The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-15
MIR. JONES MAKES ALLEGATIONS.

In his speech at Williamsburg, Saturday
aight, Hon, ". A. Jones exeoriated Senator
Thomas S. Martin making specific attacks upon
The record of the senior senator.
With his illusions to the public record Of
Senator Martin have little to do. That re-
cord is public property. II Mr.. Jones has dis,
covered in the conduct OF MIR. Martin tndica-
lions that the senator is not footIoose to serve
the people of Virginia, 1t is MIR, Jones priyi-
lege, yea. hts duty, to publish it abroad The
allegations with which democrats at Largo have
10 do and which demand their sober aud imIne-
diate consideration are contained in the follow
isrg extracts frora published reports of the First
District cougressrnaD's speech.
II charge that leading Republicans men hugh
ia that party. stand better chance than do
Of getting fayors from tt1is machine And now
they Inviting Republicans 10 vote in our
Democratic primaries
Mr. Jones said that a friend Of his had heard
rSaatsss aszas IN e.isasG rsrssr H. sNssb
fixed Jones to- day We. have made him pay
$4,000 to enter the primary and he VIII be out
Of the raee 10y nrst of June
But said MIR. Jones, they mistaken for
irwin mortgage everything re got to raise 'fhAt
assessment II necessary, and am In mo race
10 stay and win.
"six years ago." said h, 1t cost $4.144 Tor
fourteen candidates to enter the primary. four
years later II cost 5000 tins year ii VIII cost
$4,000"
la four years more lle said, ii might cost
30 much to enter "a Democratic primary that
only very rich man could become It CANDIDATE.
Air Jones regards the failure of the state
Committee take action on the subject OF Re
publican participation in tue primaries as an
invitation for them to participate therein. Ne
understand that many Republicans entertain
no $40 hall -
TO a large majority of the members Of the Com
mittee. The hjchmond rrgtntaH, having at
heart what IL believes to be the ghest interests
Of the party, and having had in it's proposal the
candid support Of many OF the leading newspa
pers Of The State, earnestly repeats It's sugges
ton that the State Committee meet again at
ssfsssFiy date ~ 80 further into f4sis phase eft
tie primary situation. We have no reason TO
believe that more Republicans Will vote ion one
set Of senatorial candidates than for the other.
but the situation is pregnant with evil II
leaves too much room for scandal This is no
tlrne for fippant discussion. Men are TO be
. named aAe are te largely make the policies of
the Democratic party In virginia The prima-
RS elections are their sole Of authority
NlieA ASq tbs, sepreaans2 Are they 10 bs FIT
sionists a., mongre Republ eo-u eRlaera1lc~ saa--
gregaton, political nondescripts. or are they
10 he truly Democratic. named in honestly-con-
Quoted primaries? This paper has declined to
believe that 1T was the intention Of the Commit
lee to open the door to the Republican vote. We
do not believe 1t now. We regard 1t sian
der upon them They consider the party Law
uffcient TO answer the demands Of the situa-
on. SO do We. What we urge is, the taking
such action BIZ the Committee az to make
4 eil-nigh Impossible the participation Of any