The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-29

understanding with MT. MOores a144ss5
the hope is expressed that 1t WI
his friends. Two affidavits have b0eDW
recently published in the Orange OBJ
servcr--oua made BY Mr.. Wooifol1,sl
clerk OF the county, and one OF tueeSA
best, most upright and most highly
esteemed men In the good old countyss
Of Orange, and the other Mr.. VIII
ltams, also a man of inteligenco ana
high character, and holding piaco
in the confidence or the people or
tho county second 70 none. These
i"" afadaJits SHOW that the s2lS Wa
seAt t. reimburse parties who hA0
advanced money IN the preceding
campaign MIR. Williams states that
4le rer"l.eets he receipt of the check.
and that Mr.. Moore divided 1t our
among those who hal made the ad- n
FaHtes- MT Noofolk makes tns
same atateWeHL and adds, that nc.s#
himself received $40 Of the money.
! ha reference 20 nae in this letter
makes II perfectly plain that the
dIthsl"u 10 me was solely in my in-
tefe9t ia tiie candidacy OF Mr.. Cards i
Wen Tor TN" sP"a6ershlp.
The seventh letter, addressed by
Mr. Thompson TO Mir. Charles r.
jooN cashier ri the First National
Bank Of Alexandria, Vi, refers to
Lls
q .. railroad which Nh. Thompson
sont for tie credit Of hts account.
OF course, that letter does not In any
way concern nae and there is no
occasion for me to comment on 1t.
The Holland I,srtcr.
qFa .i.-Afh Ito. ,,-hf.n NJ to,.
bas gt.an T.. The ,,nt,ti, 80 eta+sd ~,
y.,..z s.,5.Ir44st,3 - AR - & Ho,iard
eyer is made 10 M. IN mar letter ana
fl Is n1t Il,tuahnnt ,,r,an ,,,e =. ~
plain it I'm amy regrecf Mr. Hol1ann
l.- "a }lr-r5lt,i5,,r t..,st,.os w., e.,
baHyi.!e. haa "A SLIGHT ana varv
pleasant aegualnt4Dre with him Ha
uaa been aead for many years IF
he were living ha might he able to
explain the letter. du not know thar
AIR. THOMPSON has seen this letter
since II WAS published, and | do NOT
know what examination hn an giya ~
IT. IL docs MT concern me in any, u,av@
and b. ls n4t Incumbent ,3pn,, mo RI
offer any ext4aaatlun never saw ~.
heard Of f. Eutu II was nuhlfshed ann
the matters referred 10 in II were newer
mentioned To- me. Hon. .Tohn M IJurr.
Who Was a. member of the state sem
ate mt that time is living. do nof
know whether ho ever heard of the
tt'l{t-4. -NEAiHhr 60 / know what
yersation. If any, he ever had with Mr..
I q. q. Holland ar Mr Thomnaon-
Neither do J know whether he re-
ceIEed any fund ia his campaign or
NOT. ! had and still have a pleasant
acquaintance with Mr.. Hurt. He was
an exceedingly useful Senator whar
he served IN Richmond. and he ha.
always been held In high esteem Nv
those VINO know him. and has been
considered and is still considered an
honorable and upright man. That let
+ tar WAS written Oh the 10th Of Octo-
i ber ls2l. AT the November election
ir. li1Tc was elected to the Senate.
! NE acquaintance with him at the tina
was slight 1t viii be borne in mind
( that Hon. john =. Barbour who wa.
Ia the Senate from Virginia a, tha
iIfue. died suddenly the following Nav
about six months after Mir. Hurt was
elected to the Senate. became an
applicant c. the death Of Mr.. Rar-
p2Af sor appointment to the SENATE
Me- Hart opposed my appointment. and
later "a opposed my election. He had
q rlEht to bis preference, and the
course he took was no grievance n
me and never disturbed the pleasant
4 personal relations between us. / mem
. '9h lbe fact that I failed to get hi.
( support simply to show that the reIa-
i lions between US were not at all close
hf- Hatcher has been dead for MANY
years. So EAR as can recollect I
f fteE 81 ~ him n fBfa 49,.