The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-18
Says M es sag e to Bal
Had No Personal
Application.
TOOK POSITION AT
PRIOR ELECTION
Thought It Mistake to Promise
Appointment to Selection by
Attorneys-Goes Into Detail
in Denial of Charges by
John B. Minors
Friends.

n
4me Richmond bar Tuesday was n
Il ended to refer IN any way to the
4 candidacy or Jonn b Minor FOR tn,
4 udsesh!p Of the Chancery Court Of
4<i chn.ond. was made yesterday bv
4 Governor william Hodges Mann In a
5ls!sned statement. the Governor asserts
u hat lie had 10 feeling against Mr.
4iinor, or any objection 20 him IN any
Nay. and al proof ne Offers the as
Il portion that ne expressed 10 prefer
Il nee as 10 tho iudgeship 10 any per-
Il on. not even 70 his own son. who has
j aceniiy been called TO the Richmond
4 ar ana who was q voter in Tuesdays
8nect.ng.
n AS explanation o: his message to the
a ar. Governor Mann goes back TO the
A lection OF Judge Beverly 7. Crump
3ast autumn as fudge ot ,he Law and
S1quity court or this city. Just prior
Il taat occasion, the Governor prom
4 Sod representatives. Of tho bar that
Il % would appoint any one selected
"A y tho attorneys OF this city. Later.
a q regretted having made this promise,
a nd 10 prevent inc possibility ~ a re-
II lined 20 notify the Richmond bar that
"a would not SO bind himself
n Would Not Surrender Right.
Il Accordingly he asked Richard Eve
e. Byrd. by letter. 20 make tho state
81 len' that ne would not commit himself
;do the appointment u any person who
II Guild be- recommended. r~>e.vins the
y Knit 10 use ATS own Judgment =
Il opy ~ the letter 10 Mr.. Byrd Is tn
81 nded lu inc statement az the Cover
il There was mach surprise when the
81 saAe q the Governor was received.
"A ma aft.r Mr. Minors defeat Tor the
81 .edcshlp by william y Moncure. The
Fl lends o. Mr.. Minor. thinking their
Il yori,e mad been aimed at. sought for
"a sons which might have actuatcd the
a xecat.ve THESE supposed causes II
n tion are taken up ~ the Governor
&! his reply. which is as follows
n Hot springs Incident.
II In your paper OF thie morning no
81 20 an article based. / suppose. on
"a n interview with some one unknown
"A me. and an editorial. the article
81 ,tribut!ng to me motives which
y Ia not nave. and the editorial call
81 to- an explanation. I Will take
HON up separately DURING the
q renuous years preceding my noHi-
lation in 1909 l I'D permit my dues
a the Bar Association. which had
ri OF been able TO attend for years. 10
HI behind. and when I attended the
d leetlng at Hot Springs. after the
ID rimary OF that year. was courte-
4dusly informed b. NJ. --inor that my
81 anne had been dropped for failure to
81 AZ dues. lie. however. very kindly
"a ranged the matter for me, and I
81 anne from Hot Springs With very
L easant recollections OF Mr.. Minor.
II had forgotten. until saw the pa
Her this morning. that re acted as
ounsel for Dr. Darlington. never
|rit!cized him or ha- the slightest
n ,eling on account OF MS connection
"a 18th that case. Nothing that he did
81 as even disagreed BILE to me.
81 1t is true that In appointing the
81 ar examiners that appointed Hon
d1il!am 3. McIlwaine. OF Petersburg,
III preference to Nj Minor Not be-
So luse had the slightest objection to
i&1r Minors,s l preferred Mr.. McIlwaine.
81 no had been a lifelong friend. man
81 hose ability was generally recog
81 zed. md whose character and SER
Il ices to the State entitled him to
Me respect and confidence of the PEG
"a OF the state. Certainly. I mad not
81 ie slightest feeling against =. Min
Re In proof of this said nothing
81 my son in reference TO his vote
q nd never mentioned the matter 10
~ one
history OF hiH rosition'
- Months ago. certainly before there
81 as any animation Of Judge Grin
s. ms resignation, stated in the pres
S. nee OF my secretary. Mr. owen and
3olonel b. o. James. Secretary of the
81 ommonwealth. and Hon. r. e. Byrd.
N ie latter not being present with the
hers, that l did not think the Gov
II nor ought to surrender ms power
81 matter OF the appointment OF the
81 n I correc,iS r.n,a,,,,or befa~o .,o