Evening star., 1909-07-18
FIGHT GROWS LIVELY
Intense Interest in the Tuck
er-Mann Contest.
MALONE LETTERS AN ISSUE
Virginia Board of Education in the
Public Eye.
CAPITOL SQUARE SENSATION
Comment on Passing of John Goode.
Anti-Saloon League to Con-
test Bristol Election.
MALONE LETTERS AN ISSUE
CAPITOL SQUARE SENSATION
Special Correspondence OF The Star

by the supporters OF Harry st.
George Tucker In the guberna-
torIal primary is that many Of the
voters who are friendly TO him will re-
main away from the polls because of
the fear that they will have to vote for
Judge Mann in the general election. In
expressing this doubt as to why they
should not participate in the primary
they do not realize that they are con-
ceding the nomination of Judge Mann,
but they are in the position of a great
many democrats who want to vote the
full ticket and are hesitatng, as they
did IN the Bryan campaign. when dele
gates were elected to the state conven-
ton. The anti Bryan people refused to
vote because they We're and are demo-
Gratis, but declined to stuItify themselves
by going into the primary and binding
themselves to vote for the Nebraskan.
The campaign has reached queer
stage. Tucker is charging Mann with
having written letters in which he an
nounced his intention and purpose to sup
port Gen. William Malone, who for years
had been his personal and political friend.
and was therefore inimicai to the success
of the regular organization. Judge Mann
comes back with the assertion that Mr..
Tucker was, either directly or indirectly.
the hands of President Roosevelt. Mr..
Tucker says that he has never made ap-
pilcatfon for such an appointment, but
that it was done tor him and that he
would have accepted had he been named.
Friends of Judge Mann are demanding
to know why, IL Gen. Malone was a re-
adjuster and democrat in 1880, when
he supported Hancock and English. and
was recognized as a democrat. it was a
crime for him tMann) to support him.
,,,k,a ~Nl lfoyn N r,n
of the leading editors OF the state. who
was elected governor on the readjuster
platform in 1881. in which year Gen.
Malone renounced his allegiance to the
democratic party, is one of the men who
is lending all his talents and ability to
the election of Mr.. Tucker? Col. Gamer
on was regarded as a democrat, and no
question was ever raised. but Gen. Ma
hone went into the republican camp after
Gov. Cameron assumed office, and he was
elected ard served readjuster demo-
crat. Since that time he has served the
people of the city of Petersburg as a
democrat in the constitutional convention
and voted to disfranchise many hundreds
of the very men who elected him to Office.
Letters Helping Mann.
Col. James Mann, who is in charge Of
the headquarters of Judge w. II. Mann,
does not hesitate to say that the let
and which were published by papers
which are opposing the nomination Of
Judge Mann with a view to defeating his
nomination, have had the opposite effect
He is exhibiting to friends and supporters
of Judge Mann several hundreds of let
ters which have been received following
the publication Of the communications OF
thirty years ago, in which the writer's
profess their allegiance to the standard OF
the Nottoway candidate. 1t was be-
leved that the letters, when they were
first given to tie public, would be mis-
understood. but it appears that there are
many hundreds of people who were fol-
lowers of Gen. Malone as readjuster
who resent the attempt to discredit his
democracy up to the time that he openly
ayowed his allegiance to the republicans.
To one who observes the situation
without any bias there is no denying
the fact that the letters written by Judge
Mann have convinced some that Judge
Mann was attempting to train with Gen.
Malone IN order to retain his position
as county judge. while the Mann people
are declaring that he exhibited the great
est consideration for his old commander
and comrade when he declared that he
would support him, the presumption
being that he would remain a member
of the democratic party. According to
arc viewed, but the general impression
is that a mountain has been made of q
molehil.
Another Lively Campaign.
Possibly taking a cue from the warm
personal contest between Judge Mann
and Mr.. Tucker, and with a possible de-
sire 20 get into the limelight, j. Thomp-
son Brown of Bedford has made a series
of attacks on George W. koiner, the
commissioner of agriculture and immi-
q ha pon
ntEess for the Office. He says that Mr..
koiner has made incorrect reports to the
state auditor, has rot followed the law,
and by his antagonism of the state board
OF agriculture has manifested his unfit
ness for the position which he now holds
and which he is seeking to retain. Mr.
koiner comes back with the reply that
the Elen.lers of the state board of agri-
culture with whom he was in opposition
were republicans for the most part who
giving countenance and support to Mr.
Brown. and asks why, if Mr.. Brown is
the superior business man he claims to
be, he was not retained as rector of the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute at Blacks
burg, with which he was connected?
For some weeks the state board of edu-
cation has been conspicuous in the public
eye. The board wrought havoc with the
ambitions of many gentlemen in various
parts of the state, naming men for SUPER
Instances. and as result a great deal of
dissatisfaction arose, and there we're
many threats of what would happen when
the list of superintendent was sent to
the senate for confirmation. The board
is happy because there has been an oc-
currence which has sent it back to the
wings. that it has been given .'the hook,
by the acts OF Col. John w. Richardson,
the register of the land office, who es-
sayed to Improve the appearance of
the bronze figures which surround the
Washington statue. in Capitol square,
figures by coat of black paint or oil.
Col. Richardson is in the center of the
stage, and he is receiving all the atten-
tion that is due. He has been ed by
artists, censured by the general public
and criticised by everybody. The figures
have the appearance OF being carved
from the finest black ivory or ebony.
polished to turn and then OILED 20 pre-
vent the inroads of water or time. Mem
bers of the board of education are elated
that Col. Richardson is in office, that he
relieved the situation at the psychologist
cal moment and in the attention thus
diverted the public has forgotten the
board of education for good and all. But
Col. Richardson has discontinued his i'm
proving of the works of art and will not
again attempt to monopolize attention
Passing of John Goode.
In the death of Col. John Goode of Nor
folk. one OF the most historical characters
of ante-belum days has passed away.
Col. Goode had been a prominent figure in
the affairs Of the state for more than half
century. Soon after he had attained
his majority he was sent TO the general
been identified with the history of the
state He served as a Confederate SOL