Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-07-08
!, FALSE AND VICIOUS ATTACK.

that the ultimate purpose OF the so
called democratic league, which
has charge Of the campaign o.
Messrs. Jones and Glass, was to lhIure
II not disrupt, the democratic party
We are strongly confirmed IL
this beleef by the reported speech
OF Mr.. A. +. Thomas, Of Lyncl.burg
who spoke under the auspices OF this
league, which speech was published II
the Lynchburg News, owned by Mr.
Glass.
Mr.. Thomas is the gentleman. who
announced his opposition TO the re-
election OF Senator Daniel to the Senate
during his last term, and on account
OF this opposition was defeated rs
candidate for the State Senate by Sena
tor Daniels friends in LynchburS ant
Campbell. He is the same gentleman
who, when the democrats were making
= terrific effort to carry the Ninth dis
srict over the republicans, furnished
campaign material for the use OF the
republicans and for distribution agalns
MIR. Stuart, the nominee Of the democratic
party. We have understood that re
Gently he declared his purpose to ne
longer affiliate with the democratic
party. We are not surprised, there
fore, that this gentleman should charge
thrt the democratic organization o.
Virginia, its executive committee anc
its chairman were controlled by corpo-
rations and railroads. bat we are sur
prised that this serious charge against
the integrity Of the democratic party
should he circulated by the campaign
managers OF MesSrs. Jones and Glass,
who now hold high and honored posi-
lions at the hands OF that party.
The democratic organization in Nir'
giuia is composed Of its chairman,
Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson, the executive
committee, consisting Of one member
from each congressional district ap'
nointed by the chairman, and the state
central committee, consisting OF live
members from each congressional dis
trict elected by it's democratic voters
AS the people themselves elect the
state central committee, the charge
against the committee is charge
agaist the masses OF the democratic
party who select these men to contro
party affairs. These men receive nc
eompensation-give their serv ces anc
time to the democratic party free
These fifty men can compare IN charac'
ter and standing and in patriotism and
party fealty with any fifty men IN the
state. The ISLANDERS heaped upon them
by Mr.. Thomas was gratuitous and
offensive to the Virginia democracy.
The executive committee is named en-.
tirely by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS J. Taylor
sEllyson, hence the attack upon its COM
position is an attack upon Mr.. Ellyson.
This vicious attack upon Mr.. Ellyson is
unjust, unfair and untrue. For more
than twenty years without compensa-
ton, and ut q great, expense to HIM
self and severe tax upon his time
and energies he has battled for demo
cratic supremacy in this state. He is
a Confederate veteran. who when
boy risked bis life for the state and
country He is an honored member OF
the Baptist Church, and 4 man of
sterling character and integrity. He
has been the leader OF the democratic
party in Virginia in more than twenty
fierce battles, and tie democratic party
in Virginia will resent this vicious,
false and slanderous attack upon this
SCARED veteran and his executive COM
mittee. In place, in war, under trying
circum.sapc s,-Mr. E!lyson has shown
his devotion to state and party and TO
truth and honor, and is a man OF both
public and private integrity aud char
acter.