The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-08-10
JONES At MANASSAS
Reads Another Letter ard Talks Of
yellow Dog" Fund.

Congressman ". \ Jones spoke
Monday afternoon in NicOls Hall Ma
nassas, to advance his candidacy for
+ the L. 5. Senate. The audience did
not exceed half a hundred persons.
/ ThOs. ii. Lion introduced Mr. Jones.
much OF whose address consisted Of
/ i discussion OF the yellow dog
fund.
In coniradicting an interview Civ
Iol out Monday morning 10y j. 5 Bar
bour Thompson. in New York. Mr..
jones read for the first time "a let
t.cr purpOriing to have been writ
ton by Mr.. Thompson TO a railroad
agent two years before senator
Martin was first elected TO the
b senate. and also Il letter from Mr..
Thompson shortly after the election
o. The Legislature Of 1S9l-92 show
/ iug a post OF a check for $1,000
from the b. u o. Il r. One of
The letters bears the date Of Oct.
Z 10, 1891. is addressed TO G. G.. ilol-
land. at Danville. Va. and rads
as follows:
Dear Mr.. Holland: Your several
fayOrs of October and & at hand
and have delayed until today an
swerng them. have taken great
pleasure in writing by this mail TO
Colon Marye. as well as TO General
Payne. asking them TO communicate
with the Governor. with view Of
securing for you the appoint
ment TO represent the tobacco inter
esis of Virginia at the coming expo
sition in Chicago and | have made
both of them suggestions as to how
they might help you in the matter
/ return herewith the letter from
the Governors secretary. enclosed
in your letter Of the 9Th instant II
see any other way OF aiding you
in this matter. shall certainly take
advantage of the opportunity.
II note your remarks in regard to
Messrs Hurt and Hatcher. | enclose
herein a letter which | received from
Mr. Hatcher which shows very clear
ly that he is looking to us for assls-
lance | will write him today ad-
vising him that ! have asked you
10 see what could be done. or
course, he will come to see you and
you must satisfy yourself very thor
you my check for 81 600. $500 of
which you can use at your discretion
in helping Hurt and $500 hold in
r serve with which TO help Hatcher
or course. if either OF these men
require further assistance, and you
are satisfied as to their position. we
will have to arrange to help them
further ! have written again to-
Mr.. Bullitt and hope TO have a salts
factory reply in day or two. when
Il will communicate with you. BE
sure to return me Mr.. Hatcher's let
ter / shall be in Virginia during
the week commencing October 19l
and hope to see you.
Yours truly,
]. s. b. Thompson"
The other letter is dated Noyem
Der %. 1891. marked personal" to-
Charles r. Hooff, cashier First Ma
tional Bank of Alexandria. Va. and
reads:
Dear Sir: Enclosed please find
check of Mr. W II. Ijams. treasurer
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. on
the Citizens National Bank. OF Bal
timore, Md, for $4,000. which please
place to my credit. Yours truly,
J. S. y. Thompson"
Mr.. Jones stated that at the time
the letter was written Messrs Hurt
and Hatcher were candidates for the
Virginia Assembly
lie said he had been called on to
contribute to the campaign fund
when Gov. Mann was elected, and 1
he not only contributed money. but
his time, but as soon as the Cover
nor was elected he was told he was
an outsider. that he had voted for
Mr. Tucker in the primary and need
expect no favOrs.
Except for the introduction OF the
two letters, most of the speech was
a review of Mr. Jones former
speeches. He again referred to the
Investigating committee in the Legis-
lative session of 1893-94 and charged
that the committee desired no evil |
dence and asked for none.
Judge c. f. Nicol. of Manassas, |
who was chairman of the committee, |
was not present Monday, but when
he first read Mr.. Jones charges a
few weeks ago. he declared that
the committee examined all of the
available evidence and suppressed
none. Judge Nicol was regarded as
the leader OF the Lee forces in the
House.