The Washington herald., 1909-06-19
BOTH CANDIDATES
HIT EACH OTHE
Tucker Speaks at Wayn,
bOrO; Mann at Chester.
EXPOSITION IS RUNG IN AG
Judge Mann Quotes bylaws of
pany 10 show fuckers Res
biIity for Business ManageU
COmpany-Tuclze Says Ma
corporate Eyeglasses"
special to Tbe washington Herald.


Richmond. Va. June 1S.-Th
some heavy cannonading in the '
gubernatorial campaign to-day.
William Hodges Mann, of Nottaway. az.
Chester, fred a broadside into Mr.. Tuck
er's management Of the jamestown Ex-
position. and Harry St. George Tucker,
at Waynesboro. declared that Judge
Mann uses corporate eyeglasses when
he views public questions In Virginia"
Judge Mann's speech was principally
devoted 70 a discussion of the permanent
improvement of the public roads. In con-
nection with which he advocated the pur-
chase. by the State. of Quarries. to be
worked by the oonvicts. and crushed
stone to be furnished to the counties
without cost: 10 the school system,
bringing out the fact that he was the
patron Of and had secured the passage
through the senate of the high school
bill which had resulted in the establish
ment OF 251 high schools in the rural dis
tricts in the past three years: and the
temperance question.
Denies Liquor Deal.
Judge Marn denied. with much en-
phasis. Mr.. fuckers charge thar he had
made any deal with the liquor people
or II he had not. that his friends or some
Of them had done it for him. The
charge IS absurd and false" he said
"and have asked Mr.. Tucker 70 say
which Of my friends have made such an
agreement, but without reply. I have
repeatedly stated that no man is author
lied 20 make such an agreement, and that
I will not be bound by II. I have also
repeatedly stated that have never been
approached By any one and asked to make
such an agreement"
He further said that Mr. Tucker, In his
charges against him. had stated many
things that were not true. and said that
some OF Mr. fuckers statements We're
absolutely without any foundation in
fact
Quotes Exposition Bylaws.
In again attacking Mr. fuckers man
agement OF the exposition. Judge Mann
said that his opponent cannot find excuse
in the claim he was only the social head
and not the business head Of the enter
prise. He read an extract from the by
laws Of the jamestown Exposition Com
pany. saying: "The president shall exer-
clSe general supervision over all lne al
fairs Of the company" Judge Mann held
that Mr.. Tucker had broad powers as
the head OF the corporation, and that he
was so incompetent as a business man
that he utterly failed and did not make
good.
suppose the governor OF Virginia
should choose TO give all OF his time 10
social matters and 20 neglect absolutely
those important duties that the constitu-
ton imposes upon him. would the people
Of the State be satisfied with the excuse
that a committee Of the legislature had
seen fit 10 inform the governor that he
need not attend 10 any but social af-
fairs2
Can you imagine any business enter
prise in which the chief executive and
highest paid official had only social du-
ties 70 perform? And can you imagine
any man invested with the highest power
under the bylaws and possessed Of ex-
ecutive ability. who would spend his
time IN social entertainment, while the
enterprise OF which he was the head
was suffering and almost in the
throes Of dissolution for lack Of business
management? Such a man may be a
social leader but II would be simply abb
surd 70 call him a business man. No
man with business ability would permit
himself TO occupy such a position; nor
would he permit his friends TO offer such
humiliating excuse"