The Washington herald., 1909-04-20

seat IN front OF him
i never alluded 10 your war record IN
any speech OF nine.' said Mr.. Tucker.
Judge Mann expressed pleasure. and the
crowd appladded both Of them.
In conclusion, Judge Mann advocated
department of manual and domestic
economy training in every high school
Judge BarkSdaIe, of the Circuit Court
had arrived when Judge Mann finished.
and announced that he would have 10
cut down Mr. fuckers rejOinder to
twenty minutes and Judge Manns time
10 ten minutes. taking ten minutes frcm
dr. Tucker and five from Judge Mann.
Goes for Mann without Gloves
Mr.. Tucker went into the second round
with great vigor.
Judge Mann he exclaimed, you told
the Anti-Saloon League in Norfolk in
February that you stood for local option:
now you declare for prohibition"
He said that when ne was making edu,
.cationsl speeches he had spoken at Black
stone, and Immediately Mann introduced
a bin for better schools.
I kindled IRE behind him. said Tucker
Judge Mann claimed 20 be d great friend
OF the farmer, he said. yet had voted
against a bill to establish an expert
mental farm in this section
Judge Mann, he said, Why did you
vote against an employers liability bill?
You fought and voted against It until e
was put into the constitution. and then
you and Henry Wickham went I'D Ike
little tin soldiers and voted for il. Judge
Mann, why did you vote against Senator
FulJOn's bill 10 repeal the Law limiting 10
Si9oa the amount which can be recovered
for the death Of an individual
Judge Mann, why did you vote for
bin 70 incorporate the Virginia Telephone
and Telegraph Company. which would
have swallowed Up ever little telephone
line in Virginia and given 10 this com
pany, With capital OF S5.0o0000, right TO
60 on the county roads and 10 enter the
streets ard alleys OF the cities and towns
without the consent Of the authorities?
Garter Glass, that gallant little cham
pion Of the people. was in the Senate
then, and found out what the bill was
in time 10 get it back, after it was passed. I
and have It killed That's one Of the
reasons Why you viii never be governor
OF Virginia"
Served Corporations, Says Tucker.
Mr. Tucker asked Judge Mann why he
had offered a bill 10 make II a misde- !
meanor for a man TO be on a railway 1
track except at the depot or a public |
crossing Judge Mann is honest. said /
Tucker, but he served corporations so
long and so well that he could not think
in any way except the railroads way.
This community has recently suffered 1
from a bank failure said Mr. Tucker. I
YET Judge Mann had voted against a bill /
10 appoint bank examiners, who should 4
examine into the condition Of the state
banks. on the ground that the system was \
too expensive. Yet he had not found iti
too expensive to increase the fees OF the
sheTins and the commissioners Of revenue /
He charged that Judge Mann had not 4
voted for the amendment TO tax the 4
dining-cars for the privilege Of selling
liquor Ddning-cars are owned by the 4
railroads. he said.
"On one hand was the tax on the sale
OF liquor and on the other was your
duty 10 the railroads" said Tucker.
and You say you were in your seat and
forgot 70 vote. But in the very next
section Of that bill there Is provision
that II q passenger IN day coach wants
70 drink he must ask permission OF the
conductor 10 take it. but if he had money
enough he could go into the dining-car
or Pullman and take IL The corpora
tion." drawled Mr. Tucker. sarcasticaIly.
you served them faithfully and too
well"
Time was called on Mr.. Tucker. and
Judge Mann walked 70 the platform. II
was evident that he was angTay, al
though he controlled himself well
Not Fair in Debate.
''Mr- Tucker says that thirty-fve years
ago he was learning law at the feet OF
his father" he said, but he was not
earning principles OF fairness in debate
He declared that 1t was the height Of
Infairness 10 reserve for his second
speech such a great amount OF new mat
er- He thought the way IN which 8Ir.
fucker had initiated the dining-car porter
n his speech indicated he was better
tilted for such q position than the gov
srnorship- Judge Mann said he had no
Of having introduced a bill
making It a misdemeanor to get on the
-ailway tracks, but he thought the ref
.Tence was made 70 a bill prohibiting
umDing on trains by persons not en-
)lOyes OF railroads
He read a letter from Saxon ". Holt.
Hartman Of the committee on banks.
saying that the judge favored the prin-
'iple OF bank examination. but was Op-
2osed 10 the bin on the ground that IL
lid not provide for but two examiners
and placed their control under the cor
)oration commission instead OF under the
Insurance commissioner.
Judge Mann had voted to increase the
'ees OF the commissioners and Sherifs
because he thought they did not get
enough and wanted 10 get good men for
he positions. He had opposed the en-
1loyers' liability bill. he said.
I opposed It because Il was not broad
enough he said. I wanted Il 70 take
n everybody. That bill Included only
railroad people"
He said he had offered an amendment 70
make II include all persons. He had vot- )
ID for the bill regulating drinking on Il
rains because II was legislation asked
or BY the Virginia Association OF Rail
way Conductors. Judge Mann declared
Fucker had never devoted Eve minutes
# his life 70 work for the temperance
,ause- Tine vas called on the judge at
his point.
Il cannot explain all these charges IN
ny limited time he said. You never
yill judge" called BIr. Tucker from q
eat Immediately in front of the speaker.
The crowd started 10 leave
I want 10 saw. said Judge Mann.
With much emphasis, the crowd pausing.
that any insinuatiOn that I was ever
ierelict in my duty as a member Of the
senate because I was counsel for the
Norfolk and Western is unquaIifedlv
alse-"
Fatal Shooting at Lynchburr- Il
special 70 he Washington Herald. /,
Lynchburg. Va. April 19-Jim Craw-
ord was shot and killed bv .Farl-a- ? o-.-5..