Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-16
FUCKERS EXTRAV-
AGANT CHARGES
Refuted by JUDGE Mann and the
Gentlemen Mali8ned.


Hon. Harry StGeorge Tucker is be-
coming more reckless and vicious in
his statements as the weather WAKES
warm and the days draw nigh to his
political funeral At Fredericksburg
and Fairfax he is reported by his paper,
the Richmond Journal, and others as
having charged that Judge Mann was
promising patronage to his supporters
and "mortgaging the governorship"
before he got it.
that Mcdonald Lee, chairman of the
Board of Fisheries, had come out in an
open statement that he would not be a
candidate for reelection i'm case ne
(Tucker) was elected, but would be il
Judge Mann was.
HAS Judge Mann promised Mr.. Lee
reappointment?' asked Mr.. Tucker.
''In Shenandoah county we find Mr..
Bauserman, the commissioner of the
asylums of the State, is appealing to
his friends to support Judge Mann, on
the ground that if Tucker is elected
he will lose his job. Has Judge Mann
promised Mr.. Bauserman his support?"
And so on, the same charge about
other State officials. As soon as these
utterances were seen by him Commits
sioner of Fisheries Lee addressed
letter to the Richmond Journal (which
up to Wednesday has not appeared in
that paper) containing the following:
"His (Tucker's) statements and con-
illusions are. to say the least, unbecom-
ing in candidate for the high office of
Governor-because they are foolish as
well as false. have never announced
would be a candidate for reappoint-
ment as Commissioner of Fisheries
from Judge Mann. In stating that /
would not be candidate in event Mr..
Tucker was elected, did so upon re-
quest by the Times-Dispatch because
of persistent rumors, and my consent
to answer might have been prompted
because of Mr.. fuckers informing
political enemies of mine in an adjoin-
ing county that he would not reappoint
me if elected Governor-thus actually
making promises, doing what he init.
mates Judge Mann has done. These
malicious indiscretions are simply add.
tons to his demagogical vaporings from
the stump.
81 declare emphatically that Judge
Mann has never promised me ANYTHING
nor has one utterance or line ever
passed between US on the subject OF
my reappointment.
i Respectfully.
'W. Mcdonald Lee."
In his speech at Scottsville Judge
Mann answers conciusively Mr.. Tuck.
er's charges, as will be seen from the
following:
"Mr. Tucker attempted to create the
impression that / was receiving the
support of Mr.. Doherty, Mr.. Lee and
Mr.. Bauserman, because / had promis-
ed to reappoint them to the positions
they now hold. / wish to say that !
have not made any promise to any one
to reappoint these gentlemen or any of
them, and that have not received a
request for reappointment from either
of them or any one Of them. Has Mr..
Tucker consumed all of his ammunition
against me, that he must extend his
campaign of mud-slinging to innocent
third parties?
Suppose one of these gentlemen
should be supporting Mr.. Tucker, would
that be sufficient ground upon which to
base statement that he had made him
promise of reappointment? Unfor-
tunately, my opponents mind is so
constituted that he cannot understand
anyone's acting from proper or other
than selfish motives.
Il said in my opening speech at
Petersburg that had made no prom
ises or pledges of any kind, and would
make none. and say now, and will be
able to say on that day of the election
that have not promised, directly or
indirectly. to any human being any
Office or appointment of any kind; nor
have | made, nor will / make, any
promise or pledge of any kind what
Soever -