Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-20
ATTACKS TUCKER.

seven column statement Of the anti
saloon league, giving the position and
record on the liquor traffic OF William
Hodges Mann and Harry St. George
Tucker, candidates for governor, was
last night, 10 Richmond, sent to the
uewspapt 70 for publication.
In a pr .liminsry statement signed by
Rev. Fl. F.. Atkins, chairman, and Rev.
E. 7. Da, ir1un, secretary, Tucker is
sharply criticised for having given bis
answer to the leagues questions to the
press before it was received at league
headquarters.
With q vie W Of investigating fuckers
recori, Atkins telegraphed to Newton
Argeubright, ,slerk of court at Stanton,
on July Is, q king If the valley csndi-
date for govern or had voted 10 the local
option election held there on August p,
1891, ArgenbriI lht replying that he did
not fad bis ma me recorded on the poll
book IS voting in that election.
Az affidavit 81 gned by A. I. Shlelds,
clerk of court of Rockbridge county, Is
published by the league in which the
clerk states that Fucker did not vote In
the Lexington loo II option election held
On March 20, 1900, the affidavit being
sworn 10 under date of March l3, 1909
Atkins goes on to say that 1t has been
the custom heretofo re TO print the ques'
tons to candidates nd their replies with
out comment. 9Th is CUSTOM" he add
ed, ''is followed 10 his instance, 10 so
far as the replies of the candidates are
confined to 8 staten snt of their present
position and record. But Thicker by hib
delay and by statements 10 his letter
concerning the league and its represent"
stives, which statements are not de"
clarstion of position or recoFd, but 30
attack upon the committee, has compel
led the COMMITTEES to give the resson for
the delay and the facts IS they exist.
Judge Mann spoke at HSSrisOnburg,
yesterday ia the interest of biz candidacy
for governor. He vigorously declared
that the publication of the MAMMA
hone letters had recoiled to the injury OF
his opponent, Mr.. Tucker, and that they
were published to divert the people from
the evidence showing his opponents de.
parture from tie "hOuse of his fathers
Judge Mann challenged Mr.. Tucker
to publish letters and correspondence
bearing upon the federal judgeship, for
which Mr.. Tucker was recommended,
limiting that something startling may be
revealed If the correspondence Is given
the public. He said:
81 stated in a speech delivered on July
that Mr. Tucker had made an application in
the latter part of 1901, during the eight years
of al sence from the house of his fathers, 70
republican president for federal judgeship
and four days later the Malone lettere were
produced and paraded under scare headlines
and with q great blast of trumpets.
Eat first it was stated that mycharge would
he denied; then it was given out that | WIS
mistaken in some respects; then Mr.. Tucker
gave out statement admitting that the appli-
catioz had been made saying that IL hso
not been made by him personally, but by
Certain persons But in neither Of these
several statements, nor in all Of them conf
bined, were all the facts given to the public.
Il is admitted that my charge Is true, but
they seem to fud some comfort in the fact that
Mr. Tucker did not personally file the appli-
cation.
"l did not say that he did; in fact, it is
never customary for a candidate for Judge
ship to present his own claims. He does not
deny, however, that he personally withdrew
his Endorsements and other papers; and 1t is
very significant, indeed, that he does not
name all of his sponsors and that he does not
give to the public the reasons that were gwen
By his friends to republican president in
asking for his appointment.
II have asked Mr.. Tucker to produce his
application and the accompanying papers, in
order that the facts may be known, but ne
has never produced them. l now ask again
that all Of tneso papers be produced.
Among other things Judge Mann
said:
81 did not follow Gen. Malone INFO
the republican party, and never Tor one
moment considered doing so; bat, en-
the contrary, always worked ard
vohd with the white people Of MY
con atty. When was reelected county
Judge of Nottoway, In 1880, every negro
aud every republican voted against one
10 the caucus, while every depocrst.
reatIiuster, and funder voted for ME
whan the election came Up In the Senate
aud House."