The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-07-25
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Special % The Washington Herald
Courtland. Va, July A-Another rip
pie was made in Virginia guberna-
torial politics to-day. when Harry st.
George Tucker read another letter pur-
ported TO be written by his opponent.
Judge Mann.
This letter. said Mr. Tucker, was writ
ten by his opponent 70 John H. Smith,
OF Gate city, promising to aid Dr. Smith
in the Scott County school superintend-
ent fight.
In the light of this letter. Mr.. Tucker.
IN ringing words. charged Judge Mann
with mortsaging the governorship before
he got It.
Regarding the letter and its signin-
came. Mr.. Tucker said:
Mnde No Promises, Says Mann.
'T recently stated on the stump that
certain ohiceholders in the State.
among them Mr.. Bauserman and others,
were urging their friends to vote for
Judge Mann for governor. on the ground
that II 1 was elected they would lose
their Jobs stated that I had never
promised any Office 20 anybody. or
threatened 20 turn anybody out, and
asked whether these gentlemen had had
any promise from Judge Mann. He re-
piled quite vigorously that he had said
IN the beginning OF his campaign. as he
would now say. that he had never prom
ised anybody his support as governor
for any Office, and would not
Il now charge that in the spring OF
this year. Mr.. John II. Smith. Of Scott
County. wrote 10 Judge Mann. asking
him II he MANN would support for su-
perintendent OF schools OF Scott County.
Mr. TY. D. Smith. II he was elected gov
ernor Of Virginia. In reply Judge Mann
sent Mr.. Smith the following letter:
The Letter.
Nlams Headquarters.
Richmond. Va. Apul 2S. 1903.
Mr. John Il. Smith. Gate City. Va.
Dear Mr. Smith: have tust received your let.
ter q the 25th inst I Mr. W. ID. smith
knows now gladly would do anything In my
power 20 aid him. ! am girc that Scott County
teudeut for her schools Mr.. Smith has only %
command me when / can be Of any service 10 him.
With kindest regards. ! am. yours very truly.
WILLIAM HODGES MANN.
In the light OF this letter. I charge
that Judge Mann IS attempting TO mort
gage the Office Of governor before he
comes into IT, II President Alderman.
OF the University OF Virginia. were 10
apply for the position Of superintendent
OF schools Of his county TO me. I would
not regard his application or promise
him my support. I leave the public 10
Judge Of the effect OF such a state OF
things on the administration or our gov
eminent"
Comment on Malone Letters.
Regarding the NIahone-Maun letters.
Mr.. Tucker said, in part:
These letters Indicate one~very strik-
Ing fact:
Judge Mann. IN his opening speech at
Petersburg March IS. declared:
I have never been wiser OF better than the Demo
cratic party which brought Virginia through the
throes of reconstruction. destroyed the power Of
the ignorant and vicious. and established forever
npon a constitutional basis the supremacy of the
Ango-Saxon race.
"A fine sentence for March 1s. 1907:
and yet on November 2s. 1879 in his letter
10 Gen. Malone pledging his support 10
him as Senator. and Tegretting he could
not have him for governor. he declares:
/ talked with II. II. Dyson, of this
county and Archer Scott. our repre-
sentauves. previous to the election.
AT that time did he tell the negro
Scott that he was going 20 vote against
him. or how did he attempt TO get his
Influence for Gen. Malone. a political
antagonist against whom he now saws
he voted? Did he tell Scott at the same
time he was soliciting his aid for Gen
Mnhnna he
against MIN?
Does not every man who remembers
that day know that there were no deal
ings between a Democrat and Repub-
lican negro? And how does this posi-
tiOn OF Judge Mann. visiting this Repub-
lican negro I'm the interest Of his friend
comport with his declaration above
quoted. ms love Of the Democratic party
because 70 has established forever, upon
a constitutional basis. the supremacy OF
the AnglO-SaXOn racer Was the suprem-
acy Of the Anglo-Saxon race I'm Virginia
10 be maintained by his conferences with
Archer Scott. the negro aspirant FOR the
legislature for his county?
Mann Inconsistent, lie Says.
'.The people will be interested to
know how Judge Manns love for the
Anglo-Saxon supremacy was consistent
With his association with a Republican
negro. whom he declares now was his
political enemy with whom. OF course
he had no influence. and yet was hold
ing out to Gen. Malone that he was
working with this same man for him,
without letting Malone know that he
was his enemy.
Judge Mann. in his explanation OF
these letters. says:
II win he Observed that I did not claim in
nv letter Of November p. 1872. % have exerted ans
influence with either Dyson or Scott on behalf o.
cen. Malone In fact. had none
What did Judge Mann go to see
them for? Why did he not tell Gen.
Malone In his letter that he had none?
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