Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-01
AF TER Mr., SCHMELZ
Effort to Keep Him Off the
Electoral Board.
THE LOCAL BOND ISSUE
Two Stories About Il Plan to Revive the
Measure in Richmond. To Aid
rerishing Cubans. Dying
.. Wonan's Charge.

Inforna tom concerning an effort to
defeat Mr. George Sdhmelz for MEM
barsh'D on the new ehsctorai boari, of
thfs unity was received here yester-
clay afternoon. The announcement
caused a stir among focal politicians,
and brought forth rlmarlls bf a decid-
edly spirited character. Two or three
months ago the Well known, banker,
who lives in Chesa peal Ike dis tl'ict Mr.
S@gar Whiting. of Hampton, and Dr.
L. II. Pal1'amore. Ns Wyuhe. wtre NOM
mated by the county executive conn
mittee for appointments by the present
Leg1s stature. as members of the e-Htg-
raj beard The committee meeting it
is said, was in all respects regular, and
therefore its action in the matter wus
LooktA upon as final. Before this the.
hoatri consisted of Nessrs Addison
Parker, of Wythe, James NJ Cumming.
of Hampton. and William H Shelton
of Chesapeake.
Until yesterday 1t Was not suspecteIl
that an effort was being made 10 pr
vent uhe e!ecton of Mr.. Schmelz The
scheme Was pressed quietly and would
doubtless have ,h=en consummnted
without r'emonstance but for the pres
enSe in nliclllnp.ld of one of theblnker's
tll7en'-ts. Who promptly notified HIM 10y
telegraph. Mr.. F.. M. Tennis, of CHI, s.
apeak-. MIST excellent man, was TO
be ns'mei in place of Mr. Schintslz. 1t
l.
ms was ever consulted upon the SUBJ
Jet. He is man of the highest sens,
tt nonor and it IS confidently averr d,
could not be induced to resort to sharp
practice to secure an office of any kind
Besides, membership on the electoral
BOARD Is mot q desirable party berth
un.er amy circumstances Indeed it
would not be IL it carried With it a
handsome salary. Sill the tribunal is
one on great Importance. and the, pur-
pose OF the county cor.mittee in rec
ommending the a2pJintmSnt OF Messrs.
Schmelz, Whiting sind Farra more, was
to pace its responsible duties upon this
shoulders of men Of high public and
private standing.
In the animated Legislative fight nf
last year, which snied in the election
OF Mr.. Montague as the 1oater dele
gate from Elizaihenh City and Accom-
&C counties, MIR. SchmeIz warmly sup
Ported the winning Gandidate as d1i
also DIR. Parramore. Mr. Whiting anil
Attorney ). GNtNon Cumming were thu
leaders on the other side All thre. of
THESE gentlemen werz then u,lil are still
members OF The county committee, a
majority of Nfhch artiently7 surportsil
the claims or Mr. Montague. Nothing
mas thappendii since the close of the
%!S.at!Ve c1t2teSt TO change the com
p!eXion of the boiy, and. accordingly
when the Time came to nominate a new
e.Tclo!dl DH!u the committee chose
three men who had fought under t,na
Elctor:sHs standard of Mr. Montague.
IN official communication was at once
laN-ireSsed to the representative. inform
ing him of the action taken. and re-
questinS e&m, at the proper time, to
present the names for confirmation.
This. it is Saa3l Mr.. Montague would
have done but for the fact that at the
last moment a change. which he sup
POSED to be satisfactory to all con-
cerned. was proposed, Mr. Sclhmelz's
name was dropped and Mr. Tennis inL
serted in its pace. AS the latter gen
tleman Was Cumming man his sub
stltutlon for Mr.. SGhmelz, promisel1
uhe young attorney the controlling in
terest in the electoral bear
Inc oniN advantage to BE- gained by
TINS allegei sharp practice lies in being
able I" name the judges of election,
ana If the story as told is true, it un-
doubtedly means that next years tight
for county offices, or rather for the
Democratic nominations, IS to be live
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