The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-04
Bra Ids His Campaign
Talk as Slanderous
in Extreme.
mo GROUND FOR
WANTON ATTACK
City Attorney Quotes Meredith
Rountree and Morris, Who
( Support His Statement as to
Method OF Drafting Char
ter Amend .ents in
Committee.

Committee.
F., In public statement issued yester-
Nday' ci'y Attorney Henry r Pollard
I characterized certain statements made
hy Captain Carlton Mccarthy In a
campaign address as 'slaaderous in the
extreme. nd exhibiting q reckless and
Wanton. Il rot malicious disregard %.
Anoth.rs reputation" Ia the course
ot an address on the night Of August
~, IN SUPPORT OF his candidacy for the
administrative Board Captain Nc
i'srthy roundly attacked the counci!
iot the city asserting that IL results
were 10 come from the Administrative
Board, they would come after war
Win the Council not as a result OF
co-operatlon In his remarks he re-
iefred 20 the specia! committee which
drafted tho charter amendments. as
terting that Chairman Pollock. CITY
Attorney Pollard and others had "in-
feniously' Prepared tho act. giving the
board authority TO employ only minor
employees and leaving a. th, hands of
the City Council the election OF sich
officials - the City Attorney II ifs
81 reply TO tho insinuation tina, his
actions In connection with the special.
committee were with any personal or
Interior motive that SIR Pollard has
prepared his statement. when follows
ia full
'ir. rolinrd's Statement.
10 VIC ruaic. "
havc just returned srom two
Weeks vacation and after mature con-
alteration nrd myself unable and un-
willing 70 Remain silent under the
prairitols and wholly unfounded at
tack made upon me by Captain carlton
Afrf.artuN De- a.
ID The Times dispatch Or August 81
1917 captain Mccarthy is reported 10
have said.
The Council has for The past
twenty-Ave years been the curse OF
the city government I, has hung
!tHe a n.!!stone about It's neck and
dragged It down No better proof OF
this fact Is needed than the spectacle
ot It's own members. now candidates
Tor The Administrative Board de-
nounc!us b, IS Incompetent and anti
Quattd.
This very hoard Of which SO much
IS expected has bceu carefully devised
20 perpetuate the old system as far as
possible. Il Is an administrative
/. board but what VIII il administer IN
tell YOU. Unless the statute creating
= means something tar different from
Mhat J interpret 1T 10 mean. IL Will
administer TIE whlrns ana the capr!ces
any lawyer or layman 70 prove the con-
trary. 1t vii! take war with the
( Council. not harmony. as some OF the
candidates preach. TO make & serve
a good purpose.
DO you think that Gilbert Pollock
and II. 4. Pollard. these and other gen
ticmen VINO had a hand in drawing
up this ingenious act for the creation
OF the Administrative Board. are chill
/ dren? With what beautiful ingenuity
81 was drawn. Does the act give the
beard control over the appointment or
salaries OF the city Attorney or his
assistant. or any other Of the big
Will be given the power TO hire or
discharge 1000 or more city employees
n politically uncomfortable RESPONSE
bility of which the Council wanted 10
be rid.
DO you think anybody had any u
terror purpose in drawing up the act
in this form? do say II this
board is to amount TO anything Il,
VIII come result OF conflict with
the Council. It is inevitable. for II is
remedy for the inenciency OF the
Council. While desire peace. /:
elected 10 the board l shall 20 pre-
pared for war"
Without Foundation. Says Pollard.
This statement is without any found
action whatever in fact. 1t is SANDER
GUS in the extreme. and exhibits a
reckless and wanton if not a malicious
disregard of anothers reputation.
The charter .ndmcnts referred to
resulted from the unanimous action Of
Il committee composed OF Alessrs. g. *
Pollock. T. NJ. ReaGe, r. g. Rennolds.
John +. Don Levy and John j. Lynch
of the Council. and Mcssrs {. V. Mere
dith l.. H. Morris and II. W. Rountree.
as Citizens Committee.
rhat Captain Mccarthy is ignorant
or the facts whereof he speaks. and
that he is without any justification
whatever for his wanton attack upon
me- IS made plain by the following
communications, to which the atten-
tion OF the public is invited.
Respectfully.
II. X. POLLARD.
MIR. MercdIth's Letter.
September ,. 1912.
Mr. Henry r. Pollard. city.
My dear sir.-At your request
write to give you my recollection as