The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-24
GOSSIP OF POLITICS
The Board Of Commissioners of Halifax
TO Make Returns of News Ferry.
THE CHESTERFIELD SENATORIAL CONTEST
MIR. George w. Helms Cnndldncy for
Superintendent of tho Eenitcn-
tiarS Chief Howard and the sun
dny I.nw and the tsoidncSs of the
saloon haccpers Commented Upon

Richmond. Va. Nov 23.-(SpcciaD-
The state CanvnsSinE Board will meet
az the Capital Monday Some Interests
inS contests viii come up, among them
hat Of ltcescc u'op) VS. Hudson (Dcm) :
of Halifax. Thursday the Court of Ap-
pealS granted n pcrrmptory mandamus
To compel the Board of Election Com
miSSioncrs of Halifax To return TO tho
State Boarl the vote of News Ferry
precinct ~ copy of the order has been
served on all the commissioners. but
II is not likely that they act in
time To send corrected returns by Mon
day. In such an event Mr.. Edgar Al
len will ask the state Canvassnrs to
pass by Halifax by throwing out News
fcrry precinct <cGSec was defeated At
tOrncy-Gcncral scott, who did not intend
to b" present at the meeting Of the
board, has been tclegraphcd to come.
Air. Villain NJ Flanagan. the Scna-
tor-clect in tho Chesterfield district. is
here. He states that MIR. Parrish, who
is cOntcSting his election has Just com
plctcd the taking of dcpostions. and ac-
curdinE to the way in which Mr.. Flnn-
aEan looks nt the matter the contest
| has fallen very fiat. The Scnatoy-cicct
says the great fight is as 10 the Third
Ward In Manchester. which Mr.. Par
| rich wanted thrown out. ana that the
| contestant failed utterly to show any
| cause why this should be done. II Is
generally believed here that Mr.. Par.
Ilsil mas n weak tuSp. Win All the cIcC-
| tion machinery in the hands of the
| Democrats there was no opportunity
| afforded for cheating by the Repub-
| licans.
| Mr.. George NJ. Helms, of Rocky
Mount. who Is opposing Mai. l5. w
Lynn for the office of Superintendent
| OF the rcnitcntiary, Is here to-day. HC
has gone into the fight very much IN
earnest. In Delegate Saunders, of his
county. and Senators Withers and fred
way, of PittSylvnuia. he has able cha III
pions. Mr.. Hclms was a collector, of In,
| tcrnal Revenue under MIR. Cleveland
| first administration and Is said To he Y
| very popular man i'm his section of tn,
| state. He is trying to defeat a. mar
| who is Il hard one To heat
| JudG" w. H. Mann has gone out OF
town and consequently could not bt
seen to-day for anything that he might
| have to say in reference to the inter.
view of the Governors as to the Lunen'
| burg prisoners. published to-day. The
| Governor claims that Judge Mann sug
! frStcd the course hc pursued in this
| matter, and that lie would not have or
| dercd the prisoners held here il Judge
| Mann had not said he thought this
| way the best thing to do. Nothing has
! been heard at this writing from City
| Sergeant Eppcs, who is at LuncnburS
Courthouse 10 answer for contempt.
'Hlcl ol ibllCe Toward mas btcn
| given to understand by the Police Board
| that his powers with reference To clos
| ing saloons on Sunday are much larger
| than he thought they were and to-da V
| the Chief had conference with his
| captains. He probably gave them or
ders for execution tomorrow. Since
| Mai Howard became Chief he has re-
| ported ~ harkccucrs. Many of those
| who kept their places closed while he
WAS making the campaign hot are be
| coming boldcr and are selling on sun
day.