Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-16
HEAD OF TREASURY
to TAKE NEW SEAT
WITHIN FEW DAYS
Accepts Post Made Vacant
by Death of Thomas S.
Martin.
CHOICE IS MADE FROM LIST
OF HALF-DOZEN CANDIDATES
Lynchburg Mans Term Will Ex-
tend Until 1921 and He Will
Enter Race Next Fall.
EXPERIENCES UNIQUE CAREER
Started as Printer and Is Now Sixty
Years Old-His Successor
Not Yet Named.
CHOICE Is MADE FROM LIST
OF HALF-DOZEN CANDIDATES
EXPERIENCES UNIQUE CAREER
Started as Printer and Is Now Sixty
Years Old-His Successor
Not Yet Named.

Carter Glass. of LynchburE. has ae.
cepted the appointment by Governor
WestHoreland Davis as United States
Senator from Virginia, hlline the va.
cancy caused by the death OF Thomas
S. Martin
Announcement OF the appointment
ana acceptance was officially made by
Governor Davis late yesterday after
noon and MIR. Glass Is expected to
resign as Secretary OF the United States
treasury Immediately and take his seat
In the upper house OF Congress
this week. His successor as Secrc,
OF the Treasury had not been nj
known at late hour Saturday nih
Selection OF Mr.. Glass as Sena
Martins successor was made from Z
Held OF half J. dozen candidates, COM
prisinS the principal figures in Vir-
Einias POLITICAL horizon. including
andrew Jackson Montague, Harry St.
GeorEe Tucker. George 2. Bryan and
others
May Take Sent Soon.
INDICATIONS are that Mr.. Glass will
take his seat In the Senate within the
next TWO or three days in order that
ne may participate in the peace treaty
nsht; Which, from the administration
standpoint, has reached its most criti-
cal stage.
appointment OF Mr.. Glass as Senator
Martins successor came as Il surprise
In some political quarters Of the State,
and is declared to have much signi..
finance i'll the future of Virginia's polit-
zeal campaign history.
, Under the law the term for which
N Ne Glass Is appointed will expire on
next August and the lection ef the
man to hold the senatorial chair viii
occur on the first Tuesday in Novem-
per. IL was stated in political circles
ally be candidate for election.
Swnnson's Term Expires In 1923.
:, Senator Swanson's term expires On
March 4. 1923. Governor Davis will 50
rne eIeedion Of the man for the, seas
hcld the following November
There was large delegation OF sup
porters OF Harry ST. George Tucker in
Richmond yesterday. and during Tho
Davis. asking that he name the wash
'ngton and Lee University man TO sue
coed senator Martin.
night or the appointment OF Mr.. Glass
as senator. supporters of Mr.. Tucker
indicate to enter the next suberna.
torial race as the successor TO Governor
DAVIS. No announcement OF his can
i!dacy was made by AR. Tucker him
self but his closest adherents deciareI
mat he viii be in the race.
Although preceded by Il man whose
career stands out as one OF the most
picturesque In the annals Of the Com
monwealth. Mr.. Glass. as Eirginias NEW
BBase With In
slightly less unique than that Or
Thomas Staples Martin.
Is Now SI1ty-one Years Of Age.
r, He will he sixty-one years old on
Lynchburg in 1858. He never attended
college. and his preliminary education
was received in the public and prI-
n ,t,,,,.. ~,
he entered the newspaper business
as !. printer lie moved forward rapidly
sher s' theD ia 1850 was pub
senate Of tho Virginia General As-
semhly, where his ability and Keen
, ms b5r into the Affairs Of the state
chosen one or the delegates to the
virginia constitutional convention In
.'Oi .o2, where he attracted much at
lention and was one OF the leadin.
:, Upon the death Of Peter ]. otey Mr..
term in the United States tes P House OF
re representatives, and served through
ss yea5s ,1 until William Gibbs Mcadoo
net az Secretary OF the Treasury, when
Mr.. Glass was appointed 10 that post.
taxing ofiice December Is. 11lS.
Outstanding Achievement.
Ftrhaps the outstanding feature OF
IS his. authorship Of the Fe sdsT;Tsl ,s.
serve banking system act, which prAe-
liSaIly revolutionized Americas inan-
ti a.; system Although. as he trims
but a country new ,paper-
non Mr.. Glass framed the bin which
included the solution OF some ~ Ih.s
greatest financial problems corfrnnt-
ing the nation. Financiers tor weeks
noked fun at the VirClnian's promo
sais, but his natural fghting qua, lie.
PUT through the measure which many
experts now declare. proved the one
means by which the United States was
cna pied to efficiently carry through
me hnanc'al program obligated BY me
war with Germany.
Mt GLASS was an opponent Of Seun-
.or claude swanson in the memorabla
rluipaign, In which william A. Jore3
ran against Senator Martin bur wns
Iefeafed by a small majority. When
J. Iayior Ellyson resigned as chair
man or the state Democratic Commit
zee. there was strong fight agalnxr
me appointment OF Rorer o. JamesTsa
MS successor by the antim,r1.no
.orces. which finally resulted in Mr.
,fIass selection as member Of the
National Democratic Comm tee
Owns Two Newspapers,
, Mr.. Glass is owner OF the L.y.c1bu-r
oaily News and the Lynchbn.g DsIty
advance. Although not college ma3.
,sr OF the board OF visitops oftha
university OF Virginia.
carter Glass Is OF Scotch. Irish deg
,ent. accounting for his reputed Ia
,acity and aggressiveness. his aneee,
0rs having settled In fba WatIax,T - - X