The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-08-10
SP0TSYLvANIA COURT
PoIitical-Speech Of Mr.. GOrdOn-NOtes
Etc.

Etc.
A large crowd of people gathered
at Spotsylvenia Monday. il being
the August term of court When
Judge Chichester called the court
the lawyers present from this city
we're Judge Alvin T. Embrey, Messrs
r. w. Coleman, W. w Butzner, Lee
-. Graves. f. NJ. Chichester. w. X.
Goodrich, Ben Purvis, G. II. swift.
The county lawyers were Thomas
Stokeley Coleman and S. p. Powell.
Politics.
County politics are exciting more
interest than the Senatorial fight.
although both are warming up.
The big fight is over the treasurer
ship. for which Messrs. Massey, Turn
ley and Dickinson are the can
didates. Only one Of these. MIR.
Massey. will enter the Democratic
primary. the other two preferTng
to take chances in the general eiec-
ton.
For sheriff three candidates want
to be elected. Messrs. Waller, Garner
and Partlow. The two former VIII
be in the primary.
For commissioner of revenue,
Messrs. Young, Alrich. Payne. Fin
ney and Blaydes will go in the pri-
mary. Messrs. Harris. Wallace,
Hicks and Beasley will not
The candidates who Will not go
in the primary and their friends
are using every influence to pre-
vent voters from participating in
the primary. and 1t is safe to say
they will succeed far beyond the
expectations of those candidates
who enter.
MI. Gordon Speaks.
Hon. r. l.. Gordon. Of Louisa,
spoke in advocacy of Messrs. Jones
and Glsas for Senators.
Mr.. l.. NJ. Smith. chairman Of
the county committee. had been ask
ed to introduce Mr. Gordon and said
he would do SO. but could not be
found when Mr.. Gordon went into
the courthouse and he went into the
stand saying he needed no introduc-
ton to the people of Spotsylyania.
lie made a strong speech. The
building was packed with people
and about so stood at the windows
outside. He was listened TO atten
lively and at times received hearty
applause especially when he referred
to Mr.. 81. Geo. h. Fitzhugh. Of Fred
ericksburg. as the counsel for rail
roads and corporations
On this he said: | am surprised
9 II. rlfIft.a a oh
acter had seen fit to come to the
defense OF Martin when the Sena-
tor had not seen fit TO defend him
self. | know he Is a corporation
and railroad attorney. but had al
ways believed that he gave them the
benefit OF his legal ability. but now
he Is using his personal influence
TO aid them politically. which | did
not believe he would have done
However. his article will not in
jure Mr.. Jones. because he is q
Democrat who bolts his party when
ever il suits his personal views
and his sympathy with a lobbyist is
nothing more than the trends OF
MIR. Jones can expect, but Mr.. Fitz-
hugh said the letters were not COM
petent evidence because only one OF
them was addressed to Senator Mar
! tin and the others could not
be used in a court OF Justice against
/ him. He fOrgets that this same
Barbour Thompson. who wrote these
/ letters, was one of the chief Wit
nesses who testified in favor OF
/ Senator Martin before the Legislative
investigating committee when II was
charged that he had improperly in
/ fluenced the Legislature TO elect him
over FitZhugh Lee that these letters
utterly destroyed the testimony OF
/ Mr. Thompson before that committed
and they were certainly competent
evidence even from a technical stan(
point to be used 10 destroy the ties.
/ timOny of this witness.
He also charged this: Mr. Fitz
hugh. as counsel for the Narrow
Guage r. R, had gone before the
State Corporation Commission anC
has bad the law suspended in re-
gard to demurrage by shippers
on account Of the failure OF the K
r. Co 10 furnish them cars This
has done a great injustice to every
shipper along the road and practi
cally put them at the mercy Of the
| railroad.
u He reviewed the working of thu
machine as in the interest OF rail
roads and corporatins. This is Z
fight. he said. Of the people against
special interests He paid particu
lar attention to the Thompson let
tiers and appealed to his audience
to work for the interests OF the
people and against the machine.
Death.
Wesley Hamilton. 9-year-old Sol
of Mr.. J. +. Burruss. near PartlOw
died Friday of appendicitis Funera
Saturday. conducted by Rev Mr.
Jeffries.
The business men present from
Fredericksburg were Capt. NJ. b
Rowe. +. II. Hart, NJ. G. Willis. Jr.
IL II Montgomery. Or. J. n. Barney
w. s. Embrey, Mayor II I. Wallace
r. L. Biscoe. +. X. Tyler ant
lC.hers.
The late rains have greatly i'm
proved conditions. The grass
lspringing up in the pastures. tur
, nips millet and other substitute
, crops are planted and the corn i
coming out wonderfully. The lat
crop with a fair season from now OF