The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-10-31
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THE STAFFORD CLERKSRlP
The following publication speaks for
uitcd States

itself.
United States
Civil Service Commission
Washington ID. c., Oct. 20, 1909.
Mr.. e.. 4. Bryan. Clerks Office Stafford
Circuit Court. Stafford. Va.
Dear Sir--Replying tO your lcttrr OF
October IL. relative to Mr. Robert J..
Duvall. Won are informed that the rec
ords of the commission show that IN
April. 1901. Mr. puyall filed AN appllca'
ton for examination to the position OF
railway mail clerk. in which he claimed
legal residence in Virginia. In March.
1903. be filed an Application Tor tagger.
Tin the Bureau OF Animal Industry m
which he claimed legal residence IN Ala
hama. Very respectfully,
John C.. Black, President.
Stafford e. H.. Va, oct %, 1903.
Robert l.. Duvall Esq.
Dear Mr.. Duvall.-The campaign be
tween YOU and myself as candidates for
the Office OF county clerk in the county OF
stafford. Virginia, having been conduct
ed by yourself. a. well n myself. upon "A
high plane. j. the occasion OF my writing
you this let"er.
II hascome To my knowledge, and !
have positive information from the pi'r-
ident OF the Civil Service Commission.
that ia March. 1905. YOU made apphca-
ton 20 be examined for the position OF
tagger in the Bureau of Animal Industry.
Washington. d. e.. In said application
You swore that You were anactual bona
hde legal resident Of the State OF Ala
bama. and Furthermore. YOU obtained,
from the officer who certified your appli-
cation, a certificate stating that you
were an actual bona iide, legal resident oi
the State Of Alabama.
Claiming under the Constitution of Nlr-
ginia that il requires a legal residence IN
Virginia two years. in the county twelve
months and in the precinct thirty days,
and since YOU swOre IN March, 1909,
that YOU were an actual, bona fde. legal
resident OF the State of Alabama. ! claim
that YOU are disqualified from voting or
holding Office in the State oi Virginia.
Having the highest personal regard Tor
You. / dislike very much % take advan-
tage of the position in which YOU have
placed yourself and would like to hear
from you on the subject.
Yours very truly,
e. A. Bryan.
fredericksburg. Va, Oct 2Sth, 1909.
Mr.. C. A. Bryan, Stafford {. H., Va.
Dear Sir-Yours Of the 18th instant,
claiming that am disqualified To hold
office in Virginia, was duly received. In
reply. before announced myself candi-
date against you, and since. az well, !
have repeatedly stated that ! stood and
passed a civil service examination while
| was in Alabama. Before ! announced
myself candidate had the matter OF
my eligibility thoroughly examined, and
| now propose to submit my claim az a
candidate Tor the office OF clerk to the
vote of the people OF Stafford. Should !
receive majority OF the votes east ieel
confident that a contest 10y your friends
on the ground OF my qualification VIII he
decided in my favor.
thank you for the courtesy OF writing
me your views on this matter, and hope
that the contest between you and myself
may continue on the high plane on which
it has been started.
Yours very truly,
Il. +. Duvall.
In view OF the foregoing have taken
the opinion OF eminent counsel, verbal
and in writing. who sustain me IN the
position taken in my letter to Mr. Du-
vail. so furnish the whole matter to the
public.