The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-12
SENATORIAL FIGHT
STIRRING CAROLINA
Rumor Has it That Fifth Candidate in Person of Genera
Can Will Enter the Race-kitchin and Justice
Clark Waking Aggressive Campaigns

Special TO The Richmond virginian.)
RALEIGH. n. c.. June l2,---ln the
campaign for the United States SEN
ate involving the seat now held by
Senator 4. NJ. simmons and that Ia
being contested for by Senator Sim
mons, Governor w. w kitchtn, Chief
Justice Walter Clark and ex-Gover-
nor Charles b. Aycock, with the pos
sfbility OF General Julian s. Carr COM
ing In as fifth candidate, the week
has been characterized by the posi-
tive statement on the part OF ex-Gov-
ernor Glenn that he will support ex-
Governor Aycock, by the termination
of the school commencement sea-
son in this state that has enabled
Governor kitchin to travel with good
excuse" into every section of the State
addressing immense assemblages OF
the best element of the people, and
by the delivery Of an especially not
able address by Chief Justice Clark
at Elon College commencement, in
which he dealt with national prob
lens in such manner as to cause
thinking people throughout the State
| to sit up and take notice. In the
meantime Senator Simmons Is de-
clared by his friends to be Saving
wood" and "mending his fences" with
that degree OF diligence that has made
for him a national reputation az an
ftndefatigable and astute politician.
I This campaign, too. has become a
i've and established condition fully
year ahead OF time, In spite of in
sistence from party leaders In many
sections of the state that this be really
and truly an "off year politically.
The announcement by Ex-Governor
Glenn that he will support Aycock
created little surprise, especially for
the reason that some weeks ago,
while in Raleigh, hs said in inter-
views that should Aycock get into
the race he would support him for
the reason that he assured him way
back in 1898 that should he ever
stand for the United States Senate he
would support him. However, the
Glenn pronouncement of support has
materially strengthened the Aycock
|candidaey
, Governor kttchin's iournsyings into
every part Of the State as school com
mencement orator have afforded the
best possible opportunities for fur
therinY his interests In the senatorial
| campaign. At quite q number OF
places he was actually introduced to
his audiences by jealous admirers a.
the next United States Senator" and
at practically all these meetings the
senatorship and the candidacy and
desirability Of Governor Kitchin a.
Senator were the Invest sort OF topics
In private conversations. with the
| kitehin supporters directing with all
the force they could the trend of the
talk to the best interest Of their ia
vorite.
However. no event In connection
with the senatorial contest and the
candidates In the lists has stirred
more interest than the forcible pro-
nouncement OF Chief Justice Walter
Clark at Elon College In delivering
his address on THE Gospel Of Prog.
ress" In this address the chief JUS.
tice elaborated on his platform prin.
ctpies OF government by the people
In the strlctest sense OF the term
with the initiative. the referendum
and the recall and the necessity oil
thrusting from the control OF ma
tional affairs the special interests and
plutocracy He dealt at length with
national affairs from the viewpoint
OF special interests having dominated
the formation Of the Federal Consti-
tuition in 1887, so that TO this day
they control through m1norities IN