The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-28
Attorney-General Will Deliver Written
Opinion by Noon as to Lieutenant Gov
ernors Powers---Sympathizers Of Con
demned Men Work All Night---Unpre-
cedented Effort to Undo Governor Work
During His Temporary Absence From the
State---Petitions Asking for Advisory Par
don Commission TO Look Into Cases Dis
regarded by Executive.

In order that efforts may be made to induce Lieu
Governor j. Taylor Elyson take advantage Of
the temporary absence of Governor Mann from the State
and grant communication Of sentence to both pr
oners the execution of Floyd Allen and Claude Swanson
Allen has been postponed from o'clock this morning
a TINS BY y " 3c1e the Official opinion Of
the Lieutenant Governor to act, will be filed.
The order delaying the execution issued by Major
matter before the The Attorney
enera has indicated that he will rule that Mr. Elyson
has no power and believed the death sentence will be
carried out on the two this afternoon
Ellyson Gives No Opinion About Case j.
Ihe Lieutenant Governor has not indicated what his
acton would be even he had the power grant com
MUTATION 1t IS generally believed he would do nothing
Besdes f 1 nobody really knows whether the Governor
yesterday afternoon for Trenton n j. But he does not
speak there until tonight and he may spent the night
at Fredericksburg
An Unprecedented Scene
Inc last scene OF the long series of attempts to
the hves OF these two men was most remarkable. For
hours the men who have worked to gain cemency the
prisoners sought to mandate from the Leuten-
antGovernor under the supposition that his hand had
the power to stay execution and indeed avert it alto
gethe They desired that official to seize an oppornity
which they believed was afforded him by the departure Of
made by the executive of the State
No sooner it learned that the Governor had left
the city yesterday afenon than the Allen sympathizers
began to put into motion plan that they had had in mind
throughout the day conference was called to meet at
the Jefferson Hotel last night to consider the scheme
soon aftelWard to residence
OF John p Branch, West Franklin Street Here were
gathered Victor Allen, Mr. Branch, D. c. O'Flaherty
attorney for Claude Allen in the proceedings before
the Supreme Court of the United States Judge j. Richard
Wngfed of the State Corporation Commission; Captain
James Il Price Assistant District Attorney Hiram M
Smith, former counsel for the Aliens and other men who
have shown by their abors and their contributions that
they believe the younger prisoner least should not 90
to the electric chair
Judge Wngfeld went to the residence of Lieutenant
Governor Elyson 10 East Franklin Street. at 10 o'clock
and the two repaired to the residence of Mr. Branch
hard by.
Is Asked to Interfere at Last Moment
The subject at once broached to the Lieutenant
Governor He asked to commute the sentence of
Claude Allen to Imprisonment for life in the interest of
justice He told that Governor Mann was out of the
State.
WI Elyson responded 10 the erect that although he
himself possessed of the powers of the Governor during
the aters absence from the State and had never drawn
the salary of the office. Rev George W. Mcdaniel d.
then asked him if he would consider the matter provided
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