The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
MIR. GLASS
IS NOT A
CANDIDATE. \ ]: !: I I. | I:
Has No Idea Of Runnin
for u. S. Senator.
NOR WILL HE RUN
FOR GOVERNORSHlP
There Are Personal Reasons
Why He Cannot Enter
the Race.
TOOK NO PART IN
LEGIsL LATlvEs FIGHTS
Representative in Congress From ON
+ Sixth Virginia District Ex-
plains Why He Fought Ad-
mission Of the Fusionist
Members in the Demo
cratic Caucus.
There Are Personal Reasons
Why He Cannot Enter
the Race.
TOOK NO PART IN
LEGISLATIVE FIGHTS
A (F-ro,mrr our Regular corrcypondent.)

(F.rom Our Regular Corrcgpondent.)
, WASHINGTON, D.. c.. January 29.---1
am not a candidate for tho United States
Senate, and never expect to be can-
dldate for the Office" said Represents
tive Carter Glass In conversation with
The Times-Dispatch correspondent In his
room at the Normandle tonight. Nor,
have 1 in the fight l have made gainst
the seating III the Democratic Legislative
caucus OF the Fusionlst members OF the
Legislature been actuated In the slightest
degree by any friendship for one candl-
date for tho Senate or opposition TO an-
other
Mr.. Glass was induced TO make this
statement by reference to a. special re-.
Gently sent out from Norfolk TO The
effect that he was looming up In that
section OF the State as a leader OF the.
forces who were opposed to the re-elec-
ton Of Senator Martin. and which went
I; on frrtherH to assert that: there Jsas "a
illkeIihoodaof hls entering the. race gainst
The senator. 3. ..$
No Truth In It.
The special was SO ridiculous that did
not think 1t worthy OF my notice.. con-
tinucd Mr. Glass, until The Tifnes-Dis-
patch made editorial reference to It'll
am glad that your paper did not think
there was any truth in the report. There
Sis' absolutely none. My sole object In
making the fight against the seating
of the Norfolk county members In the
Democratic caucus was a desire to have
the party rcbuke the nefarious methods
which have been used In that county to
accomplish the ends Of one faction, and
to clarity Virginia politics OF the fraud
and corruption for which there IS not
tho shadow OF excuse under the present
Constitution Il
..t-Are you going to be a candidate for
the Democratic gubernatorlal nomina-
ton n I asked.
He was standing before the blazing
CRATE. his hands in his pockets. He did
not at once reply. but when he did it was
with an emphasis that left no suggestion
T OF ambiguity or equivocation. s
NO he said, II have no intention OF
running for the nomination. There are
personal reasons why I cannot do so. I
will not be In the ra ce."
If Mr.. Glass is candidate for the nom.
nation to succeed Governor Montague,
he will be as much surprised as any man
in Virginia.
3Mr. Glass denied with tho utmost en-
phasis that he went to Richmond recent
;ly for the purpose Of influencing mem
bers of the Genera Assembly to vote for
friends of Governor Montague who were
candidates for offices to be filled by tho
Legislature. The charge was made by
some OF the friends Of candidates who
have not been regarded as the friends
of Governor Montague.
Took No Part in It.
IT did not say a word to any member
Of the General Assembly ms to how he
should vote In any Of those contests,
he said.
Indeed. one OF two members who were
talking together when entered the Cap
itol remarked to his companion when /
came up that would, tell them to vote
for certain man, who Is not, according
to report, friendly to what Is termed the
Montague wing OF the party in Virginia.
Tho remark was induced by the fact that
! had said to him in the course of a pre-
vous conversation that the candidate re-
ferrod to was q, fine man In every way
for the place. ] did not on either occa-
sion ask him to vote for either one of
the contestants, l took absolutely. no
part in the matter
Regarding the candidacy OF Mr., Glass
for the nomination to the governorshlp,
| 1t Is known that several men of pron1l~
nence In tho party in Virginia have ap-
PREACHED him OH the subject. It may be
that he has had q remote idea Of acced-
ing to their wishes and making the race.
though he has not said word which
makes even that n certainty, But 1t Is
absolutely certain that ho has no intell-
tion now of standing for the nominations
But It Is equally certain that did he
some day decide TO be candidate for the
highest position in the gift Of he Yir-
glnia people, thousands of voters from
every section of Virginia would be glad
to give him the strongest possible SUP
port.