The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-01

Employing to the full those powers
OF sarcasm for which he Is justly
famed, and In the exercise OF which
nc Is unsurpassed in the political world {
Of the State. Carter Glass last night \
launched his campaign for the United
States Senate In an address which was
a bitter arraignment Of the powers
that be in Virginia politics.. He 4
charged the ''machlne' with all sorts
OF crimes against the body polite, as
serted that lie himself had been perse-
cuted for daring to be a candidate, ana
charged that some oncEis subsidizinE
a portion OF the press i5-
The latter was by far the most Sc
rlous accusation brought by Mr.. Glass.
during a speech flied with denuncia-e
ton lie said that he had the proof
In his possession that one newspaper
had not only refused to print his an
nounceinent OF candidacy as a newysE
Item. but had declined to publish it at
aull advertising rates. Further he
said. this paper. had published a men -,
dacfn1is, attack Upon hin. 81 ana then
mad declined to print a reply from Mr..
Glass, stating that It's columns had
pcen sold to the other side.
HAS Large Crowd.
Perhaps a thousand people heard
Mr.. Glass ut tho Academy Of Music.
Quito number or women we're on
hand. while not u few publicans
listened. doubtless making mental
notes for use In the years to come.
More than one Of these assisted In the
aspplause al the dcnunciation launched
IN Clceronian eloquence Mt Senator
claude a. Swanson, depicted by the
s|nchhurg Congressman rs akin to a
modern Catiline. 49,
His remarks were we'll receivad
fhls was especially true Fin the early
part Of the speech, and was partfc1i.
iarly marked at the times when Clyda
". saunders was referred to as a 4liv-.
Ing proof of the existence Of a ma.
chine Il = &c -
Mr.. Glass declared he wanted tu4
meet his opponent on the platform,
ana said he deferred much OF his c,,iti.
clsm until he could say 1t to his face.
Governor Mann came In for q eooR
yea! OF criticism. This was princi-
paliS because he did not appoint a.
United States Senator whom MT. ala az
inought should have had the position
ne denied any personal feeling In tha1
tier. suggesting that the Governor
Llsnt nave named such mon az Dr.
Eu"ln anderson Alderman or DR.
Virginia. 5 10y ~ 90
offered Governorsh,p.
urther, Mr. Glass charged that hs
an
deterrng his own political aspiration,
ana becoming the organization candi.
date for Governor in the next -
paisn. This seems to have occirra,rs
IN Washington. for he said thai 7soS,.
anter this proposition was made hs
"z atHe9 over 70 the Union Station and
saw clyde Saunders 1t was renre-
sented to him. he said, that "the bnSa
would line up" for him. Do ~ =
4, Asaih, the applause rolled throuph,s
lhe Academy when Mr. Glass said + =
would be Inundated to have preachs
e e, ana narkeepers working for hin,
Side by side at the polls. Thia VII.
evidently following out remar Us va, vas
ny John Garland Pollard in his I'M -
auctory speech. In which he node - !. 81
erence to the alignment OF these 49,.
eleMents Tor Judge Mann in the MI
mary of I 909. T. r. - ~
Read His Speech.
!. ioward the end of Mr. GLASS; speech4
. ne applause was not, so mark eli. h,,t
this was probably due to his disc,,s.; s.
SION OF Issues rather than OF mon i.
nc ne proceeded Ho was hanpered
throughout by the unusual eSperienca
or reading his remarks He does notss
see Well and was embarrassed by tho
constant action of removing ana rn-
pacing his eyeglasses s5Ss5
IN the whole, the meeting was re-
80 e-N' ~ HE, II iciiuS as a SuCCeR4.B
MIR. Glass had more people presert
than had been expected by those who
know politics IN Richmond He
pleased them better than he had haanH
expected to do. True, he confined him.
self almost entirely TO criticism OF
what others had done. and offered Iit-@
tie or nothing in the way OF con-
structtve politics or craftsmanship or
whatever 1t may be called. Yet his
presentation of his own claims on the
senatorship{ seemed modest. ana he
mado no remarks about hlling the
seats of the worthy representatives OF
the Old Dominion Of generations gone.
Montague Not There.
: band contributed no little to tha
kvening. The vice presidents were on
the stage. save that former Governors
a. ]. Montague was notgnumbered In
tho throng.
Not once did Mr.. Glass call tho MANS
of Senator swanson, and much less dsfa 4
ho accord him that title, Occasioua1iyf
he said my opponent yet fnS5StfiA
most part he preferred tho term the