The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-14

question by him.
The language employed by me to
which Mr.. Ellyson takes exception must
be this:
But be this as it may. neither SEN
ator' Martin nor any one else who has
made statement in regard TO this
matter has even attempted to explain
the purpose for which the $500 was
paid to Mr.. Ellyson on or about Novem-
Der %, 1901, as Superintendent Thomp-
son makes in his letter of that date
to General T. NJ. Logan. of the Rich
mond and Danville Railroad. Upon
this subject Senator Martin is as ST.
lent as the tomb.
1t is not claimed that the money
was paid over to the chairman of the
Democratic party for the purpose OF
reimbursing him for any funds which
he may have expended in the election
of Democrats to the Legislature
Any such claim would be simply
pFeposterous. for why should any rail-
road company be called upon to make
up deficiencies in the campaign funds
Tor the Democratic party? 1t will moi
be pretend ed, think that the railroads
authorized the chairman of the Demo
cratic party to expend unlimited sums
In order to carry the election, and to
call on them to supply all deficiencies
The Legislature had been elected
and the menace OF negro supremacy
averted weeks before this $500 was
paid
Purpose Unexplained.
what l here said was that neither
senator Martin nor any one else who
had made a statement in regard to
inns matter has ever attempted TO ex-
plain the purpose for which the $500
"a ~ Afr
November %. 1891. II Senator Mar.
tin or any one else had undertaken to
explain up 10 that time the purpose
for which this $500 was paid to Mr.
Ellyson, had never seen the state.
ment. nor have l seen that statement
since that time. II any explanation
has ever bsen attempted other than
that contained in Mr.. Ellyson's state.
ment OF to-day, l do not know by
whom 1t was made or where II was
published. I shall not permit myself
to be diverted from the issue raised
between Senator Martin and myself
by entering into any discussion of
the ethics or moralities involved in
MI Eliyson's connection with this
matter. as shown by the THOMPSON
Logan letter of November %, 1891.
am not In the least concerned with Mr..
Ellyson's connection with IT,
i"ii 20 sec now this raises
question of veracity between Mr.. ELY
son and myself. but since he appears
TO be so eager to project his per-
sonaltty into my controversy with
Senator Martin, I may he hardened
Tor suggesting that the public might
be Interested to learn as to how IL
was believed that he could be useful
10 US SIring the winter of 1891 -'2p
And, perhaps. he could inform a
curious public who constituted this
mysterious combination, so often re-
1erred TO in the following quotations
from the Thompson Logan letter:
In everything that went on at
Richmond Mr.. Ellyson acted in the
most thorough good faith towards US"
and was really of infinite assistance
to US" and know can be depended
upon to help us" this winter. Both
Martin and l We're thoroughly i'm
pressed with the fair manner he dealt
with us" and do not want him dis
appointed in this matter. and unless
Major Myers comes up with the addl-
tional $500 we will certainly have 10
provide IT.
Was Not Informed.
"As to what Mr. Elly6on says in
regard to my having been by his. APP
pointment member of the Executive
Committee for twenty gears. and OF
the confidential relations sustained by
him 10 me, have only this to say, that
during all that period never solicited
a campaign contribution from any
railroad or other corporation. and