The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-06

mapped out BY the railroads themselves,
but Mr.. Martins friends would not al
low the questions to be answered ito this
day. Now, when you take the fact
that a totally unknown man Is elected
to the great office Of United States Sen
ator over one Of the most popular Vlr-
ginians that ever lived, when YOU add
to It the fact that we did learn by ac-
cident that railroad money had been sent
out In the election, and that wherever 1t
lodged the Martin voter was returned,
and when you add to those two facts
the further fact that Martins friends
sat down firmly and refused to allow
any investigation whatever OF where the
railroad money went and what uses It
was put to, say the conclusion Is ir-l
resistlble that the money of the rail-
roads debauched the Legislature Of Yir-
gina and elected Thomas S. Martin to
1.-THE United Senate.
Some two months back made. a speech
In the city Of Richmond. In which |
set out all the fhcts charging that
Thomas is. Martin was sent to the SEN
ate through the use Of railroad money.
and that he had been there since as a
railroad Senator. He at once published
this card:
Senator Martins Card.
Encouragement, misrepresentation,
malice and vindictiveness have been the
characteristic features of this campaign
again me since It's commencement "A few
men can alwaysssbe found ADAPTED to
work Of that kind and willing to do H..
Mr.. Royal has made his contribution and
Fit Is worthy. or him." dicsE
1t is but a rehash Of the charges, which,
as L have always understood, were In
splred by him and were presented TO the
Legislature In December, 1898, Immediately
after my nomination by the Democratic
caucus, and before my first election. The
charges were Immediately investigated
by joint committee of the two Houses
Of the legislature, appointed for the pur-
pose. and a majority OF whom were my
opponents and had voted against me in
the caucus After a thorough lnvestiga-
ton this committee made report exon
Grating mo and my nomination upon any
faint OF fraud or wrong OF any sort and
completely vindicated every member OF the
legislative caucus who had voted for me.
After this had been made the legisn-
ture proceeded to elect a senator when
the report was approved by me, receiving
every Democratic vote cast in the body.
Six years later the report Of this COM
mittee and the action of the previous
legislature were approved again by my
reelection by an Overwhelming major
ity Now after the lapse of twelve years
these false charges are resurrectcd from
the pit to which they had been justly
consigned and are paraded for campaign
purposes and In behalf of my COMPETE
tor. Perhaps 1t is the best that they can
do. Honest and fair-minded Virginians
mot fail to put the stamp OF dtsap-
prevail on methods of this sort
Mr.. Royals Answer.
Nov want to say first about this
| card that the statement that 7 inspired
| the charges against him is without
| shadow OF foundation, He had been nom,-
| mated by the caucus before ] ever heard
| OF tho charges. was exceedingly active
| in irving to have the charges lnvesti
gated, but had no connection direct or
| Indirect with causing the charges to he
made. But thnt is a small matter Let's
come to the substance of.it. He says that
the CHARGES which brought out In my
Richmond speech. to-wit: that he was
elected by the use Of railroad money.
we're investigated by tho LEGISLATURE and
that he was cxonerated by tho committee
Of investigation, Now I say as a matter
| ~ fact. thnt that Is not so, and am
going 10 Give you the report Of the COM
n,ittee Of investigation in the words IN
which It was made, MS follows;
Report OF Committee,
ora no General Assembly Of virginia:
your committee acting on the Joint reso-
luton Of the General Assembly Of Vir-
a,r,o ndonted on the 18th day Of De-
non,her 1883, which is In the following
Words and figures, to-wt: (herc follows
ia resolutions Just ms the legislature
nnssed IT. begs leave 10 report maj "