Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-28
Guberna|oria| Candidate Delivers Id
dress IN Manchester. Stands on
Record and Principles.
ANSWERS TWO POINTED QUESTIONS
Declares He Would. as Citizen, Vote
Against statewide Prohibition-in
Local Option election Local condi.
tlons Would infiuence--Charscs His
Opponent With Contrary Positions.
Especial to the Daily Press).


RICHMOND. VA. March 27.--ln a
speech characterized by unexpected
N,sor and directness. Harry st. George
Tucker addressed the voters OF Man.
chester tonight and was received With
great enthusiasm by HIS audience,
which was comparatively small. He
declared that he proposed TO go IN by
the trent door of the executive man
sion and not by the back door; that
he stood frankly before the people
ready to answer any question; that
he was not surrounded by coterte
of political wet nurses. nor AFRAID TO
call his conscience his own. He de-
pended for election on no cliques or
leagues. but on his record and prin.
ciples as flee born virginian appeal
ing to IRE. men.
Answers Two Questions.
MIR. Tucker read two questions ask
ed by a Richmond newspaper this
afternoon. Answering the question
whether he would vote wet" or dry
in local option election. he said
that he woald be governed largely by
local conditions. II he should happen
to be living ut the time Of such an
election in the town of Lexington.
where there are hundreds OF boys at
tending college. he would vote dry.
II Lexington should grow 70 q city OF
!, % 400 or y. Ia sAeald be living II g,
large city OF the StS{e.. h6 could HdS
say how he would vote in local
option election.
He left the very distinct impression
however that in large city he
would vote wet in a local option
election.
Answering the question whether he
would vote for or against Statewide
prohibition. he declared emphaticafly
that he wOuli vote against Statewide
prohibition
Answers wildly AppIauded.
His answer to both questions were
wildly applarded.
. Referring to his advocacy OF the
present state law providing for local
compulsory education IL approved by
the voters Of the locality. ne remind
cd his hearers that his opponent,
Judge Mann, saws he is opposed TO
compulsory education. But the sens-
tor from Nottoway voted for the very
bill which ! am endorsing" declared
Nr. Tucker who referred TO page 794
Of the Senate journal as recording
JUICE Mann's vote
Mann Has Changed Mind.
My competitor says he fayors a
system of examination OF State
hanks" proceeded Mr. Ticker. But
IL is a fact that at the last session
Of the legislature he was OF another
mind end used his influence against
such a bill. which vas killed in the
Committee i'>fore which he appeared
u oppose it,
In = magnificent tribrte tn the Com
federate soliiers. Mr.. Tucker was in
SsAIrptad by dsni!ied old gray
bearded man. who wanted to express
Sorne word OF approval.
Where arc vou from, my friendyv
asked Mr.. Tucker.
From ScotIsvilIe." was the answer.
Refers 70 War Records.
No county sent pohler lot OF
men IN the front than Albemarle.
quickly replied Mr. Tucker. who adj
ded Not even the county Of MOTTO
way
This aIinsion 10 Judge Mann's war
record was io'idly ami long appis uded.
In conclusion. Mr.. Tucker said that
on February 2Fh he made his opening
speech in Richmond. that on March
Is Judge Mann opened in Petersburg.
His speech was me. too. aud hence
! ana stopped from criiicis.ng IL. u
he follows me. as he has stsred. he
; win he a genuine Democrat by the
/ lime the prinary election IS held"