The Washington herald., 1909-08-02
MACHINE RANKS
SPLIT IN VIRGINIA
Continued from Page one.

nearly as much machine vote as Mann
Just what Is the strength Of the and
saloon vote in Virginia, and how much
OK II Mann viii poll, Is unknown and
uncertain. -Four years ago Judge Mann.
running as the temperance candidate for
governor. polled 10000 of the $1,000 votes
cast Since then the temperance strength
has grown, If the local option victories
are taken as the barometer. But there
are thousands Of people who vote for
local option, but who Will baIk at the
Anu-saloon League programme in the
State.
Machine Not Supporting EIIysOn.
Many new developments in the hot
fight now drawing to the close in the
Democratic party have come TO light in
the past few days. Among them are
these. given In a nutshell TO save space:
Lieut.. Gov. J. Taylor EIlyson. for years
an organization leader. for twenty years
State chairman and national Democratic
committeeman, and looked upon by some
as ohe OF the grand old men OF the
party" will not be SUI ported by the big
machine leaders for denomination: James
K Caton, OF Alexandra, DemQcratic floor
leader In the house of delegates, IS their
candidate. Why Ellyson has been drop
ped, 1t has not been developed. Both FL
Tyson and Cation. however. are for Tuck
er for governor.
Swanson Neutral.
Gov. Claude A. Swanson. a strong or
ganization man, whose brilliant and pro-
gressive term as chief executive OF Vir-
gina is drawing 20 a close. stands neu-
tral in the governorship fight, and, unlike
his ranking friends in the organization.
he viii take no part In the contest. This
means that Judge Mann's majority in the
Fifth district-Swanson's stronghold-will
be reduced. II also means that Swanson
Will now IN all probability have no trouble
rounding out his career in the halls Of
the Congress, where he has served twenty
years, and IN the United States Senate
Gov. SwansOn's stand not 70 try elect
his own successor has been most favor
ably commented upon. The information
that he Is neutral comes from Tucker
sources.
Strong Feeling Against Machine.
There Is a strong undercurrent among
the thinking people. especially among the
young men, that machine domination IN
Virginia must end. The Washington Her
aid representative heard men. who have
always supported the machine in the
past denounced it severely, and declare
that its leaders have gone too far. and
Virginia does not want, and will not
stand for its present policy. It IS easy
10 hear people declare that they are will
ing 70 take four years Of Republicanism
II 1t viii bring a new deal in the Dem
ocrauc party. and relieve II OF the in
cubus Of machine domination.
There is another interesting little fact.
fuckers and Manns friends aud manag-
ers have issued campaign estimates Of what
the majorties viii be. Mann claims be-
tween uO0O and 1900: Tucker about I5,-
600. From inside sources, The Washing
ton Herald hears that Mann's leaders
are figuring upon about half Of the figures
given out, while fuckers managers are
doing likewise. All indications point 10
a close election. The best judges say the
majority will not be 5000 either way.
TaIk OF "CountinE Out" Tucker.
Here in Norfolk many persons can be
found who make no bones in declaring
that they believe that Tucker viii be
counted out in the Ninth district and.
therefore, beaten. No sooner had The
Washington Herald representative landed
IN Norfolk than he heard the talk This
talk has bobbed up before in the cam
paign. The report was carried 70 the
Tucker headquarters FOR a statement
There a request was made not TO use II
II was stated that its publication may
0rffr ~ ~ T--
that Tucker fears defeat and is paving
the way % far gracefully. The state
ment was also made that fuckers ma |
jority viii be so large that II will be
impossible 70 count him out. Prominent |
men, among whom IS one Of the highest /
In the State. in discussing the report, |
which he himself had heard, SAYS that IL /
any attempt Is made TO count either one
of the candidates out. and il leaks out /
II will wreck the Democratic party in /
Virginia.
Machine and Anti-SnIOOn "JOb."
Reyerting to local conditions. a num- /
Der Of unusual things politically have !
come TO light here.
To ascertain reasons why the anti !
saloon is lined up for Judge Mann with
the machine" in the past has been allied
with the liquor interests. and in Norfolk
Is now allied with them, The Washing 4
ton Herald representative sought ughti
from the leading anti-saloon man In !
Norfolk, man who stands high in the
business and financial world He gave
out new reason why these two infiu-
ences were supporting the same man for
governor. He declared that the under
standing IS that the Anti-SaloOn League
shall have the governorship and the ma
chine the patronage. He said in sub
stance:
Faith in Judge Mann.
Il believe the bulk OF the anti-saloou
people believe that Judge Mann is sin
cere on the temperance question. These
charges that he is not are made by men
and papers who are not supporting him
and his cause. He has been an abused
and misrepresented man.
Here in Norfolk. only the machine
liquor leaders are supporting Judge
Mann. They are doing it because SEN
ator Martin asked them to do It. The in
dependent liquor men, the men who have
the most money in the traffic. are for