The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-20


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rs. 1-;rp.ns,r las: night received
rosftfyo information shat MIR HAYES is
reca{.sng r,,sysfe lctters~-at least one
,,rf,.ete le,ter5- ,9ree4a1 not ia the
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h Mr. Havns himself. demanding the
return ef the lists sent IN by the reg
issrars under the impression that the
srH for the l.Sts was on rjal, instead
81 for the private" purposes and uses
cf Tho chief clerk ia tire office Of the
secretary - the Commonwealth,
Demands Return of List.
One Indignant registrar went 80 far
In h3s letter 10 Mr., HAYES 1@@to de-
naznd That he must not permit inc
iiss sent in by his correspondent 70 ho
copied by anyone.
I'D ar HAEeS copy these lists Tor
the Hquor people or any NtheF people
before returning them
LheSe l'sis are S'14l coming mic
RE once OF tie secretary ~ the com
H1ohNoa1Un. u '"iphel .. James
.eesiFaHA qhfni a!u fF.aiHAiNG Ahsfn' or
~ ne Alt""tfN H'. hayes IN manure
Iis h1aii ana - NY. raves aIip"eo
:" S'PS ""s "a t''N i''''''i' i'fe '''tN
calls For Action.
The press If the State has taken
the matter up The Norfolk VII
cinian-pilot saws:
A. fragrant abuse Of official position
hv An esnplove in the ONCE Of the
y secretary Of the Commonwealth liz
story that comes from Richmond
voueheG for hv both The Nfreinlan
ard The News Leader The case.
az stated. admits Of no defense or
paIi!ation, and il seems to lis that
Colonel Ian1ee can only ahFolve him
self from responsibility hv dismiss
ing the offending efupIove,
The Newx-Iteader represents that
II James VI. Hayes. Jr., chief clerk Of
/ the secretary Of the Com IN orwealth
= wrote on the Official @naper az tho
secretary of the Commonwealth and
usea the signature Of the secretary
10 secure lists OF registered voters
TO, his own psreonai gain and uriyata
ADVANTAGE To thia Mr. Hayes makes
no denial and his chief. in n com
muniration To Tho yirginian. denies
that Hayes had authority or permits
= SION from him for the use of either
his signature or the official station
cry Of thu department No list of
voters In kept or required 10 he kent
in the office Of the secretary. Mr.
Hayes refuses TO explain for what
purpose or In whose behalf he was
gathering such information. and in
deed that In a secondary matter N
view of his tacit confession that he
was to be remunerated by some party
or persons for the labor and expense
az collecting this data, at la in
talerAbie." declares The News Leader
that a public position should be
used by public official for private
gain" Stiil worse that an official
should employ the machinery Of gov
eminent TO his personal advantage.
and afix the name OF his official
superior 10 documents not OF an ofn-
ctei character in order to give them
appearance of such The disclaimer
or Secretary James that he either APP
proved or knew what his clerk was
doing exonerates him from blame up
tn the time when the facts were dis
closed; but from that moment he
cannot escapr censare II he stands
between the delinquent and a proper
penalty for his misdaed Mr.. HAYES
refuses IN 20 this hour any expiana-
ton Of his conduct. That silence In
equivalent 10 confession under exist
ing circumstances If the secretary
does not act to clear the situation.
The governor should
Not An offlt.iar Eeouesf
This Ia from the Clifton Forge
Daily Review,
our GOOD friend farues Nj HAYES
-vr who for many wears has been
fha chief CLERK 10 secretary If the
Common wealth 1arnee seems ia he
In not water AZ the present time and
the ana Ia not in sight Az win he