The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-02
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and nothing to do with tho printing
thereof. He simply sold his wares, as
any other merchant would do. in cITe
highest market If it is a fact that
the West Publishing Company is a
nonunion shop, or was IN 1904, the
question was not one for MIR. Pollard
10 consider, for he. as any other per-
son would do. sold to the highest
bidder. AS To the supplements To the
code, they have likewise been sold to
the highest bidder. Surely there is
nothing 20 criticize in such trans
action"
S. Gordon Cumming. candidate for
the attorney generals in leading
off the speaking. made a spirited at
tack on both opponents, declaring Sfr.
Pollard guilty of contradiction in ask
ing for the complete divorce of poll
tics and thu public schools. when he
was 4 member Of the committee OF
the Constitutional Convention which
voted to MAKE the Governor and At
torney- General ex-ofiicio members OF
the state Board Of Education He al
luded TO the fact that until recently
Acknowledgement Williams's nephew
was a candidate FOR the Office of divi-
sion school superintendent In Wythe-
Vile. and made pointed reference to
the fact that the election of super
intendent for the division in question
was postponed by the Board OF Educa
ton until after the August primary.
Martin Williams Not to Run.
In reply to MIR. Cummings presenta-
ton of q list of members of tho Will
liains family In Office In Virginia, and
the number OF Ninth District men
holding high State positions, T. Gray
Haddon. speaking for Judge Williams
declared that he was convinced that
Judge Martin Williams, the Attorney
Generals brother. will not be candi-
date for Speaker Of the House of Dele
gates when the General Assembly con-
venes next January He asserted with
vehemence that the Attorney General
would gladly retire from the State
Board OF Education. and said that
Judge Williams had had nothing to
do with the placing Of the Attorney
General on the membership of the
board.
In the attempt to rebut the charge
brought recently by Mr.. Cumming that
Attorney General Williams had been
reprimanded by the State Supreme
Court for failure to be prepared for
the presentation of a certain case. Mr..
Haddon read letter from Assistant
Attorney General r. r. Davis, in which
MI Davis denied that the courts re-
marks had been censorious. and stated
that the conduct OF the case in ques-
ton had been turned over to him com
pletely by the Attorney General.
Whatever blame was deserved in this
connection should fall on his own
shoulders, said Mr.. Davis.
Koiner Raps Governor.
g. w. koiner took a rap at Gov
ernor Mann for the latter's criticism
OF Mr.. Koiner's conduct of the affairs
OF the Department OF Agriculture, and
added another descriptive adjective TO
the long list which has been applied
10 the United Agricultural Board when
he referred to il as a brunswick stew
board" He said he had fallen out
with the Governor when the Governor
showed the desire to confer all the
power in agricultural matters on the
United Agricultural Board, and wished
10 spend all the funds of the State
Department OF Agriculture on farm
demonstration work. Mr. koiner de-
clayed that he heartily approved of
the demonstration work in bounds. and
said that il ought to be under the
charge of the Virginia Polytechnic In
stitutc. He challenged his opponent to
prove any instance OF failure on his
part to cooperate with other agricul
tural agencies in the State.