Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-02
CHAIRMAN JAMES
KEEPS UP ATTACKS
. ON NLEX|NGTONMAN
Registers Caricature S shows
Him Returning" to House
o. Fathers.
CHARGES HE DISTRIBUTED
REPUBLICAN LITERATURE
Trinkle Worker Here Directs
10000 Be Printed-Sale
Cancels Order.
RESENTMENT WAVE SPREADS
Bristol Democrats Up i'm Arms.
Tucker Managers Forecast Big
Victory To-day.
RESENTMENT WAVE SPREADS
Bristol Democrats Up i'm Arms.
Tucker Managers Forecast Big
Victory Today.

Stirred to deep resentment by an
Insulting cartoon appearing Sunday
In the Danville Register. owned and
controlled by Rorcr 4. James chair
man of the State Democratic Com.
Nii'tec' voters were reported last
h'sht TO be hocking by the thous-
ands to the standard OF Harry ST
george Tucker. of Lexington, and his
MANAGERS here were confident th,,
he would sweep the State In his can
aidacy for the nomination for Gov.
ernor In the Democratic primary.
ihc cartoon depicted the distir-
sulshcd Democrat as the prodir,,
son. returning after an absence NJ
e'sht years to the house of his faith
crs. He is dressed in rags hut ,ho
battered silk hat and the thrs,dh,ra
ionS-tail coat Indicate that ho had
once been a man of r.sno,,,,,,,,...
ihc prodigai." with n suit casa i,
t's h"nu' Is on the threshold OF tho
"'' ""ere the Democrats OF Virginia
49, iotuihe their convention OF 1901.
me Subcrnatorial bee" is buzxinr n,
MS ear. In the distance no is shown
"iS'riohting Republican literature q,
'he campaign OF 1896. There 10 sbou,,
"iso Il communication to presia,n,
Roosevelt ing for Federal ,udro
snip ana reminding the G.. O. p cbicf.
'"'" ''"t ne mad been OF assistance
ri"kIe Managers Panicky.
' Lee irinkie's managers appeared
'"''e stricken when they sensed tho
,e'"isioh OF feeling among vo.,rs
'ro"Sht about by the insult levo,,l
AT distinguished Democrat of W..
s'hia by the chairman OF rho ro.,
Tor whom Mr.. Tucker had ,-,.s,
day and night. when ,b,
"Shs Tor election TO Congress
.'st 'a''' AZ that time Colonel james
'e''er to the candidate for
Governor expressing the deepest er,t
'"e ior The services he had ron.
"crep IN this campaign.
General w. w. Sale. monoc. :.
'"e lrihkie campaign. expressed 20.
at the publication of tho oar.
'oo"' uehouncing it as "untime,vw
"''housh AN attachc of his heoaouar
'crs, Il. y. Harmon, had on s,,,ra.
according TO an affidavit made y.sta.
day by w. II. Berry. Jr
mug Company, or
o'''o 'hat 10000 of these cartoons he
e''uek OH. Later in the day the order
was cahccIed. General Sale said vos.
'eruay that Harmon has no "onicio,"
connection with Trinkle he,do,,r
ters: That he is Il volunteer v,orto
from brunswick, and is nor on rho
pay roll. y statement was given M,
IN which il was said that General
.'"'' h"u countcrmanded the order for
'nc cartoons when he heard IL had
oeeh given. 1t was printed the next
uay IN the Danvillc Register.
Jnn,cs Follows In ATTACK
rms insult by Colonel James
newspaper is n follow-up of the e,ev-
ehth-hour attack made by the Dan.
Viiie Register on Mr.. fuckers po,iti.
car record In the issue of July %
IL was said that the Lexington candi-
date mad boltcd the Democratic party
IN 1896. Mr.. Tucker branded this as
false. and copy of his speech mad,
AZ the Tenth District convention dur.
ing that campaign shows that he
placed himself uni'inchingly on rec
ord as standing by both the nominee
~ 'ieei"cHt ana 1or the Democrat
who should succeed him as the stand
ard-bearer OF The party in the Tenth
FOR Congress. In the face OF this
denial and proof Of the truth OF Mfr.
fuckers declaration that he has al.
ways been Il loyal Democrat and has
fought the battles OF the party for
the last forty years. Colonel James
as owner OF the paper. has not only
refused TO rctract the charge, but has
amplited IL by the additional one
that MIR Tucker distributed Republi-
can literature.
Richmond Democrats yesterday did
not hesitate to express Indignation at
the cartoon. II was the ono topic OF
discussion on the streets and in every
place where people congrcgate. Slr.
fuckers managers said last night
that the shift to the Tucker column
by voters who believe In fairness, es- $
pecially on the part of tho man who
is chairman OF the party and whose
position Is considered quasi judicial.
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