The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-13
JONES SCORES MARTIN
GIVES GIVES EEtttfSS0NN 4 RAP
AND LATTER REPLIES
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OF. But this Is not probably all that
the Richmond. Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad. through Major
Myers was made to contribute. This
letter shows that superintendent
Thompson Informed General Logan
that unless Major Myers. came for
ward with an additional $500, the
Richmond and DanviIle Railroad
would have 10 provide it. Does Sem
ator Martin wish us to believe that
this $500 was also to be used to elect
members of the legislature? Why does
not Senator Martin enlighten the
public as TO the arrangement based
upon the payment of this $500 OF
which superintendent Thompson
speaks In this letter? Why too. Is
he silent as To superintendent Thomp-
sons assertion that Mr., Eilyson act
ed in most thorough good faith to-
wards us, and was really of infinite
assistance to US? Who Is us? Sure
~ II Will not be contended that us
constituted the Democratic party
Again, Superintendent Thompson
says. ! know be can. be depended
upon Ia help us this winter Was us
the Democratic party But wrote
superintendent Thompson: Both Mar
I'm ana | were thoroughly impressed
with tho fair manner he dealt with
us, and I do not want him disappoInt-
ed in this manner Surely Superin-
tendent Thompson and Senator Mar
tn would not insult Chairman Fliv-
son l'H intimating that by any posi-
hIlity he might not have dealt fairly
win the Democratic party, Is there
amy escape from the conclusion that
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mo relation to the campaign which he
had conducted prior to November I'd
In The interest Of the Democratic par
ty? Any other conclusion would be
idiotic,
This language not only does not
bear out the idea which Senator Mar
TIN would convey that he was solely
interested in the election of n Dem
}ocratic legislature, and to that end
only had labored with Chairman FL
tFson, tut It establishes exactly the
contrary. II conclusively shows that
In the mind of Superintendent Thomp-
son Senator Martin was associated
not with Chairman Ellyson as an ad-
1unct of the State committee, but that
senator Martin was looked upon by
Superintendent Thompson as n cog
In his railroad machine
No intelligent aud honest man
would attempt To put any other con-
struction upon this language. Sena-
tor Martin admits by his failure to
take the slightest notice of the date
and contents Of this letter that this
lis the only construction of which this
language is capable,
OTHERS of November Date.
'But this is not the only one Of
/ these i've letters that SenAtne- Martin
ignores in his statement The letter
70 ar leonard Mafbury. h foca. rail-
road attorney. as well as that to Mr..
Bogarf, also railroad official. is dat.
go the Zhd day of November. 1891
lThcse letters called upon these two
persons TO report TO Senator Martin
AZ Richmond on the Monday and
tuesday OF the Week following--the
5oth OF November and the LIST of De-
cemher. II will not be commended
mat they were to confer with Sena~
Tor Martin upon the subject of elect
ing democrats legislature. The
legislature assembled on tho "a az
December. and the Monday and Tues
faay pfaviosis we're devoted to cau-
cusinx. The speaker Of the House of
delegates. who appointed the import
ant committee dealing with railroad
ieslsiation. was to be nominated st
mat time The people of Virginia
haa ionE been clamoring for legisla-
/ tton looking TO the regulation OF rail
roads The Democratic partv Ma
pledged itself to enact this legisIa
uoH. the railroads as the seoiAI
iapundantly demonstrated, were oppos
Cd to any legislation or this charac-
! ter.
III REQUIRES no stretch OF imagina-
tioh TO believe that the money ex-
pended by them through Senator
Martin and others during tho leris-
iatiVe campaign was put where Il
would do the most good to those who
furnished it, 1T is not likely that
/ those who disbursed 1t wasted any
OF II upon candidates to the levisla-
ture VINO We're known to favor such
measure as the Kent bin. Senator
Martin does not inform us spectfl-
cally as to what disposition he made
of the, money that the letters OF |
september "a and October . show to
have been placed in his hands by
the Richmond and Danville and Ches
apeake and Ohio railroads IT, as
he claims. that money was not cx-
pended in connection with any mat
ter pertaining to the legislature, ii
Is hardly believable that 1t was used
10 help elect any membe of the'leg
fslature who would vote for the Kent |
bill. ] do not hesitate to express my |
conviction that the money contribut- |
Ell subsequent TO the election was |
alike intended to further the inter-
ests Of the railroads, But the three |
letters written just prior to the as |
sembling OF the legislature clearly |
and most conclusively established the |
fact that Senator Martin was in Rich |
mond. on Monday. the thlrtieth day |
of November and Tuesday. the first |
day of December. for the purpose OF |
advancing the, interests OF the four |
great railroad corporations which |
contributed the Yellow Dog Fund
employed In organizing the legisla-
ture In the interest Of the railroads
and in defeating the Kent bill to
which the Democratic party In Vir-
ginia was solemnly committed.
No Explanation.
When Senator Martin explains
why Leonard Marbury and j. Fl. Bo-
CART ana others whose names am