The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-01
FORMER WRG|N|AN
BOOSTS REFORM TICKET ||.|:
w. "A. Glasgow Making Speeches
Against Philadelphia Gang.
Interesting. Capital Chat.
From our regular correspondcnt.)

(E'ro,n Our Regular Correspondcnt.)
Z WASHINGTON, D. c.. October go
William a. Glasgow, for muny years
counsel for the Norfolk and Western
Railway, with offices at Roanoke, but for
q year or more d member OF one of the
best known legal firms of Philadelphia.
is here to-day, and talking Philadelphia
politics In a most entertaining manner.
He has been making speeches for TIE
Rc>orm ticket III Philadelphia, and says
he enjoyed IL as much as stamping in
Virginia.
'Thc philadelphia people themselves
have not fully realized the extent Of
the corruption which exists in the muni-
cipal government OF the city" he safe.
S'.Evcrybody reveals greater depths Of
iniamy to which the, men In control OF
municipal affairs descended. Only yes
$terday Il War Department expert showed
fhnt the most monumental FRAUDS existed
in conection with construction Of the
filtration plant and the Torresdalc Boule-
ward This expert found. after patient
investigation, while the price for the work
was to be eighteen millions. the gang
actually got six million dollars for them
selves, after allowing the contractor to,
get Two Il11l!lDHS. III Olfici noldS', haS
actual cost or the work was only ten
millions. The contractor and the gang
got the eight millions.
Thinks Reformer Will Win.
.The contractor and Israel Durham,
the head of the Republican machine. were
b in cahoot i the bids of any other con-
tractor were lower than those put III by
the firm In which Durham was interested,
<,,. Nha I'D
almost invariably got the contract on
tho second round. The Reform ticket
will win in Philadelphia.
Washington Democrats were much In
terested In the news from New York to-
dav to { .eheffect that the odds on nic-
Clellan had dropped to two to one. lne
further news that some bets had been
placed at nearly even money that Hearst
would get li5, 900 votes. was also interest
ing. If Hearst should receive that vote,
Mayor AIcClellan's majority OF s-,soo,
two years ago will be materially reduced,
and there will be a good chance Tor the
election Of WINS the Republican mayor
atty candidate. But many do not be-
lieye Mr., Hearsrs vote will amount TO
much more than the half OF lrs,S", II
that.
Virginians at Capital.
r Judge Edmund Waddill Of the United
States Court for the Eastern District OIL
Virginia: United States Marshal Morgan
Trent and Clerk Joseph p. Brady We're
al the Raleigh to-day, whither they mad
cn,no rro,,, AIcxandra where Judge Wad-
III, has been holding court this week
The special term, which was called for
4tbc n,irpose of hearing the case OF Rep
resenetative Rixcy, against =. Amory
stevens. who was sued for criminal libel.
was adjourned this afternoon. Mafshal
Treat talked Virginia politics. he did not
predict the election OF Judge Lewis, nut
he was bold to declare that the charge
made against the Republican candidate
Of having opposed the law preventing the
intern1arriag Of whites and blacks had
redoundcd to the good Of the Republican
cause. Robert w. Blair who spoke in
frederick burg last night, and was at Tie
Raleigh to-day, was ofsthe same opinion.
But Democrats do not axe tl'is view py
o. great deal
The Comptroller ofGthe Treasury de-
cided to-day that j., c, Petrie, who sought
payment for the use of his horse by his
brother, Newton c. Petite, while a mem
Der of the Third Virginia Cavalry y. S.
A. in the war between the States, could
not recover. The auditor of the War De-
~
partmeat had decided similarly, but Petrle
appealed to the tcomptroler, He claimed
to recover, as the brother and heir OF
Newton G. Petrie, who was Of tho rank
OF second lieutenant.
lieutenant Kent Spiller, Unified States
army, lis Mt the Ebbitt House, lieutenant
spiller has been undergoing medical treat
ment In this city for some weeks, but he
IL now recovered and will rejoIn his reg
iment at San Antonio, in few days.
He is Virginian, and served N me
spanish war as second lieutenant Of Com
rnny D, second Virginia Volunteers lte
VAS appointed to the regular army ny
president Mckinley, md has risen 20 the
rank OF first lieutenant with anae&alhi.
M lion for Tie rank of captain IN the not
vetv remote future, He is a fine officer,
and saw much hars service IN the l'hll-
iprines. +h,s c,tv