The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-27
.SLEMP OPPOSED
BYPROGRESS|vfS
Colonel Roosevelt and National
Committee Are for Election
of Graham.

Especial to The T!mes-Dispatch.l
Wise. Va, October 26.-L ]. Beverly
sheriff Of Wise County and highly
respected citizen. to-day made public
the following correspondence:
wise, Va. October II, 1912.
ITO Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. Chi
cago. ILL.,:
My Dear Sir.-I was elected high
sheriff of this county on the Progress
sive Republican ticket in the election
of 1911. Wise County was the leading
county Of the Progressive movement
in Virginia This county Is one Of the
countls thar compose the Ninth Sir-
ginia Dutrtct. This district has been
represented in Congress by Hon. {.
Bascom Slemp for several terms. MIR.
Slemp 10 a candidate for reelection
this fall. He Is State chairman Of the
Republican party in Virginia. tie
called the convention that elected deli
last spring, ere the snow had gone.
He was a delegate at-large and the real
boss OF the Virginia delegation to the
Chicago convention which nominated
Mr.. Taft. and this delegation was really
a packed affair, as you know, you hav-
ing contested the delegation. II we
had a fair deal I believe the Virginia
delegation would have been for you.
Hon. Walter Graham. Of Graham. Va,
Is a candidate for Congress in this dis
trict on the Progressive ticket.
Many OF Your followers are not
supporting him, but are supporting Mr.
Slemp, and Mr.. Slemp and some of them
are saying he is as good Progressive
he, h. for
Mr.. Taft They say you do not indorse
Mr.. Graham's candidacy. but indorse
Mr.. Slemps. Mr.. Graham was a del
egate to the convention which nomi-
mated You for President on the Progress
Give ticket While l am not Intimately
acquainted with Mr.. Graham. I under
stand that he is an honorable, up
right gentleman. and is a Progressive.
He is making a campaign of the dis
tglct. In view of these facts. I want
to ask you to wire me fully at once,
and also write me which you tDoorss.
Mr. Graham or AIr. Slemp RsEretting
deeply your recent wounding and as
surfing you OF my admiration, am,
faithfully yours.
(Signed} Il. J. BEVERLY"
Thu Reply.
New York, October 10. 1919.
ITO Mr.. ]. ]. Beverly. Wise, Va:
NY Dear Sir,--Yours OF October
18th addressed to Colonel Roosevelt
and forwarded to me has just been re-
ceived. As Colonel ROOSEVELT is now
confined In hospital in Chicago Ii Ia
impossible fo- him to answer CORE
spondenoA Surely there must be some
misunderstanding IN the Ninth Vir-
Einia District. II any one Is resting
under the Misrepresentation that Col
onel Roosevelt and the national Pro-
gressive party are backing any cand-
idate on either the Republican or Dem
ocrat!c tickets.
committee are for the election Of our
own candidates for Congress on the
Progressive ticket IN every list in tn.
United Statee- Colonel Roosevelt and
the national committee are for the
election OF Hon Walter Graham. our
congressional candidate IN tie Ninth
Virginia District ana are opposed to
the election of Mr.. Slemp. the Eepub-
iican nominee as well as the DemocTa-
tic nominee for Congress in the Ninth
District S;r- Slemp wae a delegate to
the Chicago convention in June. and
voted against the domination OF Col
or el Roosevelt. and for the nomination
OF Mr.. Taft. He was one Of the most
active opponents of Colonel Roosevelt
a, the Chicago convention He Is not
entitled to any support Of the friends
Of Colonel Roosevelt. or the Progress
sive cause in the present campaign l
trust you will give full publicity to this
statement yours very truly. (SignedD
Joseph n Dixon chairman national
committee.