Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-20
TUCKER AND MANN.

The joint debate at Boydton, yester-
day, between Judge Mann aud Mr..
Harry st. George Tucker, nspirantS for
the gubernstorlal nation, was a
warm one.
Mr.. Tucker attacked The legislative
record of Judge Mann in a manner that
was startling. lie went after Judge
Mann for telling The Antl-Saloon League
at Norfolk In February that be Was for
local option and for saying now thst be
would vote for statewide prohibition If
the opportunity we're offered him. Mr..
Tucker charged that Judge Mann was
counsel for the Norfolk and Western
Railway, therefore bad fought aud voted
against the employer liability bill.
which would permit the widow Of rail-
road man killed in the line of duty to
recover dsmsges for his death; attacked
him for voting against the bill to repsal
the law which allows damages amount.
ing to but so, 900 10 be awarded In the
case Of men killed by rsilroad in
Virginia, and for voting for the bill in.
troduced in the legislature OF 1900 to
charter the Virginia Telephone und
Telegraph Company, which, he said, had
1t not been killed through the efforts Of
Garter Glass, would have swallowed up
and put out of business every private
telephone 10 the state. He charged that
Judge Mann had introduced bill 10
the Senate which made 1t misdemesnor
to cross a railroad track, except at
crossings or a railroad station, and at
tackled Judge Mann bitterly for not
voting for the bill to create bank exami-
ne,s and for his failure to support an
amendment 10 the Mann Byrd bill tax
ing dining cars In which liquor is sold.
Judge Mann replied to most OF the
charges. He criticised Mr.. Tacker for
his bringing into his speech 40 much
matter to which no reference Was made
In his first speech. Judge Msnu said
he bad no recollection Of having intro
duced the railroad bill Mr.. Tucker 81
luded to, but he thought reference was
bad TO a bill prohibiting jumping on
trains by persons not employees of rail.
roads. He read letter from Saxon
w. Holt, chairman of the committee on
banks, saying that the judge favored toe
principle OF bank examination, bu! was
opposed TO the bill on the ground thst 1t
provided for only two examiners and
placed their control under the Corpora
ton Commission instead of under the
insurance commissioners.
Judge Mann said he had voted to iu-
crease fees of commissioners and sherifs
because he thought they did not get
enough and be wanted to get good men
for the positions. He had opposed the
employers liability bill, be said, because
it was not broad enough. 81 wanted
It," he said, "to take In everybody.
Thst bill included only the railroads. "
He hsd voted for the bill regulating
drinking on trains because 1t Was legis-
ton asked for By the Virginia AsSocis'
ton OF Railway Conductors.
Judge Mann declared that Mr.. Tucker
had never devoted FIVE minutes OF his
life to work for the temperance cause.
81 want to say" said Judge Mann
with much emphasis, "thst any insinua-
ton that l vas ever derelict 10 my duty
as a member OF the Senate becsuse | was
counsel for the Norfolk and Western is
unqusli6edly false"
Besides the two candidates for gov
ernor, ]. r. Cation, q candidate for
Acknowledgements; Judge Williams.
candidate for attorney general, and Con-
gresham Lsssiter were present.