Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-06-29

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favored aisifele school book list and
that he favored giving the country dis
tflcts the best roads possible. He
favored State appropriations to assist
the counties III building roads.
Large Appropriation for Schools.
I After paying a tribute to the Consti-
tntional convention for establishing
Anglo.Saxon supremacy in Virginia,
JuSge Mann called attention to the
fact'that Virginia would receive about
$l,000!000 additional revenue from
taxes on account of changes brought
about by the new constitution. lilo
stated that he, il he should be COVER
nor of Virginia, would favor ali appro-
priation of 100000 for the school sys-
ten In addition to what is now appro-
priatcd. He said that all of the extra
appropriations which had already been
made, including the jamestown Expo
sltion appropriation. will have been
provided for by January J. 1906, and
the State will then be free TO make the
appropriation for schools, roads, etc.
Corporation Commission.
Referring to the great good accom-
plishcd in the establishing of the cor
poratlon commission, the speaker
pledged himself to name a man on the
commission who would look after the
interests of the people. He said that
he was not against the corporations,
but that he believed the corporations
could lock after themselves. Before
making this pledge, Judge Mann said
that he had made only one pledge dur
ing this campaign. and that was to a
pretty girl up in Augusta county, who
asked him to appoint her a colonel on
on his staff if lie should be elected
governor.
How the Others Stand
In speaking of how his two oppo-
ncnts stood upon the liquor question:
the speaker said that Rev. James
Campbell wrote to both of them and
asked what their positions i'll regard
to the Mann bill were. Mr. Swanson
replied that he would enforce the
Mann bill as he would every other law
on the Virginia statute books. The
judge laid that he hardly knew what
Mr.. Willard did say, but that the story
Of how a certain old lady distinguished
Il male mocking bird from Il female H.
Illustrated Mr. Wizards answer very
clearly. 1t seems that t.e&Ipl lady in
question said: "If I put " I'm in the
cage and It's Il he, he eats it; il it is a
Sic, Snt cats II.
No Liquor Men With Him.
The speaker remarked that there
were no liquor men among his support
crs and that. while he did not try To
drive them away, they seem to go to
the other fellows. lie said that when
Il dog was following two men up a
road, ono could tell to which Of the
mon it belonged by watching to sec
which he followed when they parted
at a fork. You don't see any liquor
men following me, do you?" asked the
speaker. .inMsE
The Mann Bill. -
Every phase of the Mann bill was
discussed nj length by, the candidate
He spoke OF the great good that had
been wrought by tho measure and call
cd upon the voters TO express their ap-
prevail by voting for its patron and
standard bearer He also called at
tcntion to the fact that the bill which
was offered by him had been adopted
by large majority by Democratic
Legislature and hal thereby been CIV
eli the stamp of approval of the Dem
ocratic party.
A Confederate Soldier.
In conclusion the speaker said that
this was probably the last time that
the people Of Virginia would have an
opportunity to elect Confederate
veteran governor of the Old Dominion.
This brought forth enthusiastic APP
plausc, as did tender tribute to the
virtues and steadfast bravery Of the
women Of the South who went through
the trials of 1S6l-G5.