The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-03
Says Chief Executive Is
Guilty of "Dirty
Work."
WHY HE RESIGNED
I FROM PRESIDENCY
Reviewing His Connection With
V. P. l., Declares That Cover
nor Mann Forced Him Out
to Find Place for Favor
ite"-Alludes to Ma
hone and to Liquor.

DR.. P. B. Barringer. former president
OF the Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
who was succeeded by DR. E,pg,aston
rs the head of that college. has sent
The Times Dispatch the letter printed
below. being. as DIR. Barringer states
MY reply to Governor Mann The
letter follows:
To the Editor OF The Times Dispatcb.
Richmond. Virginia:
~ order 10 preserve the good name
or the State, and, if possible give the
virginia polytechnic Institute n health
.uI period OF quietude, have here
totore been content to remain silent
regarding the causes Of nv resign.tion
from the V. u. l. The appearances
however. Of statement by Governor
Mann, N your issue of July 80. in which,
ne seemingly boasts of his responsi-
ny! Tor my withdrawal from that in
stltution, demands a replv
Governor Manns statement that ba
brought about my resigna ton in order
10 secure harmony amongst the various
agricultural interests in the State is
not supported by the facts 1t looks
fnu as II IL was done to make place
Tor certain of his political favoritcs
ana ana friends. and from no higher mo-
i've Inc facts are rs follows:
somewhere near the middle OF April
.i9l2, being in Charlottesville on ner-
s . business. | called on my friend
the iate Daniel Harmon. who informed
me that he had just learned of a sim
alton which seriously Involved nv ~
lure. and that he was then on the
point or writing me regarding the
matter. He stated that he had lust
oeeh informed by special messenr ger
from the Governor that he intended
10 reappoint to the board the two
men VINO had been so fasrantly and
openly inimical to my administration
ne would not reappoint these men If
| would agree TO resign at given
! time.
1t will readily be seen why this was
carried to Mr.. Harmon He was known
TAR and wide as my counselor In all
the preceding assaults upon me at the
virginia Polytechnic Institute and as
| my faithful friend of long standing
on the board at the University of Vir-
ginia. After a discussion of the mat
Ter we determined to wire this agent
of the Governor. Dr. ]. G. Ferneyhough
TO return at once to Charlottesville
| We did this. and were told by hin,
that the Governor would agree not to
rcappont the two men who had so long
fought ME, but would appoint as DR..
Ferncyhough quantity put IT, "a bunch
OF good men" on this condition-that
l would tender my resignation at the
first meeting after the board was
changed. was also informed by this
straight and trustworthy agent that
my resignation would be accepted by
the new board and that would be
asked to continue in service one year
Presenting resignation had no ter
rors for me- During the years in
which I was chairman OF the faculty
OF the University OF Virginia I made
IL rule to tender my resignation at
fair intervals. In order to test the con
Of b. I'd
be recalled by the Hon. r Tate Irvine,
the Hon. Henry Downing. the Hon.
Carter Glass. and others who served
with mo at the University OF Virginia.
Thinking il a square and proper GUS
tom, I had determined 10 do this at the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, but L
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