Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-02
Neither Glass Nor Tucker
Will Enter Race For
Senate
ANNOUNCE DECISION
Tucker Advised Not to Run, and
Glass's Health Will Keep Him Ou:
of a Campaign sa.

|! conference early this morning at
( the Roanoke Hotel, it was authori-
tatiyely announced that neither Re-
/ preventative Carter Glass nor Har-
! nv St. George Tucker, would enter
the lists as candidate for the United
States Senate in opposition to Sen
\ ator Claude A. Swanson.
To this council was called num-
ber of the best-known antiorganlza-
tion men in attendance upon the con-
!: yention. Both Mr.. Glass and Mr..
Tucker were present. No statement
was obtainable from Mr.. Tucker.
ut is not my intention to be a
candidate for the senatorship," said
\ Mr.. Glass at midnight. 81 know OF
nothing now that would induce me
to change this decision. My physi-
cians have advised me that my health
would not be equal TO campaign at
this time, and there are other con-
B siderations which weigh against such
course"
Substantially this statement was
made by Mr.. Glass also at the con-
ference, which wound up by renew
ING the effort to bring the Sixth Dis
trict Congressman out as Mr.. Swan
son's )competitor, in this effort Mr..
Tucker joined. ,'.'
The conference reviewed the sitna-
tion in details. Practically to a man,
those in attendance advised Mr..
Tucker not to make the race. No
formal poll was taken, and no COM
initial to any line of action was
4 soupht. When the meeting adjourned
it was understood that Mr.. Tucker,
adopting the view of his advisers
had definitely decided not to come
out. This will mean the recalling OF
Hhe tentative notice of eondidScy
implied by his deposit Of the requir-
cd $3.50 fee with Auditor Moore,
1t was pointed out at the confer
ence that Mr.. fuckers views on the
national prohibition issue and imme-
diately related questions would mill
tate strongly against his success
were he to attempt race now when
public opinion in the Commonwealth
on these questions is apparently so
at variance with his own.
It's decision received the approval
of Governor Stuart, who freely ex-
pressed to friends his belief that Mr.
Tucker had little to expect from a
contest at this time.
Apparently with the intention of
entering into Campaign against
Senator Swanson; Mr.. Tucker had,
through friends ;sin Richmond, paid
to State Auditor Moore the $3.50 fee
required by the primary law of can
didates for the senatorial nomina-
ton.
The fact that Mr. Tue ker had
caused his fee to be paid IN hecame
known here late yesterday afternoon
and convention headquarters buzzed
with the news the rest of the day.
Confirmation of the report came
later from Mr.. Tucker himself who
admitted pubqilly at the Roanoke
Hotel that his candidacy fee had al
ready been paid. in.
Richmond June 2.-Entrance fee
was deposited with Auditor c. Lee
Moore yesterday on behalf of Sena-
tor Aubrey Strobe, of Amherst, who
is expected today to make public
announcement of his candidacy fol
the Democratic nomination for Con,
gress in the Tenth Virginia district
against Hal D.&Flood.,
Last night Auditor Moore declined
to make any statement relative to tn.
money having been put up for Mr.
Strode's entrance fee, but it is know
.L4 - hoe baen Maid over