Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-07-14
Mann Says Tucker Applied for
Federal Judgeship

Mann Says Tucker Applied for
Federal Judgeship
In his speech at Scottsville last
Thursday night Judge Mahn made
the startling charge that upon the
death OF Federal Judge Paul his
opponent, Mr.. Tucker, made ap-
plication to President Roosevelt
for appointment as United States
Judge of the Western district of
Virginia. Judge Mann said in this
connection:
"Mr. Tucker has been trying to
create the false impression that L
voted the Readjuster ticket in
1879, and in consequence was elect
ed judge of Nottoway County
Court, thereby receiving my title
as Judge, to quote one of his news
papers. 1 was twice elected coun-
ty judge of Nottoway by Demo-
cratic Legislatures before the
Readjusters came into power, and
once by the Democrats afterward.
voted against the Readjuster
candidates who were elected to the
House and Senate from Nottoway,
and they so strongly opposed my
election that they refused to place
my name before either the House
and Senate.
SOUGHT FEDERAL JUDGESHIP
"But why did not Mr.. Tucker,
when speaking Of judges. tell the
people of Virginia that in 1901 he
applied to a Republican President
for appointment as United States
Judge for the Western District OF
virginiap This will doubtless
surprise many of Mr.. fuckers
Democratic friends. And it is
significant that this occurred after
1895, and during those eight years
of absence from the house of his
fathers A man must have render
ed some service in order to be en-
titled TO a life position of the high
est honor.
"What reasons did Mr.. Tucker
give for asking this appointment?
We cannot tell. He has doubtless
destroyed the record.
SIN 1902, when he was again
contemplating becoming q candi'
date for Congress, he went to
Washington and withdrew his ap-
plication and Endorsements from
the files of the Department of JUS
tice Why did he withdraw those
papers, and what reasons did they
give for urging his appointment
wonder if they told of his dis
loyalty to the Democratic party,
and distributing Republican CAIN
palgn documents under his frank
as q mem Der of Congress in 1876.
Tney would doubtless prove in
teresting reading for the Demo-
Gratis of Virginia."
QUESTIONS OF MR.. TUCKER
Mr.. Tucker asks why l was not
at Petersburg when the recent
local option election was held IN
that city, and again tries to make
the false impression that | reside
in that city. My home and voting
place is in NottOway, over 40 miles
distant, where l have lived for
forty. three years. l have never
voted in Petersburg in my life.
was not invited to speak IN Peters
burg; in fact, | understand that
the antl.saloOn league makes it a
rule not to have candidates fol
office speak on the "dry" side in
local option elections. But since
Mr.. Tucker mentions this matter,
| will remind him that there is O
local option election now pending
in the city of Staunton, where be
resided for many years. | woulc
like to know whether he proposes
to speak there; and if so, on which
side. And l would like to ask hin
why he did not vote at all in the
local option election that was hello
in the college town Of Lexington
where be then resided, in 1900.
AS TO TEMPERANCE;
Mr. Tucker in his speech at Fair
fax, according to today's Tire
Dispatch, said: "If Judge Manr
will explain why it is that tn
temperance people OF Virginia. Wit
are honestly and seriously in favo
of the curtailing of the liquo
traffic, must march to battle nj
longer under the leaders of thei
own choice and own sentiment
put under the leadership of thu
whiskey leaders of the cities
whom they have been denounclnl
for years.. l can only answer BY
saying that the charge conveyed