Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06
EYES ON SENATORS
Virginians Await Move by
Martin and Swanson.
EXPECTED TO OPEN SOON
Campaign Plans Await Adjournment
of Congress.
JAIL LIFE TO BE HARD
Richmond's Idlers Will Be Compelled
to Work-New Effort to Free
Stripping.
JAIL LIFE TO BE HARD
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF Inc star.
RICHMOND. Va. August ), 1911.
Will Senator Martin and Senator Swan
son enter on their campaigns following
the adjournment of Congress and take
up the matter of the attacks which have
been made on them, or will they follow
the same policy they have pursued thus
far and refuse to pay attention to the
candidates who are opposing them?
This is the question which is attracting
| good deal Of attention at this time.
The belief is that Congress will adjourn
by the end of the coming week, and that
only a day or two will be necessary to
bring them to this city and to begin to
look after their fences So far as Rep
resentative Glass and Senator Swanson
are concerned there is nothing in their
relations which prevents them from meet
ing on the stump and discussing the is
sues which have been raised, unless it be
that Senator Swanson might resent the
criticism Of himself by Representative
Glass for his alleged indecent haste" to
get himself appointed to the United
States Senate to succeed Senator Daniel.
AS between Senator Martin and the
gentleman who is opposing him. the
chance for debate is altogether impos
SlulS' SSildlOI OecHHcu " Sptdh
to Representative Jones some time ago,
and for more than ten years they have
| not exchanged the most formal greetings.
That fact alone will prevent any meeting
between these two. Senator Martin, how
ever, is not a stranger to the public plat
| form, and when he comes here to make
his initial speech he will be received by
crowd that will test the capacity of the
| largest hall, according to the claims Of
those who are managing his campaign
and rln hoxr fi.,l do
| ments for a meeting to be held here. At
that time it was expected that the cam
paign would open the coming week, but
the length of the session Of Congress has
upset the calculation. The senator will,
however. make speech here-the first
of his campaign, and Senator Swanson
will, unless indications are wrong, open
| about the same time in Norfolk.
Unable to Get Quorum.
Twice the last week did the state
democratic committee make an effort to
get a quorum to take up that little
| matter from the county of Norfolk"
State Chairman Ellyson had the men,
bers notified by letter. and then sent
| telegram to the absentees, and the
| last attempt at a quorum was worse
| than the first The fifth district was
not represented by either member at
either session. The first district had
| two members-one of the "anti-machine'
men coming. three remaining away. Had
| these three men been here the commit
| tee would have had more than Il
quorum the first night, and had they
been here the second night, along with
Henry p Adams of Lynchburg. d kinS-
man of Representative Glass, the meet
| ing would have been held and the mat
| ter considered partly.
| Whatever may have been the action of
| the committee is cOnjectural, but there
was an expression of opinion on the
| part of several who did make remarks
| to the effect that the committee could
not have taken cognizance of the con-
! test from Norfolk county, seeing that
| the committee Of that county had not
| taken any notice of the affair. not hav
| ing made any decision on any of the
| points raised by either faction.
| The committee decided to take re-
| cess till August Is, and to have an adj
| journed meeting in this city. There is
not the least possibility Of the COM
mittee having quorum at that time,
| judging by expressions of the members.
| They were here, spent two days and two
nights, and declare that If the mem
bers most concerned cannot find time
| to come here and discharge the duties
| imposed it is no fault of the men who
did come. Even quorum at that time
will do no good, for the reason there
will intervene just a few days-about
three weeks-before the senatorial and
| legislative primary, and 1t would be
! too late to have another election should
| one be ordered