The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-06

a little matter which shows how much
Interested this bank il in Mr., STRAIT
tors political position Since hts APP
pointment on the penitenuary board
Mr.. Strattou has succeeded in having
transferred from some OF the Rich-
mond banks 10 the Bank OF Petersburg,
of which he is an employee, the sum of
100000. This Is Il very nice little
deposit and proves how useful an EN-
ployee the Petersburg Bank has.
Mr. Stratton also denies that he is
under any obligations to me or that
he has ever gratefully referred to suen
a subject to me. or anyone else, and
that my statement to this effect Is Viii
full, malicious and false.
4 owe the public an apology for
suggesting that MIR, Stralton could
ever lie grateful tor any act of kind
neSS
About sixteen Years ago / vas
present on Thanksgiving Day at d
football match at the Broad Street
Park, sitting next to Rev. Herbert
Hope, of Petersburg. when Il row
commenced Immediately beneath us
between three or four Richmond men
on one side and Mr. Stratton and a
nephew of Governor Mann tnot DR.
Herbert Mann) on the other Mr.
nope Appealed 10 me to interfere,
stating that he knew tire parents ef
the. two Petersburg boys and was
afraid they might be seriously in
inred. | had never seen either Mr..
Stratton or Mr.. Mann before, but st
once sprang to the ground, and, after
considerable difficulty. succeeded in
keeping the Richmond men from do
ing the Petersburg boys any injury
l took charge of Mr.. Stratton and
MIR. Mann and carried them to tic
depot In carriage, and saw them
safely on the train for Petersburg.
I never saw Mr. Stratton again
7 anut ne attended for the first time IN,
! meeting Of the PenHentiary Board
When introduced to him there he re-
called the circumstances above mar
rated, and expressed his appreciation
of my interference in his behalf,
Discusses Scherer
Mr, Scherer SAYS that he does moi
thlnk that + have stated anything thai
was worth answering. In speaking
OF hun In my original statement
said "of course he was tied haue
/ and foot to Governor Mann. Ap-
pointed March /. 1911, and to be re-
appointed March !. 1912. can there
! be any doubt that he was personally
! pledged % In addition to this | nov
/ STATE lIldt MI. ScHtTtI lOtu Il htGf
official of the Cnesa ueake and Ohio
Railroad Company that he was per
sonally pledged TO the Governor tt
vote for his nephew.
4 Mr.. Ben +. owen, the private sec
Rotary of the Governor, in a card Il
one of the afternoon papers, state!
! that called on him and requested
him to see MIR. Bradley in my behalf
that he did SO and found Mr.. Brad
! ley opposed To me.
t MIR owen is mistaken in statine
1 that | asked him to see Mr.. Bradley
! ! did not ask him to See Mr.. Bradley
/ but did ask him To see Mr.. Scherer
who. he told me, was one OF his bes
! friends. Ii he spoke to Mr.. Bradt :
upon the subject it was not at my
4 request.
! In my first statement l said tia
/ | had been informed that Mr.. Owei
was largely Instrumental In securing
! the vote OF Mr.. Bradley for the nc
/ phew of the Governor. My authoi t,
for this statement is a near connec,
ton of Mr. Owen, whose name Is u
his dispcsal, who told me that If
/ could call off Ben Owen INcould sc
/ cure the vote of both Scherer ant
/ Bradley.
"CHAS. v. DARLINGTON.