Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-21
MANN-MAHONE LETTERS.

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THEY ARE BELIEVED TO BAvE AS
sURED fuckers NoMNATToN--
NoTEs OF THE GUBERNAToRIAL
CAMPAIGN.
Richmond, Va, July 20--It Is
stated at the headquarters OF Harry
Tucker at Murphy's Hotel, in his city,
thst VII le he has bad a heavy mall
since The Opening of the campsign the
number OF letters received Ia the one
week following the pubica ion of The
letters Of Jude Mann to General Ma
hone, IN which the judge declared ne
was q readjuster, was 80 great as to
sWa mp the clerical force losing after
Mr. fuckers correspondence. The
writers, 10 every single case, declared
that they had been In doubt as to whom
they would support for the domination
but that the letters had made up their
minds for Mr.. Tucker.
1t was q MISTER Of comment that those
who wrote the letters In nearly every
case said that they we're not declaring
against Judge Mann because be had
voted the readjuster ticket, but because
he had concealed the fact aud denied 1t
so emphsticslly during this campaign.
The letters have not been classified
closely as to the sections from which
they came, but 1t appesrs that the great
majority of them are from the fourth,
fiitn, sevsnth aud ninth districts.
There are macy from the sixth, and ia
view of this being Judge Msnn's own
district surprisingly large number from
the fourth.
There are macy who believe Judge
Mann will not carry his district, although
the Tucker people have not claimed 1t.
The reception given Mr.. Tucker 10 the
fifth district last week and this week has
caused his friends to believe he will car.
~ 1t. II has been known for sometime
that he would carry Grsyson and Oar
roll by large majorities, bat there was
doubt as to conditions in Pittsylvauis
and Henry counties. 1t Is believed that
Piusylvania will give Tucker a largs
majority, aud indications are that Henry
will do likewise. Franklin has been
counted for Tucker from the opening OF
the campaign.
The Mann. Malone letters continue
the sensation of the campaign. 1t Is
conceded that these letters made the
nomination of Tucker q certainty, for,
bluntly stated, there is not the slightest
probability OF Judge Mann's being
nominated unless the Tucker people
should become Over-con6dent and stay
away from the polls.
1t is probsble that Tucker would have
been made the nominee without the
publication OF the letters. The reaiza-
ton of the temperance element of the
State that Judge Mann aud his friends
were using them and that his csmpsign
was being managed by John A. Lesner,
president OF the s ae Liquor Dealers
Association, is thought to have bad
more to do with shaping sentiment for
Mr.. Tucker than anything else has
had.
The admission of ceftiin Virginia
republicans that they can place heir
bsnds on other letters written by Judge
Mann 70 General Malone or other
prominent taJjuster-republicaus, slso
has had a powerful influence 10 shaping
the opinions of democrats in this cam
paign. Men who are for the democratic
pSrty above any one mar, democrats
before they are Mann men or Tucker
meu, fear tba, should Mann be nomiDat-
ed such a mass of damaging matter
would be brought out sgsinst him that
many democrats would not 90 to the
polls. The result might be republican
governor or such a close vote that DEM
ocrats would get the scare of their lives.