The Washington herald., 1909-07-09
MANN MAKES NEW CHARGES.
Says Tucker Sought Federal Judge
ship from RObseveIt.

ship from Roosevelt.
Richmond. Va. July SIN his speech
az Scottsville tonight Judge Mann made
the startling charge that upon the death
OF Federal Judge Paul his opponent, Mr..
Tucker. made application 10 President
Roosevelt for appointment as United
States judge Of the Western district OF
Virginia. Judge Mann said in this con
nectiOn:
Mr.. Tucker has been trying 70 create
the false impression that / voted the
ReadJuster ticket in 1872, and IN conse-
quence was elected judge Of Nottoway
County Court. thereby receiving my title
as judge. TO quote one OF his newspapers.
I was twice elected county judge Of Not
tOway by Democratic legislatures before
the Readjusters came into power. and
once by the Democrats afterward.
voted against the Readjuster candidates
who were elected 70 the house and SEN
ate from Nottoway. and they so Strongly
opposed my election that they refused
10 place my name before either the
house and senate.
Sought Federal Judgeship.
But why did not Mr. Tucker. when
| speaking Of judges. tell the people OF
Virginia that in 1901 he applied 70 a Re-
publican President for appointment as
( United States judge for the Western
/ District OF Virginia? This will doubtless
surprise many OF Mr.. fuckers Demo
cratic friends And il is significant that
! this occurred after 1896. and during those
/ eight years OF absence from the house OF
1 his fathers A man must have rem
dered some service in order TO be en-
titled to a life position Of the highest
honor
What reasons did Mr.. Tucker give Tor
asking this appointment? We cannot
tell He has doubtless destroyed the rec
ord.
In 1872. when he was again contem-
plating becoming a candidate FOR Con-
gress. he went 10 Washington and with
drew his application and Endorsements
from the files Of the Department Of JUS
tice. Why did he withdraw those papers.
and what reasons did they give for urg-
ing his appointment wonder If they
told Of his disloyalty 10 the Democratic
party. and distributing Republican cam
paign documents under his frank as a
member Of Congress IN 1876. They would
doubtless prove interesting reading for
the Democrats Of Virginia.
No Ante-election Promises.
Mr.. Tucker attempted TO create the
impression that was receiving the sup
port OF Mr.. DoherUy. Mr. Lee. and Mr.
Bauserman, because I had promised 10
reappoint them TO the positions they now
hold. I wish 70 say that I have not
made any promise 10 any one 20 re-
appoint these gentlemen. or any OF
them. and that I have not received a re-
quest for reappointment from either Of
them. or any one for them. Has Mr..
Tucker consumed al Of his ammunition
against me. that he must extend his
campaign OF mud-slinging to innocent
third parties?
Suppose one Of these gentlemen should
be supporting Mr. Tucker. would that be
sufficient ground upon which 20 base q
statement that he had made him a prom
ise Of reappointmsnt2 Unfortunately
my opponents mind is so constituted that
he cannot understand any ones acting
from proper or other than selfish mo-
tives
I said in my opening speech at Peters
burg that I had made no promises or
pledges of any kind, and would make
none, and I say now, and will be able TO
say on the day of the election, that
have not promised, directly or indirectly.
70 any human being any Office or appoint
ment OF any kind: nor have made. nor
VIII I make, any promise or pledge OF
any kind whatsoever.
Says Tucker Is n Promiser.
He said in his Fredericksburg speech
that he had made no promises. If this
be true, he has departed from the prac-
tice he pursued while a candidate for
Congress, when he promised every Office
to every applicant. I will designate es-
peclally the post-ofice at Staunton. the
post-office at Warm Springs, the position
Of Federal bank examiner. his support
FOR United states marshal and district
attorney
There were so many others that II IS
related that Mr.. Tucker had TO change
his clearinghouse in Washington fire.
Quently IN order TO avoid his disappoint-
ed constituents. This habit on his part,
which largely contributed 70 his defeat
for Congress, was immortalized BY the
late jovial and brilliant John N Opie. OF
Staunton, in the following verse, writ
ter soon after Mr. fuckers defeat:
Here lies Tucker under the ground
Who. wheu IN Washington. could not be found
From his constituents he was such a dodger
That in every boarding house he was lo,srer-
He nndced fntch md he 1o1~rG -,