The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-27
Blair Resumes Attack on
Saunders and Denies
His Statements.
HARTMAN STANDS
BY HIS LETTER
Richmond Senator Replies Sharp
aly to Blair, but Latter Makes
No Rcsponse-Ci Commit
tecn1an Dcnounces Candi-
date Who Assailcd
Him.
In a vigorous campaign speech. which

In a vigorous campaign speech, which
ances, former Alderman a. Beirne
Blair, In Fulton last night. made
second attack upon City Committee
man Clyde w. Saunders, denounced abb
solutely every statement contained in
the latter's answer to his (Blair's)
Church Hill speech. denied emphati-
cally that he had ever sought
Saunders's support. either personally or
through. friends, End declared that he
did not mean to reflect upon any mem
ber of the present City Council or
the Police Board.
Senator A. c. Harman. who wrote
Mr.. Saunders e letter printed else
where. stating that he was present
when Blair asked Saunders to support
him for the Senate. declared frora the
same platform few minutes later
that every word contained In mis- let
ter was true. i
Fiery Meeting.
With these features and others the
Fulton rally measured pretty we'll UP
to the one held in Corcoran Hall on
the previous night, SO far as fiery
declarations are concerned.
Mr.. Blair spoke with great vigor and
emphasis, and publicly requested the
representative Of The Times Dispatch,
who was present. TO report him fully
on this particular point.
Senator Harman was cool and de-
liberate in reiterating the cof<ents OF
his letter. and though Mr.. Blair was
in the audience and heard the state
ment OF his competitor, which was
directly at variance with his own, he
made no reply.
n tot zion of sop,a further
velopment in the Blair-Saunders con-
troversy. a large crowd of men and
women had gathered In a vacant lot,
where stand had been erected. and
they. did not have TO walt long, for
Mr.. Blair was the first speaker pre-
sented by Chairman John T. Neegle.
He had not proceeded far before he
Saunders. and he denounced nearly
every line of 1t in vigorous language.
What Saunders Said.
Mr.. Saunders. in his reply to Mr..
Blar's Church Hill speech, had char
acterized as absolutely false and ma
ltcious" the charge that he had threat
encd a policeman that he would not
be promoted unless he voted against
Blair for the Senate, and defied the for
nier Alderman to give the eFname tofsthe
officer. He stated that the charges of
Mr.. Blair reflected seriously upon the
integrity OF the Police Board and mem
bers OF the Council, and that Blair had
put his arms around him in the pres
cree of Senator Harman and solicited
fie support. Mr.. Saunders incorporated
| in his statement signed letter from
Senator Harnan testifying that this
was fact. and that the conversation
took place in his presence on Twelfth
Street early in the spring of this year.
In approaching the subject last night
| Air. Blair said: II want to tell you
| that I do not wish to retract a single
! word I uttered in a speech last night
concerning one Clyde W. Saunders. ]
have the name Of the policeman who
was threatened by him II he voted for
me, and would make 1t public except
! that l do not want to get him in trou-
| bile.
Saunders tries to hide behind the
Council and Police Board and says my
utterances against him reflected upon
them. thank God that there are but
few Councilmen he can control now
and ! helped to put good men in the
body. who could not ba controlled.
II meant no reflection upon the
Council or Police Board. was speak.
ing of a time when this city was reek.
! ing with corruption and when an AL.
dermGn was sent to jail for graft.
Tried to Bulldoze Him,
Saunders went after fireman a
few days ago and tried to bulldoze hin
because he had signed paper In my
interest. never approached him 70,
support, and II any business nan asked
him to help me. he did SO without my
! knowledge or consent.
II refused to allow him to come into
my office when he was managing the
j fight of Mr.. is B. Wood for Treasurer
although was for Mr.. Wood. and
believe Saunders's support lost him
at least 500 votes"
Mr.. Blair left the stand and went
down into the audience when he fin.
! ished his speech.
Senator Harman was deliberate and
/ conservative In his reference to the
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