Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-02
JUDGE MANN NAY TALK
Statement May be Given Out Today
BY NotoWay Candidate.
LOCAL opT|oM|sT, SAYS MS FRIEND
Just What Stand Candidate viii Take
on Statewide Prohibition Not
Definitely known-Neithsr Of
Asp;rants at Capital Yesterday.

RICHMOND, VA. March Judge
Mann is expected to make state
ment for publication un the liquor
question within 4 few days-possibIy
tomorrow.
The judge is not in the city today
having gone to Petersburg Saturday
to spend the day with his family. To
day he il in one of the counties close
to Petersburg, 1t is said. l1nking after
his interests.
Just what stand he will take on the
matter Of Statewide prohibition IS
known only to- MIN, but some OF his
close personal and political supporters
are calling attention to the fact that
he il now and has been for years an
advocate of local option. leaving the
counties and cities to decide the mat
ter for themselves. What would be
his position in case OF clearly-de'
fined prohibition fight. with the issues
drawn on that one line and fought
nur, before the people, with general
assembly in favor OF shutting of the
traffic entirely, after it had been sub
mitted to the people. is one OF the
things for him to decide.
1T would seem to me that il Judge
Mann were to say that II the peo-
pie OF the State elected a general as
sembly who favored the enforcement
of prob bitiob laws. and such an act
were submitted to him coming from
that body. he would sign the measure
without he~itation and he would do
the right and proper thing" said
gentleman today who is known to be
one OF the most active supporters Of
Judge Mann.
That. however, should be predi-
Gated on the ground that II the Demo-
Gratis had a good majority in favor
of the scheme he should approve. 1t
would be wrong in my opinion. for
him to commit himself to making
the matter a political issue. He has
never done that. Were he to say
that he would sign such n bill If it
came TO him from the general as
sembly 1t might be that the Repub-
licans would come here and throw
Ito hbuuCISc ia SuNh u IhilSf ~ oAN~h
to split the party.
Should Yield to People,
at would be pretty high thing
for a man elected governor to say
that he is stronger than the will Of
the people, mean that in case the
Democrats are largely in control
and to say that he would veto a
Statewide measure The general as
sembly GENES here fresh from the
people and they are supposed to rep
resent the sentiment. but am salts
fed that Judge Mann will make It
the matter one Of politics. and de-
sires to keep It out Of the campaign
a. a political issue.
Now. do not understand me as
speaking for Judge Mann in any way.
He has not discussed that phase Of
the campaign with me, nor with
him do not care to attempt 10
speak for him in any way"
Mr. Tucker IS not here today. hav-
ing taken a trip To Staunton to see
his wife Saturday. He will come
here tomorrow. unless bis plans are
changed. Captain Kerr. his cam
paign manager. will return to the city
this afternoon and will be ON deck
at headquarters.
Judge Williams is here today and
is walking about the city and getting
! in touch with the situa'ioo. He is
flooding the mails with literature
and perfectine an organization.
Oclonel Catlett. Of Rockbridge. who
is also very much in the race for at
torney general. Is attending to his
campaign like a veteran. He e at
work and in close touch with people
in all parts Of the State and says