The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-29

fore very unusual. He was one of
the precinct committee and must
have been very lukewarm, judging
from the vote at Belmont at last
election. My precinct did not go
as much Democratic last fall rs
Powell's precinct did, as | am OF
the opinion that my precinct was
one Of the few in the county which
gave the State Republican ticket
a clear-eut majority. yet Powell is
trying to shoulder his infidelities
on me.
1t is false that any advantage was
taken OF Powell in giving notice OF
the meeting. for ! personally went
10 the expense of having 100 hand
bills printed informing the people
of the time. place and object OF
the meeting, and had these bills
sent out to the different public
places in the county at least ten
days prior 10 the meeting. and as
required by the State Republican
Committee II is also false that
the time was changed from IL a
H. to 10 a. m. after the notices
were out. as 10 a. m. was the
.AfaA AlACu OAl III INV AiiNNAAhht ttAAN
the hand bills were mailed out ac-
cordingly; however. if the meet
ing had been delayed to IL a m
my majority would have been GER
t2inly fifty more. as a large num-
Ne OF my friends failed to reach
a., Court House in time to vote,
and others who were on their way
ycnt home. having heard that the
meeting was over. No one knew
better the date for holdiag the
meeting than Powell Did he not
write TO c. W. Oliver. w }. Butt
te. and others on the l4th Sep
.VM9Or urging them to come to the
Meeting on the 18th ult. and vote
o." him for chairman. and yet he
wrote to me on the 18th September
o inform him when | would hold
he meeting, and further informed
me he would be candidate. which
Vas the first notice had of his
.ldidacy. the same not reaching
me @ntii the lS,h. the day before
D. mDo.in. am confident that
it is false that any number Of Re
)u.iicaus have made such de
mand on Powell TO use his name
for tlc chairmanship. and | fail 10
5000 that he would be any better
educationally fitted for the posi-
isn than | am, for in letters
claim TO be his superior.
. mans past lie is his record
stood in the courthouse at Spot
syi.ania few years ago and heard
Judge Embrey severely admOnish
g. arrdign Powell In his argument
10 the court and face TO face charge
li,. with changing the record in q
hrlcery suit after solemn decree
lGd been entered by the court and
out for his youth. indiscretion and
ignorance the court might have pun
ishod hiIa for improper practice
Later on | listened to POwell's tos-
timOny against young Corbin. q
white. boy. charged by Powell with
the larceny of nine quarts of corn
belonging to his father, and | heard
Powell deliberately swear that HIS
father owned the corn in order to
sustain the prosecution. and as a
matter of fact he. Powell. owned
il. as the jury found out by ac-
ALI ting COrbin. and thereby DEM
Ols rated to the world that no case
could stand on such testimony reck-
lessly told, because the boy had
refused TO work for Powell an
other year under contract so
tight that he could not get air TO
breathe. and after all ! had SYM
patty for Powell. but his continu-
cd bad conduct convinces me that
h.. &c II hx- "a lind aancf1
Grafton. He charges me with drink
ing whiskey. and 1t is true that
take a drink whenever | feel like
it md do not care who knows il for
bay and pay for it myself. but 1t
is also true that Powell is both a
whiskey drinker and a dope fiend
as I am informed, and endeavors
10 keep the public from finding il
out. but truth must come out. and
surely his sins will find him out.
We will remember that Peter OF old
denied Christ. and hence | am not
surprised at his name-sake. Powell,
making denials. and it is won
der to me that he does not go fur
ther than denying men and still
flu her resemble Simon Peter and
ike wise deny Christ. trust the
ycung man may reform believe
in the principles for which that
grand old party stands. that it will
stand in the future as il has
stood in the past So. fellow
citizens. stand together and build
5-.1 a party as this grand. old
country will be proud Of We will
win We must win.
Respectfully.