The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-10


the people l trust my friends will
not lose sight Of the fact that | am a
candidate for reelection"
Mr.. Pollard Gets Busy.
From Mr. Pollards headquarters
yesterday the announcement went out
that an open meeting of his friends
ard supporters had been called for this
evening in the assembly hall of the
Mechanics institute, AT Tenth and
Broad, at Sis O'Clock. Hundreds Of
invitations have been issued for the
meeting, though the public generally
Is invited. The purpose of the gather
ing is TO form an intensive organiza-
tion in the interests of the candidate
in the city and suburbs. which clubs
In each ward and the outlying dis
tricts. Mr.. Pollard also announced
that he would launch an aggressive
campaign with a speech at Louisa next
Monday--a campaign which ne ex-
poets to continue until the ballots are
counted on the 5th of August
There was no formal statement yes
torday from the headquarters Of s,
Gordon Cumming at Murphys hotel.
The candidate is Mt his home in Hnmp-
ton. and. it was stated. expected to get
actively into the campaign next week,
though his plans have not fully ma
tured In the meantime his campaign
managers are smilinRly sangulne over
the outlook,
sea ,- Sensation Falls Flat.
The near bomb thrown by one of
the afternoon papers failed to ex-
plode. According to this information
Sensational developments In the
campaign now waging between John
Thompson Brown, of Bedford. and
George w. koiner, Of Augusta county,
4 for the Office Of commissioner of agri-
culture were expected to open up
within the next few hours, The ''sen-
sationai Developments" however fall
cd TO open" The sum and substance
Of the article was that Mr. Brown
charges that Mr.. koiners office has
drawn, repeatedly vouchers upon the
State auditors office without specify
/ ing in those warrants TO what purpose
I the funds were applied; that the State
! auditor had officially requested the
agricultural department to set out on
the face OF each warrant the purpose
for which it is drawn and that the
department Of agriculture had refused
! Ia comply with the request.
Inquiry at the headquarters of Mr.
Brown last night elected the state
/ nent that the matter published by the
afternoon paper had not been given
I out there. and Mr.. Browns manager
I made 1t plain that he did not father
! the article
Koiner Courts Investigation.
! Commissioner kolncr. after his at
! tentiou had been called to the matter.
stated that the agricultural depart
/ inent courted an investigation of its
! finances, The system at present in
vogue. said Commission koiner. WAS
/ recomm ended for the department by
the State accountant six years ago.
1 Every warrant" he said. drawn upon
/ the State treasurer. goes TO the State
/ board of agriculture with the ttemized
I bin attached and 1t lis passed upon by
4 the board at its regular meetings.
I Those warrants the board approves are
! sent to the treasurer for payment; the
! board has in its possession the itemixed
iaccounts. Furthermore, the accounts of
the department are audited three times
I each year by the board and annually
! the State accountant audits the depart
ments finances, SO there is no oppor-
tunity for any discrepancies"
! Attention was called also yesterday
to the fact that the State insurance
department preserve its own system of
book keeping which Commissioner But
ton believes to be model of its kind,
and he too. he declined to comply with
the state auditors request of going into
detail on the warrants from his de-
partment when the records in his of
fee show the expenditure of every
penny.