Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-02-13
MARTIN AND MANN.

Senator Martin and Judge Mann,
the candidate for governor OF the anti
saloon forces, issued statements In Rich .
mond last night denying any agreement
bstweeu the snti.saloon leaders and the
Organization leaders regarding the
gubernstorisl candidate aud Issues.
Senator Martin went TO Richmond yes.
terday aud WAS 10 conference with the
"org auization" leaders OF the state who
are there.
IL came to Richmond on purely per-
sopal business" said Senator Martin.
81 had a case before the corporation
commission, and | attended to it. To-
cidentally, after l had completed my re-
days work, | called to pay my respects
to Gov. Swanson. This Is all there lie
to nv visit"
"SsustOr, what do you know about
the compact which was formed ct Nor
folk, by which Judge Mann was 10
celve the support OF the liberal element
provided the Auti-Saloon League would
not force the issue of statewide prohibit
tom"
"Why there is nothing in such re-
port. There could not be. 1T would be
political suicide for any man to even
suggest ouch a move. The newspapers
which have spread this report should,
in my opinion, be made 10 give the
source OF their information. How could
any man, any thinking man, believe thst
such a proposition would be suggested ?
You can gay this in your dispatches,
though | much prefer being lett severe
ly alone. No compact has been made;
20 compact will be made, aud no COM
tact has even been suggested. 1t is the
veriest foolishness TO even think OF such
a thing. Judge Mann has platform Cd
which he will ran which will tske care
of itself. He does not need aoy deals
Bot make 1t as impressive as you cao
that no deals are on In favor Of Any
candidate"
Judge Mann arrived ia Richmond
LAST night. He is now preparing on
answer to an editorial in the Richmond
Journal, which attacked bis record, both
as a sod or dUr,ng the war and as a men,
Der of the Virginia legislature.
He will MAKE a formal statement to-
dag covering every issue Of the cam
paign.
at seems to me that The people Of the
state should by now know my position Oh
The question of prohibition" said Judge
Mann. az recall that four years ago,
when f'tt advocated local option, some
of my friends called me fool. others
vent so far as to call me long haired,
rampant prohibilionist. Now | really
believe that states vide prohibition would
be detrimental to the heat interests of the
state at this time. | don't think that
state vide prohibition could win at this
Iime You can't force an issue on the
people which is not popular aud which
would not enlist the support of the
people. Ny stand has been CLEARLY de-
fined. | will stand or fall on what |
have sai6 on this question. So far IS
any combination with the aDti-salooD
convention in Norfolk Is concerned, you
can ssy that it is absolutely false.
would not enter into any compact with
any one. | would not even agree to
give cors!ableship to any msD. even II
ne said he could give me 100, 900 votes.
My whole life has been opposed to any
such procedure. That the members OF
the Anti.Saloon League will support me
ia not strange. have been member OF
that organization for years. l will
carry on my fight independently, and |
am going to wID. You see that stack Of
letters (poiniiug to his deskG Well, not
one OF them bat tells me of the favorable
conditions in all parts of the state.
Why, one man writes me that he thinks
| can go to sleep now and win. Bat
am not going to sleep. am going to
work, and work all Of the time, aud l
sm going 10 wiD.'