Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-31
REPUBLICAN, NOMINEES
UNQUALIFIED DENIAL
Telegram to Richmond Paper pc
ncunces Accusation as "moss Dam
nasle outrsse"-whas the Con-
sressman's Documentary Evidences
/. Alleged to Prove.
fsnecial 70 The Daily Press

Especial to The Daily press)
LYNcHBuRG, VA. Oct. 3o.-Rep-
resentatiyc Carter Glass. after reaa'
Ing today the statement sent out from
Roanoke carly this morning BY Capt
Kent. the Republican candidate fcr
governor. undertaking 10 explain car
taia documentary froofs held by Mr.
Glass alleged 10 affect Captain kents
professional integrity, pronounced
Kent's statement IAN i'll con'rivei
fabrication from beginning to end.
The documentary evidence against
the Republican candidate was placed
IN Congressman Glass hands by DIR.
|J. L. Kent. a physician &c high staud-
ing. now a pronnnen. citizen Of
Lynchburg, who stated today that he
gave the material to Mr.. Glass for
putIic use under certain restrictions.
because ne was shocked with the very
idea that virginia should endure the
degradation OF having man lilo Cap
tain Kent made governor. The d9cr
ments In the case are tiue worn and
apparently The genuine original lef-
ters and records.
I-s---<<s.s-.rtssz charae.. s.
They are said to show that Captain
william p. Kent IN transsctioa fur
Mrs. Pauline McGayock involving
$4,000, pocked half Of halt Of sum. be-
sides charging fee for services and
falsifying hts accounts: that mot IN
I'll considerable pressure and threat
of exposure was made did he mike
restitution.
Mr. Glass further refutes the as
sertion Of Captain Kent that he had
not been appraised OF the charges
until the end OF the campaign by cit
ing several facts and statements to
show that he hal frequently mede
these charges all during the campaign.
Captain kent's Telegram.
The Daily Press yesterday receiv
cd by telegraph from Captain Kent.
with request that 1t be published.
the following copy Of telegram sent
by Captain Kent to the Richmond
Evening Journal. In which paper a re-
sumo of the Glass charge against the
Republican nominee first appeared:
Editor Richmond Evening Joui na,.
Richmond. Va.
Have just seen your issue Of tast
evening containing the implied charge
| that I appropriated CT attempted 20
appropriate certain sum of money
In legal TRANSACTION OF twenty six
years ago Were there the least
ctmblance CT truth in the mstIe..
;herc would Of course. have been o.
ton and punishment which the rec
ords would show. There is no such
record There was no such action or
punishment. have fully explained
all the essential facts In the case a.
recall them in statement printed
today in fun. and wish 10 further
emphasize the statement by the dec
larat.on that there was nc fraud or
intended frard In the transaction &c
ferTed to- shall Posecrte to the TN
extent of law. any person. or papers
using false snd malicious Statements
designed 90 injure me before the
voters OF the state. l condemn a.
a most damnabie outrage this
Il NAN'TttsNA t1NaA oAAFAaI~ ~ Ht'"4t'ft "
the character Of man whose eFery
act Of IN honorable carter IS open 70
the fullest scrutiny. ! ash for ms
declaration the same promincnce IN
your columns IS that given 20 ,as
implied charge
tsignedl ~wm. p. KENT
tns~er to tire Charges.
4 special dispatch TO the RichmgEf
Times Dispatch from Roanoke prb-
lished yesterday morning f5sc Cap
tain Kcnrs answer to Nr. Glass
charge. The answer Is lengthy. Gov
ering about two columns. Captain
Kent opens by saying that be DID rot
learn until Friday that Mr.. Glass had
made any charge affecting his pTofcs-
sional integrity. Then. in b-icf, he de-
ciares that he collected only leo
lthousand dollars for the ciienf whose
name has been mentioned. and that
the remainder Of the total ssT1 f1r
wss paid over a. soon - q wa- re-
ceivcd BY him. ne goes on - e1r-
4 have not seeu these letters.
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