The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-23
Candidate. Way Decide IL.

stem roller method which was 50
hrazeniy shown in tae Council 1t
was common talk that With a close
tight before the Aldermen. the nvo
e ndidstcs for tho Adininistraiiye
Board Will hold the balance OF pover.
/ II Is known that Mr. Guns, and Mr..
i!on Lcavy viii support the franchise.
Mr. Don Leavy hqvinc been its
champion In the street Committee.
|ohody seems to know how Messrs
Bennet. Iiobson and Whittet stand
Business men Who do not clearly
understand tho provisions of the ordi.
nance have urged tho Aldermen 10 do
what the Council would not do-haye
the record published and permit ample
debate and discussion so that there
may not be another exhibition like
hat on Friday night But If the
Richmond and ienrico succeeds in
calling rs meeting on Wednesday
night while members are in Balti.
more looking on at the Democratic
National Convention. the discussion
will not be possible
Cease E,pluin-.
ouncllman George NJ Cease o,no
has -cred in the only sensation thus
far. gave out the following state
inent Yesterday:
To inc Public:
In replv 70 an article published in
n.
am MOI only unlustly criticized bu,
GROSSLY misquo'od. hy Mr. Henry An.
derscn saving that was trying TO
hol5 M both sides. meaning the Vir-
sinia Railway and Power Company and
the Richmond and Henrico Railway
COMPANY. ! want to state in the verv
beginning that IL Mr.. Anderson quoted
me as having said that was trying to
mold az both companies. he knowingly
misquotes me
As l stated on the floor OF the Coun
gu last night, was In Mr.. Rryans 81.
ne" some SIX weeks ago. at his invita-
tion' 10 give MIN some Information
fe!atiTe 10 an estate that he was set
thng W. and during our conversation
~ BtNan brought up the subject OF
tho Richmond ami Henrico franchise
and made this remark; You know as
wen as do that II will only be mat,
ter Of time when one OF tn. existing
companies Will have to buy out the
ether"
My reply to Mr.. Bryan was: why
pon YOU buy them out nov Cmcanine.
INC richmond and Henrico Company.
before the price IS too high?" Then I
asked MIR, Bryan II his company would
Nuy the Richmond and Henrico Com.
rany. Mr.. Bryan's reply was that they
would at price askei Mr.. Bryan
the Richmond and Henrico Company
mad ever been offered to them and mis-
reply was that he wouldn't say that II
nHH' nut that he felt sure that his COM
fany would buy them at a price.
Up to that time such a thing as trv-
ing TO negotiate sale between the
Two compa MICS had never entered my
mind. told Mr.. Bryan that / would
take this matter up with party. which
do The party l referred to was d
representative OF the Richmond AMI
ienrico Railway Company. in about the
same capacity as Mr.. BRYAN is with
the Virginia Railway and Power Com
panF. found II impossible to get a
price through this gentleman: in fact
he told me that he felt sure that his
company would not consider a promo.
sition OF selling l dropped the matter
right there. and think | am perfectly
sste In stating that did not mention
the matter to Mr. Bryan or any ma
else after that time didn't even ro-
port back to Mr.. Bryan that | couldn't
negotiate sale. considered the
matter ended. AMI It was so far as
was concerned, for l was sure there
was no possibility of doing business.
on yesterday. in statement headed
To the Public" Councilman was
quoted as having offered this propertv
to the Virginia Railway and powsr
company. / Immediately called on Mr.
Bryan. and he told me that he thought
was the party referred to. We went
over the whole proposition again. and
Hfr. Bryan told me his reason for
making the statement was based OF,
the grounds of his seeing me in the
office OF Mumford. Williams E. Ander
son with gentleman who offered to
sell the Richmond and Henrico Rail
way TO his company. In this connec-
ton / want TO state that some three
weeks ago l took up the sale of a
certain piece of mineral land in West
virginia with a gentleman, whose at
| torney was Mr.. Gay. in the office of
Mumford. Williams & Anderson.
went to their office with that gentle
man. was introduced to Mr.. Gay. and
left alone with Mr.. Gay In his office.
The gentleman whom 1 was ncgo-
tiatinE with for the sale of this min
eral land was In Mr.. Andersons office,
! and Mr.. Anderson tells me, at that
time offered him this property. 1 had
never mentioned the sale of the Rich
mond and Henrico Company to this
gentleman. nor did 1 know that he
had any connections with 1t whatever;
and when we were leaving the office
we met Mr.. Bryan. spoke to him and
went on out. Mr. Anderson. so he tells
me. mentioned the fact to Mr.. Bryan
of this gentleman having offered him
the Richmond and Henrico Company.
'. Pi ON oeoihB mo Win THIS gentle
| man. thought that we were possibly
working this deal together. and / told
Mr. Anderson OF the conversation I
had had with him some four weeks
before. and the whole truth in the
matter Is that I was absolutely inno-
cent OF this party having offered Mr..
Anderson the Richmond and Henrico
Company. and Mr. Anderson admitted
that he didn't even know that 1 was
In his office at the time this gentle
man was
derson yesterday as plainly as could.