The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-11-10
S. P. POWELL REPLIES
Answers Letter Of J. P. Il Girls.
m0nd.
Declares Tie Will Continue TO Defend
His Position, Etc.

Text. The beginning OF the
words of the mouth is foolishncss.
and the end OF his talk mischievouS
madness. Feel. Xl-13.
The Marquis De Talleyrend said
"EscvybCdy knows everybody. II
is sad that Crismond had not learn
ed this before he called into prac-
tice the filthy political trickery O;
his younger days on the 18th OF
last September and cOnspired with
r. ColS Blaydes and Sam Bageot'
70 design ana deliver that ignOmin-
lou salsehood to the effect that
Il had stated would not oppose
Blayd,s under any circumstances.
They ascertained their trickery
I'm not giving legal notice OF the
meeting would not altogether re-
strain the torrent OF opposition that
poured out against them and they
had TO do something else and they
intended this child OF their poly
andTous association not only to
turn the tide in their favor that
day but to eliminate me from any
contests with them
n is sad that he had not learned
10 before he and Blaydes printed
their las false fulminations of tab
relations against me
There is q way which Seemetn
right so man bar the end thereof
are The ways of death
Tine facts in this matter are just
as stated in my letter 20 the r'red-
ericksbprs papers of about o. oher
2o-22 .las;
:. IS worthy ot remark tai. Iies
could NOS BE- shaken by Crismold
and Blaydes SO in their wrath and
despair they prepared addiliona!
falsenoOds against me. hoping there
by TO divert public attention from
the telsehoods proved on them.
@lydes and CrismOnd are like
the Siamese twins. on whose should
ers stands Ba gett with a little
clerical job in Washington and ow-
ing Blaydes' mother money secur-
GO - trust deed on his property TO
Lee J Graves. trustee.
B.aydes owes his pen and tongue
20 Crismond
None of truthful lips" told
Crisuond | said would not oppose
Blaydes ii he ran Tor Republican
County Chairman again. for new
or said it.
Crismond knows that my denial
Of his charge before the mass
meeting was heard tin spite OF his
con i1uous Interruptions and loud
efforts so prevent IT'D and regarded
- explicit and unequicOyal by every
bOty cX,ep, himself and bis pals.
who lil not want to SO regard IT,.
For this peoples heart Is so way
cd g.rss. and their ears are dull
of hearing. and their eyes they
have closed: LEST ~ any limc they
should see with their eyes. and hear
with their ears. and should under
stand with their heart. and should
be converted and should heel
them"
He willfully and deliberately mis-
understood ME in the first instance
for the purpose OF conspiring wiz
Baggett and Blaydes and making
up the first ;alsehoOd. viz. that
I stated II would not oppose
Blaydts for the Craftsmanship.
He pre,ends that ! admitted hay
AK AAAut SUI 20 a. ,. CO q a. < aaN -AA 10y
denial before the mass-meetins and
my former letter TO the papers for
The purpose Of shielding Blay des
in his false report OF the mass
meeting TO The Free Lance. where
in he failed 10 state that ] denied
the charge and made other false
statements 10 my discredit
CriSmond inquiries why up
preached them Oh the subject? Be
cause Blaydes was County Chairman
and together with Crismond and
Bagsett wrote with the same
quill
|. considering being q candidate
against Blaydes for the place he
held. courtesy demanded that no.
tify him and common sense demand
ed that | know what opposition
would have. and one OF the first
men who asked me 10 run advised
the talk with Blaydes Blaydes de-
ceiyed lie at the time by telling
me Il doubt II | will be a candi-
date" II you want 10 run this
is a free country. don't think I
will oppose you"
He later misled some OF my sup
porters by giving them to I'M
derstand he would not oppose me
If ran.
Here follows statement from
JAS r Evans. the only Republican
who has carried the county for the
Legislature since Blaydes has been
chairman; and when he had been
chairman about a year
Il suggested to Powell to have
the talk with Blaydes referred to
I'm his letter After II was over
saw them together and inquired
how they made IT, The impression
got from their replies was that
II Powell ran Blaydes would not
oppose him.
Signed Jas r Evans.
Nov ?, 1910.
The original OF this will BE-
shown anyone interested
Blaydes treated me unfairly later
by giving no newspaper notice of the
meeting-cOntrary to all custom
and no reasonable notice OF any
kind to any except his henchmcn
outside of his own district
failed to learn of but one no
tice posted In Livingston District
none in Chancellor, none AT many
precincts in the others and none
ten days before the meeting.
The first notice ] had or knew
was mailed at Mt. Pleasant on
September 14th, and arrived with
my mail in the evening of the 18th.
and was read that night on my re-
turn from some farm work.
! know the hour of meeting-11
a. m-printed on the notice was
changed TO 10 a. IA. and the meet
ing was called sharp at that time
by Blaydes before many OF my
friends arrived.
only had two days notice, in
Guiding Sunday, and my friends
who came 10 the meeting were nOti-
fled during that time.
None voted for me that | know
Of who were not notified between
the time l received the notice and
the time of the meeting, and Meth