Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-04
TRUE ACCOUNT OF TUCKER AND
MANN AT WARM SPRINGS
WARN Spring. Enterpri.e.l

WARN Springs Enterprisel
"A great many persons came to the
warm on court day expecting TO hear a
JOINT debate. but none was had because
Mr. Tucker did not challenge for one,
and therefore none was had. Mr..
fuckers friends were informed before
The speaking that if challenge were
issued by him to Judge Mann it would
be promptly accepted. No challenge
being made, of course, there was nc
discussion of terms for joint debate.
Judge Mann then informed his friends
that Mr.. Tucker would wait for him to
get through with his speech and would
then make an attack upon him as he
had previously done in Russell county
when Judge Mann spoke first and made
no aliusion to Mr.. Tucker. but the Judges
friends advised him that the only course
for him to pursue, under the circum-
srances, would be to made his sneech
without abiding to Mr.. Tucker. and
then if Mr.. Tucker criticised him the
people would be asked to stay and hear
his reply. And this statement was
made to the crowd when Judge Mann
was introduced by Mr.. Byrd. Judge
Mann reluctantly consented to this
course and made calm, dignified speech,
and fully discussed the issues in which
Mr. fuckers name was not mentioned
After Judge Mann got through with
his speech Mr.. McAllister arose and
said Mr.. Tucker was in the building and
desired to speak and requested some
one to notify him that Judge Mann had
finished his speech, and as Mr.. Tucker
had not been in the courtroom while he
was speaking he left before Mr.. Tucker
entered the room.
Mr.. Tucker was then introduced nv
Mr.. j. t. McAllister and made his
speech in which he made no attack
upon Judge Mann. 1t is true that Mr..
tucker referred to Judge Mann several
times during his speech, but certainly
In no offensive way but in the most
courteous terms.
Judge Mann was informed of the
tenor of Mr.. fuckers speech and was
advised by his friends and warmest SUM-
porters that Mr.. Tucker had said moth
ing which, in the least, called for reply.
The report in the Times Dispatch of
this public speaking not only was unfair
but did not even contain the elements
of truth, and if the reports that come
to us from other parts of the state
through the columns of the Times
Dispatch of the progress of the cam
paign have been as flagrantly warped
and twisted as the report of Bath county
meeting, then, indeed, have the people
been mislead. The Times-Dispatch's
report is condemned alike by both Tuck-
er and Mann men as Incorrect.
We want to be fair in the report of
this meeting and the general. universal
opinion was each gentleman made a
rafting good speech and pleased his
hearers. Mr.. fuckers friends concede
that Judge Mann made an able speech
and Judge Mann's friends concede that
Mr. Tucker made an able address. We
are forced to the conclusion that the
Richmond paper is trying. with its
distorted accounts, to stir up strife in |
me Democratic party to secure, If pos
'ible. split in the party and then, If
possible, get Republican or a good
Richmond Taft Democrat" for governor.
4 Richmond ever hopes for political
avors at the hands of the Democratic
'arty she had better start paper that
AN at least report facts as they are and
lot as they wish them to be.
We make the prediction that the
.imes-Dispatch's report will make
Judge Mann votes in this county, in fact
will swing this county undoubtedly
nto the Mann column.
III. II. BYRD.