The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-13

establish my statements and To d,snrove
me ABUSE and Misrepresentation of
/ MI Myers. In my letter Of March cir
/ 20 Hon Martin Williams chairman OF
/ the committee, l urged, in th. name Of
I JuSticc' iull, free and open invcs,t-
cation Of the whole matter Al tho
meeting of the full committee on Mon
uaN was present with my witnesses
an" me matter was REFERRED to Il sub
| committee was notified 10y the chair
] man Of tho subcommittee MIR pen
nington that tho matter would be hcor,,
| tuesday At L. NJ. AT that tlnc was
present with my witnesses. and when
! delegate oliver stated that the meet
! 'ht would have TO he postponed, again
uieo" MAY this Investigation be had
tHch ana there. Tho chairman Mr.
/ Pennington, later came in and stated
tiHit ne was sick, and that the hear
/ Ing could not be had, but that nj GLE
/ T. NJ, the subcommittee would discuss
methods of procedure ana would no,
I examine witnesses J. NV friends ord
some OF my witnesses were present at
/ TINS time At this meeting both DR.
/ cannon. who acted an my rcprcscnta-
/ tive. and myself stated that while il
was not within my province to suggest
7 tho method of procedure, TO the com
! mittcc. nevertheless If they thought II
wn" their duty To investigate tho mat.
/ ter desired fun. free and omen hear
! ing that tho truth. the whole truth
/ ana nofhinS but the truth" might bc
established. The subcommittee RETURN
! Ell ana reported tha' the subject mat
ter OF the said resolution was OF such
/ "A character thar II was not proporl,.
a matter OF Legislative investigation.
anu that this Woul, h.. reported 10 TIE
full committee
| was not invited TO the meeting OF
the run committee, and J Was of the
IMPRESSION mat its session would bc
executive To-day the House OF Dele
gates adopted the report OF the com
ihtttec. Now, therefore. since the House
mas decided that this was a matter be-
tween Mr.. w. NJ. Myers and myself.
ana since was abused and mlsrcprc-
/ scented on the floor OF tho House by tn.
sHld Mr.. Myers. where | was power
less TO defend Hyaclf deem il bu,
JUST TO mo and To the great causes OF
/ temperance and virtue, for which |
stand, that make this public state
mont:
was not so much upon me persoualiy
Dut upon me- as II representative OF tho
Ghristlan cit.zenship OF Richmond,
designed to suppress great evils.
was actively Interested in this icgis-
lation as n member OF the headouar-
tcrs committee uf the Anti-SnIoon
League and sts member OF the special
committee arrointcd by the Methodist
Ministers Conference to urge th.: pas
sage OF The ant;v:cc bill
| say believe the attack on me was
not SO much personal one az upon
me as an advocate OF the passage OF
the anuvice bill, because MIR. Myers
stated in the conversation that as the
houses Of the rel light" district had
licensing them by the otatc-notwith-
STANDING that the existence OF these
houses IS now made a crime under the
statutes OF Virginia.
! From this private conversation Cap
tain w. NJ. Myers rushed behind the
double breastworks Of the House OF
/ Delegates, double because there was
no possibility OF reply or rcfutatlon,
and double because under article 4
section ~. of the Constitution, he could
not be reached by the court. He there
made cowaIdly attack upon me and
uttered terrible threats OF what might
have happened, and cried for The pro-
/ lection OF the House. This was not
surprising. In taking refuge behind
, his privilege as member of tho House,
! he there established a record FOR cour-
age, similar 10 Il record which he seems
TO have made in military service, ac-
cording To the official reports of the
Acknowledgement of Virginia. In his
/ report OF the street car strike in Rich
Wond. June and July, 1903, the Adju-
| tani General thus reviews the record
! OF Captain Myers:
Captain. Battery A., VIM. ". Myers
I page lS3--In accordance with this
order the troops concerned marched
promptly except the detail ordered TO
| Fulton Inquiry OF Major Martin
rs to why he had not moved as directed
developed the fact that the command
/ IiE pl!ttI VI ptiitciS a tCapl3ln
Myersl was present and desired an
| Interview at which he objected TO talk
! Ing his Calling TO Fulton, upon the
/ ground that the streets were too mar.
= row for its use. and that since il could
! not he elevated his command would be
! destroyed 1T was pointed out to him
| that his command OF fifty or more mon
| were armed with carbincs. which could
! be elevated. and that Company NJ.
! Seventeen Virginia numbering nearly
/ NIFTY rifles. supported him" page 800
! Great anxiety was felt for the ear
l -ailS Of Companies ID and k owing
/ ~ the reports received that they were
! before steps contemplated could he
! taken looking to their rescue or relief
| they happily turned up. when IL APP
pcarcd they had been held by the COM
handing officer Of Battery y Captain
| Myers at Twcnty-cighth and Main
! TO meet supposed attack from the Ill
! Tcctipn OF Fulton NPage 39)
/ Ills dcnunciation OF me was SLIM
! uerous. with apparent attempt of in
! Juring me and my reputation. His
statement that | attempted to intimi-
| date him BIS threatening his political
| future and his business is untrue. and
! his further statement that attempted
thermorc. on March 5. on the floor of
thc House. Mr.. Myers attempted To be-
smirch and defamc my good name by
stating that my letter OF March i TO
! the House OF Delegates was utterly
! false and that | had published Il
made this false statement notwith-
standing that the accuracy of my state
mcnt was vouchcd for by Rev j. w
Shackford and Mr. S. *. Mckee, to
/ whom read my letter referred to be-
fore ii was published. and notwith-