The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-02
Flood Quotes Thompson and
Ellyson to Prove That
He Did.
CANDIDATE DENIES 1T
Letter Read Which Shows Use
OF Money in First
District.
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SouitTooui almost 10 us capacity TO-
night, Congressman II. D. Flood re-
iterated and elaborated upon his
charge that Representative W. A.
Jones had collected campaign funds
from J. S Barbour Thompson, the
raiirord attorney He cad first
telegram from Mr.. Thompson. saying
that Mr.. Jones called at his home in
Richmond in October. 1898, and ac-
quainted him with the needs OF tho
canvass in his district. Mr. Thompson
further said that he told MIR Jones
to make known his wants to Chair
man j. Taylor EIlyson
am authorized. said Mr. Flood,
by Mr.. Ellyson to say that Mr.
thompson gave him this money, that
Mr.. Jones came to him and discuss
ed with him tho distribution OF 1t.
and that It was distributed in the
flrst District according TO Mr.
lohcss directions. have in my pocket
the names or the gentlemen to whom
this money was sent and the amounts
sent them. II It was wrong in SEN
ator Martin TO solicit campaign con-
trioutions from Thompson and Glass
gov. why was 1t not equally wrong
Tor Jones to solicit from Thompson?
IL 1t was wrong for Martin to aid Ely
son In distributing campaign funds
contributed by railroads, why was IL
'ASA6 III jones
Letter by Jones.
Mr. Flood then road the following
letter to Dr. Newbiu. OF Lancaster
which he said Is no. stolen. but sent
by tho man to whom 1t belongs:
warsaw, October 90. 1892
My Denr Doctor,-I enclose YOU my
check for 500. which you Will kindly
use for your precinct, Kllmarnock
una White stone, 1 know II Is not
enough but the demands upon mo
elsewhere have been fearful. 1 have
sent hathaway q small amount (25),
which he thinks he can use. ua car.
not do anything. 1 imagine, with Oscar
Morris and l told Oscar to look to
you l have attended to the c. H and
Liiwaiton- / want to say In conclu-
sion that l am using about all can
get but that II you should lack a
rev dollars with which good results
could be obtained. shall have to
trust TO your good judgment to use /,
ior me. that is to advance 1t. or
course. / cannot go very fur. 60
to Essex and AI.ddlesex to-morrow AND
snail be on the road until the 7th.
tn bst wishes. I am,
Yours sincerely,
SSisnedl ''w. A. JONES'"
II VIII be observed from this let
ter" said Mr.. Flood, that Mr.. Jones
Is using sl25 at tw0 precincts. and in
ADDITION to that he is authorizing DR..
NeWoiil to use moro II necessary. That
Is S62.5o to q precinct. II he used an
an. equal amount In oil tho nrecincts
In the First Congressional District IT
would cost S7.562.5o In that congress
slonal district along. because there ara
III precincts in tho district, and II
5000 go to precinct the amounts
sent Dr. Newbill and Mr.. Hathaway IL
would aggregate this amount, with
out taking into consideration tho
amount OF money that Dr. Newbnl ad
vanced upon the authorization OF Mr..
Jones.
Use After Election.
This brings into consideration an.
other phase OF MIR. Jones's hypocriti-
cal pretense about the use OF money.
When he read the Thompson letters.
which indicated that some money was
paid to MIR. Ellyson after election.
he wanted to know what use Mr.. Ely
son had for money after the election
was over. do not suppose he In.
quired what use DR.. Newbll had for
the money he advanced. and which
Mr. Jones assumed to reimburse him
for after his election in 1892.
II want to call attention to the fact
that the Oscar Morris referred to in
this letter was negro political loader,
and The letter shows that Mr.. Jones
came In close political association
with Oscar. for in his letter he says, I
told Oscar to look to YOU In the
dark days when the negroes were n
menace TO white civilization In Vir-
ginia, as they We're for thirty three
years. gentleman had to do many dis
tasteful things. but ! venture to say
that very few nominees for Congress
hn6 - lan al .
gro leaders to secure their election"
Mr.. Flood was introduced to the au-
dience by c. O'connor Goolrick. who
predicted n majority for both Senators
in Fredericksburg on September 7.
Mr.. Flood referred to the services
rendered the State by Senator Martin
in connection with the State debt set
Element, which services he rendered
without compensation. and which. In
the opinion OF the speaker. had q great
deal to do with Senator Martins sub
sequent election to the Senate Mr.
Flood praised Governor swans ad-
ADMINISTRATION in high terms. and said
that on his record Swanson deserved
an Endorsement by the people.
On Ship Subsidy.
Mr.. Flood attacked Mr.. Jones's roc
ord on the ship subsidy bill In anil
mated fashion. and in this connection
read letter from Congressman Noon
of Tennessee, chairman of the House
Committee on Post omces and Post
Roads. dated August %. 1871. In which
Mr.. Noon states that Mr.. Jones voted
at one session when the ship subsidy
bill was under cons!d Grafton against
the bill. "On the same day." says Mr.
Moon. Il met him In street car. ans
he denounced the bill as vicious. and
that ne had left the sick bed OF his
son to vote against It." Further. Mr
Moon states that the bill was under
consideration again at the same SEES
sion in substantially the same form
and Mr.. Jones voted for It. After
ward. Mr.. Moon states. Mr.. Jones
stated to him that no doubt ne, Moon,
thought his action strange. and ex.
cused his vote by stating that he was