The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-21
May Is. 1914


Trick OF Liquor People
THE yirginian and the friends %
proh3h.tlna were satisfied from the
stars thai the nse 81 the Office OK the
seeretarS ~ the Commonwealth TO
secure II ese lists ef the voters was
trick of she liquor people. This
nss now been clearly shown II vii
hA seer from an interview with Mr.
Akers printed i'm connection herewith,
fhas Re does not deny that ne is in
tf1e en- plCv II the liquor people. IL
has been generally reported for some
weeks that lie was Sc employed, and
there = TO doubt whatever that he
Is Mr. Nirt f. Taylor. who, during
he month Fl ApyiL waited on Colonel
James and asked that mis- chief clerk
Se SLOWED - assist Mr.. Akers in get
ing certain information he desired.
las been actively identified with he
iiQaer business for "a good many years.
j. representative Of The Nirgiaian
made an effort Yesterday 10 sec MI.
Taylor in his office, which IL IN the
same building with the printing office
Of clyde W Saunders, but ne Was not
IN ST the time Mr. TAYLOR is quoted
az havln gsaid that he only met Mr..
Akers casually in the Capitol square
and readily compiled with the latter 8
request that ne call on Secretary
James He had no idea what infor~
nation Mr. Akers desired or Tor what
purpose he wanted IL
Letters still Going Out
Altho4Fi, The tirr MAN exposed, IN
tts .ssue If last Saturday. he decep-
tlon which vas being practiced upon
he ~es.4tTars Of the State in the send
ing tn them OF this bogus and "of-
ncaat cell for their registration lists
and. al1ha4sh Colonel James stated in
his letter gwen out Sunday evcuiue
ms he mad warned his chief clerk
awasnst fHrthef activity in matters o
this e0if these remarkable letters con
tsn}4s3 80 ~ @9t as tate az Monda'
night of early Tuesday morning
Wsefher 4heS have stopped going get
re &irglniAa is rot ia position Il
SAY
~ sntclat ot the Expert Leiter
N~ifinE t#rpauy waS quoted 20 Thu
3 Mig a.94. ou TBesGay having sale
afs sEu,'tiet Ire letters were stiil goIni
sat Colonel flames Eave tho assur
anet on Tuesday that no more letter.
had gore n8t since The Nlrgiuiag
aro4eh, his matter te his attention
"a = @d3esiay OF Thursday Of las
week
Tae ..vipR telegram received b.
The NirgEntan yesterday from Salem
N4 snuWe that these letters sent ou
n ne efflre of the secretary of th'
Con- suea wealth in behalf Of the hquo
Dealer ~ tho State were mailed hers
as early ar Tuesday morning:
Salem Va, May 20, 1914.
Genera Manage.
Richmond N.fbtuau.
kschuuud. W,
ite@8st~afs here received letter
poe Inasred Richmond - clock Tues
day mora SO,
tSlgne6l
TINES r izt5I1s't Err AND SENTINEL
The Nirejn!an last evening received
from So nfon, Va. an envelope IL
which one Of these letters was sent u
showing by IT'S postmark that the let
ter was maHea in Richmond May 9Th
A M
The Nireintan also received las
evening a copy Of the letter sent Il
the registrars from Fores, Depot, Va.
with the registrars notation that h
had been registrar al this preCinc
7rst tine he was ever called upof
10 make a list Of the voters hi
precinct
Nishholds Information.
Mr.. MeFaflane, manager of the FIX
pert Letter Writing. company, declined
yesterday afternoon to give any infor
nation whatever about the prinIins
and sending out OF these letters. HI
explained that bis business was en-
tirely OF confidential nature. and tina
he could not discuss matters OF tina
kInd Indeed he would not even ad
nit that the work was done by hi
concern
Mr. Akers said ne supposed all a
the letters were signed ANA sent on
from the office Of the secretary IL thf
Common wealth. but MI Hayes say
that mo part of the time OF any C}erE
employed by the state has been con,
sumed in securing this information
Whether the autograph signature wa
printed with the letter or stamped af
Ter the letter was printed is not known
Getting Them For Years,
Mr. Hayes repeats in his letter tG
coibret James the statement made &c
The NirginiAn last FRIDAY that he ha'
neen getting these registration lists foi
many years, probably ten or twelve