The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-22
Editor OF the Times-Dispatch,


Nov. rs. 1913.
Editor OF the Times Dispatch,
Richmond Va
Sir-Thore appeared in your paper, the Times
Dispatch Of this date, article headed Three
Men in Race for Speakership,' namely, Mr..
white, Of RockbridGe; Mr.. Cox. Of Richmond,
and Judge Williams. Of Giles. I do not know
whom your informant was in this matter, but
do know that he was ignorant of the facts in
the case, for there are certainly four men in
the race myself included in that number. and
quito there are six Judge Stubbs.
of Gloucester, has certainly announced himself
upon several occasions. and l understand Mr..
Oliver of Fairfax, is also candidate. If you
viii remember on October the 18th there APP
peared in your paper way back on the eleventh
page an article headed IAN open Letter From
Mr. Meetze" The heading Of this article re-
sembled very much patent medicine ad-
vertisement and several OF my friends COM
lnented on it as such, and I doubt very much
II one-hfth of the readers of your paper ever
noticed it, whereas If you had placed the article
somewhere at the top of the column, and headed
It &C J. Meetze, of Prince William. Candidate
for Speaker of the House" it would have been
noticed
Mr. Editor, I almost forgot TO say that just
received a bill this week from your office for
publishing this article once in your paper, this
hin Is SIS your business manager having
previously notified me that il could not be pub
lished only as advertisement. This cannot
understand, az I frequently see articles in your
paper In reference 10 otneF gentlemen DIS cnIi~
didates for speaker OF the house yet after
charging me SIS for my announcement more
than thirty days ago your issue of the 26th
comes ont with the following article, entitled
Three Men in Race for Speakership," without
making any reference to myself whatever.
How much does fellow have to pay before
he can get mentioned In your papr? The article
referred to goes on to inform the public that
several others have been mentioned posi-
hilltles b. will only be considered in OF
a deadlock between these three named. Now
Mr. Editor your reporter is just ignonant
Of the real facts in this the public are
after they read it, Some of the facts are these.
and wish to be placed upon record as pre-
dieting that there enough votes now not
pledged to anyone to elect the speaker. Your
re porter ALSO says the fght VIII probably not
be determined until the Democratic caucus is
held at the opening Of the session. OF course
II will not How it be determined untt we
meet and the vote has been taken? Why does
vour reporter think that Mr.. Houston's strength
has been turned over to Mr.. Cox? Because
promise a man to support him and he drops
out Of the race Is reason that ] can be de-
uvered to some one else In my opinion when
Mr. Houston Withdrew he released hts friends
from all further obligations. From this article
the public is told that the enabling act will
not be an issue Now place me upon record
again as saying that there never more
mistaken idea IT is not that there is any dan
ger OF the act not passing the house, but i is
this one thing Mr. White and Mr. Cox, both
came into prominence in the 1912 session. and
IT was because Of their prominence in the