Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-03
a to carry Mckinley to his burial this
Charges olsIoyalty.

feat for denomination Tor Congress IN
1896, | charged that you had been
sending out Republican campaign doe
uments under your frank as a Demo-
cratic member of Congress, citing par
ticulariy the fact that you had sent
such documents TO Capt c. Il. Conner.
OF Augusta. As | understand your
Harrisonburg speech. you admit this
charge TO be true, stating as your de-
Tense that IL was the custom when
congressman made a speech to
send bundle OF them to his friends
In Congress. who would distribute
them To their constituents. am sure
II has not been the custom IN Vir-
ginia for Democratic campaign docu-
ments on the eve OF important elec-
lions. and I repeat my charge thar
II was a distinct and positive act OF
dlsloyalty to the Democratic party.
which had elected you. TO be distrib-
uting under your frank as a Demo
cratic member of Congress Republi-
can campaign documents upon the
financial question. which was almoss
the sole issue in that campaign.
AS still further evidence OF your
disloyalty to the party. charged that
after 1896. when you were defeated
for denomination to Congress. you
practically deserted the Democratic
party. and remained outside of the
fold. so far as any activity on your
part was concerned. until 1898. when.
according to your own admission
made at that time in Richmond. you
returned TO the house OF your ia
theirs after an absence of eight years. ="
Judge Mann's Reminders.
You explain that statement by say
ing that for seven years you had been
college professor. and that the uni
versity session began early In Sep
TENDER. and that having been tied
down to a professors chair. you had
not been in Democratic convention.
where you always felt az home 4,
need only remind you that State con-
yentions usually meet In June or July,
and that during those months you had
your vacation and could give as much
time as you desired to political mar
ters
| will remind you further that dur
ing those eight years you found time
TO be employed for eighteen months
at least. according to your statement
at Boydton. as an agent OF the Ogden
movement. at salary. II is reported,
of $4,000 n year, and went all over
the State making speeches in the In
terest of that movement
And again | would remind you that.
while you were still q professor OF
law at washington and Lee. you were
a candidate for the constitutional con-
vention, which would naturally be in
session during the college term.
And yet again that. while you we're
professor at George Washington
College. you sought and accepted the
position in 1904 Of electoral large,
whose duty II was 10 canvass the
State until the November election, FAR
into the college term.
And In the same connection | Will
call your attention to the moGifics-
tons you have made In your claims
Of party service during those eight
years OF absence. since called at
tentiop to the real facts at Bucking
ham. AT Petersburg. on April 20 last,
you said that since 1896. from the
mountains to the seashore. In every
canvass. State and national. pro-
claimed the undying principles or
Democracy" Less than a month la
ter. at Harrisonburg. replying to my
charge of disloyalty to the party. you
claimed only that during those eight
years you had made some speeches
locally for the party"-not from the
mountains to the seashore. In every
canvass"-but just some speeches To-
cally."
| have just seen In the newspapers
your statement that I should have
been at home" when the local option.
election was held in Petersburg las;
week. My home and voting place is In
Nottcwsy county, as you must know
since you have several times referred
to me in your speeches as the sens-
tor from Nottoway. This Is hardly
fair way to seek to create the i'm
preston that l failed to vote when a
local option election was held at my
home. as vou did when such an cleo
ticn Was held in Lexington on March
20, 1900
Perhaps I did vote for you az an
eiectcr in 1904. but do not remem-
Der positively. II | did. | must have
thought it was time. after you mad
been absent for eight years from
the house OF your fathers and for
you to be 1T work again for the party
that had honored you And you are
certainly right IN assuming that /
voted for you sfter you were made
one Of the electors on the Democratic
ticket. but made speeches for IL. too
loyal Democratic speeches in support
Of the candidates and Of the party
platform. such as you should have
made. but did not make in 1896. after
you had been defeated for the nomi-
nation for Congress.