Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-07
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NEWPORT NEWS.
The Election Question Again.
pretty Home Wedding.


NEWPORT NEWS, VA. March o.
(special)-All doubt as 70 the po.9' ,or
OF holding legal election next 80 ,,,od
city officials seems to have peeh o'sp 3D.
by those who are in position W liz
stand the law governing the =. 4,
state of affairs I'm Newport News
the common belief that an act Va .,
LEGISLATURE providing for regis', a''o"
entirely unnecessary, ana that '"e '
no good grounds for fearing tennpolas
Acknowledgement. There are h""
n variety Of opinions as 10 no" '''e ~,
shall proceed to legally carry o", '"'
election. Some think that there Iuer.
especial haste for the CounSn 80 action
toral Board to meet and take any taiievo
,vithin their power. others hiiihH ,con
to the contrary. basing their pcici ~
sections rs and u OF the ooue 10 last
According TO the former sectloi,i' ,r',aeJav
dav OF registration Is the secOhu latter
&c Nov and as provided In the h.ae,
aection the registrars must SIT Nv ,tct-
nrior 10 this. and, Furthermore, 49, s.a NV
notices posted sixty days petoiS ,5iat.
en- AT all Those who think iiilIe ,i,',o
go ~ orn necessary according TO tnssV
tyrn sections say il Is very eNluehe 10 10
the Council must meet at once an 'a,,,,g
tablish electoral precincts, WI tha regis,
places at each. I'm order Una, Electoral
trars 70 be appointed by the Eie0,o .a.
Hoard NAV post their notices hot All ha
than Tomorrow, otherwise tuty 49, ~
nosted too late. Those VINO tlllin - ..'' ..royv
section of the Code proNluIlS 10 III, ~
regietration'' does not apply IN dns ~ a.
10 The nreeent question say that lheie re
no occasion for q special meetihS "
CITY Council. and the only Isa Iii he tn
meeting of the Council AT an VIZ, ,strarS
name the places where the reslsttttn,
shall sit. Tuesday, the regular MEMS rs
ni@bt thev think. will be ample TIME "
make those designations.
REPUBLICANS COINCIDE
Navor Post further informs your CORE
enondant that he will recommends W ~
Council at its meeting on lusSu"y, Ia
that the voting places OF ,hf 'l AZ n
designated at once. tolohSi 80, nartv
CLAW chairman OF the Republican pai ~,
of Warwick county, who coInmu l,l.S ~
with General Edgar Alan anu o a.,
mrnd WaddiIl. OF Richmond, 10 sSIu.,s re ns
formation In regard 10 tne ,p'oo,,,nstan cos
a legal election under the clrcuililsts noin
received replies this morning which soi
eide with the views Of all the prom, mn.
LAWYERS and politicians OF TINS cry 80
think that an election heid IN MdS ,ra,,nd
ia disnuted on any constitutional grouHu,
and the people I'm their sovereign capacisS,
can enforce their constitutional right' anu
have an election.
HOME MARRIAGE.
A very pretty home marriage took place
at the residence of Mrs. g. w. strlngnNSi .
late yesterday afternoon, py Wr0t So w.,
County e. lyman and Miss Mabel Claire Edwards
~ his civ. were made man and wiIe.
The ceremony was performed In the pre-,
enre OF only a few Of the most lntlldte
Srtords of The contracting parties by Rev.
George W. Wray, OF the methodist
church. Miss Bessie Springfield, COUSIN
of the brides, was the maid Of honor ana ,1l
Mr.. Phillip Bogers. brother Oh IN
groom. acted as best man. After the mar
rage the newly-wedded couple left for an
extended bridal tour throlgh the Norm.
Judge T. J. Barham. of the hns tlhgS
Court: Polce-Justice j. ID. u. bToMn
Citv-Treasurer Curtiss, Commonwealth 8
Attorney J. X. NJ Newton. and Chlei-ol-
Police S. ]. Harwood spent yesterday IN
Norfolk. examining the city recordS
and soliciting information pertaining l"
their respective Offices