The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-12
JONES ASSERTS
HIS CHARGES ARE
AMPLY PROVEN
Believes Evidence Is Suf.
ficient to Condemn
Martin.
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Speech at surry May Furnish
Additional acknowledgements
Montague Says He Knew of
No Corporation Contribu-
tons in Campaign
of 1901.

entirely satisfied. to all appearances.
with the letters produced bv him IA
woodstock IN support of his chares
thAt senator Martin had been the
distributor of the yellow dog" funds
OF the railroads OF Virginia. Renra
sentative William a. Jones said 1ast
night that he hardly saw a reason ror
the production of further evidence.
Inc First District Congressman wa
III Hlchmond on his way to Surry
courthouse, where he speaks this ar
ternoon
He had not decided whether or noal
ne would produce at surry some add.
'ional letters which are in his nos.a
sion. and which bear on the SAN. s,h
'ee'' PROBABLY, he SAID. he would not
complete his speech Of to-day unt,,,
this morning.
Thinks Proof suficfept.
Since reading Senator Martins "a.
ply or day." said MIR. Jones. 81 ha ~
~ see the necessity for the publiea tior,
OF any more of these letters. ann
satistied with the effect they have pro
u .' ! may or may not read adds
MI. Jones not only spoke as IL =.
were pleased with the efreots ne h,s
ueparture In his Lynchburg speech
from his former lines of attack. In. he
appeared entirely satisfied. He ia ev,
GENTLY assured that no has attracted
pubic attention to his campaign ,n
way mat Will beneht his candidacy FOR
the United States Senate.
Following his address this arta--
will d
.o-night. and will probably not returc
10 HI ;hmond before to-morroy.
Charges Discussed.
naturally, the sole talk in politicaI
circles yesterday We're the attacks
made by Mr.. Jones. with the evidences,
aouuced TO sustain his charges, ana
inc replies OF Senator Martin and State
man Ellyson. The viewpoint was
In the main dependent upon the ner.
sonal predictions OF the voters. tha,
supporters oil Mr.. Jones' regardtn,, tba,
affair as a distinct victory for Their,
candidate. and the friends OF Senator
Martin saying that the accusationa
brought against him have not only ma 4,
Deen proven. but that their ultimate
l.sH!t VIII be damage to the candldacyi
III Mr.. Jones. ="
Iehn:te results on the BODY of the
voting public will naturally not bs
manifested at oncA. but any chanee.a
VIII appear from time to time :
MIR. Montngue's Statement.
Regarding portion of the Interview,
or Chairman j. Taylor Ellyson gIven
TO The Times Dispatch and publishedl
yesterday morning. former Governor!
a. j. Montague yesterday made the
Following statement:
To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
In your issue of this date Hon r.
Taylor Ellyson is quoted in his in.
terview in relation to the Jones Mar.
tin campaign as follows:
The last time of which have any
knowledge when contributions wers
received from corporations to our cam.
paign was in 1901. This was wheu
Hon a. j. Montague was our nominee
for Governor. Colonel Joseph E. wiz.
lard for Lieutenant Governor and Ma.
jor william y. Anderson for Attorneyx
General"
In this connection I beg to say tAat
during the fall OF 1901 Mr.. Ellyson
stated to me that the party treasury
had practically no funds: that tha
railroads had not made and would NOT
make any contribution. and he them
urged me to see Captain Willard fon
the purpose OF securing from him
funds necessary to finance the partv
campaign. In pursuance OF this re-,
quest did see Captain Willard. and
understood then. or shortly thereafter,
that IL was through his generosity and
loyalty to the party that almost the
entire expenses OF the campaign wera
borne.
SO IL any corporation contribution
were made in that campaign the same
was never made known to me. directly
or indirectly. and have never heard4
OF 1t until tn" publication of this in
tervlew OF Mr.. Ellyson
a. J. MONTAGUE
July IL. 1911.