The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-08-03
FIGHT FOR GOVERNOR

Wasling,vn. D. e.. Jl5 80 III. ~.
suit ~ ttc primary hirn kui~r.ato,i Al
eano Viz iuia l. thought to h.t -
largely ON the insult Ia the Fifth aud
Ninth Districts The Mann people claim
that ID ~ Districts viii i've very large
malotities Tor their candidate lndsed
some claims ss 60 the riEs Of the mAiOri-
Ties Ia each hsv- l-en 50 exttAvagAnt
yet. mace ~ith such straixht faces by
ne Mann ", pie that tie supp rters II
M. Tucsef h-se been some a hs,t >lorked
boi positive iaiofm stiJu h-- ben
secured regarding the = ntimeht Ia those
districts which makes il absolutriy Ger
tain that both the Filth and ID. Ninth
districts VIII give Tucker maj lritiee. or
VIII be- carried BY Judge Mann hy such
small votes as 10 make Mr. fuckers ula.
lority 10 the State something worthy q!
being denOminated a lan1sh,e
A candidate Tor q State office. who. of
course, never expresses a preference as b..
tween Judge Mann aud Mr.. Tucker.
made the statement this week. after hav
Ing visited upwards 81 eighty counties Z
the State. Including every county ~ the
tlith District except one aud every csuu-
y OF the Ninth savetwo, that Mr. TUCKER
would probably cary both.
he said the result In the Fifth was 50
close that no man could foreten /. with
anything Ike accursey; that Il would
not surprise him n either candidate
carried II by a mel rity 81 less than h
hundred
AZ TO the Ninth. be said there Rs not
the slightest doubt thSt Pulaski. with.
Tszaweli, Russell and Wise would give
Tucker m lo-iti :, avd that n woUll not
be sOrpr's.tg 4 BE- carried the district.
a - 81 Tr.A
been In close touch with the cat pAign "a
Virginia ever since its inception. ard Who
would lot hesitate to deny this stat,
ment, nor could he be blamed. said here
today that Mr.. Tucker would carry
Amelia county. Amelia adj ,ins MOTTO
Way. and Judge Mann has practiced law
and conducted much business IN tn
count In he course OF bis lie The man
rsierred to said there l. Lot the slightest
doubt that Mann VIII lose the county. Ia
ODE p c'uct u was stated. Judge Mann
has but four supp rters
letter FUceived here yesterday from a
man who hiss made very closa canvass
u Acc0msc and Northampton counties
IN the Eastern ShOre, stated that Their,
~ss u the slightest doubt that sacl
county would give heavy Tu kcr ma
iority.
IL - q ttfel tuhl MT ufkFfs ma
lority IN he Fifth District will run pr O.
ably a. high as , 600 and finally IL va.
prop sd thai vote be taken TO 49,, r
tain the sentiments Of the eatherirs
Only one member was supporting Judr,
Mann. bile thirteen Iceland tn,
would vote Tor Mr. Tucker.
4 Norfolk man on bis way 70 Wa shlng
ton by stesmer a lew nights ago took a
straw vote among seven gvnfl mer
rom Portsmouth and Norfolk whom b,
met on board. SIX 90 the seven were -
Tucker.
A banker who resides ia LOudcu And
does business IN Washington said laa'
nisht that be believed that thr.e out "A
Tour votes cast 10 Loudoun y. uld b. ici
Fucker
Fairfax county was IA doubt Tor som,
weeks. Since Mr.. fuckers speeches n
that county thu result. Il T. belle we'd. "a "a
show Tucker siority % from 100 O.
$50 in the county The Mann Mahous
letters are said 10 have been very 81 c.
tive Tor Mr.. Tucker
An Alexandria newspaper mao. who l.
supporting Mr.. Tucker. said in bis city
last night that II did not lolk Co bin
that Mr. fuckers majority would b,
under 25o IN that city.
The foregoing are but lev e1pr, ssior.
picked up here. Al the s'ravs indicat,
the direction OF the wind "a Tucker.
direction Indeed 50 Tar Rs csD b. IdEei
BY expressions head from Ni'giuisn,
who come to Washington a Tucker gal.
will develop on neIt Thursday morning
/ and blow sll day.
Seriously. Il cannot be believed that d
supporter cf Judse Mann, familiar witt
the situation g. It develops here. actually
can believe Mann viii be- nominated
although protesting that Indication.
point 81 To Ser's de'eat adytli