The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-08
Civ S TIL en- as Addi-
tional Evid ence of
yellow Dog" Fund.
QUESTION NOW
ONE OF VERAClTY
Candidate Believes Thompson's
Statement Does Not Improve
Mr.. Martins Plight" but
Puts Both in Most Unenvi-
able Positions Says Case
Is Established.
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Especial to The Times Dlspa ten
Manassas, Va, August In an ao-
dress delivered here to-day. Hon ". 4
Jones. candidate for the United States
Senate, continued his discussion of the
]. S. 3. Thompson letters. on which he
largely bases his accusation that SEN
ator Thomas ). Martin had served the
railroad interests a lobbyist. He
Injected into the campaign two letters.
both OF them signed by Mr.. Thompson.
which had not hitherto been read.
Mr.. Jones was greeted BY q repre-
sentative audience of Prince william
voters.
In opening his speech Mr.. Jones
stated that during the four months In
which ne had been actually engaged in
prosecuting his campaign for the SEN
ate he has discussed in many OF the
cities and counties OF the state the
public and political record OF his oppo'
nent, Senator Thomas s Martin; tina,
with his structures upon this record
the public by this time probably was
familiar. and that they had never been
answered or met BY his opponent In
asmuch as there are now only thirty
days OF the campaign remaining, nc
declared he would conhne his remaEkf
largely to discussion OF the now ia
nous j. S. B. Thompson letters.
He Failed To Explain.
The SIX thompson letters Aet cloio'S
read by Mr. Jones were again read and
commented upon. In this connection
re also read the statements OF Senator
Martin and Chairman Ellyson. The
letters 10 General T ~ Logan ana
Messrs Bogart. Marbury and Moore.
the speaker declared, had never been
touched by either senator Martin or
Mr. Ellyson in any statement which
had emanated from them. Mr.. E!!yson
~ trr,A AZ r.
the Logan letter of November % as
having been paid him by Major Myers.
of the Richmond. Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad Company, as we'll as
the $500 which Mr.. Thompson sought
10 have Major Myers pay him. was TO
reimburse him for funds advanced by
him prior 20 November 2. 1891, for the
State Democratic Committee in the
election OF Democratic members to the
Legislature. He had not attempted
said Mr.. Jones. TO explain Mr.. Thomp'
sons statement in that letter that "ir
everything, that went on at Richmond
Mr.. E!iyson acted in the most thorough
good faith towards US. and was really
of Infinite assistance TO US, and ! know
can be depended upon 10 help Us this
winter"
HE has not explained what Mr.
Thompson meant by declaring thai
Impressed with the fair manner he
dealt with U.s." continued the speaker.
HE has intimated that II was up 10
Mr.. Thompson to make this eXplana-
tion-an explanation for which the
people OF Virginia have been waiting
with almost bated breath Senator
Martin has not even said this much
in regard to the four letters of No
vember %. 1891. and II is therefore 70
4. ut % 80
the burden of explanation upon the
shoulders OF the former superintendent
of the Richmond and Danville Railroad.
The truth Is. the implications contained
In these letters are SO clear and I'M
mistakable that it would require more
than the combined ingenuity of Messrs.
Martin. Ellyson and Thompson. with
all the consultation which they may
have had, to frame an explanation
which would be acceptable to the in.
telligent people of Virginia.
Mere Denial Futile.
THE portion OF the press not owned
or controlled by the Martin machine.
although not supporting me. has, with
commcndable unanimity. taken the
position that in the face of the unas
sailed and unassailable documentary
evidence which has been produced
Senator Martins mere denial is as
futile as an attempt TO stay the mighty
torrents of Niagara with a willow
waiting.
Such papers as the Virginian- Pilot.
the Newport News Daily Press. the
Richmond News Leader and many 9th
ers have shown how vain is the at
tempt OF Senator Martin and his friends
to oppose his unsupported word to the
stubborn facts disclosed by the Thomp-
son letters.
1.-The four letters of November 90
not only show that the representatives
Of three railroads were ordered to re-
port to Thomas S. Martin. at Rich
mond, only two days next preceding
the assembling of the Legislature. fol-
the purpose of rendering him assist
ance in the matters which We're to come
up at that time and in which the rail-
roads manifested the deepest interest,
but they further show that the rail-
roads were chiefly relying upon Mr..
Martin to defeat legislation to which
they we're intensely opposed, but about
which the people of Virginia were
deeply concerned. Mr.. Thompson mar
shaled the forces Of the railroads at
Richmond and put Thomas s. Martin
in command ovor them
Both Martin and Ellyson, in their
desperate efforts to eXtrcate them
selves from the meshes into which
these letters have thrown them. have
sought to create the impression that
the work set for them by Mr.. Thomp-
son was merely to elect Democratic
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