Evening star., 1919-12-21
TUCKER IN RACE
FOR GOvERNORSH|p
Lexington Man Is Hailed as
Candidate at Meeting in
Richmond.

RICHMOND. Va. December 20 tSpe-
ciai).-Harry st. George Tucker of
Lexington and Washington will make
the race for governor to succeed Gov
DAVIS. This is the statement made
here following a visit of Mr.. Tucker
as member Of the state war history
commission. Mr.. Tucker remained for
a day or SO after that business was
completed and took occasion to drop
IN on another conference in session
here-the game wardens from all
parts OF the state. There he was greet.
ed with considerable warmth, for Mr..
Tucker is well known. The game war
dens have, in nearly every instance.
been named since Gov. Stuart retired
from office
Mr.. Tucker is strong with the ele-
ment that is now in charge of the en-
forcement of the game laws. Also,
they are convinced that he should
have been named to fill the vacancy
in the United States Senate following
the death Of Senator Martin. Mr.
Tucker was several times congratu-
lated by the wardens as being a can
didate for the governorship. This does
not in any way change the complex
ion of things politically. Lieut.. Gov.
b. Frank Buchanan of Smyth is al
ready. in the race. having announced
his candidacy months ago. He and his
friends are at work and the lines are
being drawn for hard fight.
May Revive Old Issues.
Should Mr.. Tucker formally declare
his entrance, the chances are that the
same lines and issues that obtained
ten years ago. when Mr.. Tucker and
Judge Mann were candidates, will be
revived. Mr.. Tucker was defeated by
a small vote, but since that time the
element that backed Judge Mann is
very much stronger. and is far better
organized than in that memorable
contest
Reports made SO far from the coun-
ties show that the poll tax payments
have not been nearly SO heavy as in
the cities. The truth of the business
is that the counties the coming year
have no elections of any sort save
and except those for representatives
and n United States senator. They are
given to the LIST of May to pay their
poll taxes ond be ready to vote,
whereas the city people will have
spring elections. There are 1000 fewer
votes on the lists here this year than
was believed when the rush was on.
There are many who have paid up
and who will have no part in the
election of the spring, merely getting
ready Tor tue congressman mere al z
more repu blicans here than for years,
there being club OF zoe white men
VINO are meeting weekly and taking
L keen interest in public affairs.
Check to square Delinquents.
From a lawyer from southwest Viz
ginia one of the men who looks after
the legal end of business for big cor
pora tions. here a few days ago made
the statement that he had been in
formed that a check for several thou
sands of dollars had been sent to one
of the tidewater counties with "A
heavy population for the purpose Of
uavine the poll taxes for certain citi-
zans who had allowed themselves to
become delinquent. AS the county will
have no election until the fall IL may
be that there is n congressional seat
involved. for the taxes have not Yet
I.ee-, sent to the state treasury
one of the big features of the re-
nort OF the state prohibition commits
sioner. Just made public. is the saving
% the state in the way OF criminal
.xncnses DR. Peters shows that there
j. a decrease in this one item of about
81, 900 and that when all the cost 5
have beeu charged up, and the re-
fein,s to the state balanced. 1t is seen
thar in actual cash there has been
maid to the state more than $lO,UOO
above the entire operations OF the de-
nartment since the day IL began pns1-
ness with more than $1,000 due from
IN. federal government to reimburse
thc state for taxes paid on liquor IN
r,ossession of the department, and on
,,-bich no tax should have been as
.eseed and which has been ordered
refunded. ,,s