The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-31
GLASS I 0 OPEN
HIS c Amp AIG N
Candidate for United States
Senate Will Speak at Acad-
eny Tonight.
ICE-P RESIDENTS NAMED
Virginia Democratic League
Gives Out Topics on Which
He Will Touch.

CONGRESSMAN Garter Glass, candidate
! Tor the United states Senate 10 sue
coed Senator Claude \. Swanson. will
| open his campaign al the Academy OF
Music tonight, Mr.. Glass will be In
| troduccd by iohn Garland Pollard NJ
| j. Fulton, y former member Of the
state Senate. VIII preside, The wee
presidents announced FOR the meeting
last night are as follows:
Carter beverley. John W. Bates.
Or. Harry b. Baker w W. Beverley.
i II. Carl Boschen. Charles \. Brown,
george Bryan, +. l.. Burdck,
| p. v. Cardo.o L. 4. cary.
3. II. Cloves, John y. Coke. Jr.,
SaPt. ). y. Coke. ". IS. Daniel.
Geo. c. Fitzhugh, NJ ]. Fulton,
/ ueo. =. Grcsory, John :. Harrison,
"a Al. Harrison l.. c. liazelgrovc.
| I. NJ Hundley. r G. Kellan,
Robert NJ. Kent, Harry Huber,
w. y. hlrk. Ernest NJ. Long
S. * Mckee, c. y. Meredith
y. j. Montague, r. l.. Montague.
W. o. Bali, Leon Nelson.
Pr W. w. Nelson. S. s. =. Patteson.
nenrS Z. Rlely, Frank L. Schohcld.
John II. Tucker, Jacob Umlauf.
., Rand Wexford. L. Lee Roden,
laugustnc Royal, IL W. Royal.
y. Lorraine Ruffin, w. f. Rudd.
Edward l., Ryan, l. w. Ryland
Alex. +. Ryland Geo n. Skipwith.
Or. r. l. Simpson, Norvcll %. Walker.
X. winston. w. w. Workman.
.. McD. Wexford. Clinton L. Williams
Brokenbrough Lamb
From the Virginia Democrats
League headquarters last night the
ioiiowlng statement was issued re-
garding the topics which Mr.. Glass Is
expected TO discuss:
Following Congressman Jones's
challenge to Senator Martin for a Joint
debate considerable interest exists as
TO whether Mr. Glass will issue SINH
lar def TO Senator Swanson when he
speaks tonight. a joint debate be-
tween the two has been suggested, but
what Mr.. Glass Will have 10 say in
the matter is, of course. unknown
But whether the den is Issued or not
there is no doubt that Mr.. Glass viii
nave much to say OF interest, and i,
is fully expected that 1t will be OF a
peppery nature. The Sixth District
CONGRESSMAN Is noted as an enphati
and, at times. fiery speaker and he
VIII not fail to live up to his rcputa
ton tonight. There is no doubt or
that point, whatever he may say.
MI. Glass is expected to attack
senator Swanson's record as Congress.
man and as Governor and as a member
Of the alleged machine which he ant
Congressman Jones and their support
ers declare dominate politics in Vir.
Sinia Votes cast by Swanson Will,
Congressman and the alleged extrava
gance OF the Swanson gubernatoria
administration will probably be as
sailed Nor will the primary frauds O.
last August In Norfolk city and coun
~ escape. Dr.. Cannon and his rumor
ed support Of Senator Swanson ar,
not expected to be alluded to, unlcs:
incidentally
But the chief card to be playee
| by Nj. Glass is expected to be tn.
ma tier Of the successorship to tn.
seat held by the late Senator DAME
and what Glass has declared he re
cards as the Improper methods In
nulged In ~ Mr.. Swanson to secur,
the appointment at the hands OF Gov
crnor Mann. II his announcement O
his candidacy, Congressman Glass lait
particular stress on this point. declar
ing that II was the chief inruenc
winch actuated him in reaching hi
determination to oppose Senator swan
son Tor election, and, for this reason
II Is thought that the bulk Of hi.
| speech Will be devoted to an expla
nation Of his reasons for assertin,
.hat swanson had acted Improperly ii
| the matter"