The Washington herald., 1909-07-13
A CONSERVATIVES.

'NottOway Court HOuse. June 2. ISa
DR.. Jossph W southau
Dear Sir: received yo-r letter on Thursday
while on the bench. and sent a verbal reply b. 1Ir
Leach. but deem Il courteous 70 you and the IL
terest you represent 70 reply more a. length ard IN
writing Personally esteem Mr. HarTic ven high
ly and am in accord with hsm in sous q his vsgs.
but cannot 60 20 the extent that be c1nsders him
self justified in going and cannot. THEREFOR frlly
adorse his political eourse. There IS however. one
important point upon which Alr Har1s and
disagree. He IS unwilling be stated 20 ne. 20
accept the nomnati0n q either political party but
VIII be a candidats Il requested by a s1rEcleut
number q persons IN 6oth oounties. q his way q
thinking.
In other words. Mr. HErTie uroposes 70 form
new political party on the question q p1blic deot
and is wiling be the Candidate q that parry
and II 70 other. Nov, ! am z Conservative In
politics and intend % act with the Conservative
parry. which. in my Judgement has saved the state
q Virginia from The hOTTuTs q the more southern
States and whose mission seeIns as Jet not 70 be
fully acc0upiishcd
deemed bCs- % nominate regular Conservative
cardidata 20 ruErgseut this county and Amelia in
tie next legislature. and %. shan dem Il
NV DUTY ard pleasure 70 support the nominee
Indeed I cannot see the necessity q forming a
new parry upol the issue q the public debt be-
cause az tie CarserTatiros. with scarcely any ez-
Cep-Cn. entertain Tery nearly TIE sane uCUs-
speak only o. the Cols1rvzriTCs IN this county
and Amelia Il nav not b. imnrupcr fo- ne 20
say further that regard any action a. this tine
as premature.
An election Tor c1unty oHcer q a very exciting
character. both in tbs county ard Amelia. is j1st
over and the psopis reed some rest from political
aEIrati1n- These are only nv porsoual views and
are not. GerCfUre. entitled % much weight ! eT-
pect % have little 90 do with politics for the
future bat VIII always ny % 60 my dug as q
rsr#Ha -N-fI - = =
views with gentlemen for whom I entertain %
.YO1s most truiy. WI MANN
Col. Mann Not Disturbed.
Col Mann made the following additional
statement relative 10 the publication in
the Richmond Journal Of letters from
Judge Mann 20 Gen. Malone:
Judge Mann's friends are in no wise
disturbed by the letters published in the
Journal II must be remembered that
at that time Gen Malone was a Read
ter-Democrat, and that a majority Of
the readjusters IN the legislature were
Democrats. Of conservatives, as they
were then called.
MY recollection IS that when Gen Ma
hone was elected 10 the Senate he re-
ceived more Democratic. or conservative.
votes In the general assembly than Sena-
tor Withers received Gen. Malone did
not leave the Democrats and go over 10
the Republicans until after he took his
seat in the Senate. which. I think. was
IN the fall OF 1881. When he was elected
Il was fully understood that he was a
Democrat. and that in the Senate he
would act with Democrats.
Judge Mann and Gen. Malone were
personal friends. but Judge Mann did not
IN any way support Gen. Malone after
he went over 10 the Republicans. He
was reelected judge OF Nottoway County
In 1855 by the Democrats"