The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-10-19
JUDGE LEWIS DENIAL
CONGRESSMAN Jones Makes Reply.
JUDGE HUNDLEY sUsTAlNs Mr.. JONES.

Judge Lewis has issued a statement
declaring the charge made 10y congress
man Jones in his speech here MONDAY
night to be absolutely false.
On the other hand Mr.. Jones says he
has nothing To subtract from his speech
and also makesa stat sment. \ telegram
from Farmville quotes Judge Hundley
~ substantiating the charge made 10y
Mr.. Jones.
There the matter rests for the present.
There are almost certain to be- iurther
developments.
JUDGE LEWIS DENIAL.
The denial of Judge lewisis rs follows:
In regard to the charge contained III
MIR. Jones speech at fredericksburg
that favored miscegenationm Virginia,
deem it proper To say that the charge
is absolutely false. Ii Is rot credible
that could ever have publicly or PR
yatelv expressed myself ~ being in favor
of any such thing, and have lived al'
these wears in Virginia, without the peO-
ple knowing it. The discussion between
Zen. Hundiey and myself at Chesterfield
c. H.. referred To 10y Mr.. Jones, occurred,
as | believe. in September, 1881, so long
AGO that had almost fOrgott IN the Oc-
curence. II il was not III 1881, II was
prior to that time, though | nave
no recollection Of having had a Joint dls-
cussion with any one in Chest rteld PRIOR
to 1881. Ii was certainly not later imam
1881. Nor do remember that on the
occasion in question any ahuslon was
made To the subject OF marriages; Ger
tainly, il there was any such alluslon,
did not favor miSegenatlon, a. IL Is
needless for me To say to Nirglnians, IT.
respective of party or color, VINO KNOW
me. remember that at one time there
was some diversity Ot opinion among
LAWYERS upon the proposition as 10
whether. inasmuch as marriage Is iound-
ed uDOn contract, statut' prohibiting
marriages between any classes oil CITIZENS
of the United States would he cOnstltu-
tional: but | have no recollection that
even that subject was discussed 10y ten.
Hundley and myself. And il is very NJ
markabe that if ever took the position
now at this late day ascribed TO me, the
NEWSPAPERS of the State did not take the
matter up. for the joint discussion nier-
red to was. as have said believe, IN
the heat d gubernatOrial campaign be
tween Senator Daniel and Gov. Cameron
in 1881. 4 few weeks or months after
that discussion, II am correct a. TO the
dat. was elected by the Legislature
nudge of the Court OF Appeals OF Virginia,
without any such charge being made or
intimat ID against me 10y any one. Ger
tainly that would have been most ap-
propriata time for making the charge II
il could have been successfully made.
| remember moreover, that in the
Mckinley campaign of 1896, when was
the Republican candidate for Congress
in this district. Gen Hundley and | met
in Joint debate at King William {. H..
and on that occasion not the pmotest
allusion was made to any such thing as
the belated charge now made against
me.
This whole thing. il. in my opinion,
contemplate effort to divert attention
from the legitimate ISSUES OF thecampaign
in which we are engaged.
lSigned) l.. l.. Lewis
MR.. JONES GIVES HIS ACTHOmTSng
Mr. Jones makes the following state
ment:
Il have never charged at Fredericks-
burg or elsewhere that Judge Lewis fav-
ored miscegenatiOn in Virginia. What
| did say was that had been credibly in
formed that he had said in response 10
"A question propOunded to him by Cen,
now Judge Hundley, atChesterfieldC. II.
where they Were engaged in a loint
debate about the year 1917 or 1878, that
he was opposed TO the bill then pending
before the Virginia Legislature, the pur-
pose of which was TO prohibit the IN
termarriage OF the races, and favored
allowing such intermarriage il the races
so desired.
This statement made upon the au-
thOrity of information whichc came to me
from Judge Hundley himself, through
Hon. J. TAYLOR EllysOn, OF Richmond.
Hon. S. 5. p fattesOn, OF Richmond, was
also present at Chest arfeld c. ii. when
the debat TO which have referred took
place, and, as am reliably informed, has
a clear recollection OF the question pro-
pounded to Judge Lewis by Judge Humid
lev. and Judge Lewis reply thereto. He
will, am quite sure, substantiate my
stat ,ment.
JUDGE HUNDLEY sUSTAINS.
4 special dispatch from Farmville
states that Judge Hundley, when seen
concerning the matter, declared that the
debate referred To by Mr.. Jones between
himself and Judge Lewis at Chesterfield
did take place, and that the statements
purpOrt.d to have been made by Mr..
Jones on the subject We're correct.