The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-07-31
JUDGE MANN'S SPEECH
Touched on all Questions and was
Literally Applauded.
He PLEASED LARGE AUOmEcs HERE

A0NNEIhN 81 " w" hfulWfThNlt pr
mary on August >. addressed n large au-
dienee IN the courthouse here on Nednas-
day night and bis friends claim that rs.
speech, which was free from criticism OF
his opponent. won the NOttOway candi-
date n number Of votes He was intro
duced % the audience 10y Capt ~ r..
Rowe. who was presented by Col r D.
Cole. chairman OF the city commit. .,
who presided. On the stand besides
th-se gentlemen We're Messrs +. j.
Smith. X n. Goodrich, r. NJ. AldridEe.
W. D Scott and Jas r. Rawlings cit
izeus We're present from Spotsylvauia
aui Stafford and a number Of ladies were
also 20 attendance.
Judge Mann's speech was not a long
o e. but comprehensive and seem.d to
meet she approval OF those present.
especially OF the ladies, whose friend he
declared he had always b,en. as evil
d@uced by his championship OF the Mann
ii aud other temperance measures
I AIMED for their particular protection.
lie declared In the middle OF his speech.
10 somewhat dramatic manner. that he
WAS not here TO throw mud" aud this
statement was eceived with prolOng-
ed Out5urst OF applause. He kept his
w"rd In this respect, but did not fall to
gprOusiy defend his record aud bis char
Acur against the charges brought
against him In this campaign. tsking up
the Malone letters" and the letter 10
" n ch he l. alleged TO have promised his
iuf1ence to - school superintendent In
Southwest Virginia aud disposins Ct
bO'h charges TO the satisfaction 81 his
ii' ar rs. No letters could be produced
he said, which would show that Il had
ever b. en necessary for him 30 re-eu ter
the house OF bis fathers because he
hal never stray % the 'efrOm. He had
h,en the friend of bis old commander.
Gen. Malone. until the latter had de-
serted the party 81 the white man IA Viz
Y MIA. when he, Judge Mann. had desert
I'd Gen. Malone. He had made no prom
ists or ph dyes to any living man. and
" I'D not even to De electes governor OF
VI ginia
Judge Mann said that Il had been
ch srged that a great many wet men IN
III State were supporting him and that
he wish, Il TO say this charge at least
WAS true. That there wa no reason
why broRd-minded men. even though
thy might not agree with him on the
liquor question, should withhold their
support because OF such difference OF
opinion. He had never uttered during
hi career one word Oi abuse or harsh
criticism OF men who differed with him
on this question, and on the contrary
accorded every man the rixht to his
own opinion on this and every other
question. lie was charged with having
the s. ppOrt Of the churches and he hoped
BE- had. and thought be was entitled to
the support OF the church PEG. le. who
had repeatedly endorsed his work 10 the
state Legislature; also With having the
Of -
the ring as body of men Who took. a.
al men ought to do, an active interest
in politics and hoped that these IN, u
W rgior him. He intimated that some
thing In the shape a. the ring had
shattered his hopes when he ran last
time. but that while he was greatly dis
appointed then. that Gov swanson.
whom he warmly compllmeuted. had
made such a splendid chief executive
that he had afterwards become recon
ciled 70 walt four years longer.
de referred 10 his former campaign
and stated that only three times Ia the
history OF the State had a man who had
ono. b sen a candidate failed u finally be-
come governor.
Judge Mann discussed bri, Il : all Of the
public questions now confronting the
state, referring especially 10 roads,
schools. pensions and temperance On
she latter he stated his position cleai ly.
saying that be was heartily ia favor Of
the principle OF local option as opposed
TO prohibition aud that the conservative
Temperance people OF the State were In
accord with him on this point That
personally he would vote dry IN a local
option election. He declared that not
himself, but a Democratic Legislature.
deserves the credit OF giving she State
the Mann law, which put out oiexistence
nearly all OF the cross-roRd bar-rOOms
and which law he had iathered for the
prot elton OF the women and children In
the Black Belt OF Virginia
Her referred to his work for the Byrd
bill and ridiculed the charge that he
favored the railroads and therefore lailed
TO vote Tor the provision OF that bill
placing high license on the sale OF
liquors. on Pullman cars. lie this connec-
sion be read letter from the Attorney
General OF Virginia. showing that no
license whatever could BE- granted ia this
State Tor such sales
He touched on his work for the high
schools In the State, showing that there
were now 325 such schools and that the
last Legislature had also created an
agricultural and Industrial depart
m, mt In one high school In each con-
gressiOnal district. Until the Legislature
had voted TO establish the Normal
Schools at fredericksburg and Harrison
burg there was only one such school for
young women in the State. He explain
ed why fredericksburg had ohly gotten
$25 600 by saying that IL was only In
the last days Of the session that the fight
for the school here was finally won and
then oil Of the money for the current
year had been appropriated and only q
small start could be made at Fredericks-
burg He pledged his aid TO the .ehool
here. Esch reference to the Normal
School was warmly epplauded.
Judge Mann Is not behind on the road
question. He Is an enthusiastic good
roads man aud predicted that In ten
years Virginia would have permanent
roads all over the State and that her
farm lands would be Qusdrupled 10 value
He favored putting every convict to
work n the roads and said he would
advocate the establishment OF State rock
crushing plants In different sections and
the furnishing to the counties of this rock
Tor road building free of charge.
He paid splendid tribute to the Con-
iederste soldiers and promised to use
every effort TO have the State help them
In their declining days
He took rap at the Richmond news
papers aud declared those opposed to him
had Injected the question of State wide
prohibition into the campaign after be
had declared for local option.
Judge Mann expressed the utmost con-
fidence IN his election and closed with IA
tribute to the State and her people
he was warmly congratulated by
many at the close Of his speech.
Decker & Alrieh have a nice line OF TOP
boggies, runabouts, spring wagons and