New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
Accepts Nomination of
Governor to Succeed
Late Democratic Leader
Martin, of Virginia
Expected to Quit
Cabinet at Once
May Assume New Place
in Time to Participate
in Peace Treaty Fight

Special Correspondence
RICHMOND, Va. Nov. 15.-Carter
G'ass. Secretary of the Treasury, was
appointed by Governor Westmoreland
Davis to-day as member of the
United States Senate from Virginia,
to succeed Thomas S. Martin, leader
Of the Democratic minority. who died
this week. Mr.. Glass has accepted the
appointment
Mr.. Glass is expected to resign his
Cabinet position Immediately and en-
ter the Senate possibly within the next
three or four days. He is likely to
assume his duties in time to take part
in the peace treaty fight
The selection of Mr.. Glass to sue
ceed Senator Martin caused consider
able surprise in some political quar-
ters. Among those who had been men
toned for the place. with some pros
pect of appointment, were Represent
atives Flood and Montague, Harry St
GeoIge Tucker and George P. Bryan
Born at Lynchburg in 1858
Mr.. Glass was born in Lynchburg
Va, January 4, 1858. He was a printe,
by trade, working eight years in Vir-
ginia press rooms before he went irto
the business end of publishing and
became the owner CT the two daily
morning Daily News" and the even
ing Daily Advance" He never at
tended college.
Mr.. Glass was elected to the Vir-
ginia state Senate in 1899 Later the
state sent him as delegate to its
constitutional convention in 1912
AS reward for his efforts for the
state, he was appointed to the national
House of Representatives in 1902 to
fill the uhexpired term Of Represen-
tative P. ]. Otey, who died during the
session of the forty-seventh Congress
Mr.. Glass sat in Congress continu-
ment in December, 1918. by President
Wilson to succeed William Gibbs Nc
Adoo as Secretary of the Treasury. The
Virginia Representative sat nearly a
dozen years in the lower house before
ne attracted national attention by
the plan for the Federal Reserve
system, which he worked out and
fathered through Congress. His knowl-
edge OF financial legislation was i'm
mediately recognized. and in 1918 he
was named to succeed Representative
Arsene Pujo as chairman of the House
Committee on Banking and Currency
He still occupied that position when
appointed head of the Treasury.
Carried Out Victory Loan
During the war Mr. Glass assisted
Secretary McAdoo in an advisory ca
paclty, sponsoring number OF impor-
.ant amendments to Liberty loan legis-
lation. He planned and carried through
the Victory Loan campaign, which
brought greater response than any
preceding war loan. Since taking office
he has continued the wartime nnancia
measures started under .ecretarysNIc-
Adoo, including the selling of war
savings stamps and short time secur-
tiles.
When attacks were made on Secre-
tary baker for alleged inefficienc in
the War Department, Secretary Glass
devoted considerable time to an inves-
tigation of the work of Secretary
oaker's department and replied v.gor-
ously to critics in defense of Mr. Baker
AS Secretary OF the Treasury, Mr.
Glass has been chairman ex ofilcio of
the Federal Reserve Board and has had
large part in guiding its policies. He
a.so hns been chairman of the Ameri-
can section of the international high
commission charged with strengthen
ing business and nEanclal re.ations be-
.ween the United States and Latin
America.