Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-31

peiotc tne Republican toll.rrSsjnr.I
convention OF this; district. which Will
Der J.
rms candidate will be DR.. Ios.pil
Charles. Il practicin= physician. who
mas been resident of Newport News
for the last fifteen years. White the
mn" delegates from this city gu To the
convention uninstructed it is Known
that they will support Or. Charles IA
a man. and i, is certain lha, the War
wick county delegates will ais, 90 ;or
him.
Or. Charles is We'll known in political
circles Last spring H.. headed the Re
publican municipal candidate for may
VI, ana 4 few months prior IL that tim,
he was an applicant for the appoint
hient as collector OF customs for this
port He first launched into politics
some years ago when he ran aga;nS,
City Treasurer j. NJ. Curtis ful. ,re:tsu
rer oil Warwick county. Or. Charles *
an ardent Republican ana is universally
popular both as 4 physician ana citi-
zen.
II is now patent that Congressman
Richard \. WiS,. will not h.. the ,o.ni-
nee of his party. In his own strnnghol,.s
he seems I" have been nutgcilrr;llad
and delegates We're elected vino nl,,t,....
his candidacy on the Republican ticket
II Is apparent that his faction has citi,-
er Isl strength ar interest Throughout,
The district. However. it is likely iiia
he VIII permit his name 10 b. placed be
fore the. convention.
Other Republicans are spoken of as
cahdid;tteS Tor the nomination. prom
nent among them being Colonel John
j. Dyer. OF Southampton county: At
tnrneNs Floyd Hughes and Hugh Mil
Ter, of Norfolk. and Captain Holland. nf
Windsor. isl, of Wight county. At
present Captain Holland is a jackson
vile. Fla. in command 81 :, company
belonging to the Fourth Virginia req
nent. II is thought, he Will make. Il
popular candidate With the masses
So far very little interest has ben
manifested in this city over the coming.
election Neither I'll. Democrats nor
the Republicans have opened the cam
naign. II WAS expected that Hon. W.
a. Young the Democratic candidate
for Congress. would have mad. at lea t
one address in the town by this time.
It may be that the Democrats think
they have 4 walkoNcr Or they do 10,
wish to show their hand till the Repuh-
llcans pl;accsa candidate in the field.
MUST GET NINETY VOTES.
The number OF votes necessary for
choice is ninety. Th. delegates al
ready elected IN opposition To the Wis.,.
forces is eighty amt if Norfolk CITY
gives Eowd.n its support as there i
every reason IL believe. as the ward
N.tIu Itlt'llI!S.S .ltIt'SH l!!c water LAST
night was 4 sweeping H"wden victory,
there viii he l0I anti-NiS,. Votes.
The returns fran the other lwo elite.
and FIVE counties OF the district tha;
have already elected their delegates: l.,
the convention To he held next Wednes-
day show III. follow:
Newport News. y.
Portsmouth 10.
Isle Of Wight ..
NanScninnd, ~.
Princess Anne. 10.
Southampton. II.
Surry, :.
Total, so. ~
There is now no G"uht that tie B,w-
den people Will have enough delegates
at the convention IL elect their choice
provided the anti Wise people center on
a candidate. and this vii! probably be
done.
AT a meeting of the District Con
gressional Committee. Of which ME-
l.. Burroughs is chairman. held son,e
time ago. it was unanimously resolved
as follows:
Whereas ii is an open secret that
elections in this district have to! many
years been honey-combeil With frauds
Of the most Migrant character. and that
thousands nf homes, ballots have been
thrown out To accomplish the defeat II
the Republican party. and thereby dis
franchising the Republican, voters CT
the district. and moreover 1t is not be
lieved that our party law ever for 4
moment contemplated making sich dis
honest returns Il guide for representa-
ton in n Republican convention. there
fore be it
Resolved. That this committee. in the
interest of fairness. deem it cmincntly
proper to,adopt as u basis OF repreSa nj
alton in the convention called IT, no!nl-
nate a candidate for Congress. the vote
which the present Republican House u
Represent have declared by II;
decision to be correct in the contested
election lately passed upon by it.
This decision win make the convcn-
ton composed Of IFS delegates. divided
up as follows: Charles City county. g.:
Isle OF Wight county .: James CITY
county. 5; Nansemnnd county. 20: War
wick county. 6: York county. ~ Nor
folk City, -; Portsmouth City. 10:
Newport News City. Q. Williamsburg
City .; southampton county. III: Prin-
cess Anne county. 10: Surry county. ~;
Elizabeth City county. l.: Norfoll;
county. SO.
Dec,is Recorded
The following deeds have been admit