The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-05

The virginian prints some inter-
ktine papers this morning bearing
non tho matter OF negroes eein8
kgistered 1t Emporia.
| Judge W., Samuel GOODWIN. whose
kme was mentioned In connecuon
Sith this matter In an article printed
Tho virginian last Monday. mas
kut TO this paper q. letter declaring
- the applications made in the EN-
|bria story In Tho virginian was In
k,mous and false He requested the
|rr1nian To give his letter . promi-
~ position and to print the name
our Emporia informant.
/ Both OF these requests are compiied
3ith this morning. notw1tnsianoins
Se fact that Judge GOODWIN was IN
kch q hurry to get his story before
IL public that he first gave 20 inc
iows Leader the AFFIDAVIT wn!cn NC
ter sent TO virginian. and further
~ "a used the Evening Journal or
~ erday to complain that his letter
The virginian had not been printed.
II Il not necessary for The Vir-
nian to give the name OF the
keepectablc citizen Of Emporia," who
rote the statement printed In Mon
VI virxfnian. Mr.. II. l. Taylor. .
IN known member Of the bar. has
sumed the authorshlp Of The vir-
nfar.a naoted ststsment In . letter
~ News Leader, which that paper
. mot printed. . COPY OF which -
ven below.
~. TAYLOR sends with his letter e
z f6eTn LaaAoy = Gkatem1ne - mc0
wned ~ : number of cthsr citizens
hich. while disclaiming any fenec-
81 on Mr.. BrigEs. the feeiserG'
hose a1I1davit Judge GOODWIN PRINT
IA the News Leader ana which u
y printed below. contradict MIN ia
verai particulars.
Judge Goodwyn's Letter.
The letter OF Judge GOODWIN 10
ted September /, but 1t was not sent
| The yirginian until late on tho
ken,ng Of tho and. It IL - follows:
Richmond. Va. Sept. !, 1914.
dstor, Richmond virgtnian:
eir.-My attention has been called
an article In The Virginian. OF
ugust 81, in which stAfements aIe
AIDE. purportinx 70 BE- rom : 's Ens
br;a." 20 the effect that efforts have
Ben made BY mo 10 pad the EN-.
brta voting lists with tho names OF
krrocs. or that have countcnanced
kch efforts: and, further. that wnen
nroposed indignation meeting" OF
hfch I never heard until saw your
RDer. was discussed, ] called meet
Sg Of wet Iieutenants and wniskey
ealers."
These applications arc infamous
hd false, and II your paper 10 Iuii'
Sir, clean and accurate. ~ the col
triaI page proctAtms. you wH pup
bib this correction. giving It prom
Further. IL you believe that your
Iformant was truthworthy and IL not
Ihamed to stand by what he mas
ritten, call upon you for his name.
on have printed my name; now
/ do not sec how q citizen Of EN-
SEQ desfrinE to state facts could
i've written what your informant
rote, and am therefore constrained
believe that he eithe intention
LIZ perverted tho facts, or was i8nor-
hi Of them and did not care to know
Iem--for / have been In Emporie
kery day for Z month ana couIo
hsEe hsen s ~ III ARY9he - 4
/ an sending herewith. - : part
this letter. the afldavit OF the
Sgistrar Of Moss precinct, which -
bout four miles from EmporiA THIS
|gistrar lives In EmporiA- the AZ
havit speaks for itself. -
j am also sending You Herewith. e
part Of this letter, telegram which
have tust received from tho reKs-
lar of the Emporia precinct. Your
Fticle s~rs that "a large NUMBER OF
ekroes FAD just applied. 70 one q
hr res ara; that he had registered
|ur out of six that applied"
/ regret that this letter = neoes-
(rily so long. but ~ you dcvote0 con-
herahly over a column Of your most
kluable space to creating false iin-
tess.on (although, perhaps, unin-
ntionally). trust that you VIII per-
It me to correct It. e
Very ruly yours
w. SAMUEL GOODWIN.
r. s.-This afternoon sent Mr..
ennq. tho Emporia registrar. tele-
Fam asking him to tell be how many
eEro voters he had registered IN the