Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-16
TICKER ASKED FOR JUDGE
SHIP.
JUDGE MANN CHARGES THAT HIS
OPPONENT TRIED TO SUCCEED
JUDGE PAUL.

OPPONENT TRIED ~ SOSNI1HD
JUDGE PAUL.
! That Harry st. George Tucker, car
didate for the governorship, was a
applicant for Federal judgeship
succeed Judge John Paul, of the west
ern district, who died some few year
ago, is the open and direct charg
made by Judge William Hodges Mann
of Nottoway, in speech which h
made at Scottsville.
Judge Mann made the charge in TIN
course of his remarks and in reply II
the charge made by Mr.. Tucker tina
he Judge Munn) was an applicant fol
a judgeship at the hands of the fam
Gus 'readjuster" general assembly
during the session of 1880. On this
point Judge Mann said:
"Mr. Tucker has been trying tC
create the false impression that voted
the readjuster ticket in 1879, and in
consequence was elected Judge OF
Nottoway county court, thereby re-
ceiv!ng my title as judge, to quote one
OF his newspapers. was twice elected
county Judge of Nottoway by demo
cratic legislatures before the readjus-
ters came into power, and once by the
democrats afterwards. | voted against
the redjuster candidates who were
elected to the house and senate from
Nottoway, and they so strongly OPP
posed my election that they refused TO
place my name before either the house
or senate. / was nominated in the
house by George K. Smith, now treas
urer of Lunenburg, and in the senate
by Mr.. Wilcox, of Prince George. In
the senatemy nomination was seconded
by William Writ Henry, very promi-
nent funder democrat Of Richmond.
Mr.. Smith on yesterday gave to the
press letter stating fully the facts,
and showing that was elected al
though well known to have voted the
democratic ticket. There were eighteen
democratic county judges reelected at
the same time.
"But why did not Mr.. Tucker, when
speaking of judges, tell the people OF
Virginia that in 1901 he applied to a
republican president for appointment
as United States judge for the western
district of Virginia? This will doubt
less surprise many of MIR. Tucker 5
friends. And it is significant that
this occurred after 1896, and during
those "eight years OF absence from the
house of his fathers a mar must
have rendered some service in order
to be entitled to a life position OF the
highest honor. What reasons did
Mr.. Tucker give for asking this APP
pointment l cannot tell. He has
doubtless destroyed the record. In
1902, when he went TO Washington and
withdrew his application and endorse
ments from the files of the department
of Justice. Why did he withdraw these
papers, and what reasons did they
give for urging his appointment?
wonder if they told of his disloyality
to the democratic party, and dis
tributing republican campaign docu-
mants under his frank as member
of congress in 1896. They would
doubtless prove interesting reading
for the democrats of Virginia.
DoHERTY, LEE, BAUSERMAN.
"Mr. Tucker attempted TO create the
impression that l was receiving the
support of Mr.. Doherty, Mr.. Lee and
Mr.. Bauserman, because / had prom
ised tore-appoint them to the positions
they now hold. l wish to say that
have not made any promise to anyone
TO re-appoint these gentlemen, or any
of them, and that | have not received
| a request for re-appointment from
| either of them, or anyone for them
Has Mr.. Tucker consumed all hi!
ammunition against me, that he mus
extend his campaign OF mud-slingin2
to innocent third parties? Suppose ON
OF these gentlemen should be sup
porting Mr.. Tucker, would that b.
sufficient ground upon which TO base
statement that he had made him {
promise of re appointment? Unfortu
nately, my opponents mind is so con
stituted that he cannot understand
anyone's acting from proper, or othe
| than selfish motives.
81 said in my opening speech a
Petersburg that / had made no prom
ises or pledges of any kind, and woult
make none; and l say now, and viii
be able to say on the day OF the elec
ton, that have not promised, direct
ly or Indirectly, to any human beinI
any office Or appointment OF any kind
nor have l made, nor will l make, an
promise or pledge Of any kind what
soever.
"He said in his Fredericksbur
speech that he had made no promises
If this be true, he has departed fror
the practice he pursued while a candi
date for congress, when he promise
every office 10 every applicant-I wi
designate especially the postoffice q
Staunton, the postoffice at Wars
Springs, the position Of Federal ban
examiner, support for United State
marshall and district attorney; an
there were so many others that it
related that Mr.. Tucker had to chang
his clearinghouse in Washingto
frequently in order TO avoid his di
appointed constituents. y
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