Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-24
NOEL HAS CHARGES
AGAlNSr RHEA READY
Continued From First pasc)

infamous Scott county ballot and other
like frauds.
- In 1902 he is believed to have
knowingly permitted changing and fal.
styling of election returns in Scott,
Russell and Buchanan counties.
a. He has been accused OF accept.
Ing hrlbc while Judge OF this state.
ITO substantlate these charges |
refer the committee and general as
scmbly to the printed rccords in the
Wake Rhea and the Slcmp.Rhca con.
tested election cases, indictments and
orders entered In Judge Rheas court
in the Jordan case.
81 give to the committee the follow
ing list OF witnesses. whom | believe
will sustain most of me above charg.
es-towit:
w d. Smith, Isaac Coley. Colonel
j. Il. Richmond, w. s. Cox. --Boat-
wright Sam Haynes OF Gate City. Va.
Il. NJ Carter, DRYDEN: Tom Temploton.
Appalachia. Va; Calvin Cowden. rye
Cove, Va; -- Pcnch. NJ l.. Powers,
G. w. IIammctt, Major c. Wood. Brls.
tol. Va: Henry Ruth ana Frank RutN
Lebanon. Va: r. Walter Dickinson.
Castlewood. Va: w. c. Bendietou.
Tazcwell. Va; w. NJ. Edds, Wise. Va.
Howard Miller Norfolk, Va
The names OF witnesses will la
furnished If the committee aud gen.
crai assembly decide to hold an invcs.
tisation
Respectfully submitted.
j. c. NOEL"
Judge Rhea's Reply.
Judge William +. Rhea OF Bristol,
Is in tho city, and this morning he had
a conference with Governor Swanson
ana a number OF other gentlemen, in
Gliding several of the close personal
friends of Judge Rhca. The confer
cncc lasted some time and was held
in the governors private Office.
Judge Rhca this morning made the
following statement:
II have held public positions for
eighteen years. hcing elected judge of
Washington county when % years old,
and held that Office for four years.
was tfen elected to the state senate.
serving for four years. was then
elected. by unanimous vote of the
general assembly. rs I now remember,
Judge of the Corporation Court of the
city of Bristol. and served six years.
and resigned to resume the practice
OF law Soon thereafter | was elect.
ed to Congress, my majority being $50,
when, two yearE before. tho district
mad gone 1000 Republican.
III served two years In Congress.
was unanimously renominated and my
minority for my second term was 1850.
while President McIiinlcy's majority
In my congressional district was | 500
OVRr Mfr niVnn
term in Congress.
Il court the most public, open and
searching investigation of my whole
judicial and political career I Will
so named for the high and honora-
bic office further. ana say that If, af
ter having been named for the high
and honorable Office to which the gov.
ernor appointed me. the Joint session
of the general assembly had confirm.
cd my nomination. with the charges
made. still pending. | would not have
accepted the position until the general
assembly had made an investigation
of said charges and had been com.
plenty cxonoratca. This Is all the
statement | care TO make ut this
time"
Delegate Rev, of Accomac. who has
bc'h tanning ol introducing TeSOlu-
ton asking Governor Swanson TO with
draw the nomination of Judge Rhea,
took no action today. nor would he
say what his present purpose is.
Vote on r. E. G. p. Matter
THE vote to repeal the Richmond.
Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad
bill will be as follows: "In the eSnate.
q for and IL against; in the House,
76 for and "a against" said Il we'll in
formed member of the legislature to-
day
These figures will be found approx.
mately correct in every detail when
the vote is announced. the gentleman
quoted above going on to say. He
added that he was confident that tha
figures he named would be the mini