The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-24
JUDGE CARDWEIL GIVES
OUT REPLY TO MR.. JONES
Tells of His Election as Speaker in 1901 and the Appoint
ment OF the Committee on Roads-Complimented
by Mr.. Kent

! Judge 4. II. CardweH. of the Su-
preme Court of Appeals, has issued d
Statements nreply to the published
reports OF the speech delivered by
Representative w, A. Jones at Surry
on July IL. Following is the state
ment:
4 In the issue of The Richmond Eve
ming Journal of the 18th instant, un-
/ der bold headlines TO attract atten-
ton thereto, appeared report of a
speech delivered by Hon. William A.
Jones at Surry Courthouse that day,
; in which he was reported as having
made remarks about me to the eff
I feet that ! WAS connected With i'm
I proper conduct on the part of others
/ in the election of the Legislature n
1881. and its organization. About III =
/ same report of Mr.. Jones' speech
( tTea dimes ruitttd) appeared Iii the
issue of the Times Dispatch OF the
/ 18th instant. Whereupon / cut out
I that part of report as to what Mr..
Jones had said about me and enclosed
J the slip to him, with the request that
/ he say whether or not he had been
correctly reported. AS MIR. Jones was
/ not at his headquarters in Richmond
( but out OF the city. his reply tn my re-
I quest was necessarily delayed. Tina;
I house. as reported, which l enclosed
10 MIR. Jones. was as follows:
I Judge CardweIl Included.
In the remark about organizing
I the Legislature. Mr.. Jones made spe-
citic reference to Judge Cardwell
whom he depicted as having been
aided in his campaign for the speak
I ership by Thomas $, Martin and J. s
| Il. Thompson, so as TO secure the
appointment of committees favorable
| 10 the interests of the railroads of the
/ State
| His reply to my inquiry as &c
whether or not he had been correctly
reported Is.
! In reply I beg to say that ] can
not recall having made any specific
reference to you. i read the letter
addressed To General T. NJ. Logan by
Mr.. ]. s. Is. Thompson. which you
have doubtless sean. and as your
name appears therein, ii was nesos-
sarfly mentioned My remarks weree
reduced to writing, and upon exam
( lining them / fail to find any speci-
! nc reference TO you therein. I recall
! that l did say that the railroads We're
/ interested IN organizing the Legisla
/ ture so as to prevent. as far as pos
sible. the enactment of legislation TO
which they were opposed"
/ accept of course. Mr.. Jones
statement as true, that he did not
make any special reference to ME In
| his speech. but II IS to be noted here
/ that In thu letter addressed to Gen
eral Logan my name does not appear,
nor is any reference whatever there
/ in made to me.
! With respect 10 other letters ob-
tanned from Mr.. Barbour Thompson 5
! private files and used by Mr. Jones
in his speeches. I shall content my
/ self with the statement that when
| these letters. are read together. and
| by an unbiased mind. it will be read
/ lily seen that the mention of my name
therein had reference either to my
!. cooperation with the active workers
/ OF the Democratic committee TO as
sure the election of Democratic
/ Legislature in 1891. or to my candi-
/ dacy for re election as speaker of the
/ House. ] was re elected speaker With
! out opposition in the caucus and re-
ccived every vote cast in the election
by the House, and as the reports OF
Mr.. Jones remarks about me seem TO
have been interpreted by my friends,
fff ac1S' by the general reader as' by