The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-04

view OF your knowledge and expert
ence in Virginia politics and Your re-
cent open advocacy OF the rights OF
people sagainst the colossal gum
bers and captains OF oorruriion who
seek to be the President makers for
the people" your eulogis,ic editorial
OF Mr.. Floods attitude Is rather in
consistent. TO say the feast
As Nirginian who was snec,a-
tor at the Baltimore convention when
this incident occurred and as one
who loves tho honor OF the Common
wealth. one OF the mon OF whose
meme and lineage have sealed tnoir
devotion TO Virginia b. sacrifice ia
war and IN peace. l felt no hunnia-
ton In the attitude taken by Mr.
bryani but had for one moment
believed as true the statement by Mr
Rood that "one thousand Vlrginians
as honest as Mr. Bryan HAD voin-
tarily selected as their representative
In the councils OF the national Demo
cratic party, the chief OF these "colos-
sal gamblers and captains OF corrup-
tion' who resides In New York. my
head would have been bowed in shame
and in sorrow. But the fac: is Mr.
Editor. and II IS known t. all men
who keep In touch with current poll
ucal events in Virginia. tha. ms
humiliation" was put upon virginia
~ Mr.. Flood himself and by his sa:el-
lites in the Tenth Virginia District,
some of whom. it is currently report
ed. have received such fAvvrs fru.n
AR Thomas i. Ryan as trips 10 i5u-
'ope. rcr was the any great part
of one thousand men IN the district
convention where this scheme was
p1t through. In addition to the fact
that Mr.. Ryan was selected by the
connivance and Vaccination OF the
machine and its sinister influence in
the Tenth District II was currently
reported and accepted without ques-
ton. G the Norfolk convention that
it was not Thomas Fortune Ryan. but
Thomas Sargent Ryan. his son. who
had been selected as n delegate
was member or the Norfolk conven-
iion and took some interest in its
proceedings ana offered and had pass
ed In the First District convention a
resolution instructing its delegates
for Woodrow Wilson. and in Balti-
more. in common with "A number Of
other Virsinians who there expressed
themselves, and who We're members
Of the Norfolk convention. II came as
Il great surprise to me to learn that
Mr.. Thomas T. Ryan was q delegate
from Virginia.
What one thousand men In Virginia
York. represent? Who believes for
one moment that IL the people of Vir-
ginia. or even Of the Tenth District
had been appraised OF this scheme to
slumikate them that Ehcy would
have stood for ii? Then why should
any devotion 20 the right OF Virgil
MIA to govern It's own affairs" pre-
vent the Democratic party in national
convention from protesting In no un-
certain way at the presence OF trail
tor in their midst In the person of
one of these colossal gamblers and
captains of corruption?
An, no, Mr.. Editor; do not hest
tate TO aver that Virginia rs not so
bcggared In self-respect that any ono
thousand men knowingly sent Mt
Ryan as their representative to speak
for them in the councils of their dom
inant party; but this was just anothe r
job put over on them by the machina-
tions of ihe machine and its malign
influence. But they overreached them
ness and sagacity of the great Ne
braskan. and in the common parlance
OF the day; believe me. the sickest-
looking crowd in the Baltimore con
vention consisted of Virginia's DEUS
ex Machina and his satellites; for
they realized too late that nothing
would so arouse Virginia to sense
of her shame as awakening to the
fact that this favor-seeking fnancicr
OF Wall Street. in this progressive
hour. was voting and speaking for
her as representative OF her spirit
and mood in the national convention.
! 1t is a late awakening but 1t spells