The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-21

with It. It is not natural for one vio-
lentiy to endeayor to injure the object OF
his love without a real or imagined cause.
For this reason alone was his sons
trouble mentioned, and even then in the
least Objectionable way.
Now, let us see which OF the state
$ments made by me as to his connection
with the Institute as i was advised by
+ the superintendent letter, he admits or
denies :34 s{ sy{' a5sf5i!ss tlI=f5E
lst.aHe admits that he mado the 4 APP
plicatlon for the State cadetship, and
that his application was not granted, aid
he does not deny the reason given by
me for Its rejec tIon-viz.,8 that the board
as satisfied that his ward had sufficient.
means to pay for his education.
He apparently tries to break the force
of this by saying: MY son did not get
the appointment, but Mr.. "a Hamilton's
nephew, a splendid fellow, by the way,
did secure the appointment" The ne
cessary inference from this statement is
thatsmy ephew was a competitor OF his
son for that appointment. and hence his
ron did not get 1t. This was not so; my
nephew was not q competitor Of his son.
and did not get It. DR.. Darlington ts
again., as usual. wrong, as to his facts.
| have never had q nephew or any other
d
ca det: tho only nephew I ever had there
IS there now; he is Cadet H. 3. Caskie.
o: Bedford. AS I preferred to make no
statement myself on such a ton,
wrote the superintendent, General Shlpp.
on the 18th instant, sending him DR..
Carrington's last communicat ton, and re-
ouested him to write me the facts as to
Cadet Caslsie and to ask Colonel W. !.
Foague the secretary OF the bard. to
write me the facts as to my seeking an
appointment for any knsman. Under
date OF October 18th, General shipp
wrote mo In reply as follows:
s state Cadet til In Rppi 1se This
SqousS! SsfoEa t ss Son
not state cadet never has been zee, ~, heI ,g
sea as # easks M
offered The appointment q dlliistt scholar.
sNsys TIE u Of 81 ss
And coiopel Poasue on same date wrote
me as follows: =. 7. ~, Il ,o,-
TO whom 81 i i Msy con CEN -, ! -
sye sien as Mssry III
since the year 1856. l have never known
s's hnxas fee
re letr or lSnsma IN, i, ~ = poaG1rr
T ihsssf board has never had the right to
appoint to the Gilliatt Scholarship, It be-
ing by direction Of the founder vested
OK lyy IN the superintendent.
I further state that withdrew the ap-
plicatlon OF my nephew for State ca
detship before the board met because 7
learned that he was month or SO too
young to be eligible for appointment as
q State cadet and further that did
not know until after the board had made /,
Its appointments OF State cadets that
the GlllIatt Scholarship was vacant or
that General Ship thought Of appont-
ing my nephew to It.
f So much for his implied charge of
nepotism.
HE DID NOT APPLY.
Second, Dr.. Darlington then denies the
truth OF what he calls my statement
"that DR.. Darlington, falling to secure
this appointment to the State cadetshlp.
applied to the superintendent to have his
stcpson and ward enter the Institute
free of charge for tuition and says he
made no such application, but was tens
dered the tuition free appointment by n
communication from the ssllpel<ntcndent's
office. I did not make this as my state-
mont, but made 1t "os ] was advised.
that Isl on tho statement of the supern-
tendent, contained III his letter Of the 9TH,
which see above. It is now proper to
add that the superintendent was mistaken
in saying that DR.. Darlington APPLIED
for this tultion-free appointment, as will be
seen from his letter to me Of October
14th. In the Following language;
carngton applied for State s ea,asssp
was before tho board In June. 1901, The ap-
snssoa ss asaasa
apponment frea OF charge tor tuition. So /
Was in error when stated that Dr. Darlington
APPLIED for and accepted this appoint
ment,. He accented appointment rendered. |
Neither Adjutant nor myself knew grounds
upon which application OF DR., Garrington |
was rejected by the board. and he was ten |
4 der'ed appointments, tuition free. along with
OTHER rejected applicants's y az f Il |
" n ASKED FOR E2rXTENSIO
Third. pr, Darlington then says: Mr..
Hamilton further states that 4 applied
for Q mod ficatlon of the usual require
ments as to the times Of payment to be
made for board !, etc. THE q My IoIiN-
GATTpN FOR THIS s1'ATlgAIENr is
THAT WHEN Il ENTERED my SON
AS a CADET IN SEPTEMBER 1904,
T 4 ASKED 3 GENERAL SHIP WHEN
THE PAYMENTS WEIR u 10 BIZ MADE,
rfY ~ 1T1rr Ira.