The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-14
WILL REINFORCE
JONES AND CLASS
Expert Stump Speakers to
Make Welkin Ring With
Oratory
MORE THAN DOZEN !
TO LEND ASSISTANCE
Virginia Democratic League
Maps Out Plans for Whirl-
wind Finish Before
Primary

Anti machine oratory viii resound
on until September T, when the Dem
ocratic senatorial primary Is held.
Not only viii Jones and Glass
continue to speak from the stump
and on the hastings, but there will
be some dozen or more other speak
ers who propose to leave no part CT
Virginia uncovered, 1t was announced
at the meeting of the Virginia Dem
ocratic League held last night In the
leagues headquarters in Murphy $
Hotel.
Although 1t will probably be day
or two before the names of these
speakers are given out, it may be
stated that they are expert stump
takers skilled in the art OF stirring
UP the people and getting votes. so
far Congressman Jones and Glass.
who are opposing Senators Martin
and Swanson. respectively, In the
pending race. have been doing vir-
tually all the talking and they will
continue to talk, 1t Is announced. not
withstanding the fact That they ere
to have able reinforcement and as
sistance.
Norfolk Trio Present
t'c1D SotteS anu 1ldSS atteHUfd thS
meeting. which was an Informal sort
of an affair. Representative men
from different parts OF the State
were present. including three young
Norfolk attorneys. Elliott Heath
James s. Barron and Robert w Pea
fross-who want things overturned
because they believe present polti-
cal conditions are far from what they
should be, especially In Norfolk coun-
ty
Carter Glass came down. from
Washington 10 attend The uenang.
and VIII return to the national cap
itaI this morning In company with
CONGRESSMAN Jones who spent yes
terday in Richmond after his surry
speech.
Highly Pleased
Both Jones and Glass expressed
themselves highly pleased with the
outlook and similar expressions we're
heard from others present. Mir
Glass has not delivered a speech since
the early part of the week. but he
Is still cooked aud primed.
II was the consensus ~ opinion
that Jones and Glass have tho other
fellows going. especially n the rural
districts, where the organization is
perhaps not so etvong as in the
cities
ing, besides those already mentioned.
were Senator Charles T.. Grasatt Of
Port Royal; r. L. Ailworth, of East
VILE; r. Lindsey Gordon. OF Louisa
Walter Ryland, Of urbanna: Thomas
J. Downing. Of Lancaster Courthouse
Miller Leake. of-AshlanG: @ D. Rachs-
Tor. of Newport News
Mr.. Jones' Statement.
In reply to a statement made 10 the
Richmond -Nirgfrian by Lieutenant
Governor J. Taylor Ellyson, printed
yesterday morning In which Mr. Ely
son replied to statements made con
corning him by Representative VIII
liam A. Jones In his speech at Surry
on Wednesday Mr.. Jones yesterday
afternoon gave out the following state
ment:
MIR. Ellyson is reported in state
nent given out by him on Tuesday to
have said that I had been pleased to
associate his name with certain state
n1ents contained in letter written by
Mr. Barbour Thompson, to General r.
M. Logan on the e3d OF November.
=, 1881 = Mr, Ellyson Is mistaken n he
thinks that 7 found any pleasure In
the fact that Mr.. Thompson, and not
/, associated his name with the incl
dents therein set forth.
TT was matter OF regret to me
that his name should have appeared
at all in a letter OF this character and
on his account I regretted no less the
necessity which was upon me to make
II public. ] did not feel Justified
however. to withhold from the public
the information contained in this let
ter. notwithstanding that MIR. EiIysnn
seems to admit by his various state
ments that 1t seriously reflected upon
him. 1t would have been neither
proper nor honest in me had I omitted
In publishing this letter that portion
OF it which related to Mr.. Eilyson.
n,xIxl tn yAA
contents OF this letter and all OF its
contents.
TN the statement which Mr. Ely
son publishes this morning. he
charges that l made statements at
Surry Courthouse in my speech there
on yesterday rejecting upon him.
which were as malignant AS they
were untrue. He also states that I
have been a member OF the State Ex-
ecutive Committee for the past TWEEN
ty years, and that my alleged state
nents were entirely unworthy or a
man who for nearly quarter Of a
century has enjoyed such close and
confidential relations with me- / do
not believe 1t to be necessary for me,
in replying to this statement to In
dulEe In language similar to that em-
ployed by himself. am perfectly
content that the public shall pass
H.. judgment upon. the question of verac-
ity which Mr.. Ellyson seeks to raise
with me, although l fail to under
stai what specific statement made by
me Is called In question by him.
Recalls His Language.
The language employed by mo to
which Mr.. Ellyson takes exception
must be this:
but be this as It may, neither
Senator Martin nor anyone else who
has made q statement in regard to
this matter. has even attempted to
explain the purpose for which the
$500 was paid to Mr.. Ellyson on Or
about November IS, 1901. as Super
intendent Thompson makes In his
letter OF that date to General T. M.
Logan. Of the Richmond and DAN
Continusd on Second Pags.l