The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-30
AYERS IS KEEPING
! TOMS AGREEMENT
Democrats Spending no Money
in Ninth Except for Legiti-
mate Expenses.
MORE FUNDS ARE NEEDED
Slemp Makes Statement Relative
to Position Taken
by Dixon.
MORE FUNDS ARE NEEDED
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Bristol. Va. October 29.-Following
the published statement OF General r.
A. Ayers. touching the contributions
and expenditures Of his campaign thus
far. nobody will doubt that he Is keep
ing his part OF the agreement to
spend no money to elect himself to
Congress except what may be neces-
sary for the legitimate expenses Of the
campaign. The publis she'd statement
indicates. however. that General Ayers
has not sufficient funds to meet legiti-
mate expenses as they should be met.
and for this reason the impression IL
gaining that more Democrats should
make voluntary contributions to his
expense account. II he should spend
from $1,000 to $500 for legitimate
expenses. it would probably not be
considered excessive.
Slemp Makes Reply.
Relative to the position taken by
Chairman Dixon. of the Progressive
party. concerning the race for Con-
gress in the Ninth Virginia District
Representative Slemp said:
II have just read what Mr.. Dixon
has had to say concerning his position
Win ES4S1SASc 10 CdAAs0dSSS Ava SNh-
gress In the Ninth District Mr.. Dixon
has been misled by Mr.. Beveriey's
statement in regard to this matter.
which 10 clearly an effort to bolster
up the Democratic cause.
every one realizes now that will
be elected BY q good majority II Mr..
Graham does not succeed In decetv1n8
voting for him. the effect OF which
would be to give one-half OF vote to
General Ayers.
Our district convention was COM
posed of Roosevelt and Taft men. q
majority Of whom. I understand. were
Roosevelt men. This convention. con-
troiled by the Roosevelt men, nomi-
mated me over my protest, and 1 might
add. my repeated and most emphatic
protest Surely those who are OPP
posed to Democratic success in the dis
trict will not be misled SO as to hearken
unto the last dying effort in the in
terest OF the Democratic candidate.
The Cumberland Progress, publish
ed at Appalachia, stated that the press
agent OF Mr.. Graham, while In Appa-
laohia recently. said: We do not ex-
expect to grow enough votes to defeat
SIemp.' No one need be deceived by
such a plain trick Mr.. Beverley, the
man who wrote this letter to Mr.. Dix
on. voted against me two years ago."
Denounees II - False.
Congressman Slemp has taken Mr..
Eihstein to task for wtat the latter
has had to say to the effect that he
(Siemp) wrote letters to the Ninth Dis
trict, stating that he wanted the NOM
ination.
II denounce Mr.. Einstein's state
ment as absolutely false" said MI.
Slemp Monday, land demand the pub
LEGATION Of the letters he refers to. l
did write a number of letters, stating
that did not want to make the race,
and gave my reasons for the same
with reference to my making con-
ffctinR statements as to how ! voted
ut Chicago" continued Mr.. Slemp, Il
want to say this statement Is also
untrue. and 1 ask Mr.. Einstein to fur
nish his authority. Nothing else in
his article Is worthy OF reply"