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


was give on condition that the re-
clpient or the beneficiary should act
Ia his official capacity in any par
tieuiar way"
Being asked "Who Is intended ny
us" i'm his feter to General Logan. Mr.
Thompson replied. Il would construe
lIs "a meaning the railroads"
rlt,.. TT. r.,.a
VT hohilsoit statement that me
la1'as S9lllfio1'ea tH l5ie fa a,
were always distributed IN ihe alo
81 me democratic party ana rs San
utdates either alfeetlE ny inc state
chairman or II ~ any cas-" the money
u'a hiot Ph>SlcaiiE pass lhfpash MS
hahas. IL was disposed OF lor Demo
cFatie PURPOSES ~ ACCORDANCE WIN
ms direction or authority Is dlreetly
Ia me teeth ef statement made ny
or. F'llNs2I IN a letisr "fftteh hE nm
70 Mf- &. Meredith on the @oth OF
N'Eefiloer' 49, anu hlitoa4ced as
eNloeh%e IN the martin Lee fhNesti9a-
t"h- III mat letter, IL - stated that
Ill ~ Ha94esl iGt3ltE Hae mat ne tdt,
h9otps9h} dlu distFibate IAhds with
OUT my previous knowledge
MI thompson now Hatiy Gohtfaa!Gts
this assertion This raises question
9f FeFaclty between those gentlemen
WIN winch / have no personal con-
Germ bnt DO not hesitate to express
pliliV" ot"t az ttte pfitsitt9 anu
- $50 ss - 9s'1 .tAt.s',ts t.it2 -,
i,,.l,,' a. 80 49,, -. 80 e. -,
,t,t 49, =, - -, q = - ~
ot1asttont,bt,. - ft,st N.~ t,,nat,,,ss,r,
distributed funds without his previous
knowledge.
MIR Thompson deaounces as false
the claim that the letters hoxa red
10 Won show That n yellow Dor F't1na
had been provided hy the railroads
and that Senator Martin was one Of
the railroad agents FOR the diSburse-
neut Of that fund,
Mr. Thompson VIII not deny. / think.
that large sum was contributed by
various railroads which, in The aggre-
cation amounted % many thousands
Of dollars Should ne do 50, shall he
ffepared 70 prove lhat suca WAS tho
case. ne ietteFs nave already read
sL"" mat the hlchlnoAd ana l}anNtile,
Htsapeahe ana emo ana 1ae Keen
,.oi,d' etlf'l ~, '-'t SUI anu oN'hiaG
ls't't - oa',S ,1t'sl ''t5ll'H y e..17 UNI
s,,,1,,,', - 80, -
,,.t, ~, ~, n.a ,ses,t.s,, 49,,
trfas33rss, - 80 u a. - paifr.aa
fsarI, far i've thousand dollars uef,trh
on maj day 10 asked ~ he nlacad in
hank 10 his credit VIII he say mar
this money vas contributed hy the r
4 o Railroad for the purpose Of pre-
serving Anglo Saxon civilization In
Virginia? If this money was not 70
constitute q part Of d yellow Dog
Legislative Fund. fe~ what purpose
was it 10 he used
Another letter
This letter Is rs follows:
opE.3 -,
,...-z-, MOI 'f''Hsr -, So
. - Nottal. $3.50,
-'ii. hai'eS y, ti''t.' 0Si,teF = lfSt
.N"e'gila' +.7"h' 1tteNa,'Ni "a q,
leu -. ~ ~, lS',}'s@ R'Na9s AlA9
ri', VI ~ " II iJdIl.S, - elSA.te ~
- " ~ -, -. - u 'eiNsn@ -"
lto'i" =" ffA 'i f''tt'ii''"f q NA''' 1'i
F-'qV'' Nit'i' fiS"sS d'te'N" ~ t'i'
eft1'|'
N'"4ls 7thi1"N ."Nse t@JF'H''
'putS u - ~
@ishtQ] j.. . O. tiN'st t SON
NHeh MI fhpilsSoh 2APi"iAs khs
! asa Ia when mus money vas piae@o
/ explanation rs 70 ot!leF ana larger
T eohtFie1ti"ns.
~ Nisssl 's3''Sssi'@ia- .rs-
on. ,4't' oHiPA0H SaSS "a tnis re-
ma kdole statement 81 ms ta4I none
"i tnT money ooht5i'"tro HS the Tan
foads' 80 lar aS ne Knows ana pc
ttNeS MAS gwen On 'ohdlHoh that
me recipient or the h@uetlelarE should
aet IN hlS ono lal Ga paeltE III any