The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-13
State Chairman ReiterateS all
Money Was Used for
Campaign
CONFIDENCE HAS BEEN
GROSSLY MISPLACED
Sum of Money Referred to
Was Return of Subscrip-
ton Advanced Which
Was Customary

Denouncing as malignant and un
man Jones in his speech at Surry yes
terday to the effect that contribu-
tons received during the fall OF 1891
from railroads and other parties were
intended for any other than legitimate
political purposes. Mr.. J. Taylor Ell
Tyson. chairman OF the State Demo-
cratic COMMITTEES, gave out a state
ment last night, after being shown
sections of Mr.. Jones speech, in
which his name figured.
The statement OF MIR. Jones, who Is
running against Senator Martin for
the latter's seat in the United States
Senate. is in part as follows:
But be this as it may. neither
Senator Martin nor any one else who
has made a statement in regard to
this matter has even attempted to ex~
plain the purpose for which the $500
was paid to MIR. Ellyson on or about
November %, 1891, as Superintendent
Thompson states in his letter of
that date to General T. NJ. Logan, of
the Richmond and Danville Railroad.
Upon this subject Senator Martin Is
as silent as the tomb.
1T is not claimed that the money
was paid over to the chairman of the
Democratic party for the purpose OF
REIN bursting him for any funds which
he may have expended in the election
of Democrats to the Legislature.
Amy SUCH claim would be simply
preposterous, for. why should any
railroad company be called upon to
make up deficiencies in the campaign
funds for the Democratic party? 1t
will not be pretended, l think, that
the railroads authorized the chair
man of the Democratic party to ex-
pend unlimited sums In order to car
ry the election, and TO call on them
to supply all deficiencies"
Mr.. Ellyson's Answer.
Mr.. Ellyson's reply Is as follows
1 desire most emphatically to re-
peat my statement already made in
regard to the collection by me AS State
chairman of campaign funds from
railroad and other corporate interests.
They were collected because they
were necessary to secure the contin-
.ued supremacy Of the Democratic
party in Virginia. upon whose perpet-
uation in power depended the supre-
macy of the white race in Virginia.
Every candidate for State honors,
and every candidate for Congress. en-
joy ed the benefit of these collections
SO long as they were made, and they
were never used for any other than
campaign purposes, and the state
ment made by Hon. W. A. Jones in
his speech at Surry day that they
were used for any other purpose is
as malignant as it is untrue
MIR. Jones has for twenty
wears held iSsioD from INA
as a member of my State executive
committee This. Is .sha his hestspa-
litical honor / have to confer He
was in the city last night. and il he
had desired any information he could
have called at my residence or talked
with me over the phone. Ordinary
courtesy would at least have suggest
ed that he do SO.
1.-The five hundred dollars to which
Mr.. Jones refers was simply a return
to me of that amount on account of
subscriptions made before the cleo
tion, which l advanced. and which
were not paid until after the election.
This is no uncommon experience with
State ehairmen., efIUns John g. Bar
bour in one campaign was at it's close
short more than fifteen hundred dol
lars. / have more than once had
like experience, but never for so
large a sum. The attempt to pervert
this incident In the manner done by
Mr.. Jones is utterly unworthy OF a
man. who for nearly a quarter OF
century has enjoyed the most init
mate and confidential political reia-
tons with me.
1T Is the only instance in my long
public life where my confidence has
been so grossly misplaced"