Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-13
MANN CALLS TUCKER
AN UNFAIR DEMAGOGUE
Nottoway o1bernstorial Candidate
Goes After His Opponent With
Gloves OF.

A special dispatch from BucSing-
ham Court House published In the
Times Dispatch yesterday, said, in
part:
Declaring that he had been driven
to II by the persistent. vicious and
anwarranted attacks of Mr.. Tucker.
attacks in which he has departed
from things that arc .ruc and has
shown a careiessness and disregard
OF fairness that is without excuse
Judge William Hodges Mann this
evening laid aside his role of peace
full campaigners,' descended from the
high plane on which he said he had
sought to carry out his campaign for
gubernatorial honors. and threw down
the gage of conflict to his opponent.
The Nottoway candidate expressed his
regret that he could no longer con
duct his campaign, solely on his mer-
! its as he viewed them. but was forced
by Mr.. Tucker to adopt method so
far at variance with his wishes.
This was Judge Mann's first APP
pearance in Buckingham county dur
ing the campaign. and his philippe,
which was delivered in the court
house was listened to by several
hundred voters.
This county has been considered a
Mann stronghold. and the audience
was made UP largely of his support
ers. although a fair representation OF
Tucker adherents was present While
there has been growing Tucker SEN
timent here. the meeting was an en-
thusiastic one. and the Mann follow
ers are confident that he mas now so
. thoroughly intrenched his position as
to make defeat impossible
"Tonight's address is the first real
attack which Judge Mann has made
on Mr.. Tucker. and it is believed to
presage a campaign far more bitter
than anything which has gone be-
fore.
Judge Mann minced no words. and
while hurting his attacks at what ne
believes Mr.. fuckers most vulnerable
points, he intimated that he had not
expended all of his ammunition, but
was reserving an ample supply>f for
the remainder of the fight
Opening his address with an ex-
PLANTATION of why he had declined TO
meet Mr. Tucker in joint debates. de-
claring that he believed them detri-
mental to party interests anc result
ant only in nud-slinging. Judge Mann
launched into an attack on Mr.. Tucker
for his unfairness at Boydton. the
only time during the campaign tina.
they have met.
HE accused him of demagogery
and resorting to methods which have
drawn disapproval from all fair
minded people
Judge Mann denounced Mr.. Tucker
for his political Inconsistencies. and
dwelt at length upon his record as
a Democrat. declaring that he had
played fast and loose with the party
on the free coinage OF silver issue:
that he had left the party because he
could not support the Democratic plat
form, and later had declared his ale
glance when he sought politica.
preferment for himself He alleged
that Mr.. Tucker had aided and abet-
ted the Republican party. and had
distributed Republican literature I'M
der his congressional frank These
and other points of Mr.. fuckers pub
lie career served as material for
what Judge Mann's supporters con-
slider the strongest and most telling
address he has yet made, and one
, which marks the real opening OF the
gubernatorial campaign"