The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-08

and have been delayed until to-day
In answering them.
"r have taken great pleasure In
writing by this mall to Colonel NIarye,
m well ns to General Payne, asking
them TO communicate with tho Gov
ernor' with view OF securing for you
the appointment to Represent the to-
bacco interests of Virginia ut the com.
Ing expedition mt ChIcngo, and 1 have
made both of them thorough sugges-
ton ms to how they might help you
III the matter.
"r return herewith the letter from
the Governors secretary, Enclosed In
your letter OF the 9Th Instant II 1
see my other way of aiding In this
matter 1 shall ccrtniniy take advan.
tage of the opportunity.
II note your remarks In regard to
Messrs. Hurt aud Hatcher. inciose
herein letter which 1 have received
from MIR. Hatcher, which shows very
clearly that he f. looking to us for
uSslHtnnce. I Will write him to-day
advising him TINT 1 have asked you TO
see what could be done. OF course, he
VIII come to see you, and you must
satisfy yourself very thoroughly as to
his position.
81 hand you my check for $1,000,
hVe hundred of which you cnn use mt
your discretion I'm helping Hurt, md
hfe hundred hold In reserve, with
"nieh 10 heip Hatcher. or course, II
either OF these men require further
assistance, and you are satisfied ma m
their position, wc Will have to urrnpro
TO help them further
"T have written again to Mr. n,i.
Mt, and hope TO have n satisfactory
reply In day or so, when 1 Will COM
municate with you.
Be sure to return me Mr.. R,tch.,.
letter.
"H shall be in Virginia during tno
week commencing October 10th, and
hope to see you.
"'Yours truly,
tSiSned) "J. S. u. THOMPsoN.,
again l ask. what explanation viii
Mt thompson offer as to the direction
given BY him TO Mr.. Holland, who. bv
the way, was also a railroad man
mat he should not render nssistance
10 the two Democratic candidates for
the Legislature whose names are mon.
TONED In this damning letter. unless
ne was thoroughly satisfied as ~
.ne'r positionT Note how cunningly
TINS letter is phrased. Although the
writer states that letter which he
mad received from one Of tho csndt-
yates showed very clearly that he was
looking TO US for assistance IL also
states that he had written that can
oidate advising him that l have aske,
you 10 see what could be done Mr
thompson evidently did not think 1t
wise TO send funds to a Democratic
eahoioate about whose position he
was In doubt, nor did he think 81 nru-
dent to send the money coupled win =,
condition. l do not believe thai thts
letter requires further comment al
my hands -
i think 1t Will be conceded by every
honest and fair-minded man who reads
MI 1hompsons statement and COM
pareS II with the letter / have tust
read tnat 1t not only does not improve
Mr.. Martins plight. but tina, IL puts
ooth Mr.. Martin and Mr. Thompson
IN most unenviable positions 1t NOT
only mas direct bearing upon the
ISSUE raised between Mr.. Martin and
myself. which has now become ono
of veracity and integrity. bur II re-
rates back to the Lee Martin investl.
CATION If 1 mistake not both Sena.
tor Martin and Mr.. Thompson testified
IN that investigation, and both of them
'eheinently Denounced a false any ana
every animation that railroad funds
used to assist Democratic ler-
lsiative candidates In 1898. were dis
tiouteu with view to selecting can
didates favorable to the former. They
stated that these funds were used i'm
partially and with absolute indifer
enoe as to the senatorial preferences
or leanings OF the candidates. Ac
cording to their testimony they were
used only for the purpose Of electing
a Democratic Legislature
If Mr. Thompson Is mistaken II,
now saying that tna money which he
and Senator Martin handlel In lsy:
was used solely for the purpose Of
eleeting Democratic representatives In
order to preserve our Anglo saxon
civilization, as his letter To Mr. ,4ol-
land clearly demonstrates. may he 10,
also have been mistaken when ne tes-
tilted to the same ene., IN .he Lee
Martin investigatio19 Ana had his
memory been then refreshed. as have
now been able TO refresh it. might not
the verdict in chat Investigation hav.
been different? 2ruiy, Mr.. Thompson's
statement opens wide field for spec
ulation.
1T Will hardly be necessary for inc
to produce fur:he. documentary owl
dence to establish my case"