The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-07-27
Mr.. GOODRICH
REPLIES
To Letters Published in The Star
BY Messrs. c R. and 7. S.
Coleman.
WILL ENGAGE IN NO FURTHER NEWSPAPER
CONTROVERSY.

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/ To The Free Lance:
Ia reply TO Aessrs. c. 4. and L. s
coleman. who seem TO both be runnins
against me for the House OF Delegate,
and whose letters recently publishsC
show not only bad temper tus bac
taste, beg to say that the disorder,
friends OF Mr.. Coleman, whose conduct
at the Z. II. was deplored and condemn
81 by the entire county OF SpOtsylvanis
Ia no way represent or comprise The
peopls OIL SpOtsylvsnia. and, therefore
my r ference to the unfair wsy ia which
they treated me 10 no possible wa n feet.
on tine people Oi 5pOtsylvania, and Mr.
Z. h. COleman's charges that it does
shows that he. himself, Is lacking in fair
ness His further statement that
lnsultsd q majority Of the Democratic
Committee by referring to the appeal is.
sued by them, as an official body, IN bis
behalf and mailed voters here as unfair
and partisan n too ridiculous to de.
serve notice, but n apologies are 10 order
l should cay the c nm ttee owes me
one and not me the committee. They
represent all the Democrats in the coun-
y, my friends as well rs Mr.. Coleman's.
and are officially supposed TO bs non.
partisan between Democratic candi-
dates, but this committee, its chairman
and secretary, become officially partisan
by sending out an appeal for Mr. Cole
man. which doubtless he felt the need OF
Neither fredericksburg nor SpOtsylvania
Democrats need to be told who to vote
Tor by either the Fredericksburg OF
Spotsylvania committee.
Referring TO Mr.. T. s. Coleman. who
cannot Tor lengthy raaoono
satisfactory to him, meet me In full and
irauk Discussion here, | notice that he
thinks have bought some lots which
plan to sell the Normal School and make
money cut OF. | do own seven lots on
the Fitzgerald field. purchased from Mr.
X 81. boswell and Mr.. Scott, but as
they happen to be located on the Fal-
month road just opposite the Bridge.
water Mills and as the Normal School Is
TO be located on Rowes hill, hardly
thlnk Mr.. Coleman believes his own
small insinuations and | know that no
one else will. | do not own q single lot
or pi &c OF ground any where near the
Normal School tite and this Mr.. Cole
man could have ascertained from his
own county records and saved himself
the modification OF mating a faise and
ungentlemanly insinuation and me the
trouble OF answering it.
will answer his questions as to Coon.
er and as 30 why Fredericksburg only So
cured hall the appropriation given Har.
risonburg In my speech Thursday night.
| have already fully replied concerning
the Ward law. bat will again do go that
Di yht.
As to why | dldn't vote for the Byrd
law, the following letter. which intend.
ed to use Thursday night, is seli-eI plan.
atory. Mr. Coleman also heard my ex.
PLANTATION at Spotsylvanis In April.
House OF Delegates,
Richmond, Va, April l6, 1909.
c. O'Conor Goodrich, Ese.
Ny Dear O'Conor: have been inform
ed that you have been criticised up
on tie superstition that you were not q
supporter OF the Byrd Liquor Law.
think # Is but inst to you to state th,
tacts 10 that connection. Before the bil
was debated you stated that you would
vote for IL. The day the bill came uI
you asked me II the bill would come 10 q
vote. l said | did not believe that II
could You left for home ami | received
telegram from you and MIR. Aoncur,
asking me TO pair you for the bill. Con
trary 10 expectations a vote was reached
that day. ! would have paired you. bui
there was only about four votes agains
the bill and | could not when tried fnS
snyo to pair you with. l am abou
TO start for Winchester, where | hav,
some casts TO try next Monday.
Sincerely your friend,
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Any charge that any compact wa
made between members OF the Genera
Assembly concerning the Normal Schoo
bill which was unbecoming AMONG
Legislators" Is as false as Il is contempt
BILE, and comes for the first time from Mr.
| Coleman.
The so called anonymous postal C ARD
referred to by Mr.. Coleman contained nc
charge or word against him, only bis
own Lao guaRe about the Normal School
which now rises up TO plague him. de
was speaking as his brothers agent and
representative when he used the Language
In question and he il lawyer enough TO
know that his brother Is bound by the
acts OF his agent.
| am sorry Mr.. Coleman could not
meet me. While questions are 10 order
there are some l should Ike to have
asked him, especially why Mr.. c. K Cole
man has assumed one position with dry
men Ia Fredericksburg and another with
wet men IN SpOtsylvAnia2 Why the
following Democratic judges who served
last November, viz, Mr. Chewing al
Partlows. Mr.. Cammaek at Chancellors.
Vile, Mr.. Payne at FinchviIle, Mr.. Spin.
die at Brockenburg, all upright men,
above and beyond reprosch, were re.
placed by new men for the primary
Why hls brother-in-law, Mr.. Smith, was
appointed Judge at Psrtlows? He can.
not plead that he was not responsible
for this condition OF affairs ! happen to
know to the contrary.
shall engage In no further newspaper
controversy with either Mr.. Coleman
hrst, because | have neither made MOI
published in this campaign q charge
against either OF them; second, because |
offered them both q chance to make their
petty and malicious insinuations, such
as that concerning the lots. before g
fredericksburg audience, and third, be
cause neither one OF them appear Ia
know that there is such a word o.
courtesy" IN the English language.
again invite Mr.. Coleman, however. to
appear before an audience at the court
house here next Thursday night, July
20, 1909.