Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-20

lHepiyanB 10 the qucntiohs anu Has ic'
ter concerning the league ana It's rep
lrosentatives make comment necessary
| The committee then deyotes about
a column and half TO Mr.. fuckers
delay IN replying and his criticism OF
the league. The letters TO Judge
Mann and Mr.. Tucker were dated June
Is; Judge Mann replied on June II, and
Mr.. Tucker, after various letters and
kilograms had passed between him
and the committee, the committee nrg-
ing the necessity OF an immediate re
ply, sending in his reply under date
CT July 10. In his reply Mr.. Tucker
deed ned 10 answer questions as 20
In Lexington and Staunton some years
ago, and accused the officers OF the
league OF attempting to catechise him
for the purpose of advancing the In
terests of his opponent and to ins.nu-
ate charges, without a sincere desire
10 gain information. In reply to this
the committee says that Nh. fuckers
attack Is unjust and his accusation as
10 insincerity untrue, and that It's
questions would embarrass no man
whose record was not embarrassing.
The letters written to Judge Mann
and Mr.. Tucker are printed in parallel
columns, apparently thu only differ
ence between the two being in the
questions relating to local option cleo
lions in the respective hons of the
Candidates. Following these are the
letters from Judge Mann and Mr.
Tucker. Each of the candidates says
practically what he has said time and
again on thu stump, and it is not nee
essary to set forth their positions nj
this time. Judge Mann says he woaid
vote dry in local option election
held in a town in. which he lived. while
Mr.. Tucker says he would be governed
by conditions. MIR Tucker deyotes
n part of his letter to his criticism
OF the action of the committee.
In publishing the correspondence
with Mr.. Tucker. the committee gives
all of the letters and kilograms which
passed between its chairman and Mr..
Tucker. The chairman. Rev. H. p. At
kins, several times urged Dir. Tucker
to reply as soon as possible in order
that the candidates statements might
be put before the people.
Before taking up the correspondence.
the committee publishes statements
from the respective clerks of courts
to prove that Mr. Tucker did not vote
at all in the local option elections held
In Staunton and Lexington In 1891 and
1900. respectively.
Concluding its statement. the COM
mittee outlines the legislative program
OF the league for the next session of
the General Assembly. The principal
changes in the existing laws as con-
templated in the program are as fol-
lows: To give every district or coun-
~ the right to decide whether liquor
shall be sold in any town CT of said
district or county; to change the dis
pensary system and eliminate the eie-
ment OF profit on d;spensary sales; tol
define ardent spirits in accordance
with federal revenue laws; TO make
il unlawful tc sell liquor TO females
to be drunk on the premises; fix the
hours for keeping open saloons at
from 6 a. m to 10 p. m; to revoke IL
qucr licenses for violations of the law;
to increase the penalty for drunken
ness; to extend the powers of the gov
ernor to see that the LAWS are en-
forced: to prohibit the granting OF IL
quor licenses In districts contiguous
TO cites that have voted dry: to-
crohibit the sale OF liquor at summer
or health resorts except to bona hide
guests; to prohibit the granting Of a.
license for the sale of liquor within
four hundred feet OF a college build ng;
TO prescribe such regulations concert
ing the shipment Of liquor into "dry'
territory as will assist in preventing
Illegal sales.