Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-08-13
TELLING How
1T HAPPENED.


nations by the anti-Msnn papers in
their issues following the primary as
they undertake to tell their readers
how it happened and confess how
grievously they were mistaken. The
press of Richmond and Norfolk were
earnest advocates of Mr.. fuckers
nomination and the Journal easily
outstripped all the rest in the yiSor
and persistence of its efforts to dis
credit Judge Mann. That contempor-
airy confidently predicted the election
of Mr.. Tucker. 1t urged support Of
him by the temperance element be-
cause it regarded him as the real ex-
ponent of temperance and Judge Mann
but a sham. Here is its explanation
of the result in the cold gray dawn of
the morning after when its prediction
dreams had been effectually dispelled:
Judge Mann's nomination. in our
candid opinion. is attributable to the
votes of the temperance people, who
seem'to be so much stronger through
out the State than great many city
folks have imagined. 1t is conceded
the big brewery and liquor interests
contributed to Judge Mann's election,
certainly in the two largest cities in
the State, but this Is mere handful of
votes as compared with the thousands
OF dry votes Judge Mann got in every
city and county. The election of Judge
Mann more than cancels the recent
"wet" victories gained in Petersburg.
Bristol, Abingdon and Shenandoah
The moral effects is to restore the
courage and confidence of those who
have fought and are fighting whiskey."
Theesteemed News-Leader, whichwas
ardently devoted to Mr.. Stuart admits
after election just what we asserted be-
fore, viz, that the advent Of Mr..
Tucker as candidate forced Mr.. Stuart
out or the race. The Virginian-PiIot
and others thought it was unfee,inQ to
infer that Mr.. Stuart was Influenced in
retiring by any other consideration than
that stated by him and undertook to
rebuke The Register for dragging into
publicity the affection which Influenced
Mr., Stuart. The News-Leader, how.
ever, admits in effect in the following
paragraph that Stuart was forced out
by Tucker and confirms our prediction
assertion that the friends of. Mr.. Stuart
had no reason to feel kindly toward Mr..
Tucker:
1T is safe to say that Mr.. Tucker
would have won but for the resentment
against him of the friends and supporters
of Stuart. These men could not or
would not forget that when Stuart had
announced himself and was the recog-
nlzed candidate of the anti-machine and
anti-Mann elements, Mr.. Tucker insisted
on becoming candidate despite the
fact that his candidacy at that time
appeared to insure the triumph Of the
machine and the election of Judge Mann
and the defeat of both Stuart and him
self"
The Journal has. la our judgment.
most clearly and frankly summarized
the situation and analysed the cause
OF Mann's victory, It admits that the
temperance sentiment Is much stronger
throughout the State than 1t had
imagined. This native confession but
confirms our Idea that our Richmond
friends are not In touch with public
sentiment throughout the State and
really believe that what they hear from
the hangers-on around certain Rich
mond hotel represents the sentiment Of
the people of Virginia.
The Times-Dispatch ia harping on it's
familiar old string, the machine. As a
matter of fact, the machine, as it
pleases some to call the party organiza +.
ton. was never more divided and has
seldom cut less figure In Virginia cam
paign than in the one just closed. Mr..
Tucker had probably as much organiza-
ton az did Judge Mann. The real ex.
PLANTATION is that Judge Mann appealed
to the people of Virginia more than did
MIR. Tucker. If Judge Mann had any
organization in this city we are not
aware of 1t. Even the Anti Saloon
League did not do any work as an
organization ia his behalf, and, indeed
very small proportion of its member
ship even voted at all.