The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-10
CARTER GLASS ON JUDGE RHEA

eabernatorial contest in Virginia eigh-
teen months ahead OF time" said Mr..
Glass to-day. but should I conclude to
shnll, / hope there will be better and
broader purpose behind the decision
than & nero desire to assail Judge
Mann for his action In lighting for his
friend, Judge Rhea. l trust, more
over, that L may be able to discuss. In
a plain, direct way, some of the i'm
portant impersonal issues that may en-
gage tho attention of the people OF
Virginia. But IL 1t may reasonably be
supposed by many persons that l shall
not be able to do more than berate ono
of the other candidates. as the Rich
mond News Leader suggests, ] should
hesitate to enter the contest. No, that
Is mistake. l would not hesitate an
instant. I should refuse to rum"
But 1t Is a fact, isn't Ii. that you
opposed the appointment and confirm
alton of Judge Rhea as member OF
the Corporation Commission" II asked.
My newspaper at Lynchburg did, I'm
questionably," replied Mr.. Glass. adding
quickly and there need be no mys-
terry about 1T. either. / wrote the arti-
| Gle, which, while explicit and pointed.
was, / think. dignifed and temperate
public episode of considerable signifi-
canoe.
But what seems singular to me-"
Icontinued Mr.. Glass, "is the statement
contained in the paper you have there
| that 1 am especially interested in
going after somebody about the Rhea
matter. and that shall be intent upon
lassailing Judge Mann on that account
while other candidates are agreeably
IL,
| If there be any graver issue than the
preservation of the Judiciary from the
very thought of partisan touch"
And here Mr.. Glass became inquisi-
tive and got to asking questions him
self.
Would you. or not think" he asked.
that my newspaper friend In Rich
mond intends to suggest that I am the
only prospective gubernatorial candt-
date who did not favor the appoint
ment and confirmation OF Judge Rhea
as Corporation Commissioner
But this correspondent did not feel
charged with the responsibility Of In
|terpretlng the article which was being
made the basis OF this Interview.
IT that is not meant" insisted tho
| Lynchburg representative, '.why should
be singled ont as having assumed the
task OF. going after Judge Mann on
that line? Is 1t to be Inferred from this
that the other candidates think Judge
Rhea's appointment was entirely suit
able and should have been confirmed?
Is 1T not quite as important and would
ut not be Just as interesting. to know
what MI stuart or Mr.. Ticker
thinks about this Rhea incMent and
lit?
"Do not misapprchend me,' Mr.. Glass
added, Il feel no resentment at having
attention directed to the fact that
was against the appointment of Judge
that shall have the distinction of
being the only one of the four pro-
spective candidates for the nomination
TO the governorship who opposed Judge
Rhea's appointment and confirmation, =
still shall not complain.
But unless this is the case, con-
fcss to little surprise at having as
signed to mo exclusively the pic
turesque occupation of cudgeling judge
Mann for defending Judge Rhea, while
other gentlemen are making pacific and
pollshed speeches on other subjects. T
cannot believe that anybody concerned
could relish that sort of a program"
The article to which the attention of
Mr. Glass was drawn to-day appeared
in the Richmond News Leader of last
Wednesday. 1t said Mr.. Stuart would
discuss issues from the standpoint of
n business man. a farmer and cattle
raiser, and referred to Mr.. Tucker as a
man of great polish, who had put away
congressional honors in 1895, when Mr..
Flood received the nomination, because
Mr.. fucker did not believe in the free
coinage of silver. The article sug-
gested that Mr.. Glass would 60 after
Judge Mann's scalp in the Rl1ea matter.
but did not indicate how Mr.. Tucker
or Mr.. stuart stand on that question.
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