Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-05-14
Local Papers Gag At Articles
Manufactured I'm Richmond.

made to US this day, we beg to say that
the article on the gubernatorial cam
paign was handed in at this Office as
advertising matter to be paid for at the
regular rates, and should have been so
designated in our news sheets. The
writer was absent from the Office dur
ing the past week and was not advised
Of the intention to publish the article,
or the character of Il, until the sheets
had been shipped out Of the Office.
1t has been the invariable policy of
political matter from its news service,
even to the extent of paid advertising,
and We can assure you that no further
articles of this character will be received
or published in our news sheets under
any circumstances.
Regretting the present unfortunate
blunder. we beg to remain,
Yours very truly,
CO-OPERATIvE PRESS, Inc,
(SignedD BY John II. COOKE,
President
This effort on the part of Mr.. Tucker
to boost himself and encourage his
scattered followers reminds us of the
small boy who whistles and sings in the
dark to keep his courage up. = Editorial,
Kenbridge Tribune, April 80, 1909.
SCORING RICHMOND.
The Colonial Beach Record, another
paper that was duped adds this to the
letter of President Cooke:
We accept the explanation, and
the responsibility seems to have been
shifted on the Tucker campaign mana
gers at Richmond. Had the same un-
fair methods been practiced by the
managers of the Mann campaign we
would have condemned them equally as
strong. If the politicians at Richmond
desire to preserve the democratic par
ty, it might be wise for them to with
draw their candidate for the loyal dem
ocrats abhor any political trickery to
make votes for either candidate.
From the Tucker gods who hover
around Richmond, and few minor ones
scattered here and there in the out
lying districts, we are told that the
Hon. Saint George is rapidly gain
ing strength, but the fact remains to
be seen on the day of the primaries.
They are claiming everything seen and
unseen. and resort to all kinds Of politi-
cal tricks to convince the public that
they have an all-seeing eye. The Rich
u.ond papers. though silent in some re-
spects, have tendency to throw their
influence Gf they have any upon the
country folks believing that they can
be hoodwinked into accepting every
word emanating from Richmond. Who
runs the State anyhow? Richmond or
the representative men from the out
lying districts? Only last week one of
the concerns printing auxiliary pages
for the country press was duped by this
gang. as the above letter will signify.
The article referred to emanated from
the brain of a well trained politician,
and was echoed by every Tucker news
paper in the State. Editor West
moreland Inquirer.
1T MAY POSSIBLY BE TRUE.
A rather rosy-looking view of Mr.
fuckers candidacy for the gubernatorial
nomination appears on the second page
of this paper in special from Richmond
Without discounting the alleged out
look for Mr.. Tucker, or in the least en-
deavoring to take care of the chances
of Judge Mann, we arise to remark that
we think a great lot of people in the
Southwest will smile when they see it
in cold print that Mr.. Tucker will fall
heir to the Stuart influence and vote in
the State, and especially in the South
west. 1t may be so, but many of Mr.
Stuart's friends do not endorse this
optimistic view of the situation. A
good many will remember that when
Mr.. Stuart and Judge Mann were pitted
against each other, and it was thought
that the contest would be that way,
Mr.. Tucker stepped in, knowing it
would injure Mr.. Stuart's candidacy,
and announced himself candidate. He
had right to do so, of course, as had
any other man who felt himself able to
fill the chair, but it was impolitic from
several points of view.
Mr.. Stuart's friends out here will
hardly tumble over themselves trying
to corral votes for Mr.. Tucker, that is
to say-so far as the Virginian can dis
cern sentiment. Abingdon Virginian.