The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-23


any such matter, and l never, by
word or action, had anything what
soeyer 10 do with this matter or in
dfeated any purpose or disposition
n, do SO There vs. not n living soul
who. from any thiug that ever / said
or anything that ever / did, is 5us-
tifcd or Warranted in imputing to me
any such action OF any such motives,
and the statement does me foul In
Justice :
u ann uot.-waHng to rest quietly
under such false accusation.
Speaking frankly I can hardly
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such a statement as having been re-
aeited from me What You may
have said as Your own deduction /
know not, bat know very positively
that | never made amy such state
mcnt To you or 10 any other living
being, and further J have the alb
s"Iute knowledge What no word or
conduct Of mine could have given
any cause whatsoever for any sucn
statement.
Jnasmuch as Mr. Glass has quoted
Won as His authority. X has seemed
TO ma but proper that before proceed
ing any further in this matter, which
il Is my purpose to do, / should first
acquaint you with this information.
and ask ttat Won state in writing
Neur authority for making any such
representation 10 Mr., Glass as he ad-
Nises and very fully as to what that
representation was.
7 ha, 4 requested Mr Lauren Fore
man 10 bear this communication 10
ynu, and To re4uest an immediate
response.
Yours very truly,
j s Il. THOMPSON
this morning received Mr.
smith reply as follows
House of Representatives
Il s. Press Gallery.
Washington. - =, Aug. 10. tgft.
Mr.. j. s. +. Thompson, Atlanta, Ga
Dear Sri have yours of tho
18th instant. Delivered to me hy Mr.
Lauren Foreman ! have carefully
noted its contents. and In reply beg
i 10 say
/ Il am in no way responsible for
any conclusion or deduction that MIR
Glass may make. and can only state
To you exactly What occurred nrst
between Hou and myself and then
+
/ You VIII doubtless recall that
shortly after the late Senator Daniel
was stricken with paralysis ! met Won
3ln the Serate wing Of the Capitol.
I That | inquired Of YOU what you were
doing In Washington ~ I am atcus-
+ toned TO make this lnquirY-nf Geor-
gia visitors on account or my news
i paper duties, and that ! further ask
/ I'D YOU whom You thought would be
Senator Daniels successor in the
+ oNeut OF his death You VIII also
! recau that YOU stated 10 mo that YOUR
opinion was that 1ir. swanson would
/ be appointed hy the Governor OF Viz
GINA, and that YOU were en- route to
The marble room of the Senate to
confer with Senator Martin of Viz
ginia. From this my own inference
was-and / think 1t was instifable
that the object Of your proposed con-
ference with Senator Martin Was the
s34h5@ct wsS VsHTa then AiacusefsIgrAo 49,
viii also recall that on this occa-
sion you told me- that you did not
think there was any chance for Sen
ator Daniel to recover, aud that his
death was only n question of a very
short time.
Il did not regard this conversation
rs confidential in any way. as YOU
made no request OF me 10 SO consider
H. anu our feiallons We're not such
as 70 require me to regard the lnfor-
NATION as 'Hhhdentiat subsequently
/ SAW you IN conversation with Sen
a'or Maf'in IN IN" marble room OF
/ the senate Oh ire same daN.
~ did not regard this as news Of
any particular interest or importance
! to the people Of Georgia and hence
did not print the story in the Atlanta
journal subsequently, | happened 10
meet my friend. Mr.. Carter Glass, a
memher or congress from Virginia.
amt detailed 10 him just what oc-
CURED between US. as a matter OF
news and gossip Of Virginia politics,
IN Hhleh fhc" he Was ,teeoit inter
eSted. and doubtless the above is the
foundation for ti}e STATEMENTS of
which YOU complain.
What ! have written to YOU as 10
what | told Mt Glass Ia absolutely
true, ana you must recall The facts
yourself In repeating 81 to Mr. Glass.
had no desire To misrepreseut any
one, and did not misrcproscut any
one. had no desire to violate any
personal confidence and did not NO
late auy such confidence.
Very. truly Yours.
RALPH SMITH"
In submitting this corresponaence m
the public / desire to reiterate. in most