Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-23
CHARGE M|SMANAGEMENT
OF NEGRO EXPOSITION
Hostile Directors Question Certain
Expenditures Made by Giles
B. jackson.
PAID $4,000 FOR HISTORY
Federal Funds Used Also to Buy
$4,000 Church Property-Jackson
Says Charges Are Inspired by Jeal-
Ousy and Are Unfounded.

Serious differences have arisen
among the directors of the Negro His
torical and Industrial Association.
which is staging the Negro Exposition
at the State Fair Grounds. Giles b.
Jackson, president of the association
and directorgencral OF the exposition,
is the target for n faction of the direc-
tors, headed by DIR. r. E. Jones. William
Miller and John ii. BraXton, who charge
that there has been mismanagement
of the affairs of the organization. The
validity of certain expenditures made
by Jackson were also questioned
Jackson says he is prepared to show
that his acts have been open and above
board in every particular.
Trouble has been brewing for sew
eral days, and matters came to head
Wednesday night, when Miller. who is
treasurer, OF the association. took from
Jackson's office a voucher book, pre-
pared by State Accountant Frank
Smyth, designated by Governor Stuart
to supervise the expenditure of tho
s55,o00 appropriation made by the
United States government. Miller as
serts that information regarding ex-
pendtures has been refused him and
his associates. and that he desired to
check up the accounts.
TREASURER MILLER FORCED
TO RETURN VOUCHER a0OK
The voucher book was returned yes
terday morning to the Governors Of
fec, after Secretary Alexander For
ward and Attorney General John Gar
land Pollard had each written letter
to Miller dema nding that it he placed in
Mr. Forwards hands as the reprcsen-
tative of the Governor and the State
Accountant. both of whom were out of
the city. In n statement made last
night, Miller said that nc returned the
book after he had secured tho informa-
tion to which he was entitled as treas
urer.
Among the expenditures made and
debts contracted by the association
which were questioned were those for
the purchase from the Negro Educa-
tion Association Of the copyright and
stock of the Industrial History Of the
Negro Race in the United States" writ
ten by Giles Jackson: and for tht pur-
chase OF the colorcd Methodist Church
property near First and Leigh Streets
For the book. the rights to which are
owned principally by l.. III. Jenkins.
the directors agreed to pay $4,000, Of
which $4,000 was paid in cash. For
the church property $4,000 was paid.
JACKSON SAYS PURCHASES
WERE APPROVED by SMYTf
Giles Jackson said last night that
both of these transactions were ap-
proved by Mr.. Smyth as the renrescn-
tativc of the Governor. and that he VIII
get no financial benefit out OF either.
except what he received on royalties
from the book, amounting TO less than
$1,000. He regarded both as good
investment for the association, which
is designed as a permanent affair, and
1t Will occupy the church as its bead
quarters and continue the publication
OF the history there. The hook has
been adopted rs q textbook for tho
colored schools in North Carolina, Vir-
ginia and West Virginia. and, accord
ing to Jackson, has had wide sale.
The Miller-J ones b Braxton faction haa
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