The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-19

who saw to ii that this money was
placed In Mr. Martins hands was the
game official who directed Bogart and
Narbury to report to him after the
was about to assemble Further COM
ment upon these letters would hardly
seem to be necessary.
Array OF Evidence,
These four letters. standing alone.
constitute in themselves an array of
documentary and un!mpeachable evil
dence which 10000 unsupported dealals
cannot overcome But the letter 20
read to you. If anything, is even
stronger evidence in support Of
my charge than any which /
haze fnh,e,, y e, produced In speech
last week ] undertook to analyze the
! state ments in this letter. The state
ment which Senator Martin sent out
from Washington reiterating his for
mer denials of connection with rail-
road legislation did not even attempt
to explain the damaging illusions to
have said. was written long after
the election was over. The explana-
ton has since been offered that the
500 paid to Mr. Ellyson BY Major
Myers. president of the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad.
ana the additional $500 sought 10 be
the chairman of the Democratic party
for moneys advanced by him. II is
TO be regretted that this explanation
was not fuller and more circumstan-
tial. II will be interesting to know
what the deficiencies were for / shall
Stow before this controversy is over
that the total contributions of the rail
! roads during the fall and winter of
1891 constituted a very considerable
sum--a much larger sum than many
PEOPLE have imagined. It is. however.
a matter OF Indifference TO me- and
In no wise weakens the testimony
which have produced whether the
$500 or the $1,000 referred to in this
| letter was intended to reimburse The
State chairman for moneys advan ccd
by him or not.
Il shall not attempt to controver.
the explanation which has been Of
fered as 10 these railroad contribu-
/ tons. This letter not only refers to
things which have gone on at Rich
mond.' in which 1t is alleged that Mir
good faith towards us. and was really
| of infinite assistance 10 u.s. but it as
serted that the writer knew he could
wntef Hssum npa ina, ,2 he the us sts .as
nients in these letters are true (and
l do not wish 20 be understood as
Ellyson would not like 1T to be sup
posed that the services which he is
alleged to have rendered and which
ne was expected to render that win
ter 10 us were rendered in his ca
pacity as chairman of the Democratic
party: but l am not concerned with
TINS Phase OF the subject. What
would like to have and what l think
would interest the public would be a
statement from Senator Martin ex-
riaining who constituted this mystic
rious us this cabalistic combina ton
called us and who the us was that
Mr.. ,Ellyson could be depended upon to
help this winter am unaware OF
any help which the Democratic party
! Is alleged, that Mr.. Martin and the
writer of the letter were thoroughly
Impressed with the fair manner he
dealt with us. he surely ought to be
able to relieve the not unna tural Gu
rlosity OF a waiting public, since il
would appear from this letter that he
| was valued member of the firm Of
Us leave out OF the consideration
all question as to the use of the money
which Major Myers was to be made to
Come up with. 1 am only concern ~:
WIN establishing my charge. denied
by Senator Martin. that in these trans
,nG1ons he acted as the agent and
lobbyist of the railroads.
Letter 10 j. VI. Moore.
Il shall now read the letter address