The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-12

the Democratic ring when they are
needed.
A Bipartisan Ring.
/ will submit evidence as to the BIZ
partisan ring IN Spotsylva MIA when me
Committee of Courts of Justice comes
TO Spotsylvania. The appointment OF
former county Judge Il. r. Waller as
Commonwealth's Attorney, not only
against the wishes of the majority OF
the people OF Spotsyivan.a County. but
contrary to the law "a set forth in
section Sfa of the code, which pro-
vides that IL no practicing lawyer.
who has resided in the county or in
such city for the period aforesaid. Of
fer for election for appointment, II
shall be lawful to elect or appoint as
attorney for the Commonwealth for
such county a nonresident, or one who
has not resided In the count or In
such city. for the period above meR-
toned" Judge Waller was not n
practicing lawyer. He never took a
bar examination and had not prac-
ticed law since about 1854 and did
not take out a license until after the
vacancy occurred. He had rarely been
to the courthouse of said county since
he rushed through the wh.tewashing
proceedings resulting in the acauittal
OF J. +. H. Crismond for embezzie-
nent. during the last days OF the old
county court system In January. 1904
before the new Constitution and Cir
cult Court system went into effect
and he was legislated out of Office as
county Judge. | am informed he has
no, attended court or supervisors
meeting since last fall.
Now. Mr.. Speaker and Gentlemen Of
the House. I have briefly stated the
subsistence of my remarks as recall
them. hut desire the right to intro
duce evidence Of other election frauds
pna Appointments before the investi-
eating committee.
have read Judge Chichesters
statement, published this morning in
which he admits h~ appointed Mr.
Fraser n1erher OF the Electoral
BOARD In violation of the Constitution.
hut saws he did not know he v>as
deputv treasurer. In replv to this
may saw he should have known II as
ne. Judge Chichester, has an Office In
Fredericksburg and lives only three
miles out In STAFFORD County, and
hears court at Snots> wanna. oriv ten
miles from Fredericksburg. and Fred
Fraser has been deputy treasurer since
January /. 1872, under DR.. j. w
Massev and was deputy treasr-er
under w q. Dnlara for many, many
wears prior to January /. 1912
Furthermore bis annosntm~nt as
member ~ the Electoral Roar heinz
deputy tree eure- also, was comment
81 on IN the Freder'ctshurg Iourra,
at tho time Copv NJ the article viii
he obtained ana f'ed with the m
vesttgating committAe. A eavor'te
.crema of soma gentlemen In that sar-
tfon Ia To set M an imagirarv case
which thew c,a'm has heen alleged
AGAINST them ard then knock II down.
7 d,d not statA that al the men an
IN. Ntea nv JUDGE Chichester were
c~ooks and ne wa~ n,sirforrnad when
ne stated that I ,'d IN fact hid not
nsa The word crooks NJ all that 7
recall TNn cha~ves that I r,aS~ are
sct fo,.h IN the forego,ng statement
ard s'' want is an opportunity to
r.~cva than
Usd Not INTENDED ~ Make CV,"-,..s
have no arsmoS,t~ IN rnab'no
thar, and d,d rot know 7 would do 90
WITH I rot into the Snhate IN the h'i
a~d thew were devnfnoad IN the
rro~ra@s thareof Tn tho N~~t ~ sr,h-
saCuArt events avn va~v c'oA was
MT apunir+nS 90 Com ruorwea'th's A.
tn~rAv th'nt Tho TAcis'atu~e has
r~sdA a rreat rriatate IN having fhasa