The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-03

speech Judge Williams has made a
number OF times during the campaign
about his service as u Confederate vet
eran. Mr.. Cumming said the ONCE of
Attorney General should not be made
Il pension seat for veterans.
In discussing MIR. Pollard, Mr.. Cum
ming alluded to an editorial which had
assorted that he was "a better lawyer
| than all three opponents rolled to-
gether
We'll. amt her" came a voice from
| tho crowd,
Pollard's Record.
Mr.. Cumming went ON to show that
Mr. Pollard had had three cases in
the Supreme Court. and lost them all;
that in the Circuit Court of Henrico
lie had had three cases in six years.
and had appeared in six cases In the
Chnncery Court In seven years, while
he himself had been in that court four
| times, though living 100 miles away.
After characterizing the Code as
pastepot and scissors arrangement for
| tho convenience OF lawyers. Mr.. Cum
ming took ur Mr.. Pollard's claim shat
he was making twice an much in the
practice of law, saying: IF that is so,
then Gou pity his clients for whom he
loses his cases"
Lawyers get too much anyhow"
came voice from the CROWD.
Discussing Mr.. Pollard's attitude on
the school question. Mr.. Cumming said
he was opposed to politics both in the
schools and In the churches. and pro-
ceeded to read letters sent out BIZ
Richmond Baptist ministers highly
indorsing Mr.. Pollard. and on the
church stationery soliciting votes for
the Eenrico candidate. a letter from
KEY. W. &. James. pastor OF Grove
Avenue Baptist Church, was read, in
which he Gays: Mr. Pollard lives
above the clouds in public life and
private"
He may be all OF that" said Mr.
Cumming. but We don't want ideaiists
In Office
Judge Williams Speaks.
Judge Williams defended the Ninth
District, saying that for all the fight
! Democrats have there with Repubu.
cans. who control the district. the
Ninth casts more white Democratic
votes than any other two districts in
the state. He defended the members OF
/ his family in Office. and said that his
/ opponents. after a bitter campaign, had
not been able 10 point to one single
act OF his administration or one opin-
ion he had given az Attorney General
/ which they could criticize
They are saying that williams is
! incompetent" continued Judge lWil-
+ liamS. Cumming here can't Judge OF
my competency Iohn Garland Pol
! lard-that sainted hero OF The Times
( Dispatch--thank God ne is not my
! judge VIII let tho 10000 white
+ Democrats OF Virginia have been
serving for forty years be the judge.
The only thing my opponents agree on
is that | am not IT for the Office. and
/ Cumming don't really believe That. He
( dom; expect to be elected this time.
/ lie IS just going AROUND Advertising
/ himsel, when the old Confederate
! Veteran drops out. people VIII know
/ who he Is"
Cnscs lie lin. Handled.
/ Judge Williams went into a d!scus-
sion OF some OF the principal cases ne
3 had contested for the Commonwealth.
including the deb; litigation, and the
/ Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
/ mac tax case.
/ Richmond--The Times Dispatch and
News Leader--have always treated NE
unfairly" he went Oh. "They never
/ mentioned my name In connection with
/ the Richmond. Frederick sbUrg and Po-
( tomac case until my speech IN Rich
inond during this canpa gn. which was
/ truthfuily reported in The Times- Dis.
/ patch" II. discussed other cases and
the matter Of ,einploying outside aid
l ing that during Major Andcrson's term
! the state paid 10000 for outside coun-
sci fees in the railroad rate and other
cases. and that during his term the
/ state had not paid "a cent and the only
claim pending was that of Major An
/ dcrson for special services in the Rich
mond, fredericksburg and Potomac
case. which came UP twelve days after
he took Office, and in which he VIII
recommend 10 the Legislature payment
+ OF Il fee OF $500.
/ Turning his attention to Mr. Pollard.
Judge Williams said that II his name
were not attached TO the code he had
never done anything TO make his name
known--that there We're a thousand
lawyers In Virginia Of moro achieve
ment
LAS to politics in the state Board Of
tEIaue G.ii SAID Jndgs Wiiiii!ams. x
Il Republican To Office when we can get
n Democrat. all right II he means
that the members OF that board in their
motives. then he states something that
is absolutely not true"
Mr.. Cummings good. natured banter
having prevented his reference In detail
to his Confederate record. Judge Will
liams closed by saying that the others
did not need the Office.
Mr.. Pollard boasts that he makes
twice rs much as Cumming He don't
need IT, Cumming has profitable cor
poration practice He don't need il.
"A good many years ,,I ago ! married
and we have raised family Of ten chill
dren. They don't need the place. Give
il to Maggie and me. and we viii make
Commonwealth the best service that IS
in us"
d W Sproul secretary of the State
Board Of Agriculture. spoke IN the af.
Mr.. Koiner. Mr.. Brown replied briefly,
z. p. Adams, chairman OF the State
Board Of Agriculture. gave an account
OF the formation OF the United Agri-