Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-18
VIRGINIA SATISFIED
WITH SWANSON.


rinia will be allowed to escape Il
spirited primary election next year,
There is nothing specially alarming
nm the horizon at present, and tnere
is every reason to believe that the
attempts on the part of some to bio"
n blaze into Goals that have been VIZ
tually extinct during the past four or
FIVE years will be prove futile. a
few persons in the Old Dominion arc
NOT satisfied with an election without
there is a decided contest, winch
bodies no good to party "A
Donnybrook fair without fight was
Hamlet minus Hamlet at one tlme'
while certain Alexandrians IN by
gone years looked upon an excursion
MS lacking interest without several
fsticuff encounters occurred among
the merrymakers.
England is being criticised for
swapping horses while in the stream
as the deposition of General French
is termed. The United States is not
passing through troubled waters as
is Great Britain at present, but all
should realize that we live at a time
when level heads should be in the
limited States Senate, and such as
have had experience also.
Claude NJ. Swanson is at present.
the Junior Senator from Virginia, tic
was called to that high honor by
large majority, all Of whom "ouio
rejoice to see him remain where Is
We have no intention of going into
his record but that he has proven To
be the right man in the right place III
every emergency is generally agreed.
His coadjutor, Thomas S. Martin, the
Senior Senator, is not only justly re-
cognized as power in his own state
but the party at large is also impres-
scd with that fact, He is in the IRON.
ranks of the highest legislative body
in the land.
Mr.. Swanson's toga is coveted by
other able Virginians, and the friends
of such arc endeavoring to trouble
the present tranquil waters by groom
ing a candidate to oppose him. There
is but little doubt that the voters OF
Virginia would return him as his OWE
successor by substantial majority
According to Washington CORES
pondepts of few Virginia papers
strong appeals are being made 10
REPRESENTATIVE Carter Glass OF Lynch
burg. author of the Federal reserve
act. to run for the Senate against
Senator Claude A. Swanson next
wear. Mr.. Glass, in answered. these APP
peals, says he will make a definite
reply within the next two or three
weeks. At present he is not inclln-
cd to enter the race.
During the past few days a
secret conference was held in WASH
inpton, to which Mr. Glass was invit-
cd, and representative men from all
sections fthe State urged thcLynch-
burg Congressman to oppose Senator
Swanson for denomination
On top of these entreatles there
have come letters and kilograms from
Richmond, Norfolk. and the South
west. petitioning Mr. Glass to an
nouncc his candidacy.
Representative ones have been to
sec Mr.. Glass, and advised him it is
his public duty to oppose Senator
Swanson.
Mr.. Glass has heretofore stated IL
it can be shown him there is public
demand for his candidacy he will con-
sent to run. This statement was made
before his health became so impair
cd. 1t is now believed that Mr.. Glass
has not the strength to carry on a
hard campaign throughout the state
IN view of. Mr.. GLASS; disinclina-
ton to run, some have been discus
SING other candidates to oppose the
Junior Virginia Senator. This talk
has centcred around Representative
A. J. Montague He has positively in
formed his friends he cannot 60 into
the senatorial fight. The name o.
Harry ST. George Tucker, of Lex
ington, then was mentioned. The mat
ter, it is stated, will not be taken III
with Mr.. Tucker, until all means have
been eSfiausted: to get Mr.: Glass II
the trace. = -SS:.
While Senator Swanson does not de
sire opposition to-. his renomiaationn
he has advisedShi friends he expect: