The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-10-12
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Journal contained an announce
ment OF the candidacy of DR.. /.
w. ID. Haynes for the House of
Delegates Of Virginia from the
district composed of the couDties
of Mathews and Middlesex.
] IN replying ID the reasons as
signed in his card for becoming an
independent candidate, desire in
the very beginning to assure the
voters of these two counties of
my unfeigned appreciation of the
generous and lOval support they
gave me in the primary held on
the 9TH day of September, 1911
on which day you placed in my
hands the standard of the Demo
cratic Party. and with the deter
mlnatiOn to recognize no enemy
as a possible victor and no obstacle
as Insurmountable for the party
of my allegiance, shall from
now until the general election in
November, with the help Of nv
friends and the good Democrats 8
OF these two counties. endeavor
to keep that standard floating
with the hope-Aye, with the as
suranCe that after the election youI
may be able to exclaim with me,
Our Flag is Still There.
To be frank with you my fellow
citizens. would rot now take the
least notice of such a card and
particularly when that card is pub
lished by one who participated IN
IN our late primary (dnd VINO is
| believe in honor bound TO sup
port its nominees) but Tor certain
false and misleading statements
contained therein.
DIR. Haynes charges there was
stuffed ballot box. Republicans
permitted to vote and one man
running for an office in a booth
marking tickets. If this state
ment be trLe, and | know nothing
of it, then in the face of such OBJ
position and most unfair treat
ment-with the organization, as
well as odds of three to one
against me, ! won. then indeed !
must be proud Ui my splendid
victory and should ever be crate
full to those who made il possible
The Judges who acted in the re-
cent primary were appointed by
bv the Democratic Committee.
l had no control over the actions
of these gentlemen as judges. but
believing each and every ore OF
them TO be honorable men and
true Democrats wish to deny as
strongly as l can these slanderous
charges. And certainly if any
candidate for a Democratic nomi-
nation In the recent primary was
in a booth, DR.. Has mes we'll knew
was not that man and any init
Ination from him that = was, is
bsClutelv false.
The statement is made In this
most remarkable card, (remark-
able not only for its matter but
dOuhly so because the name of
one who participated in the re-
cent primary is attached theretO),
that l am in favor of but one
high school in the county, and
have not paid one dollar of reve-
nue. collected to h District
School Fund as the law gives me
power to do. In reply | desire
TO say, and l hope modestly, that
| do not believe any man in Math
ews has had at heart the interests
of the public school system more
than l have. and 1t is nv inten-
ton to advocate. work for. and
support the schools of my county
IN the future as | have endeavor-
ed to do in the past. AS to my
not paying money due the Dis
trict School Fund. the Statement:
is not true and intirely without
foundation-every dollar that ever
came into my hands as an oyster
Inspector h been paid out
according to law.
Again this gentleman who so
much protests he is a true Dem
ocrat" in his card announcing
his independent candidacy for the
House OF Delegates, charges that
| am in favor of breaking the
Baylor Survey. In answer to
such a charge l desire to state.
that in the recent primary | re
Ceived IS per cent. OF the votes
OF the oystermeI who voted IN
!. my District. Two years ago |
, received o5 per cent. of the oyster
men voting. more than any man
ever received in my district in a
primary election. The reason
my percentage was not quite sc
high in the recent primary was
: dle TO the fact that one of my
opponents. Mr.. Walter SOmers.
is a resident of nv district and
lives in my neiehborhOo1. natur-
ally receiving the votes OF sCme
: of his friends which would have
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