The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-22


whom vouched for Mr. Crismond 5
statement as correct.
A month later they forgot what
they first reported and agreed
20 say told them and in their
Certificates" printed with Blyades
second letter they all state said
II would not oppose Blaydes.
A big difference in the meanine
of the two expressions. and it is
untrue that used either They
no longer claim that reasonable or
proper notice of the mass-meeting
was given. Crismond Intentionally
falsilios again when he says Iurh-
lev said ne saw the Democrats 20
ling for Blaydes. but did not count
them.
TURNKEY named five Democrats
whom he omitted and said without
them the vote was Powell o.
Blaydes 90. and that after the
meeting he and a Republican from
,ha Thornsburg district count 4
up twenty more Democrats who had
voted in the meeting for Blaydes
and we're counted with his vote and
hat was not all Of them. See his
letter OF reply to Blaydes attack
on him.
In my reply to Crismond's iirs1
attack on me | named three Demo
rats and in my reply 10 blaydes
ltlack named ten more who were
counted in the Blaydes vote.
| believe half those voting ior
him were Democrats and some mem
bers OF the Democratic Committee
urged them to attend and DO so.
Crismond was an intense Demo
,rat until his unfaithfulness and in-
sideli,ies in the clerks office di-
vorced him from any future posi-
oiii,y OF holding office by the votes
d tine people 10y whom he was
known. whereupOn he Immediately
Jecame an intense Republican. seek
iag Office by appointment from
nose by whom he WIS unknown.
lie sought appointment as a del
gate to Roanoke from the first
.Aass-Eccting thereafter, but wa
told 20 "tarry at Jericho. 80
declined his invitation 10 go by
Fredericksburg and boat to the
Newport News convention, tell
ing MIN | was going by way Of Rich
m0nd and what train would take
Al Mineral
10 my surprise after / passed
Richmond he came in the caf from
sJ.ne other portion OF the train
and remained there. He appeared
20 know the city and hotels and az
his urgent request | registered at
che same hotel and time he did
ana We happened 10 be assigned
rooms on the same floor. I did
not suggest our occupying the same
room. but he did.Those from the
same counties and districts were
seated together in the hail and thus
s-w him a number of times dur
ing the days of the convention.
This is the association ne brags
about and the most he was ever
able TO impose himself upon me
during the many years he has
kuo"n me.
lie asked me for an endorsement
for census supervisor for the First
district at the mass-meeting in the
county few days before the con-
yention and several times while in
Newport News.
While there l unders God these
positions in the First and Eighth
districts would be given 10 Demo
Gratis.
Several days later at Spoisy lvania
court l finally gave him the letter
nc published. putting in nearly all
he desired. | knew at the dme he
would not get the place, but gave
aim the letter TO be rid OF his
annoyance and for the sake OF par
ty harmony Perhaps | did wrong
in doing 50 even then, but did not
say he was honest or respected or
eminently fitted for the position or
ask for his appointment. all Of
which he says | did in the very
face OF the letter TO the contrary.
He seeks to flatter the people in
TO siding with him by stating the
thoughtful and intelligent reader,
the sane and sober thinking man
etc. as he wishes it, An old trick
Of his is this kind of flattery. He
says the six words he quoted from
Longfellow's long Psalm Of Life OF
many verses contains the meaning
of the whole poem and this and the
future life also.
Strange the great poet wrote
any more of it then besides these
six words He did not know his
business according to Crismond. He
says when my father committed a
contempt of Judge r. f. Waller 5
court "he interceded with the court
and obtained his release How
great must be his influence with
Judge Waller to do so much. My
father did not attend the mass
meeting, took no part in this con-
,roversy, said nothing against any
of the gang, and if CrismOnd was
so hard up for something to say it
is a wonder he did not publish the
fact that | once committed a con-
tempt of the Supreme Court and
was neither fined or locked up. but
merely went before them and apol-
ogized.
Fiction, though, is his preference
and he never uses or faces facts
when he can possibly avoid them
or substitute any thing else.
When Crismond was hauled up
before this same judge with whom
he has so much influence so dark
and serious were his crimes of en-
oezzlement, forgery and many others
that he had to have three lawyers
to speak for him and tried to get
more.
And this after he had made his
appeal TO the mercy of all by re-
paying with interest all the money
the investigating committee found
out he had taken.
By some technical miscarriage of
justice he was not sent to the pen
itentiary for his manifold crimes,
therefore he says he Is a free
man, untarnished and untainted
with even the shadow of guilt and
with a full record of deliverance-
an absolute and unadulterated ac-
quittal."
He is so ignorant of true honesty
and gentlemanly conduct as to be-
lieve that so long as he can by hook
and crook keep out of prison he is
honest and so callous as not to feel
anything that does not restrain his
liberty and RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Hr;ep,ond fc hound for lifa nv