The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-01-05

the State has stated
tive terms that he WI IL.
date for the United
against Senator Martin. ~
1T is said thgt Mr.. u
reservation IN the declai Is
purpose, and il may be = ..
thority scarcely less dire
Jones that the First Distri
man will make formal =
ment or his Intentions about
or the new year. Mr.. JonesN
ment, IL is understood, was mHt
an intimate colleague from VirlR
before leaving Washington for WI
saw.
Mr.. Jones has been deluged with
letters ever since political talk has
connected his name with opposition
have urged him to make the race, and
statements were made TO him from
some of the best-informed men in
virginia that the revolt against ma
chine politics is Statewide. These
writer's have declared that never were
prospects brighter to overthrow the
machine leaders. Some of the men
who urged Mr.. Jones TO make the
race against Senator Martin are per-
sons who were former supporters of
the senior Senator, and who now be-
lieve that the Democratic State or
ganization' running things with too
high a hand.
Has Campaign i'm Hand.
1T is stated upon high authority
that one of the great reasons why
Mr.. Jones has delayed in announcing
his candidacy was that he wished to
be sure of sufficient sentiment in Vir-
ginia to insure Senator Martins de-
feat. That he has decided to make
ences with friends from all over the
State, is taken as an indication of
confidence in his triumph.
Congressman Carter Glass, of the
running mate. He will oppose Sena-
tor G. A. Swanson. This announce
ment can almost formally be made.
Mr.. Glass has told his friends in
Washington that he will be a candi-
date. He made no reservation in the
statement. His formal announcement
will be made within a week or ten
days. Mr.. Glass candidacy has been
accepted as forCgOne conclusion
since his attack upon the State ma
chine a month ago"
Norfolk Revolt Turning Point
After Mr.. Jones was informed of
the substance OF the Washington spe-
cial over the long distance by the Vir-
ginian-Pilot. he made his position
clear as to the senatorial race and left
no doubt in the mind OF his inter
viewer Of his purpose to make the
Race, making only the slight reserva-
tfon of a more available" man.
\ Mr.. Jones declared that he had
LONG ago decided that opposition to
Sefator Martin next summer shall not
go \by default. and IL no other candi-
date came out he would make the
rac& His only concern was not to
fOrc& himself in the race. He wanted
the Judgment of all elements oppos-
ing N Il senior Senator. He told them
he is Willing to run il they are salts
fed hd is the availa BILE man. He said
long \efore the revolt in Norfolk
against\ machine politics" broke
loose h% had reached the conclusion
that IL Is the duty Of some one to
oppose the senior Senator. and he is
willing td make the race. IL no more
acceptable man presented himself.
The insurgents " Careers.
William Atkinson Jones was born in
81. 1S49. In the winter of 1896,
when he was thirteen years old, he
entered the Virginia Military Insti-
tUte. where \he remained until the
member Of the\ Cadet Corps when that
body took part in the defense OF the
Southern capital.
After the war he studied at Cole
mans school i'm fredericksburg until
1868 when he entered the academic
department of the University of Vir-
ginia. Me received his Il. L. degree
in 1870 \and was admitted to the bar
the same year. He has continued to
practice Raw ever since.
He waA elected to Congress from
the First district about twenty years
ago. takinN his seat as a member of
the Icifty-s&cond Congress. and be-
ing re-eiectAd every Two years since
then.
was born in \Lynchburg. where he
still lives. january 4. 1853. He was
educated in Private and public schools
and in the Newspaper business. He
owns the Daily News and the Daily
Advance. the moSning and afternoon
papers in LynchbNrg
His first public serviceN was as a
member OF the Virginia state Senate
in 1S99-19OS. and wigs also a member
Of the Virginia CONSTR tutional Conven-
ton in 19O1-O2. FoN eight years he
served on the board OF visitors of the
University Of VirginiaA
In 1902 he resigned \from the Vir-
ginia State Senate 10 cSntest for the
seat in the Fifty-secoNd Congress
made vacant by the death Of p. ].
Otey. He won and has bNen in Con-
gress ever since.
The counties in the Sixth District
are Bedford. Campbell. \Charlotte
Halifax. Montgomery and \ Roanoke
and the cities of Lynchburg, bradford
and Roanoke.