Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1911-08-17
POLITICS UPpRKOST HERE.
Barron Speaks for Jones and
GlcSS Court Day.

minds OF the people here Monday,
and the politicians were much in ev
idence at court. Among the csndi-
dates present were Judge Wickhsm,
tor the state senate. and L. c. Mad
ison. for the House. DR.. Stephen
son, whom the latter is opposing for
denomination, was absent in the
southwest. and did not get to vii
iamsburg till in the afternoon. and
only remained a few minutes.
The public speaking began at 2
o'clock from the porch of the old
Williamsburg Hotel. Mr.. Norvell L
Henley. acting for the city committee.
introducing thespeakers. Mr.. James
5. Barron, of Norfolk, who came TO
plead the cause of Jones and Glass
tor the United States senate. was in
troduced first. In a clear, forcible
and convincing speech, Mr.. Barron
proved that Senator Martin was a
railroad lobbyist and agent. as
charged by Mr.. Jones, using as his
evidence the Barbour Thompson let
tiers. Mr.. Barron said that it was no
longer a political question, but a
neral question that confronted the
voters of Virginia. and said that
man who was thus proven guilty Of
falsifying should not be elected to
represent the sovereignty Of this state
IN the United States senate. He
ridiculed the idea that the money
by the railroads was used
to maintain white supremacy" de-
clarlng 1t was used to debauch the
Virginia legislature. TO defeat anti
Martin to the United States senate.
His speech was logical and unanswer-
able, admitting the authenticity OF
the Thompson letters which have
never been questioned by either Mar
tin or Thompson.
Mr.. Bprron also paid his respects
to Senator Swanson and declared
that instead of leaving a surplns
when he retired as governor ne
actually left a deficit of $4,000.
Besides. said the speaker, for all his
protestations of affection for the old
Confederate soldier. pensions for
them had increased only $4,000.
while the officeholding class in the
state had had their salaries increased
by 100000. He charged Swanson
with bartering away the office OF
United States senator, then held by
Senator Daniel, saying that Flood
and Swanson had made the barter or
a courthouse green six months before
the death of the Lame Lion. Hi:
references to Swanson were scathine
IN this connection. He said thai
neither Martin nor Swanson hac
taken the trouble or thought enough
of the people of Virginia to ever
deny the serious charges against
their public and private records, be
cause they were too busy" II,
asked if there was a man IN hi.
audience. who if accused of a false
hood or of anything of which be wa.
innocent, would let anything stoI
him in meeting the false accusation:
Immediately with all the vigor at hi:
command? Only a guilty man vii
lie silent under such a grave charge
Mr.. Barron was interrupted at tht
close of his speech by the declara
tion that we are all Martin and Swan
son men here" There were many
denials of the statement on every
hand and somebody told the maj
that he was a liar, which met witt
liberal applause from the anti
machine men.
Mr.. 4. c. Madison was then intro
duced and gave an outline Of his plat
form. paying particlar attention Il
the fish and oyster legislation of IN,
past session of the legislature, crit
cising it for increasing the taxes OF
seines, nets. etc. He said if electet
ne would seek to remedy this legisla
ton which was inimical to the fisl
and oystermen
Judge I. Ashby Wickham. candi
date for the State Senate. in a FEY
words announced his candidacy fo
denomination and asked the suppor
of the voters present. Judge Wick
nam is held in high esteem by a
the people of this section and wi
receive their hearty endorsement
This closed the speeehmaking of th