The Washington herald., 1909-06-22
NOT MUD-SLINGING' y
Tucker Denies the Charge Of
His Opponent.
1NvADES SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
Says He Has Not InduIged in Per
sOnaIities, but Only Criticised Can
didate's Public Career - Charges
Some of Judge Nnnn's Friends
Made Deal with Liquor Dealers.
So % The - Herald.


Marion. Va, June Hilary St George
Tucker invaded Southwest Virginia to-
day. in the interest OF his gubernatorial
candidacy. with a speech here. He will
tour the Ninth district
Mr.. TUCKER entered a vigorous denial
of the statement Of Judge Mann. that he
was conducting a 'mud-slinging" cam
paign. He held that a public mans
career was 1T subject for discussion. and
idea % locking up the journal of the
Virginia legislature, so that the people
san never see inside OF It. would speedily
result in the death OF a republic.
He said that he had not and did not pro-
pose TO indulge in personalities. but he
believes the people OF Virginia will
agree with him that a mans work in
the legislature can be discussed and
criticised.
Touching upon the temperance attitude
OF Judge Mann. Mr.. Tucker said:
Judge Mann denies that he has made
any alliance with the city liquor dealers.
and I willingly accept his denial as true
but believe that somebody has made IL
for him. without his knowledge. and, Of
course, without his consent. and 1 would
save him from the catastrophe which
awaits him The whisky people are not
generally sentimentalists. They gener-
ally have a keen eye to business. and It
IS impossible 10 conceive Of their sup
porting q man who has been. and says
now that he Is, openly opposed 70 them
Or7 of
1895. and declares I was disloyal 10 the
party then. The people OF my own dis
trfct know how untrue this charge is. fer
while disagreed with ny parLy on the
issue Of I6 10 l silver. yet supported the
ticket throughout my district on the
stump. and voted the straight ticket az
the polls.
Judge Mann, OF course. does not regard
this as 'mud-slinging, and charge that
IN 1880 when a combination Of few
whites under the leadership Of Gen Ma
hone, with the solid negro vote Of The
State. was seeking TO control the State,
he was the nominee of the 'readjuster
caucus for judge Of the County Court OF
Nottoway To those Of US who remember
that great fight, and the parties connected
with Il, II seems unlikely that Gen. Ma
hone would have permitted any one 10
be nominated who was not prepared 10
DO his bidding"
Calls on Mann to Explain.
Norfolk, Va, June 4.-Former Gov.
William E. Cameron. editor Of the Vir-
ginian-Pilot. independent Democratic, in
an editorial, calls upon Judge Mann. who
has been identified with temperance re-
form in Virginia for thirty-five years
and is vice president Of the Anti-SaloOn
League, TO explain why the leaders Of
both the Prohibition and anti-Prohibition
camps in Virginia are looking 70 the
samc candidate for governor as the rock
OF their salvation
The Virginian-PilOt says that the or
ganizers Of his Judge Manns) forces
here in Norfolk are the same persons
who are most conspicuously identified
with that saloon element, the overthrow
Of which is the professed ambition OF
Judge Mann's soul
Primary in Doubt.
Richmond. Va. June 21I-The Times
Dispatch has made a poll Of the State
regarding the strength OF the two candi-
dates for governor. and announces that
replies received from ninety OF the
cities and counties indicate that the
primary result is in doubt. with Tucker
gaining. The poll also shows that
great apathy exists. and that many
voters do not expect TO take part In the
primary The advices received give
Tucker sixty-seven counties, and Judge
Mann 1fty-three. Forty-fOur OF the cor
respondents state that the result is doubt
ful 4 small vote IS indicated