Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1911-07-20

hghtcn the pubic as 70 The arar &C.
ment based upon" the payment of
this $500. of which Superintendent
Thompson speaks in this letter9
why. too. is he silent as 70 Su-
perinsendent Thompson's assertion
that Mr.. Eilyson acted in most
thorough good faith towards US.
and was really OF in6nits assistance
to US7" Who is "US7" Surely |
il viii aot be coatsnded that Us con-
stituted ths Democratic party7
Agsiu. Superintendent Thompson
says l know he can be depended
upon to help US this winter" Was
US the Democratic party7 But.
wrote Superintendent Thompson;
BothMsrtin aHd were taoro ughly
impressed with the fair manner be
dealt with US. and I DO not want
him disappointed in this manner.
Surely Superintendent Thompson
and Senator Martin would not insult
Chairman EllYson by intimsting that
I by any possibility hemight lot have
deaf fairly with the Demoradc psrty2
Is there any escape from the con-
clusion that Mr.. Ellyson's dealings
with US had no relation TO the
campaign which be had conducted
prior to November Sd in the interest
. of the DsEaocratic party9 Any othe
c conclusion would be idioticl
E This language not only does not
! bear out the idea which Senator
: Martin would convey that he was
o solely interested in the election of q
d Democratic Legislature and 10 thai
E end only had lsbOred with Chairman
( Ellyson. but it establishes exactly
& the contrary. Il conclusively shows
D. that in the mind OF Superintenden
& Thompson Senator Martin was as
,, sociated not with Chairman Ellysol
ie as an adjunct of the State Com
IN nnittee. but that Senator Martin wa
L looked upon by Superintendent
Dr. Thompson as a cog in his rsilroa'
l. machine. No intelligent honest ma
3. would attempt to put any other con
ID strucuon upon this language. Sens
10 tor Martin admits by his failure I
D. take the slightest notice of the da.
IN and contents of this letter that thi
l. is the only construction of whicl
d this language is capable.
le But this is not the only one O
ty these five letters that Senator Msrti
% ignJres in his statement. The lette
,e to Mr. Leonard Marbury. a loci
B. railroad attorney. as well as that (
h Mr.. Bogart. also a railroad officia
S. IS dated the 2Sd day OF Novembel
~ 1891. These letters called upo
a. these two persons to report to Sens
le tor Martin at Richmond on the Nor
DC day and Tuesday of the week 70
ds lowing-the thirtieth of Novemb,
n and the first of December. 1t wi
ed not be contended that they were
a. confer with Senator Martin upon Il
Ie- subject of electing a Democrat
Legislature. The Legislature q
ID ssmbied on the ID of December a,
IE the Monday and Tuesday previo
NJ were devoted to caucusing. IT
e Speaker of the House of Delegat,
who appointed the important COZ
ish mittee dealing with railroad legisl
i've ton. was to be nominated at II
Sd time. The people of Virginia "a
the long been clamoring for legislati
the looking to the regulation of railroaC
has The Democratic party had pledg
ub- itself to enact this legislation. 7
spt railroads. as the sequel abundan
{ q demonstrated. were opposed to a
sue legislation of this character.
off. "It requires no stretch of ina
hat nstion to believe that the money
aad pended by them through Sena
ljor Martin and others during the leS
ate. lative campaign was put where
nd would do the most good to th,
Lo- who furnished it.