Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-29

terday addressed the following letter
to Judge w. = Mann:
Richmond. Va. May 81, 1909.
Judge William Hodges Mann. Rich
mand, Va:
Dear Judge-On my return to the
city of Richmond from Saluda,
have seen report of your speech
made ut Powhatan Courthouse on May
%. published in The News-Leader or
that day. find 80 many statements
in your speech that are incorrect.
which | suppose must have been duo
to the rapid transmission Of II from
Powhatan Courthouse. in time TO ges
it In The News Leader of the same
date. that | must call your attention
to them
OF course. you did not intend TO
say; Il have promptly accepted. in
good faith every challenge that was
offered" You VIII remember that
the challenge has gone from me to
you on every occasion-neyer from
you to me, and while | have sent
three of these challenges TO yott
viz: Boydton. ChristiaIfsburg and Le-
bannon. we have only met once-ac
Boydton, when. in order to have the
debate. ] suggested that you take
either side OF the terms presented
At lebanon when my challenge was
sent, you did agree to the discus
sion. provided took the same terms
that | had at Boydton. terms which
allowed you to close and me TO open
the debate. | replied that | would
accept even these terms, unjust as
they were, and open the discussion.
provided you would meet me at ten
places in the State. alternating the
terms. You complained that | Gid
not challenge you at Bath. also that
my friends expressly told Mr.. Tucker
taat II he wanted joint debate has
challenge would be accepted" Why
did you not send it yourself
had challenged you three times. and
never succeeded in getting but one
discussion from you. In the mean
time your card had been published
in which you declared. Il think
such discussions are manifestly
against the Democratic party. Sec
ohd: Because | am tetotally OPP
posed to mud singing and personal
abuse, and do not WISH 20 engage
in IT, Third: Because II is uncig-
nifled and unbecoming for gentlemen
to engage in personal discussions OF
this character" assigning altogether
seven reasons WHY you could not be
iaduced to engage in such, but since
you have changed your views on this
subject. I now invite you to engage
with me in the discussion OF the is
sues before the people in at least
ten places in the State, one In each
~. \ - 4 1a TN,
that the terms be those that we had
at Boydton. in which you viii open
at one point and ] at the other. This.
Of rourse. will give you the cppor-
tunity which you desire. and which
feel sure viii be of interest to the
people OF the state.
consratuIates Opponent
7 congratulate you that you have
come to the conclusion that the crit
icism OF 2 competitors record is not
mud -slinging." ana. therefore you
have attempted criticism or nv rec
ord. which belongs to the public and
TO the people of Virginia. and II I
cannot stand upon It with your CRIT
icism. OF any other. | cannot claim
the high honor to which I aspire
claim the same about your Tecor1.
and your attempt TO cause me 20 de-
sist frcm a proper criticism Of il by
calling IL 'mud-slinging.- has no ef-
feet upon me. I have endeavoree.
without ever referring to any personzs
matter in your RECORD. TO give % the
people a frank criticism OF your rec
ord. ard this I shall continue to do.
must call your attention TO the
importance of joint debate. IN elm
mating error and bringing out truth.
In the following you are reported as
saying. He TUCKER charged thar
failed to vote on bin that was
presented in the Senate for the par
pose Of preventing. as he says the
sale OF liquor on Pullman cars: and
he further stated that at toe time !
was attorney for a railroad company
7 did not 50 state. bat 7 have stated
that you had been attorney for the
Norfolk and Western railroad. tbas
you had served them faithfully for
ten or fifteen years. but that after the
last eubcrnatoriai election you had
resigned the ofsce. a. stated N an
Interview with you IN the ~Sudoiz
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