The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-10
letter WR|T|NG
FOLLOWS SPEECH
REPRESENTATIVES, JONES RET
ER-ATES ONE CHARGE AND
A. s. JOHNSON DENIES
ANOTHER.

Additional light on charges made
by Representative William A. Jones IN
his Richmond speech Friday night 10
contained IN two letters received in
this city. one from Mr.. Jones reiter-
sting his assertion that a Richmond
member of the Legislature introduce
ed a measure at the last session in or
der to procure employment tor a lob
byist and declaring that Captain John
A. Curtis ~ the member to whom
reference vas made. and the other
from Secretary A. :. johnson, of the
Democratic committee of Isle OF
Wight county. denying the statemade
made by Mr.. Jones that Republicans
have been invited TO take part in the
Democratic primary in that county.
Mr.. Jones letter was written IN
Washington and IS dated May s. while
IN eletter written by Secretary John
son is addressed TO Mr.. Jones under
the same date. Both letters are self
explanatory and are in full as fol-
lows:
May S. 1911.
Hon, William A, Jones Washington,
u. C.
My Dear Sir,--I am reliably in
formed that, in your speech in Rich
mond on last Friday night, YOU made
SsSFi ltGllr III Cfit|A. lH5l 1p1Rtlfi - Z g
Day, chairman Of the Democratic
party in this county. and also the
fatherin-law OF Senator Martin. had
arranged TO permit the Republicans
of this county to participate in the
primary election to be held in Sep
TENDER next, for the nomination Of
United States senators, / want to
state to you that this is an injustice
to the Democratic party of the county
fESn IL
Senator Martin and to yourself, In that
YOU are not well Informed or extreme
II careless In your statements.
Il have been secretary of the Dem
ocratic executive committee Of this
county for about eleven years. Of
which time Colonel Day has been
chairman for about two, and during
all that time the Republicans of this
county have NOT been invited to take
any part in our party affairs, and l
have no reason to believe that they
wifi ever be.
Il am enclosing, herewith, a copy
OF the instructions for the conduct OF
the primary election to he h cid here
on May 3s. 1911, for nomination of
county officers. end which, in effect.
have governed all OF the primaries Of
the party during the time aforesaid,
and which, unless conducted radically
inherent ifoIli any former primary
held in this county. and TO which 7
have been in any way connected, will
govern the primary to he held IN
September next for nomination OF
United States senators, and I feel sat
fsfed III saying that our committee
viii not permit such a departure az
you suggest.
! am writing you this letter to
give you an opportunity to retrsct s.
statement. purported to have been
made by you on that occasion above
Gus.
Yours very truly,
"A. s. JOHNSON"
4Dath Protest Too Much
Following is the letter from Mr.
Jones. bearing upon the charge h
made in reference to lobbying:
y have just read the statements Of
Messrs. John A. Curtis and w. -
Cerdwell. and ] ask that YOU will pub
lish the following as coming from
me:
1T 10 true that Captain Curti,
called upon me on Saturday morn.
ING last and informed me that he
knew that what / had said in my
speech of the evening before In re-
spect to member of the legislature
from the city of Richmond. whose
DGtiie hlu not give. was intended
for him, that he said il did him ar
injustice, and that he requested me
to give him my authority for the
statement. ] Informed him that h,
was entirely correct in assuming that
my remarks, were directed at him
that he had made the statement with
which ! had charged him to Hon. r
Carter Wexford, Of Richmond coun.
~ and Hon. T. A. Jet. of Northun.
berland county. and that the former
was my informant
HE replied that he had never made
any such statement to either OF those
gentlemen, and protested that he had
never had any conversation with Mr.
Wexford upon the subject OF the bill
introduced by him %
Denies Word Liar" Was Used.
He then asked II / would not he
willing 10 state for publication VIVA,
ire said w. rae an hts side Of the ca se
] declined to do this. telling him he
could give out any statement he chose
In relation to his connection with thin
bill, but that II he denied the con-
Versatlon which had been repeated b,
Mr.. Wexford to me, he might expect
to he confronted with statements
from Messrs. Wexford and Jett which
WOULD put him in oven a worse atti-
tIce than he then occupied do
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