The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-05

ments to two dead soidierx ~Bus
swanson vas too busy 70 meet ma
MT. 0fass said Ae~vas not an sagsr.
aspirant to run Tor the Senate and
endsavcred 30 psxsuAds nrxe w. A.
Jones to run asdnGe MI. Swanson
then II. St George TuoksN thsn IL
c. Stuart and last "A. J. ApntaSuA
whom ne promised to support and
contribute $4,000 to hts csmpaasa
fnnd II ne would only run. A. mol
ono else would enter mo rsca, be
did 30 himself. He assorted tfsk if
elected, II he did nothing to make
virginia famous he would pFomise
not to do anything to make che pep-
pie Of tho State ashamed,
He said that two senators would
b selected NEXT Thursday b. ma
chine Democrats AND rascsiiy re-
publicans and that he would not
accept the once OF rascaIly ruUub-
leans bad to help him out.
Mr.. Glass dwelt at considerable
length upon his record as . frtand
OF the labor1ng man which he said
had been assajled and that he had
been placed in the attitude at ho9til- |
ity to the working people. Eel
enumerated several instances inI
which he had voted for and wurkedI
for measures beneficial to the lebor~I
| ing GLASSES and said he should notI
be condemned because a lahorang
body had passed a resolution against
| him.
At $50 Mr. Jones appeared and
Mr.. Glass brought his remarks "a n
conclusion stating that ha WIS L y
stakeholder in a big pipe concern
in Lynchburg and he sow no TN
property in using his influence to
sell pipe to tho Distrdict Of Columbia
AZ tho band played Mr.. Jones |
entered the hall and Mr.. Glass leftI
As he was scheduled to follow Mr..
Jones. who had juse spoken at thsI
Jefferson hotel auditorium.
| TeleGrams and DetnerA
Mr.. Jones dwelt at length on the
Glasgow letters. quoting them again
to show Mr.. Martins connection With
an alleged yellow dog railroad fund.
He began his remarks by stating thatI
he would only speak a short whtle
az the audience had had the pleasure
OF hearing Mr.. Glass, whom he de- |
clared to be the greatest political
speaker In the State OF Virginia
He said Virginia was dominated hu
the big four. Thomas s. Martin. |
Claude A. Swanson. Hal d. Flood and
Richard Evelyn Byrd.
/ The following kilograms were In.
troduced by Jones to disprove thsI
demand of Senator Martin that he
opposed universal free transfers in
District of Columbia;
August 30. 1911
Rush-Paid. ~
Hon. r. w. Sims.
| House of Representatives
/ Washington n c.
Senator Martin denies he ever or
posed universal free transfers in Dis
trict of Columbia. Is this true7 An
swer quick. Collect
w. A. JONES'
answer
Washington. y. c.. Aug. 80, II.
3l2 w AK ~ \. L, Collect X. I.
Hon. ", a. Jones,
Richmond, Va
Replying 10 your telegram 81 TO.
DAY have to say that Senators CAL
iinger. Long and Martin. az Senate
mem oers of Conference Committee on
House Bill 10 extend street car tracks
ia new Union Stotion. actively op-
posed House provision for universal
free transfer
ss44 p, NJ. T. ". SIMS.
Two More Letters.
Mr.. Jones stated that the "Glas.
gov letters came into his possess,on
through one of the best and most
high-tcned young men that he ever
knew. He said there were ten in All
and handed the batch out to the and
fence to see that they were genufnel
and original documents He res 4
three letters. ore OF which has been
published The following are the 9TH
crs;
tConhdential)
Seot,sville. Va, July Is. 's3.
W. "A. Glasgow, esq. Jr. -
Roanoke, Va.
Dear Glasgow;
Ny friend. Mr.. Inhn Mann VII,
he in Roanoke on "Wednesday on
matter Of business, and | would lika
/ POSSIBLE, for you to see him whfra
there, So that he can confer with von
about my political interest In your
section.
] would be very glad II Won wo,,,3
see Moon and talk very freely wiz
him; you can talk as freely with hir,
as you would to me. He ts one ~ INV
confidential friends. and one 81 tina
most discreet and prudent men in
the State.
! am very much concerned about
the situation in and about Roanoke
fhut ] am relying on you to bring ma
out OF 1t all right in some way.
Your friend
(Signed) THOMAS s. MARTIN
Per n.
Dictated By r. s. NJ.
Richmond, Va Oct 81 4sas