Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-03

TUCKER PRESSES FORWARD:
dlAss WILL TALK LATER
Tucker Is HI After Former Stuart
Suppotters-GIass Soon to De-
clare himself.

RICHMOND VA, Frh. Harry
st George Tucker k"p"a into th'
breach maze by the withdrawal OF
Hrnry { stuart from IA" contest for
=, ro,ernor- hip. and he i, her" TO
day r.nkiny every effort to draw 10
h.mS".! the voters mad" l"li'ical or
phar> l., the loss o. their Favored
.lrH;f2tr.
TIE distinguished inrw"r congress-
man tom the valley sta! e.! int" rap'I
,:.t.;,A n soon as he heArd f the action
taken by the one man Who's" p' w"f
H. feared IN the cOnt",'. Hnd hl> 'rn'
4, once - Richmond I" rr'n his heai-
quarters and mcss h. canvass t"
tn. u,mCS. from DOW til u" to'" t.
r0un cd. He arrived h"rr last might
and REGISTERED at the tel Richmond
and AZ rnca went lni conference
with several of his NJ 'V :"'1nds VII"
viii have CharC" Of hii np"r0t on
in this city and district 4 commit
80. CT them are to-day working on
~" question Of h"adQ "ari"rs offices.
hut they will hardly arriv" at a de
cisicn I'll late this evening".
Admits Stuart Formidable.
Il have had much n"Curac. m"Ht
IN my canvass" said Vi Tucker. in
his apaItmt ut a, the Richmond thu
"lrH:rg. ''hut wa rot altogether
hn,Nfnl of success unN thai str"n"
ru.rl com the SorthN =. tn" ideal
ui,i,r,tauI. Of RiGhmoN" Tor III"
"nv.rn0ryhip retired from the fi&h'
i.N,rv mrr must undr,'tGnh and re-
spec. the reason which Jed him to
tax" that ar!iCr: ! an very sorry.
m,orlf very sorry be-. l!r, bur 20
ht,rittlv. am going - t2hn every
:Hlan'ac" OF it and trV"' row on
shH.l ur0cc'.f TO make f.y bones o.
politics in Virginia ratI;2.
I huI irt"ndcd to cpcn hSadquar-
-: Ill S.aTn.tn with branch in
Norfolk. Giving Richmond to Mr.. STU
az: l,rt tais eXigenCv compelled
a2'rk change Of plan. and ! am deter
mine! 20 win this STRONGHOLD for my
own end trust my friends to help
me from those other cities end in The
StHtr at large. where | shall be with
them Us often as circumstances will
permit;
"Captain Richard 8. Kerr. common
wcaitl,'s attorney Of Augusta countv.
will be here from kaunton tonight.
and will tasa charge of my campaign
at once. There is an unusual man,
a man know ard VINO knows me.
n man cf arcc political experience.
and with frierds in every part of the
state MAJ Of Gentle address but
a fighter of the first order. Watch
him: am in his hands. and the hands
nf ether such friends.
Mann's Friends Undisrayed.
Iulc" Nann'S friends are not al
aE depressed by The Withdrawal! or
Mr.. stuart. II fact, hey ar" elated.
and regard the election Of the sena-
tor FROM NottaWay rs something of
, "cinch.'
II was Suggested that Joseph F.
Wiii1rd might announce his candidacy
for the governCrsh D. brt Captain
willard sPid last night that he had
on intention at pr sent Of Eeine a
candidate for any public office.
Glass Not Ready to Talk.
WASHINGTON y c.. Feb. 2.-"l
shall make a s-Gtrmpnt soon. prob
chlv tomorrow concerning the report
cf ny candidacy fer the nomination
! to the gOvrrnorsh!p, said Carter
Glass today. on n return from Nir-
ginis. NJ Glass would not give I'll"
SLIGHTEST ;rtimatitn Ct his intentions
reCar.'irc the goy';uorship. The mi
y,rsaI opinion is bird that Mr. Glass
will not be a Candidate. INT noh"1T
attempts to create ~, impression that