The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-03
A WARM ENCOUNTER
Lively Opening of the Campaign for
Congress in Charlotte County.


Another account of the above meet
ing says:
To-day was county. court in Charlotte
and a large crowd was in attendance.
The lack of rain and consequent dry
weather makes it dull for the farmers
and many of them came to court. The
political caldron commnced boiling
early in the day and eliminated in a red
hot discussion, in which State Senators
Graham Clayton, of Bedford. and Jar
ter Glass, of Lynchburg, were the prin-
cipal participants. Senator Clayton reach
Cd here Sunday and Senators Glass and
Lyle came over from brakes Branch
this morning at different hours. The three
candidates for Congress were early on
the court-green making friends
At half past II o'clock. Judge Green
put the courthouse at their disposal and
Senator Lyle, of Roanoke. addressed tho
audience in his own behalf, making a
dignfied, amiable and rather pleasing
presentation of his views and claims,
which was well received by the crowd
Next Senator Clayton was presented.
and before lie had proceeded lar things
began to get interesting. After telling
of his early struggles in life and re-
peating the statement made in his card
that in the Senate he had never trimmed
his sail to catch a passing breeze" he
launched into a, lively criticism Of State
Senator GLASS; public record. He parti-
cularly declared that the latters vote
had ''killing the employers liability bill
and said Mr. Glass had not changed un-
til he had put his ear. to the ground"
ard heard the people speak. Mr.. Clay
tor recited the action Of the Senate in
setting aside 100000 for pensions and
inferentially seemed to put Mr.. Glass in
a position of antagonism to the old
soldiers. He dwelt at considerable length
on the sectional feature of the contest
contending that the eastern end Of the
district had held e honor long enough
and ought to surrender it to the west.
He thought Mr.. Glass had done enough
work in the Constitutional Convention
to entitled him to rest and that his
newspaper property claimed his atten-
ton.
GETTING INTERESTING
He insisted that Bedford had not had
a Congressman for fifty years, and that
Lynchburg, which seemed to want the
earth, was not entitled to the distinction;
and concluded his speech of forty-dve
minutes by denouncing the efforts Of
newspapers outside the Sixth District to
| aid Senator Glass candidacy. Mr.. Clay
| the party nominee Loyalty was gener-
| tors declaration that he would support
| ously applauded by his hearers, who lis
| tened to him attentively.
Secretary of the Commonwealth D. @.
Eggleston then introduced Senator Glass
amid generous applause At this stage
| the courthouse was packed and the au-
dience eager with excitement. Senator
Glass was apparently deeply affected by
his reception, and spoke at first with
great deliberation, and his whole frame
t-embled His first sentence was a tri-
butte to the people Of Charlotte and the
/ next an expression of his gratitude 70
! them for such evidences of cordial good
! will as had won his everlasting affection
A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER
From that point to the finish Mr.. Glass
attention was devoted to the Senator
| from Bedford He expressed anezement
! that in friendly rivalry for party
ronoination he had been singled out for
/ attack and his public record misrepre-
sented and assailed. He had supposed
/ that sort Of thing would 1s@ left to the
man whom the Republican party should
| nut in the field, and that It would not
| he congenial employment for fellow
/ democrat to whom he had been courte,
i Gus and considerate. But exclaimed
/ SENATOR Glass, 'the gauge Of battle was
,,e,,ari offered that I declined" and fol
/ sol,d horr. amid cheering and applause
aafen57ed his record and alternately
i n - that of the Bedford candidate
i, no,nt blank denial of the charge
~ tts vote had killed the fellow-ser.
i =. ~ hill. and proved by the record tea
tha hill against which he voted #t l1lr
Years ago, which he cha ara c e as
4 utterly worthless, received put,ten 5,vose.
=, tts senate. ..But suppose the chargt
i - 3, No s. tr,e said Mr.. Glass. and hal
M. c1a vtor@ worked and voted for Inf
i l;1Iasof : y,ha account in Congress WOult