The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-01
JUDGE MANN
WILL RETURN
mo Chance That He Will Be
Beaten for the Senate.
HAS SOME OPPOSITION
But it is Not Thought That Opposing
Candidate viii Give the Judge
Close Run Even-WiII Not Talk
Of Gubernatorial Race.
Special to The Times-Dlspatch)

Especial to The Times Dispatch)
BLACKSTONE. VA. Oct a.--The deg
islative election in this district, composed
Of Nottoway and Amelia counties, has
been made barren Of special interest as
result OF the primary election held In the
two counties on the Goth of September.
THAT contest was between Mr.. H. r. Lee,
of this county, and Mr.. ]. w. Fowlkes'
Of Amelia county The former won BY
4, majority Of 95. and will, therefore,
have no opposition on Tuesday next the
day of the regular election.
Mr.. Lee was r, garded as the candidate
Of the Mann bill element. while his OPP
ponent was considered as opposing that
measure.
This being the home district Of Judge
Mann, however, the author of the Dill
that bears his name. and he BENG
candidate for reelection TO the state
Senate. there is some Interest IN that
contest. This interest is not confined
10 Judge Mann's home ana district, p .,
reaches over the different sections OF the
state. az evidenced by the many enqul-
r.es made from friends OF his measure,
md opponents as we'll, as to his pros
poets for reelection.
Without doing the slightest lnou5tlce 10
Judge Manns opponent, the answer 70
all Of these must invariably be that ne
will surely be returned. There IS, per
haps, not man in the district put VINO
will concede THIS.
n must not be inferred from this that
there no opposition felt to Judge Mann
or to his measure particularly, for there
So. The conditions. however, are such
that this opposition will In no way ell
feet his election, except in the majority
he will get.
These conditions arc better given ny
the following explanation:
In arranging for the primary to make
the nomination. the committee OF the
district provided that those desiring to
become candidates before the primary
should notify the committee on or BEFORE
the 9th of August and be prepared
10 furnish their portion Of the expenses
OF holding the primary, In the event
that only one candidate met these pro.
visions no primary should be held. but
This candidate to be declared the no!nl-
nee of the Democratic party.
Tho only candidates to announce them
selves were Judge Mann and Mr.. F. 7.
Saunders. of Farmville. The Goth OF
August arriving, Mr.. Saunders falled 10
meet the conditions prescribed by the
committee Judge Mann having done So
and announced that he would De can
dldate at the regular election. me conf
,njttee chen. In accordance Win us agree
,nent. declared Judge Mann the nominee.
This action upon the part OF Mr.. saun.
ders placed him without the party and
caused him TO be regarded as an lnde-
pendent.
its results at the election. they may sate-
Is be stated rs follows:
Judge Mann will get the solid support
of all those who are favoraple 70 MS
bill, which would doubtless Dc enough
10 guarantee his election and some VINO
nre opposed to his bill. but who win
vote for him as the party nominee. There
nre others, and there may be quite
number who will not vote for him on
account of the measure he Is regarded as
representing They will not vote for his
opponent but simply scratch both names
from the ticket. This might specially DO
said to be true of Lunenburg and Amella
counties. There arc still others. OF the
more violently opposed class. who Will
cast their vote for the independent can
didate. There are not enough. however,
Of these to make tho result uncertain.
Good judges of public sentiment have
said that. had. Judge Mann been opposed
by some one better known In the district,
who would have made an active can
Vass, either before the primary or the
regular election, that there might nave
been some doubt as to the final results.
There can be no denying the fact that
rhere has been no reconciliation Win
those who are opposed to the Mann bill.
They are ready and willing to fight when.
ever conditions are such as to justify
them In the attempt This has nothing TO
do with the personal popularity OF Judge
Mann 1t Is only In opposition to his
snti-saloon measure.
Judge Mann was In this place on We'd
nesday In connection with the business
OF the Citizens Bank OF which he Is
president. When questioned as regards
the probable attempt to replace his bill
he stated that he did not look for any
at the extra session of the present legis-
,ature which meets on the 10th OF Move
Der, but he did expect 1t from the new
Legislature, which will be elected next
Tuesday and convene after the LIST OF
January. He also stated that no would
make an effort to have his bill better
perfected in some of Its details in order
10 prevent certain evasions OF It's intcn-
lions which the present measure per.
united.
GOVERNORsHIP.
In regard to his probable candidacy
FOR the governorship. In 1876. the Judge
did not care TO be quoted, II is evident
however, that strong pressure Is being
brought TO bear upon him from friends
all over the State, who seem to feel tha
St Is only necessary for him to agree L
become u candidate 10 insure his nomi
nation.
1t is also evident that no will not be
come candidate on prohibition Is
sue Should he decide to enter the race
II viii be simply as straight Democrat
relying upon his general record as a maj
and Democrat.
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