The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-12

more enthusiastic crowd. There WAS
rood turnout OF Confederate veterans,
ana about II 4 dozen ladies were present.
Music was furnished by the Red Mems
Band. The bind played Dixie as Judge
Mann entered the hall.
Mr. Allen w. Finch introduced Judge
Mann as one who WIS statesman
worthy OF the most loyal support Of every
Democrat In tho state Of Virginia. Judge
Mann was given an ovation ns nc came
forward. He EXPRESSED his high apprc-
citation OF the large audience on such
bad night, and especially tho ladies'. He
said he was satisfied II theiladlcs had the
right to vote he would be elected. a cali-
didute for the nomination coupled an en-
tirely different place from that OF the
nominee When he became the nominee
after the ed Of August us he honestly
believed he would be- he would carry the
banner Of Democracy to victory.
| "A newspaper had referred TO him as the
administrator de bonls non Of Carrie
Nation He did not care anything about
| carrying the ma Ton, but he did want to
| carry Virginia.
The only reason Swanson and Willard
| gave for their candidacy was that ne
was ambitious to be Governor OF Virginia.
| There was not man In the audience
who did not have an ambition 10 be
Governor. He strongly advocated an I'M
provement In the public school system.
| In the last Legislature no introduced a
bIll to establish high school in each
district and appropriating 500 to each
| school which had been established, and
| the bill would be passed at the next ses-
sion OF the Legislature.
He favored the single boo system. He
had Just come from Bristol, where, on
tho Tennessee side Maury's Geography
could be purchased for IS cents, while In
i Virginia 1t cost s1.15.
He favored better roads and opposed
the working OF convicts In opposition to
honest laor. In 1906 there would be nearly
| a million increase in the revenues OF the
state. and as he expected to be tho next
| Governor OF the state he would tell them
| how It would be expended. He was GER
| tain Of carrying four cut of the ten dis
| trlcts of the State and his nomination
was certain. He not only favored the
| Jim Grow bill as 1t was. but also It's ap-
| plication to street railways. Ills state
ment that he belonged to no clique or
! faction, but Democrat all his lie, was
enthusiastically applauded.
He had made only one PROMISE and
| that was to Il pretty Valley glrl. 10 Whom
| he had promised to make member or
| his staff
Discussing the Mann bill, he said both
| Swanson and Willard were rather vague
| in their statements. In reply to the Anti
| Laloon League. He told capital joke
| Illustrating the position Of his opponents
| which brought down the house. Swanson
| and Willard could growl as much ms they
| pleased, and while one held the head and
hc other the tail of the cow he would
milk her.
EIe then told the story Of the Mann bill
so entcrtalnly that he was interrupted
frequently by applause. He said when he
died he wanted some one to write on
his tomb stone: Here lies the author OF
tho Mann bill and also the Democratic
party can control the destinies of the
State without the Interference of the ga
loon element Great applause)
The Mann baby was just about two
years old. DO you think Swanson could
mind that baby. He has none and do you
think I could trust my baby with Will
lard You cannot, but trust tho baby with
Its own father.
lie had never held an ONCE that did
| not bring him In debt. Swanson had
5000 per year. and Willard. it 10 said
was born with n silver spoon In his
| mouth. was born poor and Y have livcI
| Z . IL
Tho statement that he was fighting ~,
battles of Democracy before Swanson
and Willard wore long pants was greeted
with enthusiastic applause.
Some people said to him, Judge.
would like to support you, but I am
afraid you will Interfere With my pr
sonal liberty. That man had n pa tch NJ
mint In his garden md gathered It early
| in the morning. Tho reason that The Re-
| publican convention nominated their ca.
didates by acclamation was thai 10 m
expected them to be elected. II there
was any chance for n Republican cam
didate there would have been fights ~
| the dozen,
Judge Mann closed with beautiful
culogy OF Virginia and Virgnians, Nv
speaker hns hold his crowd better or
received ore attention or greater ap-
nlnuse than Judge Mann.
Among those In the audience were state
Chairman c. b. slemp and secretary
George l.. Hart, of the Rupublican sta
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