The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03
K0|NER AND BROWN
AND CUMMING AND
WILLIAMS SPEAK
Candidates for Commissioner
Of Agriculture are Heard
in Debate
OTHER OPPONENTS
IN PLEASANTRIES
Judge Williams Makes a Hit by
Showing Opponents Don't
Need 1t; Give 1t to
Maggie and Me"
by STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

kENDRIDGE, August Cen.
tlemen. Mr.. Pollard has demonstrated
to the satisfaction of the entire State,
in his own estimation. that his income
from the practice of the law is so
large that 1t will be at a great f.
naneial sacrifice that he accepts the
office Of attorney general, If it should
be voted to him.
Don't ram this sacrifice down his
throat to his own detriment.
mfr. Cumming is here before you,
handsome young man with a bril-
liant future before him In the prac-
tcc of his profession Of the law.
Don't ram this sacrifice down his
throat. Neither of them can afford
TO take the office.
Give it to Maggie and me- We
want it and with our family of ten
children that we have reared, with
the little grandchildren now coming
on, we can use it to advantage.
Give Il 10 Maggie and me-
Tells the Romance.
With these words Judge Samuel w.
Williams closed the speaking at Ken
bridge today and his closing words
carried the audience to a delightful
conclusion of a most enjoyable day OF
politics and amusements. In leading
up to these remarks Judge Williams
had referred 10 his wound at Five
Forks, when as a boy he marched and
fought in the Confederate ranks and
his return to his home to take care
Of his widowed mother and a large
r1s1 Of -
ters
Then came the romance. when he
had met the beautiful blue-eyed and
brown haired Maggie" and this ref
erence captured the crowd
S. Gordon Cumming had preceded
Judge Williams in speech of thirty
minutes, in which he made a decided
impression upon his audience. There
had been no arrangement for a joint
debate between the two and none was
attempted. Mr.. Cumming had spoken
for thirty minutes presenting his
claims TO the office and Judge Will
liams followed in a speech of like
duration.
Neither Mr.. Cumming nor Judge
Williams introduced any new matter
into their discussion. unless ii was
when Judge Williams stated that the
present campaign for the attorney
EFIitt AfSLliE Is LIE ItQSl TetndThdpt6
that has ever come under his notice.
His Record UnassaiIed.
II am the encumbent," stated Judge
Williams. land have a record Of near
ly four years before the people. My
ability as an attorney has been at
tackled. only 10 have the allegations
refuted in toto. But. do you remark
that neither of my opponents nor any
one else has attacked my record as at
70 ~ ta 70
THAT record stands and Is before
the people. 1t speaks of big cases
handled in their interest and success
fully handled, Up to the present time
nos one dollar of the States money
has been paid on. for assistance TO the
attorney general. When the next leg
islature meets, 1t Is understood that
a nominal fee will be paid to former
Attorney General Anderson for his as
sistance in one OF the big cases.
Il shall recommend and use every
effort to have this fee made larger.
Mr.. Anderson was the attorney gen.
eral before me and the case came up
within a few weeks after ] had come
into office 1t would have been i'm
possible for me or any one else to
have prepared that case in the time
limit. We stood the chance Of being
forced TO trial without preparation
or facing a long continuance. II was
desirable that the case be tried. Gen.
erai' Anderson was thoroughly pre-
pared In the case and he was called in
and the case was won. He did splen-
did work and should be well paid for
IT."
Both Attack Pollard.
Both Judge Williams and Mr.. Cum
ming had things to say OF Mr.. Pol.
lard. and refrained not because ne was
not present. What they said was not
new to Mr.. Pollard, he having heard
che same things before from Mr..
Cumming and had read OF those
statements made by Judge Williams.
MIR. Pnllard,s replies to these state
ments' have not. up to this time been
explicit or enlightening.
Mr.. Cumming again asked why Mr..
Pollard had introduced a resolution
in the constitutional convention
striking the word Christian from the
Bill of Rights. which precedes the
word "forbearance.' and why after
having introduced the resolution he
used one OF the two occasions on
which he addressed the convention 20
withdraw the resolution IT the word
Christian should be in the Bill Of
Rights why introduce the resolution
striking IL OUT" inquired Mr.. Cum-
ming IF 1t should not be In the
Bill OF Rights. why should he not have
the courage OF his convictions ana
stand by hts resolution One side Or