Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-12
ON THE PENINSULA.
NEWPORT NEWS AND HER COMING
MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
Many Candidates I'm the Fie'd' anu
LIVELY Contest Expectea-Mngru-
der Camp Elects omccrs-"ee''"S
os the Circuit Court.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA, March H.
,caoc,o, EVEN at this early date can
1,dates for the several municipai or'.
49,, loorning up, and all Indications poi"'
- an interesting, as well as eNc''ins'
s,..,,or IN the spring. It Is geherahy
,.,,,ovea nv those who claim to De III
.,,s,,,on 20 known that Mayor POST WI,
,,,.,.o,, 20 be a candidate for secohu
.s-r, "a the city's executive mayor
post has discharged the duties VI .,'s
,a,ce so ably and satisfactorily III inv
,ntancv Of Newpor, News as a CITY 'na'
:. - conceded that he will receive strong
~, "a a candidate for re-electioh'
80 A Moss has also been men
<sa.ua q, connection with this ONCE. ana
:, "a authoritatively stated 'ha' ne wa"
no supported by the Newport NEWS
Y,sroocratlc Club, which mas nieinoei-
,h,n Of ZsS Mr.. ID. G. Smith, the popu-
L. clerk of Courts. has announcer MS
.o,a,dacy for reelection, and the other
nSidatcs spoken of for that ONCE are
a. s Robinson, Mr.. NJ %. MOTIFS:
~ Hon. T. T. Powell, Democrats anu
NJ Il l.. Henley, Republican NO en-
-,,aata has announced himself for Clty
s,.D".s,,rs- other than the present holder
~ that office-Ar. J. NJ Curtis. MT. w:
u Rai,ard viii dispute the rights OF all
coners TO step into his SHOES as Soi,i-
missioner OF the Revenue. MT. Il. ~
uerndon OemocraD ana MT. Masi uuei
ID Jones Republican) VIII DE caiiuiua az,
for this office. City-Sergeant r. W. NM
stead will also be candidate LOT
election, and opposing him as cahuiua,es
will he Constable r. L. SHIELD, MT
coorce " helms, Mr.. L. NJ. johnson,
and Mr.. G. T. Uzzell Democrats, ana
can,ain Enoch Clayton Republican). Mr.
X M. Newton will again run ior
commonwealth Attorney, ana as iar as
a. known at present has no opposltion'
Mr. w. X. Stowe, Jr., Mr.. Georse W.
Crow. and Mr.. II u. Gaines, all Demo
Gratis win enter the contest for the OIL
fee OF High Constable.
MAGPUDER CAMP.
Az n called meeting of Magruder camp
Confederate Veterans, held at the court
house last night, the following oflcers
were elected for the ensuing year
George w. helms, commander; W. w
Faulkner, first acknowledgements w.
II Tallman, second acknowledgements
err: T. NJ. Southall, third lieutenane-coiL
TnaQder. II. A. EuDd4An, euJ~eo.'N' - =
Shit. quartermaster; c. II. Blnns' ser
reant-ma1or: w. NJ. Taylor, treasurer;
~. II. Stennett, chaplain; II. s. McPher-
son. officer Of the day; II. j. Fleury, VI
dette: It A. Lacy color-sergeant; +. IL;
Hudson, color-guard; ]. II. Ware second
color-cuard. Last nights meeting was
The most successful since the organization
OF the camp and the prospects are un-
usually bright for a large increase OF
membership In the near future Ihe
camp has decided to go to the encamp-
nent at Richmond next June In body.
The Peninsula Gas, Light, Fuel, and
Power Company was chartered yesterday
afternoon by Judge T. j. Barham, OF the
CORPORATION Court. The capital stock OF
the company is 10000. 1t will ask the
CITY Council for franchise at an early
meeting of that body.
CIRCUIT COURT.
The Circuit Court of the city OF New
mort News opened its first session at the
courthouse yesterday morning, with
Judge L. II. Gunter on the bench.
majority of the attorneys Of the city
qualified to practice law before the
court Nearly the entire day to-day was
occupied In transferring suits and cases
pending in the Corporation and County
courts.