The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-30


penses. 1t is believed that with the
possible exception of Senator Daniel
.Judpe Mann has made more Demo
cratic speeches than any other man IN
Virginia. He has always bowed to
the decision of his party in convention
assembled, whether upon national
State or county affairs. If he has
had any fight to make he has made 1t
at the primary or before the conven-
ton. and whenever his party has
spoken, he has accepted without
question the result, and has done all
that ne could to bring victory to his
partv's standard believing as he does
that the opinion of many is more apt
to be right than the opinion of any
one man. and that true democracy IS
the acceptance of the will of the ma
jority.
Judge Mann has always taken an
active interest in politics and has fire.
Quently been mentioned for high Of
flee. Upon the death OF Senator
Barbour he was seriously considered
/ by Governor Mckinney for appoint
ment MS United States Senator In
1900 his name was presented to the
Joint Democratic caucus of the Gener-
al Assembly for election as Judge OF
the Supreme Court to succeed the
late Judge Riley His endorsements
were of the strongest, and only after
many ballots was he defeated by Judge
Stafford G.. White. For many years
Judge Mann served as member oil
the Democratic State Executive Com
mittee. and in that capacity his advice
has been often sought by those high
i'm Democratic authority. At the
presidential election in 1900 he was
one of the Democratic electors al
large. and was the unanimous choice
for chairman of the electors.
Upon his election to the State Sen
ate i'm 1899. Judge Mann was unan
mouslv elected chairman of the
Democratic Senate caucus. Later hi
was elected chairman Of the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections
which carried with it the Democrats
leadership on the floor of the Senat
, in all matters involving party policies
. In 1903 he was chosen chairman OF
p committee of six of the ablest mem
bers of the General Assembly, chose
p to revise Virginia's laws to conform Z
h the new constitution.
He is now Chairman of the Com
o mittee for Courts of Justice, beside
% beino member of the Finance Com
mittee and the Committee on Priv
4 leges and Elections, perhaps the tire
D. most important committees OF tn
&c Senate. He took front rank as 500
If rs he entered the Senate and has cor
~ tinued to be regarded as one OF III
at ablest and strongest men in that BODY
10 His course in the Senate has bee
p. characterized by his fearlessness
nersonal consequences, and the SUI
a. cess with which he has prosecute
m imnortant measures for which he col
of tended While he has taken an a
i. five part in all of the important legl
PC lation passed in Virginia during Il
ct past ten years, his GROWING leglsl
Oh five achievements have been the Maj
or Liquor Law and the High School La
~ The former was aimed at and destro
m ed the cross roads GROCERY. Nh
~ the Mann bill was first introduced
nj met with storm Of opposition a
,et ridicule. But soon petitions began
inn nour in from every section OF
cd State. and the bill was endorsed
on three of the great Christian denoT
90 nations. and finally after an aggr
II sive and most ably conducted flg
g. the bill was passed What this
N. has accomplished for rural VlrgI
an is too well known to require co
nv ment: sufficient to say that up to
,ys fine no one has ever sought to rep
.cb it. The High School Bill was INT
duced by Judge Mann at the sess
of 1904. and was defeated by "
to narrow margin He again lntrodu
he il in 1906. and secured its pasSa
use This law provides a method by VIII
.el- tine State vii, aid any ma;rs;orial
ent trict in securing high school. 81
tho its passage and under its provisi
,os- 251 HIGH schools have been erecte'
five Virginia, and the number is const
no. ~ increasing. Judge Mann was
hen the Senate patron Of the Byrd-M
,red Law which was passed at the last
wv sion of the General Assembly.
,ttle This sketch cannot perhaps be
/ 70 ter concluded than by quoting the
ef- lowing pen picture OF Judge Nj
OK. which appeared editorially in the