The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-06
VIRGINIA JUDGES
. BEG MARTIN FOR
PLACE ON BENCH /.
Jones Charges Judiciary
Must Have Machine
Support. Z.
ACCUSES LOCAL
ASSEM- 81. YIN AN
Says Richmond Man Proposed.
Bill in Order to Give Machine (.
Lobbyist Job - Attacks
Martins Votes on Tariff 5
and Ship Subsidy
Bills. a

crauc Committee for its actions t{jtu
meeting OF last Wednesday, charges OF
widespread dcbauchery or the press OF 3,
Virginia, and bitter eXcortations n Is
me machine" were the features of thassSa
noarcss OF Representative IL Villa =, ssS
atkinson Jones. OF the First Virriniasfi!
District, III his speech In behalf OF his 4;
sah'u,nacy Tor the United States SEN
sic's lower floor was filled, but |nrohlE
aoiy the crowd in the first balconv was
not soBiarsc as that which heard Rem <
resentauye Carter Glass a few weeks
ago. Besides. he did not hold his an
dience nearly so we'll as did Mr. .r.,ss.1 I3S
and barely half OF the carly Iistcner.i 81
oneyeu MS parting, injunction to n,.ns2}l
coed TO your tents, IHl = - y.
MT. Jones charged that the star.
So",inlttee was ring ridden and ruled &
~ ~ 'nc machine In refusing to allow 81
any Two of the candidates for iS,,a
senate to name a judge at ench 49,
r,hS'' lie called itFan eycrlnstinyl
shame and rcproach that so-called rnns5
.Gsentat,ves Of the Democrats Of MIS-
9onla should vote down. with oniy6F
lea ne - ,ise naiiot' the resolution CO.,
primaries. 4, i ii'oei aug NC ii:l
Says Pres. O.. suhsidtxcd.
The debnuchcry of the prcss va :, II
nm nm said Mr. Jones. sickening sun
iseo. re cllar ed that neither lie nor.
-, 80 Noouio get their, speeches in j;
SOM apers. even by paying for thar
insertion! File said tie leading na Mar
N hi.chmohi declI:e to publish Mr.
Giass,s address. and YETI MS 4 a
paper had printed in1full the spccci, y
o. republican without charge Mr.
,,o argued from this that he had s
oeen treated worse than a RepubItcan5gg
Further. he said, large majority
OF the papers OF the State which arc L
supporting the machine" are PUBLISH
ms editorials which have appeared 5
III other papers, without advertising n
MARKS, lie had been told on tho pre-
ced ng day by an cditor TIM Il 'be 'hs,,
been offered by cmissa ries of tho II -
hve or sin times the usual advertising
fate 10 fns,rt such matter Without!
MARKS Upon what evil times" In a,
CURED Mr.. Zones. "have we fallen ~; I'm
Tut Up job on LEGISLATURES.
-, serious charge WINS lodged by tho !!
.rsi district Congressman nEninst y
come Richmond member OF the I,cris;
ihturc. This man, no sni,l, fintrod,Iccd
pitt AZ the Inst session which affected i39
great industry In Virginia When III
ASKED why he had offered II the mem }sd
hcr said Tint he, did Il nj tho re1uest 81
~ certain distinguished machine
politician nnh lobbyist In order fbaJ N
The latter might Eo to the pcopIe 1xhnn s3
would he affected md have himself is
cmploEed 10 drfcnt II. He ,vnk naked t
10 whom he referred, hut would not sSi
give the name, snyinr TINT the rc.,,lt ;g
might he the same rs when MIR. Class
made charges nEHiust n uewspapcr ana Is
the paper admitted It's Identify ri
!. Mr. Jones did not define Senator
Martins connection with this ocour-
renee, presumably dischRrginE his Are NJ
at the entire machine" as was the lBl
case In his statement that the ringYa
had placed In office a. man who wasie;
a on In y olya~ ff,
n criminal by the men who nut him NJ
IN the position. This man. he asserted;i;
had been defauter 10 the Common 4
wealth, his sureies making oip the Al
defcit. When asked why he had nut
such a man In position OF rublio
trust leading state official said It Il
took rogue to catch a rogue IS.
Judges Reg Martin.
Most serious of all, however, waa4s
Mr.. Jones's statement regarding the lf$
Judiciary. He said that no mar could sS
get on the bench unless he groveled on ],
his knees in Washington TO set theiro;
X" OF Senator Thomas s. Martin Oe t9
his personal knowledge, said Mr.. Jones. \
he knew that some of the hest ment
In the state. with the unanimous IN MIN
dorsement Of tho har Of their circuits N
and OF members ofitthe Legislatures
whose legal attachments and personal B
character entitled them to aspire \ ia W.
the bench had been forced to GO, to Is
Washington and ask Senator Martin
whether or not they might have the
Job"
Charles " Meredith presided II.
wanted. he said. 10 see Virginia reps
resented by men of high moral courage 81
and fixed principle. He introduced
former Governor Andrew Jackson IS
Montague. who presented Mr.. Jones.
Montague Well Received. x
Mr.. Montague received the most pro- 33&
nounced applause of tho entire meet in
ing. lie said in the outset that he
never scratched a Democratic ballot
although he had held his nose at timer az
while voting FIe marveIed that the n
people Of Virginia could see machine s
at Albany turn their backs on a ma.
chine in Philadelphia. even fael ~ - i:z
pulse OF one at San Francisco. yet b sii$
locally blind TO the ono they have a { 81
home. There was nothing to- MAG
chine. he declared, EXCEPT a capacity Il:
to hand out public plunder. III ts;l
4 The former Governor quoted 81 tho 81
State Drmocrativ Committee. at ifs:4z
recent meeting, as passing a resolution ss
tina. II was composed OF good mon !. ~
One OF them. he ntinued referring.iti
OF course. to Judge r. IT, w Duke, had Sssls
said that he was honest and that
everybody who said he wasn't was a. ssiS
liar Mr Montague believed this ma u NE
10 bo honestHin his personal views. y i. sSSg
didn't know about his influence on thu!
committee. yet that body had said thataSs