The Washington times., 1911-03-25
SENATE FIGHT ON
IN OLD DOMINION
Jones and Glass Ready to
Start Active Speaking
Tour Next Week.

Active campaigning in the fight to de-
feat the election to the Senate OF SEN
ators Martin and Swanson of Virginia
will begin next week, when Represent
atives Jones~and Glass so into the field.
1t was not thought for a time that
these two Congressman would take the
stump so soon, but it has been agreed
between them that the campaign should
be launched without further delay.
On Wednesday night of next week
Representative Jones will addI 'ss a
mass meeting in Norfolk. On the fol-
lowing Friday night Representative
Glass will address a similar mass meet
ing in Richmond. These are the two
largest centers of population IN the
State.
These will be the first guns fired in
what now promises TO be the bitterest
Senatorial campaign the Old Dominion
has witnessed since the 'readJuster
DAYS. 1t will be the first Statewide ef-
fort which has yet been made to de-
stroy the Martin machine.
To Attack Machine.
From time to time during the past
ten years, individuals have thrown
themselves defiantlv against the Vir-
ginia organization. but there has never
been a counter-organization in the field
against the present senior Senator's ma
chine comparable to that which the
JUnes-Glass followeds have now put
into action.
Former Governor A. J. Montague
hucked this machine in an effort to de-
feat the Senator. TIE late General
FitzhUgh Lee did the same thing, and
Tucker ran for Governor in opposition
TO ther Martin candidate, and he went
down as did the others.
Recent machine scandals, however,
have stirred the State from tidewater to
the Shenandoah Valley. As a result
there are organizations against Senator
Martin in counties which have never
before seriously opposed him. There is
an inSistent demand for a change in
the government of the State, and the
two Congressman have taken advantage
of this demand to launch their cam
pagn.
There is an unprecedented situation in
Virginia politics this year. Two Sen
ators are to be elected by the primary.
vote, something which has never before
been the case. Senator Martins term
expires naturally. That accounts for his
candidacy for reelection.
Then Senator Swanson also is up. He
was appointed by Governor Mann to
succeed the late Senator Daniel. This
appointment is TO hold until the next
meeting of the General Assembly. The
same legislature which acts upon the
Martin candidacy therefore will act
upon the Daniel vacancy. and the same
primary will be resorted TO for the Dem
ocratic nomination
Anti-Machine Men.
Neither Jones nor Glass have ever
been machine men. They have been
sent to Congress for years by their per-
Sonal followers, many Of whom were
in league with the State organization
These followers they now look to for
support in the senatorial fight.
Then, too. the Second and Ninth con-
gressional districts are strongly insur-
gent, so far as the organization is cor
cerned, giving the two Congressman
four congressional districts out of nine
TO begin with. To this may be added
the valley" which is loyal to Harry
Tucker. supporting him in the guberna-
torial campaign and still resenting the
tactics which were Used to defeat him.
Mr.. Tucker is in line for the two Con-
gressmen.
All four Senatorial candidates are
members Of either the House or Senate,
and all will be hampered by the coming
extra session Of Congress.