Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-07-16
MANN AND JUDGESHIP

RiNhhhOho, u. July ~ special J
Judge Manns' campaign manager,
received today from Hon. George r..
Smith, Dem )cratic treasurer of Lue-
nenburg county, and one Of the most
prominent and highly respecte d men
in SOuthside Viringia, letter that
gives the facts i'm reference TO Judge
Mann's e-electOin as Judge of OF the
county Court of Nottoway by the Re
adjuster Legislature in 1880. Seven
teen other Democratic county judges
were reelected at the slme time. The
full text of Mr.. Smiths letter
follows:
II am just In receipt of your letter
requesting Information in regard to
the election OF Judge William III
Mann to the Judgeship OF Nottoway
county, by the Readjuster Legisla-
ture OF lS79-S0; and as the statement
made by Mr.. Tuckera, as reported in
his recent speech at Amherst, is so
erroneous, misleading, and unjust to
Judge Mann, | will gladly give YOU
the facts in regard TO Judge Mann's
nomination by the Readjuster caucus
and election ny that Legislature, as
we'll as | can remember. Since MIR.
Tucker insinuated in that statement
that the Readjusters wished 10 over
throw the white mans party or
rule In the State, l will say that the
State debt question was the issue
in that campaign, and the only issue
and the parties were aligned against
each other as "Funders'' and RE
adjusters, and not as Democrats and
Republicans. a majority of the Re
adjuster caucus were Democrats, and
there were Republicans i'm both part
les. II Mr.. Tucker proposes to keep
out OF the Democratic primary all
who were Readjuste Democrats at
that time, there will be a very small
vote on the 9TH OF August.
II was Democrat then, as |
have been ever since, but was elected
TO the House asa Readjuster. and en-
tered the Readjuster caucsu. The
delegate elected from Nottoway was
merge Republican. Archer Scott.
ana the Senator from that county
was white Republican, B. f.
Williams, both OF whom were Read
Justers and members of the caucus.
There were also twelve other nergoes
elected TO that Legislature ms Read
Justers. When the election of Judge
for the county OF Nottoway came up
In caucus, the Delegate and Senator
from Nottoway both opposed the
election OF Judge Mann, and propos-
eel 10 nominate J. Nj. Morton. n Rem
ublican, and so did all the ReDub-
licans In the caucus rs Judge Mann
had awlays opposed the Republicans
politically, and had voted against
W illiams an Scott in the previous
election. Judge Mann had been
Judge OF Nottoway county for ten
years, having been twice elected bv
Democratic Legislatures. He was
endorsed by the bar OF his county.
and there was delegation of repre-
sentative white mtn, both FunderS
and ReadjuSters from NottowaV.
then in Richmond, to urge his re-
election. | was requested by them to
Nominate him in the caucus, and AS
knew him we'll, and knew that he
had been an able and efficient Judge
gladly consented To do so. lie was
nominated by the caucus, over the
protest OF the negrose an q RepubIi
cans, and when the election came mn
In the House and Senate, | requested
de'eagte Scott and Senator William q
from Hotloway, Il put him in nomi-
nation In their respective Houses.
out both refused TO do so, and then
requested Senator Wilcox, a Read
Justler Democrat, 10 noimnnte him
In the Senate. He did so, and his
nomination was seconded by Hon.
william Writ Henry, of Richmond.
Funder Democrat. nominated
him In the House. | conferred with
the Funder Democrats OF both the
senate and House, before Judge
Mann was nominated by the caucus.
ana his no nination met with their
hearty approval, and they supported
MIN when the vote was taken i'm the
House and Senate.
had charge OF Judge Mann's
hght, and | am sure he made no
promise of any kind in order TO So.
cure his reelection; in fact none was
r. A. ei I. In. His N Dmin alton nd
election were first favored. but after
wards opposed by Genreal Malone.
AMER he h-d been nominated by the
Readjuster caucus, owing TO the bit.
ter opposition 10 his reelection nv |
the Republicans in the caucus and i'm |
NoiioWay county an effort was made
to defeat him by having the election
pas sed by In The House and Senate
me molion to this effect was made
IN The House by Aacher Scott. Read.
luster Republican, of Nototway. and
In the Senate by Hon Abe Fulkerson.
suppose by request of General