The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-20
EXPECTS FRAUD
IN PRIMARY
ZONES Thinks Machine viii GO To
Desperate Lengths To
Defeat Him.
WILL VOTE REPUBLICANS, ETC.

WILL bQlI MI oSe'~H'St
In his speech at Highland Springs
Friday nieht Representative VIM. a.
Jones charged that they tmeahihs
the machincj are prepared TO steai
the election from me, If they can
win it any other way.
Mr. Jones also said that the fact
that Republicans voted in the re
cent legislative primary in Winches-
ter and Frederick county. when
Speaker Byrd was rcnominated. is
/ but forerunner of similar action in
the September primary. when mem
beers of that party will seek and OBJ
| tain the right 10 take part In Dem
Ocratic contest
The hail at Highland Springs was
We'll filled The Congressman held
his hear, rs until a late hOur.and the
Applause was fair.
Serious charges were made against
la Richmond newspaper man. VINO
sent out "A statement concerning the.
reason for Senator Martins recent
ltrip to New York IL seemed that
/ !
1.-THE absence of the senior senator
from his seat lie did not. he
/ said consider il serious matter,
lbut mentioned t. incidentally HUT
La newspaper friend in Richmond OF
/ senator Martins. ne continued. sent
lont a special TO the effect that the
senator was al the bedside OF SICK
member OF his family. who WAS IN
| need of an operation.
This pat MIR Jones IN the posi-
Ition of heartlossu,s. ana he inv, =
Iugattd He found ne SAID. thA'
senator Martin Was in New YORK ON
personal busn,ss. aud. in fact. X p
ireseniatNe Flood hess since oorrou-
Grated this in public statement
And said Mr Jones. II am
informed that the newspaper man
admits chat his ar,i,lt WAS false
aud that hr knew il WAS false wnen
be- wrote it,
\ somewhat amusing story was
told by MIR Jones Ia many OF ms
spt. ches he has told OF a man put
into office by Il Democratic state
official and machine leader. who
was a defaulter and a law-breaker
in other respects When the Off
cial was asked about it he remark
I'd. 1T takes rogue 10 catch "a
rogue
Recently. said Mr. Jones. he has
fec>ls,d "a leg'r from the head oi
a larse State institution. asking II
this remark came from form
cr Governor of Virginia and If the
appointment referred To was "a
member of the board OF visitors oi
+ his institution. put in the position
Tor the purpose Of catching MIN. the
head of the institution.
interesting sidelights on NoriO'k
county politics were portrayed This
time Lieutonant-COiOn J.. W.
Owens. for years the Democrat
+ ic chairman OF the county. and now
comes into the limeiight. along with
Il member OF tn House of DELEGATES
Aiyah IA Mar in. the much talked
OF clerk Of ia" county Mr.. Jones
told OF q political fight when the
auti-machin, people were refused
'he information as 10 the time and
plac. of holding pr cinct meetings
Notices wor' sent ogt over the
county with his information. ami
we're placed on fences and at cross
ines. and another man came ai3ns
and tore them down.
By accident an advertisement an
nouncing the meetings for the after
noon OF the day Oh which the paper
was published was discovered. and
the insurgents secured large
GRO is al the meet ings.
Col Owens. who refused 10 give
the opposing forces the information
regarding tho gatherings. drove TO
his home precinct. followed by al
wagon containing seventeen voters,
nine of them Republicans lie found
crowd of nearly 400 people assem-
BLEED and refused 10 call the meet
ing TO order The "antis" held their
meeting. used ballots iudOrsed with
tho names of the voters. and lock
ed up the tickets 70. safe keeping
In the meantime, Col Owens said
Mr. Jones. drove down the road and
held meeting with his seventeen
loyal ones He told them 10 walk
around the buggy. and they did so.
and kept walking until the chair
mans assistant had counted 400.
They had all voted for the machine
delegates. and the returns were 50
certified
At the hearing conducted by a
subcommittee OF the Democratic
State Committee. Mr. Jones charged.
Col Owens. too intoxicated to stand.
was led in by two men.
lie said. Il pinted man TO count
the voters. and he reported there
were 400. and that is all know
about il. and I haven't seen the
man who did the counting for
long time"
And yet" said Mr. Jones. "the
Martin machine in Virginia failed
to declare that election to be fraud /
ulent"
As to Senator Martin. himself. /.
possibly Mr.. Jones was less severe /
than in his Richmond speech lie /
qualified several of his charges, /
such as saying that he did not al /
lege corruption on the part Of his .
opponent in his votes on the lumber /
schedule in Congress Further. he
said. that the anti-Martin quo /
tations which he read, printed in 4
out-Of-State newspapers. might be
taken with a grain of reservation /
Yet he was vigorous enough in his /
denunciatiOn of what he called the I
unhOly machine, which he depicted /
as having its hands on every office /
in this state. and parceling such |
positions out to those who wear the |
collar of the organization A large |
part of his speech was given to dis /
cussion of Senator Martins record /
on various tariff bills. following |
the same lines as in a number of his /
other addresses Richmond Times /
Dispatch