The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-10-20
SWANSON AND MARTIN
TO MEET OPPOSITION
First District Representative Op-
ponent of Senior Senator, and
Sixth District Representative
Against Junior Senator,
Is the Report.
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A special to the Norfolk Virginian-
Pilot from Washington says:
United States Senators Thomas S.
Martin and Claude Swanson will face
the strongest opposition in their ca
reers when they go before the people
for denomination for their present po-
sitions, is the report here.
Representative William A. Jones'
of the First District. will be Senator
Martins opponent. while Representa-
tive Carter Glass, OF Lynchburg, will
oppose Senator Swanson. is the I'M
Outstanding.
This became known today. follow
ing visit of Representative Jones at
the Democratic congressional head
quarters here. He said, however, he
would have something strong 10 say
on the subject little later. His
friends. however, believe the time is
ripe for him to make a declaration.
and in view of his refusal to make an
announcement, they propose TO do it
for him.
Independents Lining Up.
Representative Jones has talked
the matter over with his friends here
and with such Independent Democrats
IN Virginia as Representative Carter
Glass. Henry Stuart and Harry St.
George Tucker. Each has signified
his intention of furnishing the sinews
of war-money and talk-to aid him
in the tight. Each has agreed that
the time and conditions are ripe for
a successful campaign and point out
that unless there is a repetition of
manipulation as occurred in the re-
cent gubernatorial campaign. in which
Governor Mann beat Harry Tucker.
and the Second District scandal
which placed Virginia in the same
category as Pennsylvania, New York
and Illinois, representatives Jones
and Glass will have no great diff
Guilty in winning in a fight before the
people of their State.
Representative Glass has been to
Washington several times since Con-
gresS adjourned, and each time he
was more convinced that he would be
successful in a fight for the full term
the late Senator Daniel was elected to-.
but has been reluctant TO announce
himself candidate until he knew
the other Independent leaders agreed
that he was the man to make the
race.
That Senator Swanson is to be as
much OF a target as Senator Martin
was learned several days ago. 1t was
stated then that the Junior Senator's
actions during the last hours of Nir-
glnlaS faVOrite son, Senator Daniel
and the subsequent cut and dried ac-
ton of Governor Mann, who was act
ing. 1T is charged. on advice from
senator Martin. marked him as mot
the man for the place"
Jones and Glass Silent.
Neither representative Jones or
representative Glass will make any
authorized declarations until after the
congressional elections in NOVem Der
Both are candidates for recollection
and neither will have material oDpo-
sition. y hSht for the senatOrship
Will not afecY the status of either
one in any event Both will have
served out their next terms by the
time the present terms OF the Senators
expire. and If they are successful i'm
their senatorial fight they will prac-
tcally step from one office into the
other, and in the event of failure.
both will be eligible and free to make
the race for recollection to the House.
The exposure of the scandal in the
Second District. the alleged showing
up OF Senator Martins connection with
the Norfolk city and county rings. and
the presence of Senator Martin i'm
Richmond at the time Of the meeting
of the State Committee. which receiv-
ed the report of the Second District
Committee, has embittered Democrats
from all sections of the State. Each
day prominent members of the party
all professions and VOc3tiOnS--cOmc
20 Washington. and with them comes
denunciations of the leaders of the
organization, and the damnation of
system of ruling the State from here.
The Speaker Was Bitter.
An illustration of the bitterness can
he had by quoting a prominent Demo-
crat from the Eighth District. who has
always supported Senator Martin and
his candidates"
THE time has come when Virginia
must shake loose the shackles Of boss
ism and take her place among the
few free States. We have too long
been bOssed and ruled in a Tammany
way. The people OF Virginia are too
Intelligent for such things. Why. we
are no better than the representatives
Of some fifteen foreign countries who
are yOked politically by Murphy in
lower New York city"