The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-06
swanson, SPEAKS
IN CLASS HOME
Large Audience Listens to the
Junior Senator Pre-
sent Claims
MACHINE CONTROLS
COURTS, SAYS JONES
Reads More Letters in Sub
sanitation Of Charge.
Glass and Martin
Also Busy

Especial to The Richmond Vfrginian.)
LYNCHBUhG. VA, Sept. 6.--5oua-
tor Claude a, Swanson addressed an
audience estimated at $500 Tonight
In the CITY Auditorium In behalf Of
his candidacy against Congressman
Carter Glass for tAso United es41tos
Senate.
Among those seated on the platform
were the following prominent citizens:
S. C. Watts X. M MoGahse, George
Mahoa- Dudley II. Davis. IL, w. Roby,
$. BaXandaII. G.. b. Robertson. Frank
s. luguid. ]. +, Adkins, T. p. Foroes,
F. h Halle. .. =. Edwards. W. IS. Bell.
s. 4 Carter. Dr.~W. ". Dennis. Dr.
E. Barksdale, c. II Almond. Jr. L.
c. Barks, Il. E. Craddoek, " p. MIL
Ter, HI. 2. Craddock. Dr. r. W. MAJ
tin, I. X Bowman. J c. Careealay,
T. N. Ewart John d. Easisy, Dan T..
Haisey, Or. r. W Martin. Jr., Frank
T. harmon. X. &, Wood, Leon Good
man. Peter o. Adams. w. +. FerrAll.
John K. Gannaway. W. G. Coed, ! /.
NJ leulaney, A. II. jennings Miles W.
Blake, John X. Patterson. w 7, B&r-
rs. {, M. Mays, K. T. Malone ". Z.
Barker. Jr, J. w. Phelps. ". II MIL
Ter. w Z. Roberts Captain r y.
4anceg. Dan II. billiard. N. r. Barkg-
dale, Jra Il. +. Cousins James D.
Scott, II. a, Calhoun. H. =. Hook,
GeEhart SahEng. James n. Stall, J.
>. Durphey. ". r. Spencer. J. Hollnes
Smith, Il. n Cox. L. b Whtahouse.
JOAN Norton, Thomas T. Turner, w.
" Walsh, &. II, Tucker. II. r, Gooae.
=. H. NflkinS, x, x. Harris T. l.
trlst. e, $. Bowman, J. a. Wood, 7
aeNaTmara. J. NJ. Fell. J.. v IA
monds. IA. RoethIln. r NJ Terrs.
James Robinson, Il. Il Esaaisy, Il. II.
Edsley, Charles u Ia8Iev, Il. y.
Dirofn, L. y. Daniel, pr. r. II. Hafle
J i. Seay. ". = Cakes, J Tanner
hinhier. w. J. Amend, Fred Har-
Per, II. Wood. John K. CUNNINGHAM m
and many others
senator swanson was introduced nv
Or kawley w. Martin Ia brief
address which was loudly cheered
as 20 heaped encouiusns an fha head
or the junior senator. T4r Martin said
no man by his service 70 the State
1t'oro richly deserved a seat in the
senate than Claude h Swanson.
senator swanson WAS cheered 70
the echo when he rose TO sneak and
was forcsd 20 stand nar several min
utes howing his thanks Senator
Swanson said that IN The four months
o. the campaign sfr tstzss hat not
challenged him To Joint debate until
eleven o'clock last Saturday night,
but had gone around On tho asu+1p
Ike a prize fighter probably neliev-
ing, from tho reports Of hts speeches
printed In the LynchbHrg News. him
self 70 be veritshle tiger IN debate,
Senator Swanson dehet. any one to
show were he had ever declined to
meet Glass ia debate. The saintiy
Statesman OF 1.Snchh-~w'' the sen
8Iar Ia f,~s toaltyf faT-.x4fa7 },f~rz L
ing applause
offered Opportunity.
Ho said ne had announced at Suf-
folk that he WAS willing to give this
tiger OF debate IN opportunity to put
him IN his stomach. II he so de-
sired, put the Norfolk papers would
not even print bis speech He had
repeated his chailenga at Portsmouth
and again In Richmond and at the
latter city a. proposition was brought
to him at Given O'Clock Saturday
night. proposing that no meet Mr..
Glass there Monday night.
As he was booked fer Newport
News Monday night ne could not
accept Glass had proposed to meet
him here tonight. but as Afr. Glass
had already spoken here and been
fully reported by his paper that
model of purity, loftlneas. and fair
ness. the Lynchbnrg News" he
thought il only fair that he should
have the chance 70 reply TO Mr. Glass
He had proposed that Mr.. Glass meet
him In Danville Wednesday night.
but this Mr.. Glass would not do.
unless Swanson would s%yree To de-
bate with him in Itynchburg.
Ready TO Meet Him.
ia. ~ 10 not want 10 he Senator from
Virginia." said Swanson passionate
ly. "if the people OF this State think
! am TOO cowardly to meet a SANDER
er. who has gone over this entire
State for four months ssandaring
and villifying me-" Senator Swanson
disciained special anxiety for Joint
debate, II never was anxious TO hold
O oint debate with II wasp, said he.
Senator Swanson said that the CAM
paign of Messrs. Glass and Jones was
based on stolen kilograms and letters.
He said that II Glass and Jones were
elected, II would be well for the
United States Senate to have warnings
posted cautsoning senators ~ keep
their desks locked. ''or else SAL he,
the two senators from Nirgsnla VIII
steal your private correspondence and
use 1t IL It VIII benefit theta-'
Senator Swanson denounced Class
as ferret and sieuth, who for
ogh; months mad been digging Into
his past life 10 see what Aa could
flnG out. II an here tonight TO an
aver every charge fully and COM
pletely and to the satisfaction OF every
4 honest man" ..v5e~a. $3.50 H.,
Dwclis on Record.
He dwelt on his long r,cord IN
Congress and said that It wou'G al
:" WAYS be source Of satiseaops,a 10
him that the most invetstate political
enemy of hts life had tailed to chal-
lcnge single vote no hal cas- III
tho House of Representations ,r IN
tho Senate in the past nine months
He aatd that during his sfrlin;stra-
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