The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-17
CLASS To INVADE
ENEMy'S COUNTRY
Senatorial Candidate Will Re-
peat "Some Things
About Mr.. Lee
LANCASTER G. Fl. TO
BE SCENE OF ACTION
Martins Friends Get Many
Signatures to Petition
Ellyson Maks An
other Statement

Political doings out of the ordinary
are expected at Lancaster Courthouse
to- day. when Congressman Carter I'll.
Glass. who is opposing Senator Swan
son for his seat In the United States
Senate. speaks there. Among other
things, Mr.. Glass has promised to
repeat a few statements about the
Hon. Mcdonald Lee, State fish corn .
missioner, which he made In a cam
paign speech some weeks ago in an
other part OF the State. Tainted
with the charge that he would be
afraid to say such things where Mr..
Lee could hear them personally. Mr..
Glass has determined to accept the
challenge and will speak hts mind
unreservedly. it Is declared, in Mr..
Lees home town.
Those who know the calibre of these
men expect lively time at the
speaking to-day
Congressman Jones will soon take
the stump again to hammer Senator
Martins record, and incidentally to
ask the voters of the State to send
him to the Senate in place Of Mr..
Martin. speaking to-day at Harri-
sonburH.
Mr.. Martins friends. to offset the
0iAeN' VI M. ,ones .ha. sss' nave vi
suiatea q petition IN Hicnmonu' as
iorecasted IN me slrginian some
GAYS ago, ana nave secured signatures
from many ieaoihg business ana pro-
fessionai men. 1t Is understood that
the same thing will be done In other
communities, the petitions to be print
ed In the public press The Rich
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thompson coming Home.
Much interest attaches to the forth
coming arrival of Mr.. J. s. Barbour
Thompson from abroad. Mr.. Thomp-
son Is due to arrive in New York the
early part Of the week. and it is an
tictpated that he will have a strong
statement TO give out regarding the
letters which were cut from HIS files.
1t Is alleged, and furnished Congress
man Jones for campaign material
against Senator Martin. The letters,
1t will be recalled, have to do with
the manner in which certain rail-
roads made contributions to the State
Democratic party back in 1891. Just
before the Kent railroad was ached-
uled to be presented In the L.eeisla-
ture. 1t has been intimated that Mr..
Thompson, who was connected in an
official capacity with the Southern
railway at the time, may institute
criminal action against Mr.. Jones for
making use OF the alleged piifered
letters.
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-ssmpoie views Oh SATURDAY hisht.
iaaks at TINS meeting were maoe
~ several OF tne heHipers' inciuolng
attorney Z. Z, Mitcheii' X, y. WIKI
ms chairman curtis ana Attorney o.
!. ~ sa teheio.. Froeah'y tne most M
teresIlng or tnem was tnat OF Mr.
batcnelor. VINO summed up" and
argued very ably the case OF Jones vs.
Martin. Using the letters from J.
b. 3. Thompson to Senator Martin.
which were read by Mr.. Jones in
his address at woodstock Monday, as
his subject, Mr.. Bachelor gave a
complete analyzation OF each. as he
said. from the viewpoint OF a law
yer.
E1Iyson Makes Statement.
State Chairman j. Taylor EllySon
has tssaad q statement, ,ir.y which he
declares that Congressman Jones did
make requests for specific amounts
OF money he desired to be spent In
his own congressional district for the
of his own candidacy.
The statement, which Is In answer to
Mr.. Jones' statement that he was
never consulted about disbursement
OF campaign funds. Is as follows:
THE letter Of ]. S. b. Thompson to
T. NJ. Logan. which Hon. w.
A. Jones has given to the public. and
in which / am referred 70, and Mr..
Jones' various comments thereon,
have no further interest for me as an
I do not need to be as
sured of the confidence and esteem OF
my fellow citizens. and IL I needed
such assurance I have 1t In overflow
Ing abundance coming to me from
every section OF the State.
AS chairman, however, Of the State
committee, I ought prob
ably to make Aais additional state
ment. The references in that letter
to me are OF two KINDS. Mr.. Thomp-