The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-20
w. A. Jones Confident
He Has Proved His
Charge.
PREDICTS LAST
MINUTE DEFENSE
Warns Public That Senator, "a
Faithless Representative" Will
Issue Address on Eve of Pri--
mary Answering Charges
He "Has Lacked Cour-
age" to Face Earlier.
Especial 10 The rimes.n,s,s,oh

Especial TO The Times Dispatch1
Lses puEg' va, August le-An old
time barbecue was held at the show
grounds near LeesburE. this afternoon.
in the interest OF the candidates. Of
w = Jones and Carter Glass for the
United states Senate. Not in man.
years has there been so large poll-
uce! gathering from Loudoun and ad-
joining counties The crowd mas been
Variously estimated from 1900 10 q.
900 people. This was Mr.. Jones's frst
appearance in 2.oudoun Mr. Glass
spoke here last Monday. Win Mr
Jones was Ex-Governor J Montague
always tavorite with a Loudoun au
diencc. Lewis NJ Shumate. the p4r.
manent chairman. introduced Mr.
Jones. Mr.. Shuraate Is a former sun
e'lhtehdent of public instruction and
an earnest supporter Of Messrs Glass
and Jones. He appealed tc the voters
Of the county to give ,heir snnpor, -
me candidates, and advocated the nom
,naNon OF Mr. Jones and SIR Glass as
necessary 70 tho defeat Of the pe-na,
uaton OF machine rule" in virginia
no" as baneful as that under Malone
Mr. Jonez. in an address Of nearly
80, 80 hours during the course OF
. "a,eh ne was loudly aDplauded relt-
eIatea the charges contained IN form
Hr speeches. and commented on N.
public and political record OF Se,,,o-
Martin. 'na'oF
Former Governor Montague attacked
machine rule, bossism and ring rule"
as ptrpetuated under the generalsb,,
: OF the big four"-Nlertin. Swaneor
tyrd and Flood--and explained its
melnods, SAYING that success was It's
stahnh'o ana offiees its aim His
speech in the main was in line with
MS stanton address. though more in
detaii. and with critical ANALYSIS he
explained the operation and banef,l
'nnuence. as ne alleged OF the enects
ana ms,hods OF machine" rule He
was particularly bitter in his anaiYsis
or the Thompson letters and sarcastic
IN ais portrayal Of the surroundings
end incidents Of the Lec-Mertin in
resugation. He quoted from .be .wi
oence in that case. and concluded tina,
II was not reasonable to suppose thar
az that time the least known man in
virginia could have defeated the hest
known man in Virginia. Fitz Lee nx
cept by secret. ,nsldious and unknown
methods He concluded with aonpl-
raentary mention of Mr. Jones and AIR
Glass. saying that they we've ectuated
by intense devotion TO political de-
oency He declared that this move
nent OF reform is advancing. gather
Ing strength day by day in this and
other States, and Tint he IL confident
That hereafter merit will be the re
commendation for official positions and
fawnins upon and petitioninE head
quarters at Washington would soon
he no longer a requisite to political
or official preferment IN Virginia"
Mr. Jones began his address by
calling attention 10 the fac, that since
he actively opened his campaign for
the senatorship more than four
months ago, he had traversed the
State from the seashore to the noun
tstns, and that IN every speech he
had made he had dweit at length
upon Senator Martins record upon the
tariff and had directed attention 10
many Of his votes which. he alleged.
were cast in the interest of corpora
lions a. trusts. He emphas sized the
feet that his opponent never In all
this time had offered single expla
nation or made a single denial OF any
OF the charges which. not only seri-
ously reflected upon him as a public
representative. hut which went TO the
extent OF impeachins both his Democ
rscy and raising question of veraoity
and integrity.
Not Democrat.
III" said Mr.. Jones, the tariff. upon
which the Democratic party has won
Its only national victory within tho
past seventeen wears. is any test of a
Congressmans Democracy, then ! have