The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-05
CHARGES FLOOD
WITH WHIPPING BAR
ROOM VOTE IN LINE

RUUNI VUl[ In LINZ
Continued From First Pase)
State side by side TO vote for the ma
chine candidate for Governor"
Switching Wet Vote.
Mr.. Pollard was heard BY an audience
which packed Belvidere Hail, and which
cheered him to the echo. especially
when reports were read from political
leaders in different sections predicting
victory for the Pollard forces IN to-
days primary. Mr. Pollard briefly re-
viewed the issues of the campaign Wig
orously defending himself from anon
ymous attacks, which. he said have
been sent out from Washington. Eff
forts TO switch the wet vote from Cum
ming to Williams, he charged, were
being made In Roanoke. Lynch burg.
Norfolk ana Petersburg, as we'll as in
Richmond, Mr.. Pollard describing Con
gresham Flood as going from bar
issuing his orders
Mr. Flood was in Richmond yester-
day. and preceding the trip described
by Mr. Pollard was closeted for some
time al the Capitol with I. Gray Had
don. chief clerk 10 Attorney
Williams: J. y Brennaman. secretary
of the state Democratic Committee.
and other political leaders.
MIR Pollard was introduced By Will
liam II. Adams president of the Board
OF Aldermen and OF the John Garland
Pollard Club Of Richmond, the largest
political club ever organized in Rich
mond. having more than 1900 enrolled
members. Mr.. Pollard opened his ad-
dress by saying that twenty-one years
ago. In the precinct in which he was
speaking, ne had cast his first ballot
for Grover Cleveland. and since that
time he had never failed 10 cast
Democratic ballot. He would not dis
cuss his character or qualifications, he
said, for If his life OF thirty years in
Richmond had not csta blishcd that no
words OF his could prevail.
Anonymous Attacks.
But / desire to answer some at
tacks that have been made during this
said Mr.. Pollard There
has been sent out from Washington an
anonymous letter making venomous
attack on me They all come from
the same office, but the sender i
ashamed Of his name. Just to-day
hear OF an anonymous letter circulated
in Covington, which attacks me UNI
Justly because Of a matter with which
had nothing to do. ! find on my
n gentleman from Washington. Mr..
Hal D. Flood. Is here for tho purpose
Of continuing these secret attacks on
me
Candidates in this campaign have
declared themselves on certain issues.
Judge Williams has stated that he is
a great friend OF the Anti Saloon
League Mr. Cumming has asserted
that he is entitled to the liquor deal.
org Il. no a I1f
the enabling act is unconstitutional,
His discussion OF that issue entities
him 10 the vote OF the liquor dealers,
and he should have it
To-day there comes from Washing
ton Congressman Hal d Flood, and he
gets In an automobile and goes from
one saloon TO another. and tells the
ming, who is opposed To the enabling
act. and 10 vote for a leader of the
AntiSaloon League. Judge samuel ".
Williams. II is not the first time in
politics that the attempt has
been made 10 get the ministry and the
bartender vote together. -Four years
ago By the dirtiest deal ever pulled
off in Virginia politics, Mr.. Flood and
his associates convinced the barkeep-
ers and the ministers Of this state
that their interests were the same.
Goes After Opponent.
Il want no mans vote on false pre-
lenses. Mr.. Cumming says | am not
TO hold the position OF At
torney- General; that he has had more
cases in the Court of Appeals than
have. He represents a street railway
down at Hampton that mains
and kills people. M Cumming APP
has lost their cases for them. he brings
them TO the Court OF Appeals. l fight
only when / have TO. and in nine cases
out of ten ] serve my clients better by
settling out of court. Some of the
poorest lawyers in Virginia are in the
courts oftenest. because they haven't
the sense to keep out.
Judge Williams, who, Mr. Cumming
says. is incompetent has appeared in
the Supreme Court more often in the
past twelve months than Mr.. Cumming
has in his entire life. Mr.. Cumming
has seen III to attack certain ministers
because they have seen fit TO commend
me. They were my boyhood friends,
and are my manhood friends. and | am
proud OF their friendship. 1t is n valu-
a BILE thing TO me to know that those
who have known me longest are my
supporters. Perhaps there
may be some ministers among Mr.. Cum
ming's boyhood friends, who. could they
do so, would write let
tiers commencing him. If they could,
have no doubt they would have done so.
Judge Williams attacks my edition
of the Code of Virginia as paste pot
and scissors Arrangement Yet no law
yer in Virginia has como to me more
often and told me that he was indebted
to me every day for the able work /
did on that Code. He seems to have
changed his opinion as to its value
ra Their suddenly when ! became can
didatc for office.
Election LAWS.
The fundamental need o. Virginia
TO day is the publication of our cleo
ton laws There is no reason why we
should not have adequate laws to pro-
tect us against those few election OIL
Gals who are not honest, and 1T is no
election on the great body OF honest
election officers to ask for such laws
Our present law does not protect the
ballot box and was not made 10 pro-
tect II. IT was drawn in the days Of
the fear OF negro domination. and Is
still kept on the statute books for the
use OF low. designing politicians who
1efraud fellow Democrats ont of their
Just dues. The editors of the Virginian