The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-07

SAYS MARTIN IS
EvAD|NG ISSUE
STRAIGHTOUT2 DECLARE THAT
CLERKS EXPLANATION EN-
PLAINS NOTHING.

NORFOLK. VA. June 7.--Alvah II.
Martins statement. issued Monday.
In which he offers to refund at the
end OF the year all over 5000 tho
him, does not explain anything at
I'LL. the straightouts said yesterday,
and they declare he is trying to evade
the Issue and the charges against
his record by making counter charges
against Maurice g. Long. who. Mr..
Martin says. has been holding three
political Jobs at one time. The
straightouts. speaking OF the state
ment yesterday said they did not
care how many jobs the clerk held !;
that he might have them all. but
that he had no right TO collect fees
for work for which he Is already
paid.
Explains His Three Jobs.
Maurice @. Long explains his hold
ing the three positions in statement
given out last night as follows:
Il have long felt that my holding
any Jobs In the county was a source
OF much chagrin to Mr.. Martin.
Possibly the fact that | did not
owe them to the grace OF his favor.
together with the fact that since /
have been a resident Of the county /
nave neglected my opportunities to
90 homage to the ruler thereof. may
account for his attitude
There years ago l was appointed
"a member of the permanent road COM
mission by the Judge OF the circuit
court Of Norfolk county. The Same
authority has since seen fit to appoint
me land assessor and member OF the
that in each Of these positions have
tried to do my duty to the best OF my
ao'iity, j have no apology or expiana-
ton 10 make
Il might follow distinguished pre-
cedent and say that I just took the
JOBS In order to save the fair name
81 the county. but for the life of me
! don't see how the hein,ng Of "a Job
by me or anyone else could save IL
might ofrer TO give all over s.. 900 to
build rnacadam roads IL | were run
ming for office, but I'm not, aud be
sides my three jobs only brought me
IN sl.lW, not counting $40 from the
State Of Virginia
Il might tell the public that I'd
shrow them what got after the cam
patgn was oyer. but / don't mind doing
IL now. l forgot 10 collect the salary
for one OF my jobs and as soon a.-
10 build schoolhouae or a cupia of
miles OF macadam road with the $40
mat Is coming To me as member of
the electoral board
Leaving ont ali this buncomhe
about schools and macadarn roads. the
plain facts In the case are TIT I took
the Jobs to keep Mr. Martin or his
friends from annexing them and
nont think the public is In much
a trzrp
wanting Jobs"
n prominent antf-fusion Democrat
said yesterday that Mr. Martina cir.
GUAR explaining the extra allowances
/ made him by the board of supervisors
was unnecessary. He laughed when
/ asked about the statement regarding
the good record OF the county. As
TO extra allowances" he added, Mr..
Martins effort 10 justify himself has
already been settled by the supren e
court and not by the clerks of court
throughout the State"
Another thing they want explained.
say the straightouts. is why Mr. Mar
tin IL issuing q Justification OF his
record on the eve of Democrat
primary when he Is known as "A Re
publican.
Conceraing the statute regarding
| the indexing OF deeds. which the
clerk says has been passed in recent
years, the anti-fusionists say il has
been in effect since 1871. They point
cut that Mr., Martin is wrong when
he SAYS the law does not require that
the index books be compared.
Report to BE Made Public
Ar Thursdays rally and barbecue
at Hickory GTonnd. new evidence viii
be introduced say the straightouts,
that win show the present clerk has
not done his duty as he should. 1t
is said "a report that was died in the
clerks office will be read. and that
the report Will create a sensation.
Among the speakers Thursday will
be James f. Heath. Maurice @. Long
c. w. oleman. ]. Lindsay Heard and
others Hickory Ground is convenient
to the voters NJ Pleasant Grove and
Butts Road districts and the anti
fusionists are looking for large
crowd. In the handbiils announcing
tfie speaking, they ASK that 'aii
Democrats attend, regardless of past