The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-15
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ing Friend Of "Spe-
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CITES CASES TO
PROVE HIS POINT
Challenges Senior Senator to Say
Why He Led Fight in Con-
gress for Railroads-Not
to Be Forced Out by Z
$1,000 Primary vi.
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williamsburg. Va, May Ii.-In an
address of two hours length here last
night. Congressman william a. Jones.
| aspirant for the senatorial toga now
worn by Thomas S. Martin, renewed
| his attack upon the senior Senators
tariff record. He also denounced his
| corporation activity and accused
him of having aided in the passing of
legislation in favor of the great rail :
| road companies and against the in
| terests OF the people.
| Mr. Jones's address was along the
same general lines of the one delivered
in Richmond at the beginning of his
campaign but he went more into de-
tail In discussing Senator Martins
votes fora tarin on lumber. accusing
| him OF having "betrayed the Demo
cratic party and It's platform. $ well
as the people. In his votes for Aldrich.''
Dwelling al length upon Senator
| Martins alleged connection with the
corporations and his friendship with
| the special interests" Mr.. Jones re-
called the piece OF Legislation by which
Do
the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and
tional appropriation Of s3,oc0.ooo 10 be
used in the construction OF the Union
Station iii Washington. lie charged
directly that senator Martin was re,
! sponsiblc for the passing of this bill;
that he introduced 1t in the Senate.
and made u speech favoring it.
59 Pass Handed to Him.
Mr.. Jones stated. in this connection,
that aftertthc House had voted unani-
mously to recede from The amendment
making the approximation, and after II
| had been referred by the Senate back
! TO the House, which passed it, he was
| handed an envelope containing an an
nual pass over the lines of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroa This pass
Mr. Jones returned Immediately. he
| sa Id. but few days later he invited
| nine OF his colleagues TO lunch, during
the course of which he asked how
many of them had received passes over
! the Baltimore and Ohio. No one an
| swered until he remarked: We'll. !
| sec no harm in one receiving pass.
whereupon one of the congressman
| displayed the bit of pasteboard from
| the railroad company.
! Shortly after the receipt of the pass
| Mir. Jones inquired who had distrib-
uted them. and was told that 1t was
| "a Mr. Hamilton, chief counsel for the
| railroad. and now president OF great
railroad system
Mr. Jones further accused Senator
! Martin OF having led the fight against
universal transfers III Washington
| when the electric lines entering the
! ca pital were opposing that legislation
st Is said that some Senators own
| stock in these railroads." continued Mr.
| Jones, and challenge Martin 10 say
! why he led this fight for the rail-
| roads"
Mr.. Jones quoted from several news
! pa per and magazine articles, In which
! Senator Martin was declared TO the
| the creature of Thomas J.. Ryan," and
| in this connection he said that of tile
! ten State committeeman. one was
| Thomas +. Ryan. of New York another
| Alfred p. Thorn, of Washington. and
! two others corpora ton men. which he
| considered very unsatisfactory state
| of affairs. and one not good for the
| Democratic party.
| says Hc'a "Ostrncizcd.'
| Discussing Senator Martins political
| record. MIR. Jones said he believed that
/ political conditions were actually as
bad or worse to-day In Virginia than
| they are in either Ohio or Pennsyi-
| vania.
| There is an office brokerage trust
! i'm Virginia." he said land l am COM
| pletcIy ostracized from the powers that
! be. II | were to go 10 Governor VIII
| liam Hodges Slam and ask him to ap-
| point me or a friend of mine to mem
bcrship on one of the boards OF State
! institution. he would laugh In my face
because | chose TO exercise my God
| given right and vote for whoever
] nj IN ba II m lima ~ a :
! charge that leading Republicans, mel
| high in that party stand better
| chance than do of getting favors
from this machine. And now they are
| inviting Republicans to vote In our
Democratic primaries
MIR. Jones said that few days ago
| friend of his had heard Chris Man
! ming. OF Richmond, remark We'll, we
| fixed Jones to-day. We have made
! and he Will be out OF the race by the
| first of June
| But said the speaker, they are
mistaken, for ] Will mortgage every
| thing I've got to raise that assessment
| IL necessary, and am In the race to
| stay and WIN.
"SiX years ago. said Mr. Jones, at
cost sl,144 for fourteen candidates to
enter the primary four years later it
cost $4,000; this year It will cost
| $4,000.
In four years more. he said. 1t might
| cost so much to enter a Democra tic
primary that only a very rich man
| could become candidate.
He was bitter in his denunciation OF
the political ring and said that gov
eminent In Virginia was not govern.
mont by the people, but by the
bosses" III
| ~In q = y - -
lied upon the pride and the manhood
| Of Xirginians To fiestrnx WfhIs on &c