Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-10
GLASS WIlLkOT ENTER
INTERNATIONAL CONTEST
Sixth District Congressman. After
Mature Oeliberetion, Makes Pub
lie His Intentions

Representative Carter Glass Of The
I.vnchburg district. will ntt b. Il ca"-
didatr for the guberEatGrial n0mi:a-
ton before n" Democratic primaries
this wear He made an announce.
men; to that eject t0nigh; at IL
o'clock. This Will be interesting
news throughout the State. for much
had been said OF Mr.. GLASS; attitude
towards the situation in the Old Dc
miniOn.
His refusal t. enter tn" rae" a.
;his time leaves two candidates.
Judge William Hodges Mann. of Not
toway. and Harry st. George Tucker,
OF Eastern Virginia-in the race.
MIR. Glass announced that his present
intention is not 10 be 4 candidate
and that he could :ores"e nothing
thai would Likely cause him 30 alter
his determination.
Decided in December.
Mr.. Glass stated that on the Eth
ri December he addressed a letter
to his personal friend. Jane H..
Lindsay. OF charlottesville. declaring
his determination not TO enter the
race. with authority to make the let
tcc public.
MIR. Lindsay AMI ether friends
urged Nj Glass to withheld til" pub
l!cation CT III" let er t. await drvei-
rIments &c. at least shcrt while.
This he cUnsc nted 10 do.
Meanwhile Henry G. Stuart. an
ayowpd candidate for The nomination
Withdrew from the contest on accOrnt
C the illness of his wife in Europe.
This incident renewed the prFsaur.
upon Mr.. Glass by his friends 20 BE-
come "A candidate. At the request or
some of his friends he immediately
went 20 Richmond fer conference.
Friends Were Urgent.
Speaking of the mater tonight.
Mr.. Glass said: While the retire
ment Ct Mr. Stuart considerably bet
;ered the chances of my nomination,
it did Tot affect some Of the conSid
eratiOns which Influenced me hcfor-
Mr.. Stuart's retirement. TO decide
not to become a candidate. and while
entertained a feeling Of gratitude
to friends who have rendered me-
their support, and am sensible OF IN"
honor implied by their belief that !
am worthy to he the nominee II the
Democratic party for the Office OF
Governor OF Virginia. shall not he
a candidate at the primaries his
summer
Mr.. Glass supplemented the fore
going Statement, by writing the fol
lowing letter TO Rev. DR.. Bulla. 4
prominent factor in the State Anti
Saloon League OF Virginia. on TIL"
sdbjscl of State wide prohibition
Letter to Or. Buiia.
In his letter Mr.. Glass said:
Il have been thinking quite earn
estly abou, cur interview OF last Sat
urdav in which YOU appealed to me
to do nothing in my supposed pur-
suit of the suberna'Orial nomination
IN Virginia 10 divide the anti-salOon
vote Of the state. This suggestion
has caused me no little concern: not
because tina, I feel that il not my
right 10 appeal :" that vote in the
even; that shall be Candida;"
for Governor. bu; becaus" | won!d
not have Won. or anybody else. who
IS my friend. TO think that I would
desire TO be Governor merely b"cau:"
oppose tho open saloon. CT that ]
would ask anybody 10 suIpor; me for
Governor only because am no I'll"
10 The liquCr traffic
1t has never been my design 10
prcciritate the issue of STAT" Wild"
prohibition in Virginia with a VIC"
10 NV p"rso.aI advantage in politics.
had contemplated il candidnf"
for The gubcrnatorial nomination. 10
make q fight upon the broad plan"
Of a Cican. honest and abs luic'y In
GepcudcE: administration Of N"
States affairs without car or favor.
without promise 10 anybodf sh"
nigh: supper me. or reprisal upon
aRv one VINO might opICse ms.
had puT -oacd standing for htE"
convention of executive integrity. foT
fair hu; never sUbSC-Virnt treat
mcn- q. h. corporate int rests Of
the S:a,o for constant ahyin IN
modern cducaii, nal facilities. for =
v.giIant scrutiny o: he fScal ar1'! /"
Of tn. state. for reformation ard
coualizatson In the system Of t7x1'
ron. and for constant and "vcrin-
crcasInr concern for everything iha'
would inur" to The advantage Of IN"
Conn. nwcaiih wanted 20 10 GOV.
error: nc; for the purpose Of sue
c.cding anybody else in any other
Office nor v!;h the idea o. having
anybody else particularly 20 succeed
me. merely wanted 70 bc Cover