Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-04
DECIDE TOMORROW,
National Republican Con-
gressionai Committee
TO REOPEN THE QUESTION
'The Calling of the Convention VIII, he Dis
cusssd ana the Craftsmanship Con
troversy Settled. Post master
Isurrnushs' Statement.

Tomorrow afternoon the National Re
publican Congressional Committee will
decide which is the regular Republican
| organization Of the diStrict-the Bur
roughs or Carney committee. Bot Ii
sides will be given hearing ana the.
| result vii be patiently awaited. .
The Wise people scored point on
their opponents when they succeeded
in inducing Chairman Hull. OF the Ma
tlnnal Republican Congressional Com
niItce to issue a letter authorizing
their chairman. Mr.. $. b. Carney. of
Portsmouth. to call Congr. ssional
| convention for this district. but ii
see ms that the chairman WAS too has1y
and was compelled to back-redal AZ
ter National Committeeman George T..
| l:owden and Pos ;master S l.. Bur
rcughs. of Portsmouth. appeared be-
fore the committee in Washington and
laid their side of the case before him
it was decided to reopen the case and
tomorrow was fixed as the day for
hearing the matter. |..
Postmaster Fred Read will leave for
Washington tonight to be present at
the hearing. He is confident that after
hearing both sides OF the case the Ma
t"nal Congressional Committee will re-
cc4niZe the present organization.
District Chairman Burroughs. who
returned from Washington Friday NOR
| Ming. made the following statement 10
s,.,, ,,., r,,;n,. ~ ~ ,.'a'pG 49, i.a''H
The Wise people have been working
on the National committee for tlle last
three weeks, it seems, With all sorts of
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sfin amd ~, 1l,,,,i,, ,,i ;,
/, n.th ~. cn,n, 49,
upon to give the matter Il hearing. and
he secretary Of the con1nnitte. Was di-
rtctcd !" write to me. informing me
.ant ~ 80 70 -; '''''' ~
| .SnH IN ,lI w ',i'H ~, Ius s:'',' ~,
cours,. maj int,,, t,,nL ~ ,',,in,r 49, 49,
In m. nrst Mao, nv ,,,r,. wa. ~, ~,
sI..llrd ma ~. iat ,..,. ,,,;s,i;r.,,.,i ~
I,r.r,j,m b,.,..,s ~. I.,,.',. ,., ~
So. In. ynIrscirH,,nh IT,. r.,,.i,,i,',,
nrod,,rei an nry,lnn.., 40 l;.i,,;,,n
vas & r Rurrnws Snrrnll. W. I'M.
letter ,yns mailed ~ q " n an ,hn .,,,i,
IT was received IN NnrfollS IN ia jim f.
remained in no oH1ca . nv. IVA 49,, :.
sent to Portsmouth an tha 3S1h "a So.
whether az. nor n was intnnda,l ~, n,.s
II was received ~ the no.t otfi .x, =, -.
or o'clock r. NJ. We'll nov If nan.
pened tina, at s o'clock on tho ,fiar-
nom Of ~. oSth ybj,b w,s C,,,aa,. =
looll IN. steamer for N,sbinrtnn 60 ,r
rn,,rsa T ala ~ ,ra, ,hn, Ia,ts r. 80
lows ,hai | knew n,ihina .,hoI,r 80 ~
ton Of IN. national committee a,-,s-n !,
not Ga near them whil. / VAS in WASH
iryton.
well. what does the Wise crowd y,
but got to the committed and sov:
This man ;,,ryou"hs Is IN .,nlyn ~.
hasn't been near yo,, ur.s i..unr;n. :.
YOU entirely.
You see how they worked If - con
t;nued Mr.. Burroughs "Wnsn't thar
sharpo They GOT The committees nnJ
and then nr6cecde1 n wnrL than, IN.
result was the action disposinc of M
and putting MIR. carney ~ th,. h,,d nf
district affairs.
II returned from, WASHINGTON an
Wednesday and found tina, famous let :
ter I'v,. been telling Won about avaitinp
| me- Further intrlligcncc the next dan
| took US to WASHINGTON
w. went - NJ. yJun ana ola bi,,
the circumstances OF the case, ana IL.
| at one. said il would b. necessary ~
| hear the matter further "a, nj nn,.,
notified the other rar,ies that Mr.. car
u.y was not to nrocec1 "a c,ll !, cn,,
vention until after the whole matter
| had been gone over. / am not afraid
| r., va M ,,.t ~ w ""'eh u
| ..II,,. nIi,t ~, - .-,