The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-30
JONES BEGINS HIS
FIGHT FOR SENATE:
Makes Opening Speech
in Campaign at
Norfolk.
ROUNDLY SCORES
SENATOR MARTIN
Makes Many Bitter Thrusts at
Opponent in Race, Branding
Him as Evil Genius Of Hon
est Politics"-His Audi
ence Is Not En-
thusiastic.

Norlolk, va, March 29.-Before an
audience that nearly filled the lower
floor of the Academy of Music, Hon.
William Atkinson Jones tonight opened
his campaign In his struggle against
senator Thomas S. Martin for a seat
In tho United States Senate.
1T was not an enthusiastic thronE
which faced Mr.. Jones, for the applause
came for the most part from those
tried and true reformcrs who sat in
solid phalanX upon the stage. But
twice did the insurgents really IN
surge, onco when Mr.. Jones stood IN
to speak and again when the repro
sentative from tho First District, ris-
ing to heights Of eloquence. dcclareu:
II | knew that | would suffer greater
defeat than Tucker or Montague or
Willard. | would still fight for the
people and the State L love- This q
tttnent provoked a storm Of applause
which lasted for perhaps half a minute.
Rumor Proves False.
Word had been passed around that
the meeting, as far as strong speech
and denunciations We're concerned.
would be of the dignifed, variety. but
the rumor proved false, for not once.
but a dozen times. diu Mr.. Jones sound
the charges of ring rule boss dom
nation" and the yoke of the despot.,
lie named Senator Martin, time ana
again. branding him as the EVIL go
MUS of honest politics." declaring that
he Is the friend and protector of tho
petty bosses, the ally of those In pow
er, democrats and Republicans alike.
the man who has moved the capitol OF
Virginia from Richmond to Washing
Ton, the supreme authority whose o.. X.
must be stamped upon the backs OF
those supplicants who enjoy State
| offices"
Not once was the name OF Senator
swanson or Of Representative Class
mentioned. nor was the question or
local option or of Statewide prohtbl-
ton touched.
For the greater part OF the hour ana
half he spoke. MIR. Jones defended his
vote for the so-called ship subsidy
measure. and fired hot shot into ~
record of Senator Martin, Who. he de-
clared. had evaded the question ana
mad ever failed to come Into the omen.
while he affirmed that he Is and has
always been opposed to ship subsidy.
ne pictured in glowing words the great
benefits which would bless Norfolk and
this section were the merchant marine
of America again to take It's foremost
place in the rich mme OF the
world.
Ihrusts ut Martin.
tferc are a few OF the thrlists which
he launched at the senior Senator:
| .nE = - W ~ rs SGlll. u ne OIlclAIS
Of the State Of Virginia will vote for
Senator Martin. Does not this make
You thoughtful? The first step ia to
turn out of office the man who IS the
head and front of the machine"
In speaking Of the Ocean View
speech made by senator Martin when
he declared he was proud to be n friend
OF the bosses, Mr.. Jones said: THE man
who uttered such a sentiment has no
right to be a Senator OF the United
States.
The News Leader. which is now
that he had voted more often with AID
rich than any other. Democratic Sena-
tor. with the exception OF two Sena-
tors from Louisiana" he continued.
II have entered this fight for war.
and while my record Is subject to
criticism. + will see that the people OF
! this state learn the real record Of SEN
ator Martin
After declaring that Senator Martin
lodged a vote on the ship subsidy
bill and then paired with a dead man.
meaning Senator Cullom, of Illinois.
who was Ill. Mr.. Jones declaimcd. II
never lodged a vote in my life"
- challenge Senator Martin to meer
me anywhere in the State before any
audience to discuss the ship subsidy
bill"
Has the Proofs.
In relating a speech made in Kan
sas City. in which a United States
Senator declared that the three most
corrupt states In the Union were Penn
sylvania, Ohio and Virginia, Mr.. Jones
added, Il do not care to defame tho
good name OF my State, but ii proof
is demanded, I will prove facts that
are known to every decen > man In Viz
ginia.
Storm Is Gathering.
~ great public storm IS gathering,
and it Will not &c long befora 1t
bursts.
will Virginia wear the yoke OF des-
potism? Do you hate ring rule? Do
you despise to wear the collar OF q
boss? Will you submit to the miSer-
able, selfish. corrupt organization which,
is administering your affairs?
II can name the man who has
who does things, so his creatures say.
l do not desplse material things, but
l say he should stay in Washington
and attend to the affairs OF his con-
stituents and Keep his hands of the
local affairs OF the state"
These are q few OF the stings OF Mr..
Jones.s attack. but from the beginning
TO the end he directly or indirectly
charged that Senator Martin had
lodged. sidestepped, remained dumb or
had climbed upon the fence when i'm
p~ortant matters were before the SEN
ate. He charged that the money APP
propriated for the Improvement OF
Norfolk harbor and James River was
not secured BY Senator Martin, but by
Martin. but by Maynard. La,nb ana
ator Martin failed to add a dollar to
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