The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-17
MONTAGUE MAKES
REPLY TO ELLYSON


are with the men possessing and With
noIdins this Information. would,
therefore. refer Mr. Ellyson to his
friend. Mr.. Thompson. and others. Rut
does not Mr.. Ellyson recall that a
great effort was once made TO have
these guilty men nsmed? General Lee
urged this particular point before the
legislative investigating committee of
1898. but without avail WHY did
not Mr.. Ellyson then cooperate with
General Lee and others in the effort
to have this committee name the re-
cipients OF these secret funds?
Recalls His CnmpniEns
referring to Mr.. Ellyson's COM
would say that the quotations made
by him from two letters OF mine con-
tain nothing rejecting upon him, upon
the party or upon me. I do not know
whether the railroads contributed 70
that campaign or not was SUI
coordinate candidate on the State tick
ct, and had I.othing whatever to do
with the finances. save to suggest to
Mr.. Ellyson the needs OF the party as
reported to me.
But concede that the railroads did
contribute TO that campaign, I would
ask Mr.. Ellyson did the money for
this campaign come into his hands to
be distributed officially. or did II go
into private hands TO be distributed.
as was done by Mr.. Thompson and
others in lS9i-1s93? Mr.. Ellyson no.
where asserts or intimateI that this
was done. so my skirts are clean as
respects this particular campaign. &C
cording to his own statement.
''Mr. Ellyson again renews his at
tack upon the campaign of 1901, when
the 18th OF last month made pub
lie statement that Mr.. Ellyaon told
me that the railroads had not and
would not contribute to tina. cam
pa'gn. I also said ina newspaper in
tcrview at tho same time that Mr..
Ellyson had substantially said the
same to Captain willard. the nomi-
nee for Lieutenant Governor. Mr..
Ellyson made no reply TO my state
ment or interview, but after the lapse
OF five weeks he now writes that
said TO him thought they (railroads)
ought to help I deny saying this.
and affirm that each and every word
OF 1t IS without the semblance of
trath. 1 also deny using the language
in connection with Captain willard
which Mr.. Ellyson with unparalleled
accuracy puts in quotation.
Organization Indifferent.
Mr.. Elyson asserts that the cam
paign OF 1901 was the most expensive
we have had for many years. This
can only be determined by n full ex-
animation of all contributions and dis
trihutions. Many legislative seats
were contested: the Republicans made
the strongest opposition that had been
made for some years; the Constitu-
tional Convention was in sess on, nee
eSS de agt n II ,cr
voters from the party; the Democratic
organization throughout the State was
Indifferent to my candidacy; the two
leaders of the organization, Mr.. Martin
and Mr.. Swanson, were in Europe, and
did not return until about two weeks
before the election: and my friends
were bringing rae news from every
quarter OF the treachery of the organi-
cation. Necessarily. therefore, in the
two or three conversations (for these
We're all that had with Mr. Ely
SOM l expressed solicitude about the
outcome.
LAS to my congratulation of Mr..
Ellyson upon his election to the chair
manship during this campaign. I will
add that did not run a factional cam
paign or fractional administration.
have no personal i'll will for Mr.. Ely
son. I had never thought him other
than a negative machine man, rather
submitting than resisting machine
pressure and methods He now, how
ever. comes out as the partisan de-
fender and advocate CT the machine
and its methods. He is chairman of
the party; his position should be neu-
trail and judicial; but he has del!bera te
~ surrendered the standards of i'm
Partially which rty chairman
should possess. He lakes sides
against candidates. Wien in fairness
he should be neutral. His position is
at once incXcusable and disgra cefu, -
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