The Washington herald., 1909-07-07
OFFICE-HOLDING
TRUST ATTACKED
Creature of Machine" Is
Alarmed, Says Tucker.
SPEAKS AT FREDERICKSBURG
Says Certain State Officials Are
Pleading with Friends that They
VIII Lose Jobs II Tucker Is Elected.
Judge Mann Asked a Series of
Very Warm Questions.
So . The - Herald

EDecal TO The Washington Herald
Fredericksburg, Va. July 6-Harry St
George Tucker, Of Lexington, In opening
a whirlwind campaign Of the Northern
section Of Virginia here tonight. raped
tho ''Offioe-holding trust" which Is a
creature OF the Democratic State organi-
zation," that Is supporting Judge Mann
he also asked Judge Mann a series OF
startling questions.
In the course OF his remarks. Mr.. Tuck
er said:
In many parts Of the State the Office
holding trust seems quite alarmed In
Shenandoah County Mr.. Bausernan, the
commissioner OF asylums OF the State, is
riding over his county !zapleading his
friends 20 vote for Judge Mann. because
If Tucker is elected he WI lose his fob.
Mr. Mcdonald Lee. chairman OF the
board OF fisheries, has already announced
that be VIII not be a candidate for To-
election II I was elected, but would be II
Judge Mann was
Joseph g Doherty, the commissioner
OF labor for the State I understand. Is
making the same appeal IN the city OF
Richmond 10 his friends.
GOvernOrship Lost Sight OF.
THE appeal seems 10 be not that Judge
Mann is the best man for governor. but
that these several gentlemen viii lose
their jobs II he is not made governor.
The great once OF governor Of the State
is lost sight Of in the decision Of the
question OF whether Bauserman, Lee and
DOherty are to retain their jobs.
by what authority do these gentlemen
claim that they Will lose their jobs II
am elected. and Will retain them If Judge
Mann is have never promised any man
anything, and viii not. Has Judge Mann
promised these gentlemen that he viii
r0Cain them in Office? Has no attempted
TO mortgage the Office OF governor before
he Is elected? Can the governor, whose
duty II IS 10 conduct the affairs Of the
State for the good OF the whole people
do Il by promising IN advance Offices TO
people? Can Judge Mann answer wheth-
er he has promised these men, who are
saying that their only salvation depends
on his election?
school Book Question.
''wm Judge Mann answer why he
voted for the double list rather than the
single list OF school books. entailing
great cost upon the people Of the Com
Inonwealth2 VIII he answer why he
votel and fought against the employers
liability bin. which deprived hundreds
and. IL may be. thousands Of widows and
orphan children Of this Commonwealth
OF proper compensation for the loss OF
husband and father? VIII he answer
what his animus was against men who
haul saw longs, when he threatened them
by fine and Imprisonment II they failed
10 mend a bridge or repair a road which
they had injured within five days after
such injury? is a saw log worse than
an engine, or IS the man who IS engaged
n bringing that source Of wealth 70 the
market 70 be singled out as a jailbird
rather than a public benefactor?
"Wiu Judge Mann tell Us what his en-
gaEements were that kept him from
Petersburg during the local option cleo
tion, when they we're calling 10 him 10
come over into Macedonia and help them2
VIII he tell US where he was. and what
Il was that broke the continuity OF hts
thirty-fve years service TO temper
ance, by staying away from the place
Of his residence in that hot fight?
whisky Element Support.
''Wiu Judge Mann finally explain to
the people Of Virginia why the leaders
Of the whisky element in the State. whom
he has been fighting for thirty-fve years.
are now throwing up their hats for him?
'VVin Judge Man tell the people why
he refused TO meet me in joint discus
sion in each Congressional district Of
the State. and why he refused 10 meet
me in the city OF Richmond IN discussion
when requested to do SO by the Rich
rnOnd Times-Dispatch. which agreed %
pay all expenses OF the meeting2
These are q few OF the questions
which the people OF the State would like
70 have answered"