The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-31
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the letter you received from Judge
Christian this morning ?f6
Nothing whatever; the letter spe;lk
for itself. 4
do you agree with Judge Christians
ideas regarding the committee Of fifty "
II do not. The judge ma kes two OBJ
4iections tosit. He states the first as ! OIL
lows. our courts are now well organized
ana equipped with all the machinery for
the discovery ana punishment OF crime.
and as far as can judge they nave
manifested commendablc zeal IN the &c
accomplishments OF these ends. Inc natural
IL the necessary tendency of al such
movements, Isl L think with all Difference,
TO reflect on the court and IN some
measure at least to impair their IN
fluencc in the community and thus
weaken or cripple them IN work Tor
which they were created and for which
they are far better suited than any othcr
OF ganizaton known to me.
"The resolution establishing our COM
mIttof. provides that 1t shall be n pcrna-
'ncnt committee to take WhnteVer
measures may be proper and eXpedicht,
In their Judgment. to secure far ana
honest elections for the city OF ken
mond
,.How a committee having that aim and
object in view can have a natural or ne-5
cessary tendency to impair tho influence
of the courts in this community. cati-
not understand. 1t seems 70 inc lts
natural and necessary tendency Woulu
be 10 Increase the Influence OF the courts courts
| In the community
"IIas Nothing to Do With It..
of we have Fraudulent elections, which
| the court find themselves unable TO sup
press and this committee. could Drins
| agencies to bear to suppress these lrutlu-
ulent elections that were beyond the
.cone of tho courts powers, 1t certainly
could not tend to impair the Influence OF
| Tho courts. IL the committee made those
| agencies practical
| For instance the Electoral Board OF this
| clty. which is absolutely master or tho
| election officers, consists of Messrs. IAN
cock, Ebel and Cohen. happen TO Know
| that Mr., Hancock Will state to any one
that he has no more to do With the APP
pointment OF these election officers thhn
| the Emperor Of Japan has II 1t were y ltt l'
1 that members OF the Electoral Board, IN
/ appointing tho election judges, Weio
| governed by improper motives. 1t might
|
courts to establish the mpropriaty and
| correct tho evil; yet this committee OF
| fifty might set agencies and lnflucnclcs
I nt work that would demonstrate the evil
| and bring about cure
Second Objection.
| 1udrc CHRISTIANS second objection is
| thnt the committee sis calculated to In
| craasc. ra Their than to allay any animost-
| tics which may have been cngendered
/ hot ween the friends of the opposing can
l dld,ites In the late primary election,
/ II is as hard for me to understand this
as 1t was for mo TO understand tho claim
| of the Martin men, prior to tho election
| TIA orr movement was aimed al IN
! 1nrinr Mr.. Martin. l Mr.. Martin was III
(. favor OF fair elections. how could move
ment TO secure fair elections hurt nm:
! Answer me that question? ana II ME-.
/. Martin and his friends were N taVor o.
fair elections, how cnn u movement for
I fnir elections tend to increase any anil
!. mosities that may have been engenderotl
het wcen the friends OF Martin and Mon-i
4 tague prior to the election
i Iudpo Christian adds that IN his
/ dominion tho preservation of tho Demo-
era tic party demands that every move
. mont which might tend to keep alive
i strife ana dlscord in tho ranks Of that
4 rorty, should be avoided as far as u is
POSSIBLE to do so.'
!, Must Root Out Fraud.
nln as deeply concerned IN Tho vel
! fare of the Democratic parry rs Judge
Christian can be. but let me tell you,
! there can no no preservation OF tho vel
fare of the Democratic party II It toler-
ntes Fraudulent elections. Not only IFS
, welfare. but Its future existence depends
upon our cxtlrpating fraud in our cleo
lions, and It will go to distinctions anu
deserve to 20 to destructiop,3 If all Demo-
Gratis do not sct their faces Ike lllnt
. against FRAUDULENT elections
us there any truth in the rumor thu
vour committee has gone to peces?'
mot tho smallest; and OF al WIS, have
answered them only three have Declined
"who are those who have declined.
",Judge George Il, Christian, James y.
BOYD and H. u, Norris
The following have accented
w. l., Royal chairman; u, y, Add
J son. John skclton Williams, ], s. Moore
4 G. 70. Wingo, John NJ Higgins, H. G.
Younger Gendun Wallace, Robert Lee
Powers. r. o. Davis, w. j. Westwood,
George j. Hooper, A. T.. Phillips, Henry
W Wood, Everett Waddey w II. Hlnl-
norman, Davis Bottom O, j. Sands,
irving u. Campbell. and those accepted
have done so with enthusiasm. a number
NJ those appointed are out of tho city.