Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-03
Mann AGAIN DENIES
ENTANGL|NG DEALS
DisaVows Obligations to Either Liquor
Men, Phe Church or The
Political ring.
RfnERA1Es FORMER EXPRESSIONS
Would Veto Statewide Bill Unless
Legislators Elected Upon the Issue
Says So Called Ring" composed
Of Men interested in Homes and
Firesides"-Cordiaiiy Received.
tSpccia, TO he Daily Press ,

Especial TO he Daily prossl
RlCHMG\D VA. April - don't
hclicvc Tucker ever heard about the
Mann bill"
IF til" l'"isittur" w"mli pass n
bill without in"tr actions from the
people wo Id y''u IL. - "pHoSCd TO
l"ca! Url!on. nri n''j" HCial 10 The
rniur", rmnt N la" II III, r"p"rIrn-
tattv..s ~ the /, 'i>:avUr" were elect,
ed on that is tie. an 3h"." instruct
cd repre-. "nla'i,'s pIss"d n bill. rec
nruiiWG thai lar Governor Of Nir-
sinia is servant ri III" people. |
wor,l sign the Il or course If Il
bill VAS pass Il submitting III" Qucs
ion Ia vot" of the people | would
sign thai because the people hav"
Il right to vote on such matters
Appointments to OHice.
IT'S Il question OF principle. not
politics. If am elected will appoint
men who Will do their duty and will
make them do it if the Legislature
gives me the power
Il am charged with having made
deals with the liqior men. though
| think that has been dropped. |
am charged with making deals with
| the churches, and | am charged with
; making a d. al with the ring
| The ring. IS it is called. rapsI-
| senfs he" who are Interested IN
! hom AL firreidcs. But will not
tie ny hand. by making deal with
any Of these. sand unple Igcd to
any man or party, am in puzzle
| | fe today to see a great moral prin-
cipal carried ont before I die
Reception is Cordial.
These are some of the Do rtinent re-
marks made by Judge William Hodge,
Mann. candidate for Governor OF Nir-
einia. at the Leader theatre. Man
chester. tonight In speech in which
he replied 10 the recent address in
the same city ny his opponent. Har-
ry St George Tucker
! There were perhaps SIX hundred
people in Judge Manns audience in
Guiding probably twenty-five ladies.
.?he REQ III ion accorded the candi-
cctc WIS flattering. Judging from
the arpIaus" The audience was made
up oil supporters OF the candidate and
supporters OF the church. Reference
to tho church were strongly cheer
ed. AMI Judge Mann frequently al
luird 20 il The usual subjects were
scussed incl'"dinG schools. good
ro"t Is. the prohibition question the
Comic 'crat. soldier. taxation and the
other Issues upon which both candi-
dat. have been basing their poiitca!
s'rc'ss
Juicr Mann was introduced bv
+; Charles l.. Page commonwealth at
! torT"y o. Manchester.
Favcrs Confederate Pensions.
4, Judge Mann in his opening remarks
| said that If he were really as good as
| Pag, hal pictured him TO lo he hard
" knew whether he would want any
Office. he would feel 30 we'll content.
el. He then went into politics. com,
mencing with W. J. Bryan and tho
reccnt campaign. NV first recon-
incubation would lr for an appropria
ton for Confederate soldiers. dc,
clared Judge Mann. that should have
right Of wav with me ahead Of every
thing else
taken up and considerable time given
to a discussion Of this and other mat.
tors he substance being practically
what has before been said by him
The references made by the candidate
tn good roads seemed TO provoke w.
tie Il any interest and during his
Discussion Of this question there was
no applause
Candidate Provokes Laughter
The Me too of Tucker IrCw fort
much comment. and the auii"nc" re-
sPordCi with considerable laughter
when Judge Mann declared that he
hal hceH fighting lirUDr for thirty iiye
wears then. suddenly pausing asked
when vas Ticker born "
The blood of the martyrs the seed
Of the church declared Judg" Mann
"T h7vc h"cn willing 10 sacrifice my
self "a IN" cause and went into tbs
Iprohi' ion fight wi'hou' intending "vei
AGAIN =, enter politics for oficc.
COniiuuiI h. -. Jared that no Va,
brought In 60. arena h. the Won
ian's Christian Temperance Union. th'
"" hndist baptist and other churches
TeIeoraph Operator Killed