The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-02
His Campaign Manager
Oh ar 6 IS Effort to
Swing Labor Vote.
HAD NO PART IN
PRINTING CODE
Gray Haddon Says Judge Martin
Williams Will Not Run for
Speakership-Davis Takes
: Blame From His Chiefs
Shoulders-Koiner
Raps Governor.

Charging tho existence Of deter
mined underground" effort to throw
the labor vote from John Garland Pol
lard to one Of his opponents in the
race for the attorney -generalship, c.
T.. Garnett. the Henrico candidates
campaign manager, produced the evil
dcnce of Mr.. Pollard's fight In the Con-
Btitutional Convention OF 1902 for the
abolition of the iniquitous fellow SER
wants doctrine and the restoration TO
the laboring man of standing in court
In the course OF a political meeting last
night under the auspices OF the South
Richmond Democratic Club.
1T has come TO our ears" said Mr.
Garnett that there is an underground
effort on hand TO swing the great labor
vote to one OF Mr.. Pollard's opponents
By fair means or foul. do not under
take to establish the truth of this re-
port, but II has gained sufficient
strength to be worth attention"
Without giving more detail OF the
alleged attempt to drive the labor vote
from the antimachine candidate Mr.
Garnett proceeded to read an outline
Of the old fellow servants doctrine
and ar PHllards efforts to have It
abolished. Under this doctrine. en-
ployes injured or killed through the
carelessness or negligence OF another
employe could not sue the employer in
court for damages. Mr.. Pollard. said
Mr. Garnett campaigncd for his seat
in the Constitutional Convention on a
platform advocating the abolition OF
this doctrine and the giving Of fair
rlay 70 the workinEman. The follow
ing letter. from p. r. Catlin. formerly
president Of the Cooperative Legiala-
tive Board Of Railway Employees in
Train Service. was read In substan-
tiation OF the Henrico mans friendship
for labor:
PoIlnrd's Proof.
When the Constitutional Convention
was In session. ! WAS president of the
Cooperative Legislative Board OF Rail
way Employees in Train Service. The
purpose Of this board was to enact a
law abolishing the barharous fellow
servants doctrine
when this board was being form
cd, Mr. Iohr Garland Pollard appear
ed before the board and gave his rea-
sons why he though the abolition OF
the rule should he Incorporated into
tho Constitution rather than in
statute, and il was largely at his in
stance that the board determined TO
work TO that end. In his canvass for
the Constitutional Convention Mr. pol
lard made this one OF the planks OF
his platform, and he worked in the
convention for the adoption of the sec
tion abcl.shing the rule"
The defense OF Mr. Pollard's record
In relation to labor was received with
spirit by the audience. :. Gordon
Cumming also we'll received. and
y. Gray Haddon speaking for Attor-
ney-General Williams. was vigorous
" applauded. In the course OF the
meeting. man in the audience oucs-
toned Mr. Carnctt with the obvious
purpose OF discrediting Mr.. Pollard In
regard to the printing of PolIard's
Code of Virginia in nonunion
shop Mr.. Garnett made this state
nent in reply:
Did Not Print Code.
When Mr.. Pollard had finished the
work OF compiling and annotating the
Code, the west. Publishing Company.
OF Minnesota. bought the book from
him. Mr.. Pollard has no interest
whatsoever IN the sale OF the hook
(Continued on Third Papnl