The Washington herald., 1909-07-20

Harrisonbzrg, Va, July 1s.-Judge Will
lam Hodges Mann spoke here to-day IN
the interest OF his candidacy for governor.
he vigorously declared that the publlca-
tiop Of the Mann Malone letters had re-
coiled to the injury OF his opponent. Mr.
Tucker, and they were published 10 divert
the people from the evidence showing
his opponents departure from the house
OF his fathers"
Judge Mann challenged Mr.. Tucker 20
publish letters and correspondence bear
Ing upon the Federal judgeshlp. for which
Mr. Tucker was recommended, limiting
that something startling may be revealed
II the correspondence Is given the public.
Judge Mann said, IN part:
Malone Regarded as Democrat.
Among the Il-advised moves on the
part Of the political advisers OF my oppo-
nent has been the publication OF the
widely heralded Malone letters. ] have
given 10 the press a statement In refer
ence 20 these letters in which ] reviewed
the political history OF the period in which
those letters were written. and showed.
what no well-informed man will attempt
20 deny. that at that time Gen. Malone
was Democrat and SO regarded by ali
men.
II did not follow Gen. Malone into the
Republican party, and never for one mo-
ment considered doing so; but. on the con-
trary. / always worked and voted with
the white people of my county
When l was reelected county Judge Of
Nottoway, in 1885, every negro and every
republican voted against me in the eau
Gus, while every Democrat, Readuster.
ana Funder voted for me when the cleo
"oh came up In the senate and house.
Aetters IA Boomerang.
i have had hundreds OF letters since
the Malone letters were published. and
II may Judge from what my friends say
they have recoiled. as all attempts to de-
coive the people should recoH. upon the
heads Of those who are responsible for
their publication. Those letters vera IN
tended deliberately 10 deceive those NJ
the younger generation. who did not know
Mahone.s career as a Democrat before no
went over TO the Republicans.
But have YOU considered. my friends
why these letters were published al the
particular time when they were Rvien m
the press? They were given out for the
parpose OF divertlng the public mind from
evidence that had been produced showing
my opponents recent departure from, the
house Of his fathers.
stated In speech delivered on July
that Mr. Tucker had made an appIica-
ton In the latter part OF 1901. during the
eight years Of absence from the house ~
his fathers, 20 a Republican President for
a Federal judgeship. and four days later
the Malone letters were produced and
paraded under scare headlines and with
a great blast Of trumpets.
Wants Judgeshipg Fails.
AT first # was stated that my charge
would be denied; then il was given opt
that / was mistaken In some RESPECTS.
then Mr.. Tucker gave out a statement
admitting that the application had bean
made. saying that Il had not been made
by him personally. but by certain per-
sons. But in neither OF these several
statements, nor In all OF them combined
were all the facts given TO the public
1t Is admitted that my charge Is true
but they seem 10 find some comfort IN
the fact that Mr.. Tucker did not per
sonally file the application
I did not say that he did: in fact II
Is never customary for a candidate for q
Judgeshlp 10 present his own claims.
He does not deny, however. that he per-
sonally withdrew his Endorsements and
other papers; and II Is very significant
indeed, that he does not name all OF his
sponsors. and that he does not give 10
the public the reasons that were given by
his friends TO a Republican President I'm
asking for his appointment
Dares Tucker TO Publish Letters.
Il have asked Mr.. Tucker 10 produce
his application and the accompanvInr
papers. in order that the facts NAV he
known. but he has never produced them.
/ now ask again that all Of these papers
be produced
The files Of man long since dead are
ransacked, and letters written thirty /
years ago are given to the public but /
II seems impossible to bring to light LET
ters and Endorsements Less than elgbt
years old and now in the possession OF
a living candidate. 1t is also significant
that these papers were withdrawn from
the files at Washington at a time when
Mr.. Tucker was contemplating becoming
a candidate for Congress.
Mr. Tucker does not deny IN either Of
MS statements that this was true. WHY