Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-29
Virginia Member of Congress
Expected to Enter Race
for US. Senate.
ORGANIZING THE STATE
FOR RELIEF OF BELGIANS
No Difficulty Expected in Obtaining
Shipload of Supplies for
War Sufferers.
Foreign Correspondence of The Star.

lresentative Carter Glass of Lynchburg
has definitely determined that he will
mot enter the race for the guberna
torial nomination. This followed
visit some time ago of certain well
known men of the state of Washington,
where the member of Congress was
seen, and when he was told that. while
the callers had opposed him In pre-
vious campaigns, they were united for
him in case he would become can
didate for governor. Mr.. Glass is I'M
lderstood to have said that he had not
the least intention of offering for that
position. But he did not say whether
he would or would not become a can
didate for the seat which is now held
by Senator Swanson.
Right here it is not out of place to
saw that among the callers on Repre-
sentative Glass were some who have
been leaning toward the organization
and possibly some who were anxious
to have Mr.. Glass enter the contest be-
cause they really wanted to see him
made governor, and were not so strong
for the organization.
| Expected to Oppose Swanson.
There is not the least question in
the minds of friends of Mr.. Glass and
of the anti-organiZation forces that he
will offer for the Senate. AS a mat
ter of fact, he Is at this time con-
sidered to be In the race. And there
lis reason to believe that among some
of those who called on him there was
the hope that he would fall Tor the
bait" and offer for governor with the
view to giving Senator swanson
clear field.
| Attorney General Pollard. who has
been holding off as to his announce
ment regarding his own candidacy for
the governorship, is known to have
been awaiting the decision of Mr.. Glass
in the matter. Mr.. Pollard is a staunch
supporter of Mr.. Glass. With MIR. Glass
out of the running. Mr. Pollard Will
soon make his announcement, and when
the time comes Mr.. Pollard will get
into the fray and support Mr.. Glass
Tor the United States Senate. This
makes it plain that the old lines of
| a factional character will be revived.
and that the campaign for governor,
| L nited States Senate and Congress will
| be waged with more force than has
been the case for years. The lines are
| already being drawn.
Censorship for Newspapers.
| r. Lindsay Gordon of Louisa, coun-
sci for Mrs. Eliza beth Hall. convicted
| of the murder of her husband, will at
| the coming session of the legislature
make an effort to stop the newspapers
! from commenting murder cases
| prior to the trial of accused persons.
| He is of the opinion that the newspa-
pers have been factors in convictlng
many persons who would otherwise
| have been allowed to go free.
| The case of Mrs. Hall is an instance
| of this, it is believed by many. That
the general impression was and is that
| the circumstances attached guilt TO
Mrs Hall cannot be questioned, but
\ .nere is no doubt in the minds of many
| that the case was never proved against
Mrs. Hail. and if proved the punish
ment should have been death in the
| electric chair.
| The idea of Mr.. Gordon is not to at
| tempt to interfere with the printing of
| the news. but to prevent the publica-
| ton of speculation and impressions Of
| men who are sent to work up such
| cases and to create sentiment for or
| against persons who may be charged
| with such crimes.
Rounding Up the Tramps.
Mai Werner of the police department
| has issued orders to round up all
tramps and Migrants seen In the city
| and to bring them to court for SEN
| tence to the roads. The annual exodus
| of men of leisure to the south is on,
there being hundreds of these men here
| almost every day. They are making
IIfe a burden for the people who live
N the suburbs, and extra police have
| oeen sent to those sections plain
clothes men to drive them away and
| to see that they do not stop at any
point near the city If they do they
are to be taken to court and given
ninety days on the roads, where they
will have to work eight or ten hours
a day.
Freight trains from the north and
west are bringing the tramps here in
| large numbers. and just as the city
limits are reached they can be seen
| falling off and making breaks for the
| streets, where they ply their trade
of begging food They are making
depredations on the fields of the farm
| ers and are reported to be carrying
away fowls, celery, turnips. corn and
| all sorts of stuff on which they can
| lay their hands.
Relief for Belgians.
Col. Henry NJ. Boykin. chairman of
the Belgian relief movement for vir-
ginia, is perfecting the organization of
| every part of the state with view to
getting supplies of all sorts contrib
uted. Each county and city is being
Icompactly organized. and representa-
tive men and women are attending to
the collection of foodstuffs and cloth
ing and money. The money is being
sent direct to Fred l.. Nothing, Belgian
consul in this city. and will be con-
Eerteu INTO IoOuSluIIS ana sent Nor
folk.
There is question that the state
will readily raise at least one ship
load of goods. In this city there has
been contributed about 1000 barrels of
flour. In the valley Of Virginia several
carloads of apples have been given. In
the trucking sections there are car
loads of sweet and white potatoes Much
clothing is being contributed, the vast
majority of it being new. All the gifts
are to be shipped to Norfolk and the
shipments 50 timed that the trains can
be unloaded without the loss of a day
The railroads have announced that they
will haul free any and all gifts made
for the Belgians.
Completing Executive Mansion.
The executive mansion will be COM
pleted and ready for occupancy by
Gov. and Mrs. Stuart before the end
OF the year. For several months the
| famous old building has been In the
hands of bricklayers, carpenters, plas-
terers. decorators and painters There
have been added several rooms, with
all of the plumbing and lighting and
heating apparatus made entirely new.
Gov. and Mrs. Stuart entertain ex-