The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-31
JONES AND GLASS
HAVE NOT FILED
EXPENSE REPORT
Fail to Comply With New
Law on Publicity in
Campaigns
PENALTY IS FINE
AND IMPRISONMENT
Congressman Flood Takes Up
Letters Read by Mr.. Jones
in Absence Of Mr..
Martin

Considerable interest was mani
tested In political circles last night
when ii was learned that neither MIR
Jones nor Mr.. Glass had flied re-
port of the campaign contributions
and expenditures for the coming pri-
mary election September :. as re-
CURED to do b. Federal statute.
The penalty for failure II comply
with this act is Imprisonment not
more than one Year or a tine OF not
more than $1,000. or both.
The act is n new law and was passed
by the last Congress. August ~,
When seen In his rooms AT Muir
phys Hotel last night, Congressman
Jones. who iS running against Sena-
tor Martin for the nomination for
United States Senator, admitted THAI
he had not filed the report Of his ca M
paign expenditures and contributions.
hut said he did not care To d7Scuss
the matter AT this time.
Mr.. Jones said he had not read the
act Of Congress since # became a
law, and Was net familiar with the
details.
Publicity Act
I he law IS know as the publicity
ST II was or3gina ~ pass ~ a
Republican Congress. and provided
that presidential candidates should
file. after the election. report 81
contributions ana expenses OF the
campaign
on April II last a bill was offered
In the House ~ Representatives
amending the original la~, making IL
applicable 10 members ~ Congress as
Well as tne President. and requiring
the candidates To file their reports of
contributions and expenditures not
less than ten days nor more than m
teen days prior 20 the election
When the bill came before the
House for action Mr. Jones voted
against II. and Mr.. Glass did not vote.
The measure eAs, however, adopted.
but was afterwards reconsit1ered and
lost Mr.. Jones again voting against
1t.
Senate Amends 1t
when the measure reached the SER
ete an anne ndment was offered making
The law applicable to primary a.. well
as general elections, and also 10 ap-
Ply 10 members of Congress as vel!
as the President This passed the
s~aate. both MFR Martin ard Mir.
a9nnson voting in favor az II
Tho measure as amended went rack
the House o. Representatives whore
II was passed. and became Law on
August g. 1911
AZ tEiN MAJ {1fB~ = " AT SON nFS&GIA4Agfp gg
II was learned that both Senators fi{ed
their reports Of contributions and ex-
penditures within. the tiUle limit. with
the secretary OF the Senste. as re-
CURED by the, new statute.
Floods Statement.
Congressman Flood who has charge
Of Senator Martins campaign was seen
last night and asked Il the Senior
Senator had anything to say relative
To 1aav
his Petersburg speech Tuesday night
Mr.. Flood stated that Mr., Martin was
out of the city. but added:
Il raise the question whether the
letters read by Mr.. Jones. an Peters
burg. are genuine, or the full text
given. or have not been fnutilAteei. All
OF these letters have been stolen. and
are in the possession OF Mr.. Jones. who.
according TO an uncontradfcted re-
port. mutilated the letter written him
by Hon. William J. Bryan hut II
they are genuine, and have not been
rfutiiated they prove absolutely moth
ing against Senator Martin. and are
entirely consistent with his utterances
In his Richmond speech.
Yesterday the News Leader, under
the Inspiration of MIR. CHRISTOPHER
Garnett, under scare headlines pro-
claimed that Senator Martins Water
loo would take place after the read
ing OF these letters. They show moth
Ing. except, first. that Senator Mar
tin suggested to MIR. Glasgow that he
undertake 10 raise some money FOR
certain Democratic yominaes. who
had been nominated months before
and were being hard pressed by their
Republican and Populist opponents
second. that when Mr. Martin was a
candidate for the United States SEN
ate. in 1898 he appealed TO a per-
eonal and political friend to assist in
securing the nomination OF those who
would support him for the Senate.
Senator Martin certainly had the alb
solute right TO do both Of these things,
and certainly NEVER denied that he
did either.
Jones Saw Thompson.
Mr.. Jones ought not to criticize
other people for raising railroad
money for use Of Democratic noYni-
nees. In October, 1893. ne went TO
see Mr.. Barbour Thompson on a Sun
day and discussed with him the
political situation in the First Dis
trict and asked Mr.. Thompson to
raise money for the various coun-
son agreed to do. If it was right for
Jones to appeal to Thompson to raise
money for, Democratic nominees. why
should not Martin suggest to Glasgow
to do the same thing?
The letters read at Petersburg are
Ave in number. which / win take up
In order. The first one Is dated June
IA, 1893, and Is addressed to Mr.. w.
A. Glasgow, Jr. The object of this
letter was to procure the good offices
OF Mr.. Glasgow to have. II possible,
Mr.. Watts go to the Senate and Mr..
Thomas to the House for the Roanoke
District, in which Mr. Glasgow lived,
\ and to secure the vote OF each for
Senator Martin in his canvass for the
United States Senate. Surely Senator
Martin had the right to do that--it
is what every candidate for any Offices
does.
THE second letter lis dated June 4.
Ma T. - 4 jQculAx. personal letter