The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-23
THOMPSON AGAIN
MAKES DENIAL
ATLANTA NEWSPAPER MAN, IN
FORMANT OF MIR. GLASS. is
MISTAKEN.
EXCHANGE OF LETTERS
STATEMENT THAT RETIRED RAIL
ROAD MAN AGAIN Is IN POL
TICS DENIED by
EXCHANGE OF LETTERS

cam algn Tor the NOMINATION. Aoi
United States Senator against Sena-
tor Claude A. Swanson. the speaker
declared that j. S. Barbour Thomp-
SON author of the now famous let
ters that have figured in the race pc
tween Senator Thomas 5. Martin ana
Representative William a. Jones ana
read by MIR. Jones, had appeared IN
Washington during the illness OF Sen
ator Daniel and announced that ne
had come there To have swanson
named as Senator Daniels successor.
This was denied Immediately, and
In a later speech Mr. Glass repeated
the assertion and stated he would give
the name of his informant Ia any one
entitled to ask for IT
The following statement by MT
Thompson Is his explanation OF che
matter:
Washington. d. G.. Aug q. 1911.
To the Public of Virginia
Shortly after my arrival In TINS
country from Europe in the early part
OF August my attention was called 10
what purported to be a quotation
from a speech delivered by Mr. Car
ter Glass at Portsmouth. Va, on Az
gust l. as follows:
My competitor has talked about
defying the railroads. You remember
the letters which have been read and
published from one John =. Barbour
Thompson, representative of rail-
road Well, the same John :. bar
.1urrrsUn TrprTrTsf III WASH :
ington the next day after John Daniel
had been stricken With PARALYSIS ana
announced that he had come there
to have Swanson named as John
Daniels successor. My competitor
seems 10 he on intimate terms with
other gentlemen who sueakingiy and
cunningly control legislatures
Upon reaching Atlanta | addressed
Mr.. Carter Glass u letter, Of when
the following is copy, ana haa II
delivered to him on August IL, bE
my brother, Mr. Richard G. Thomp-
son:
Atlanta. Ga, 9Th August 1sit-c-
Hon. Carter Glass, House OF Repre-
sentatives. Washington, y G.
Dear Str,--Upon returning home
from prolonged absence, my atten-
ton liz called to report in the Nor
folk Landmark Of date August z.
1911. OF what purports TO tie speech
delivered by You at Portsmouth. Va,
August /, Of which the following Is
an extract.
- He SAYS that he - too busy too
busy why don't he come out and
give his competitor blow for blow ana
stand the gaff like man. Now /
want to say something, MS compet-
tor has talked about defying the rail-
roads. You remember the letters
which have been read ard published
from one John $. Barbour Thompson,
representative. 81 q railroad. Well,
sns sa''9 s =, ~ waat,trss,o,, ,ns naxt dav
nEpe"i - "a " - 80, st,{,lr.-,,
-. ,rn,.1e.a aaa announced that
- ,hsra ~ have swanson
named as John Daniels successor. My
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1917 ~ ~ c,r,le,nan who
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,cfl mas 5ust baaD handed me- by
49, t,rotbsr Mr. r q THOMPSON.
~, n.wsnsper renort Of my speech
"a. pnr.smontb as anoted Nv You is
s1{y,,,Iv Inaccurate "a To what / said
concerning the precise date OF Your
,istt 10 washington but In all other
rss,ects II il substantially correct NV
{ptnrrnant Was MIR Ralph smith,
washington correspondent OF the At
lama Journal. who told me Of the
modem, at the ,tma and who has
.tataa ~ roe in conversation
Yours respectfullv.
CARTER GLASS"
u.s o,,, If mo civ al the time
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Mr. PALM sp,t,h ina authority given
IL Air Gtass fur his statement a,
u-,shirg+on 1at.sr under date ~
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