Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-25
CAMPAIGN NEARS END.
Mann Tucker Controversy
Still HotIy Personal.
BOTH SURE OF WINNING
Catlett and Williams Opposed for
Attorney General.
KOINER ACCUSED BY BROWN
Ford's Hotel to Be Torn Down or
Repaired-Convicts Caught
After Escape.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
RICHMOND. July o4-With ten days
remaining of the gubernatorial cam
paign. Judge Mann and Mr. Tucker are
doing the hardest work of their lives and
are going all over the state-hitting the
ground in high places and making
| speeche
Judge Mann has turned hotly Mr..
| Tucker in the last few days. He has
made the open charge that Mr.. Tucker
| was in the employ of the Ogden outfit
and was cooperating with it and under
| the direction of Booker T. Washington.
| the latter being one of the field agents
for the south. while Mr.. fuckers efforts
were confined to Virginia.
Judge Mann charges that Mr.. Tucker
was. while in the employ of the Ogden
outfit strongly in favor of compulsory
education, and that he has since dis
covered that the sentiments that he then
entertained were not in accord with the
views of the people of the state. and
that he has changed front
Mr.. Tucker comes back and says that
his remarks on the subject of education
seven years ago were not and are not
pertinent to the conditions today. He
declares that they should not be regarded
or needed.
Commenting on this Judge Mann's
friends ask why is it that letters writ
ten thirty years ago to Gen. Malone
should be regarded as so detrimental to
him when they were published and parad-
ed by the anti-Mann papers?
1t was a sudden and unexpected at
tack that Judge Mann made. The reply
of Mr.. Tucker was prompt.
He declares that he stands for the
education of the white children OF the
state, and that he has no apologies for
the stand he then took. The state, he
declares, is already engaged in the work
of public education. and if there is
chance to add to the work the state
is doing 1t is the part of wisdom to &C
cent such opportunity.
Judge Mann holds that he is opposed
to acceptance of Overtures on the part
of people who have always preached
the doctrine of abolition and social equal
ity for the south. but who oppose it when
| carried to their own doors.
Will Make Public Statement.
Col James Mann, in charge of the
| headquarters and campaign of his uncle,
| Judge Mann, says he will make state
| ment In the course of few days Of what
they expect to accomplish in the primary
the counties and cities and districts
they expect to carry. the majorities and
ton has been in the process of collection
| for a week. and so far there are some
800 letters which have come from trends
| Of the Judge, and they indicate ma
5ority for the Judge that viii be en-
The supporters of Mr.. Tucker are not
one whit less sanguine than is Col. Mann.
! So far they have not determined to give
out any statement in connection with the
election, except to declare that Mr..
Tucker will get the nomination by an
overwhelming vote.
The force at headquarters of the rival
candidates is kept going night and day:
| The mails are flooded with letters and
circulars setting forth the claims of the
candidates in a manner that shows that
the press bureaus Of the gentlemen are
in competent hands.
For the Minor Places.
Col Robert Catlett of Lexington and
Judge Samuel W. Williams of Wythe
have for more than four months been
engaged in a campaign to procure the
nomination for attorney general. They
have made few speeches, but have done
an amount of quiet campaigning that is
in marked contrast to personal attacks
between Mann and Tucker.
The two men who aspire to be legal
adviser to the state have not had WORD
to say against each other. devoting their
time to extending personal ACQUAINTANCE
in all directions. The result is involved
in more or less Of doubt.
Col Catlett's friends are more numer-
Gus among the members of the State Bar
Association with a large following in
the southwest, the home OF Judge Viii
Jams Judge Williams. However, Is the
better known, having made the circuit
two or three times in support of demo-
cratic nominees after he had been de-
feated for the nomination. which, he
says, he will do again II he is defeated
for the honor which he is seeking for the
third time.
Col. Catlett is sangune of success. He
is handicapped. as he is not Confeder-
ate veteran and has not before made
campaign for any office.
j. Thompson Brown of Bedford is going
after the official scalp of Commissioners
Koiner of the department Of agricui-
ture He declares that Ko.ner has not
administered the office to the best inter-
ests of the people. and has been guilty
of classifying the reports and making mis-
sta tements in many directions.
Koner re,aliates by asking why, II
Brown is such an experienced and val
liable man. he was not retained as rec
tor of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
which appears to be getting along we'll
since his connection with that institution
was severed.
Brown receives the support of several
former members of the board. who save
been supp'anted recently by appoint
ments by the governor. They. too. are
making vigorous attacks on koiner
Passing of Ford's Hotel.
Ford's Hotel. during more than half
century the leading hotel Of the souAh.
| which has housed many of the celebritieN
of this country. is to be repaired or
RACED. This is the order of the building
inspector. who has issued orders to the
trustee. Judge Edmund Waddill, of the
United States court.
There are several propositions pending
for the property. one being from the city,
the intention being to locate therein Of
fees for the several city departments.
The city hall is badly congested and
there is demand for additional space
to accommodate the officers.
Another proposition is TO locate there
the Battle Abbey, to be built by the
Confederate veteran organization. The
site is admira bly, located for either pur-
pose.
The property has been in litigation for
q long time, being a part of the estate
of the late A. j. Ford, who operated
the hotel for many years. There has
been some talk of the state buying the
site and putting thereon a mammoth
Office building to accommodate the vari-
Gus state departments. the supreme court
and other Offices.
Life Terms for Convicts.
Four white men recently escaped from
the penitentiary farm. where they had
been sent on account of their being suf-
ferers from tuberculosis Two men were