The Washington herald., 1909-10-31
CHARGES OF GLASS
SOUND G. 0. P. DOOM
Virginia in Ferment Over
Kent Revelations.
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE IN HOLE
LynchburE Representative Gives
Documentary Evidence To Sustain
His Charges that Capt. Kent Is
Morally Unfit TO Aspire for Virginia
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Statement.

Special 70 The Washington Herald.
Richmond. Va, oct 30.-The entire
State is IN a ferment tonight over the
controversy between Representative Car
ter Glass. OF Lyn-hburg. and William
| p. Kent, Republican candidate for gov
ernor relative to charges launched by
Glass some time ago respecting Kent's
moral fitness to be governor Of Virginia,
and Glass reply thereto made public to-
day
IL is the general opinion that the Re
| publican candidate is in a hole. The
/ Democrats are jubilaut over the situation,
which they claim will increase the Demo
cratic majortles in the State thousands
| Of votes on Tuesday They express conf
dence tonight that the Republicans will
not have a look-in. Heretofore It had
/ been practically conceded that the Demo-
cratic majority would fall as low as 90,
/ 600. due 20 the large gains made by the
/ Republicans in recent years and the
/ apathy Of the voters.
Decentralization I'm Richmond.
The Republicans Of Richmond are put
ting the best face possible on the situ-
alton. but that there IS much dlssatis-
faction in the ranks OF the party is evil
dent.
| Glass formal reply 20 Kent. made
public tonight, is a studied resume of
/ the entire situation relative 10 the
| charges which Glass had made. The
| Lynchburg representative goes at great
! length into the Kentucky land transac-
/ ton, gives the authority for his informa-
/ ton, and exposes the documents and
! court records in his possession. These
| documents. letters. postal cards. ac-
/ counts. and attested court records are
/ arranged in order and sequence
| So acute has the situation become IN
regard 60 Kent that the balance OF the
State ticket both Democratic and Re
/ publican. has 20 an intents and purposes
/ been forgotten. Both Glass and Kent
have Cancelled their speaking engage
ments for the balance OF the campaign
in order TO give their undivided atten-
ton TO the controversy in hand
No Fraud, Says Kent.
/ Roanoke. Va. oct 30-Capt William
p. Kent tonight gave out the following
further statement concerning the charges
| OF Representative Glass:
81 have this afternoon seen for the
first time the somewhat specific charges
OF Mr.. Glass These DO not I'm any way
refute my statement OF last night but.
on the contrary, confirm my own declara-
tons then made, the only unsettled point
being the time which elapsed between
/ the payments. In the statement OF Mr..
| Glass find the expressions, some two
I years thereafter "A few years after
and nearly four months later No
1 specific reply can be made 10 such con-
/ fusing and indefinite charges.
I did receive on the delivery OF the
deed 5000 which was paid over. less
my legitimate fees, and did receive
| 5000 more when the title was made
| clear, which was also paid over
/ But the whole contention that any
fraud WAS committed OF intended is az
once absolutely refuted by the fact that
/ the deed bore the amount Of $1,000 being
the entire consideration Tor the property.
/ The whole charge of fraud falls 20 the
ground with this undisputed fact that I
put on public record over my own sigma
| ture that deed. showing the consideration
OF the transaction 10 be $4,000. and 7 ask
any fellow-man II 1 would have put on
record $4,000 as the consideration for the
deed II had intended 10 make different
representation 10 the parties for whom I
wac acting.
This was the basic document. the
manner OF settlement was another mat
ter. and whether Il was two days after or
I two years after has no bearing whatever
on the integrity Of ihe transaction"
why He Made Charges Public.
! Special TO The Washington Herald.
/ Lynchburg. Va. oct Representative
! Glass, in his statement, gives the follow
ing reasons FOR making public the
/ charges
! II anybody imagines that I have given
out this statement with any degree OF
I relish. there never was a greater miscon-
ception OF any mans purpose. The docu-
ments here referred to were not sought
/ by me. For weeks ] have shrunk from
/ giving them publicity Having come into
! possession Of the facts I'm the way / have
! indicated. I felt it my duty 20 my State
| 10 go to the extent. upon my personal
! responsibility as citizen, 10 assert that
( Capt. Kent was unit 70 be governor OF
! the Commonwealth. He was being wined
| and cined at Richmond that political adj
/ vantage might be derived from social
prestige. He was asserting boldly that
! he would be elected by the votes OF Dem
| ocrats in the eastern section OF the State
He was proclaiming that the Democrats
/ Of the capital city were contributing
/ funds TO defeat the candidates Of their
! own party and TO elect Capt Kent and
/ his Republican associates. Should these
/ things happen, what might not the peo-
| pie OF Virginia think Of me. II. possess
/ ing the information I have given at the
4 invitation OF Capt. Kent. l had declined
under the circumstances, to divulge H.
and this type Of public man had been
| called to be the chief executive OF Vir-
ginia?'
! Marathon Winner Killed.