The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-26
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Strength, of N ot tty.'' Mar: NJ an 3
5Sss, and His Candidacy. n Y y NJ:

n; 1,,are william Hodges Mann. of n otto
way county, was lii he city yesterdafy X i for
4 NV ro urs, leaving ii, the q afternoon, Or
Petersburg. Judge Mann 10 seen py Ss 9
reporter for rho Times ispat ch n ana ~
asked when tho announc OF his can
didacy for the oyernopshlp would l ne
formal ly made He stated tina he could lrltl
not A but TINT would net
BE for some days vet. Further than /. ms ~
tito ju1 GO could mot bc ihd i1'ake
any statement Oh the subje t..3i 81
@ The ospectve ldacy o. seilhsoa
Mann Inns stirred polllioal circles very
greatly aid has beeil the uppernlos b topic E!
III fnewapnpor and political tssion for
seyoral%Bdnys. Consid cradle diversity sfstY q
'vIe1w, exists as to- hls probable strength.
ara the effect of Ills candida cyi on the
contest M for a the ~ gubernatorial p ONT
nation, Many EXPIRE the bel lei tina Z ~
wouldamake a. ery8 forri Die ca n Iu
lfor tie 8nomination, and that With q IN
and Messrs. Swanson and lard IN Sthe
race tho result would be in or ave dou pt
Some even declare tina t In as triangular an
contest tile chances OF the nolntin alton Of
the Nottoway man would be bet s tha1i
that OF eitherS OF his colApeti tors. sS
WOULD Be IA h SI01a1 O us " F'ACTCSt
Il Nj any. we'll kno wn $ IN Demo attc poll
itics. but who do not care toS be quoted
rby# an1e, take aa pessin tic view OF the
outlook and declare that III with 4 JudGe 4
Mann in the field. the llquo element .inS
politics would hold aloof from the prf-
mary. rather than bind 4 themsely Ives ~
sparticpatiolsthere to support the IN onllTs I
,ncc when, Judge Mann might be named.
On the other hand, 1t ts contended that
sallEofsJudge Mann S supporters sWon ulN 4pe
active in the primary and would N stand stand
solldlySby him. WAS su ggeste that pes
{sibly II considerable Ct ~ AZ y
following consisted Of ons's " IA
would not be elig bio to vote I'M a Dem \.
3ocratic& prlma but this belief wa $ not
Jared by many with whom the reporter
talked llff3t .si 5fs VI
One gentlema n whose judgn ent in mat
tiers political Is usually sound y and { who
has had great experience poll lly. de-
iclared thati.inahlsB countyIt The prohibition
candidates had never received fifty votes.
but that the Overwhelming majority Of
the people were favorable to the Mann
bill. and the county was prac tlcally "a
Ealrea dy. HI y believed that Judge Mann
would carry the county. and thatfsthe 4
same was true OF many other counties
Of tho state. Tn the event ~ Of N dge
doubtful whether the liquor interests /
would support him, and that they might
support the Republican nom nee. Is ! ", g.
minority primary he thought that Judge!
N1anns chances Denomination We're very
bright with severa | other nspirsnts 4 II,
the field 81 IS II 335. ~ .sls & Il. tfi
MAY AIrlHECT THE PRIMARY y r PLAN 'lI,sAN
& This same gant leman expressed the be-
lief that the scandN!acy OF Judg M ann
might have some effect upon the fSldre
.of#tlie primary plan In the coming state
convention. I'll was not iprepa red to say
that It would. 4 but COMES sed that no had n
thought of the mat ter seriously ~ This 1
theory Is based upon the belef.that I :zke
Mann could not win In a convention
where a majority of delegates was me-
ccssary to nomination. Whether or not
this belief would have the effect OF caus-
ing the supporters Of other candidates, or
any OF them, to attempt to repeal the
party primary and take their chances in
q convention was purely speculative, he
said. It might have tina effect. but he y
was not prepared to say that It would 85s Ell
The argument that the nomination OF
Judge Mann would drive the liquor ele-
sment and It's sympathizers out Of the par
|Sty and into the Republican party was
answered by a friend OF. Judge Mann s.. If
Ithe~liquor element is In the party only
so long as 1t can control, its supportSwas Z
worthfvery little, and its Democracy was
mot OF the right stamp. He took thcSview
|5that tie detection 0 f8the liquor element
was q. bugaboo, used by opponents Of
3Jud &c Mann to scare others into opposing
him. ,l .Ill3 l...
lLlQuo RINFLUENGE ExAG GERATED.
@ why, said he, ,'the same talk was
heard at the time the General Assembly
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