Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-07-26
MR.. GLASS IN LEXINGTON
Addressed Voters of Rockbridge in
Courthouse Yesterday

candida for the Democratic bomi-
nation for the United States Senate,
addressed the voters of Rockbridge
in the Courthouse yesterday. He
was introduced by Mr.. NJ. w. Pax
ton, editor OF the Rockb. Ridge COun-
ty News The speaker was given
an enthusiastic hearing. and many
OF his sentiments were vigorously
applauded. The Courthouse was
well filed at the opening of the ad-
Dress and others came in later,
giving a good audience. A few
ladies were present.
Mr.. Glass is a forceful speaker
and his manner Of earnestness is cal
culated to carry conviction to the
minds of his auditors. Without any
attempt at Oratory, but direct in
manner, he entered into the discus
sion of the senatorial situation with
confidence in himself and righteous
ness in his cause.
After expressing the personal
pleasure Of addressing Rock bridge
audience, Mr.. Glass stated that he
was-not a candidate for tie Senate
Of the United States because there
was any widespread demand that he
should stand for that honor, but
that he was a candidate because
political conditions are such that re-
quired some one 10 stem the tide.
He declared that something is radi-
cally wrong, that political bosses
dominate the party to the party'S
injury. He feels that he could not
hope to measure up to the achieve
ments of the illustrious men who
have represented this State in the
upper halls of Congress. The de-
sire had not come to him. as to one
other while sitting on the steps of "a
log schoOlhouse and dreaming
dreams of future political prefer
ment.
Mr.. Glass declared that he was
not an aspirant for the Office ce
filed by John w. Daniel. In fact,
at the death of this great man he
had preferred his services and sup
port to one of two men who were
members of the machine" He also
suggested w. A. Jones, II. St. Geo.
Tucker, Henry c. Stuart, and only
after these men had declined to
make the fight had he been willing
to make announcement of his own
candidacy, not for his own personal
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, but for loyalty to
the State and the rights of her citi-
zens. The office belongs to the peo-
Pile and should be disposed of by
them, and not bargained for by POI
itical leaders, as was the case even
before the death Of the lamented
John w. Daniel.
If the machine" desired the
unity of the Democratic party,
Why was not the senatorship
given to some man of the opposition?
Why did not Governor Mann, who
appealed to the Confederate soldier
for support in his own campaign.
appoint William a. Anderson, a
lame Confederate of Lexington, to
succeed John w. Daniel, the Lame
Lion" of Lynchburg? Why not?
Because Governor Mann was in the
power Of the machine" and could
only name some man who could
speak the language of the tribe.
NJ. Glass said that his own
record had been asked for. He re
ferred to his services in the Virginia
Senate, in the Constitutional Con
veniion and in the House of Repre-
sentatives. Always and on every
occasion he had worked and voted
for TIE best interests of the Demo
cratic pal ty.
The speaker next called for the
record of the Governors temporary
appointee, and related Senator
Swanson S record in the House OF
Representatives and as governor OF
Virginia. While governor he had
spent the big surplus left by Gov
ernor Montague and had gone out OF
Office leaving a large deficit. And
this administration has been called
a brilliant and business-like admin
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