiving them Women, as
we'll as men were sent the letter from
Chairman slemp, asking them to give OF
their salaries to the party fund.
Following Is a copy or the 10 test letter,
which has been sent out:
Land Titles and Collections
Speciality.
L. p Summers,
Nh Counsellor at Law.
-Office Of
Attorney for the Commonwealth,
Abingdon Virginia.
"Dear sir.-YourRletter OF reccm-
,nendation TO hand and In reply WI! Il
say tnat I ScaniR,t make nny promises
L as to my deputies. at this tins, put
In view Of the wish of the Presiden
to build up a vigorous party IN W.T. W.T.
- 4r0S N~Nt Il u
a determined to name my deputies from
mon W Intelligence and character,
who are vigorous, aggressive fight
Il crs and vote getters for the Republic
"a II ma rty, and no man need expect rs
preferment from my ha nds unless he 4.
can produce votes, n i
u want to thank you for your Kind q
& ness. .g
5 An + 5a Y ours truly
The copy which came into my han tls
was not signed. The heading causes the
belief, OF course, that It comes from MT.
Summers. who has Just been mace g, COL
lector OF Internal revenue for the sixth
revenue district, better known as the
Alexandria district He took the place
of Mr.. Park Agnew. who,was deposed.
Slemp's Plan.
The letter Mr.. Slemp sent to- Office
holders IN Virginia, assessing them i LOT
party purposes, is denounced py 5 ~,
5I3enublica1ls5 The Federal law prohibits
a member of either branch. OF Congress or
anv&1nan employed In the CIVIL Service
from 4 assessing Civil Service employees
for political purposes Were Representa-
tive slemp to attempt to do what MS
son is doing he would be liable to heavy
fine ana imprisonment But he has nau
his SON made State chairman, ana the
young man, n the position gof "a jnta a = !
general as one Republican expressed II
to me, is able to do that.whch the LAY Jaw
prohibits the fathers doing.
Few people doubt that Representative
Slam IS. in reality, the chairman OF
tho Republican State Committee OF Wiz
ginia. He Is the only Republican mem
ber or Congress- from the State, and re
has not made any attempt 70 Illieet * the
areports that he is the chief dispenser q
patronage in Virginia. The Republican
mentioned ABOVE very .aptly remarked 8. 9
that Representative Slennp. In having ms
son made State chairman, and Z levy, na
assessments upon Federal offlceholders y
Virginia, was only doing, under an as'as
that which the law forbids his doing tt'llG ~
proper person. 81 =. ;3s 81 ISL l5sI. !,
the truth Of the whole matter is sthat
- I
Virginia, with Fproper effort can he maue
a. Republican State. The fact \ nat nc
carried the Mint District by five thou.
sand majority last fall has caused hin
10 think he can not only carry the Sta g
hit some OF his colleagues from virginia
Ehelieye he really thinks becould carr any
district in the state. He has been re.
minded that, while Grover Cleveland car
.ried Virginia In 1885, only by the very
/ small 1ority5 OF 1925 the following year
With Malone the gubcrnato rial cand!dat I.
and Mr. slemp tie candidate !a sfor,, tne
IIeutenant- g overnors'-'--so. the Republican
ticket vas dcfea ted ,by 40, 600 ma jorlty, #
Do Not Expect +:
Republicans do not expect to cars
Virginia. Virginia Republicans lnv'
confessed TO go in the pnst few WEEKS !
that they have no idea OF {electing q GOV
arnor I, They hope TO raise a lot Q,
money, but they do not expect to se'
IL bring victory, or9help them avoid
defeat by a small margin. The bes
informed Republicans with whonlsI haV'
talked recently do not believe Judge
Lewis can be induced to run for the Coy
crnor ship. He does not want o 4 e !
candidate. He would have to resign ~
Mace as district attorney ~ csc ~
entered the3race. and he knows ne Wouit
he leading not only q folorn hope but
fight IN which there would not o, !. pc ~
4 Ren,,blican OF virginia who was II TIL
c,tvStold me nc he had seen a letter from
Judre Lewis in which he said he Woul'
accent tho nominate ton. In the op'nlo
OF better. Informed men with. whom ~ !.
have talked, he must have misconstlri'e
| the letter. +. lSst s Z, 2,
General James Awaken. a. Repuhli
can was defeated FOR. Congress from IN
Ninth District by the Republicans Of ~
| District, Republicans have vice electe
Nj. Slemp. The latter seems unable !
-. 49,, ..,l u =, Arorsl yValker's defeat or III