The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-28
POLITICS ON THE PENINSULA.
The Two Electric Lines Practically
Tnhrr the namc OWnership.


NEWPORT NEWS. VA. July 21-spe-
cal.-The war is on. Williamsburg has
been selected as the place for holding the
senatorial and delegate conventions. Au-
gust ust has been named as the date
These facts are the result of "a meeting
of the Democratic county chairmen a-
notel Warwick at noon to-day. All OF
the counties were represented. as follows;
Euzabeth CITY Frank Shield, Newport
News T. J.. Watson. WILLIAMSBURG, a.
r. Harrell. james city a. j. Barnes
York. ". T.. G0mgan. Charles CITY 10
~. Wilcox: New Kent Leni Barnes.
King William ID. /. Lewis. Warwick,
j. H. Crlnord and T.. C.. Madison.
There being TWO Chairmen IRON W are
wick. 30 became necessary to decide De-
tween them or to mako some other arr
rangement by which the proceedings
could De rendered harmonious. A motion
t0 give 90 each half vote was Noted
down. A motion to deprive Warwick OK
"a vote in the proc acdings until the matter
was settled. carried. and the question.
after some hot words between the rival
chairmen. went over for awhile.
Williamsburg was then selected Tor tne
conventions by a vote OF seven 90 one
and Mf. ~ w. Wilcox. who acted a5
chairman of this meeting was selected i'
call both the senatorial and the delegate
conventions together The time OF inc
meeting of the conventions was then
unanimously fixed for August 3isr
Delegates are 90 Dee elected on q basis
of one for every fifty votes for TYLER in
the gubernatOrial election ana iftcilo"
OF fifty over tweuty-it was formerly lr'c-
uOn over twenty-five. This gives New heHl
one more vote. making tho total lh the
senatorial convention seFenly-ihiee. ,"c
total n the delegate convention oe'Hs
twenty less.
Coming back to the contest in warwick:
rna meeting referred tho whole matter
to the committee of ten of the state COM
mittee with a request that 30 order am
election 10 Doe held at Warwick Court
house on court day which is August -A'n.
Here is where the war comes I'D. II
there is not trouble In the Old free o.'le
on that day political prophets are mars
and the truth is not iu them. Peaceanie
men are going 10 stay away. As one OF
the Madison men said after tne meeting
we are going 20 settle This matter
mechanically. II possible iorclniy'
necessary" IL will never oe settied ami
caDly.
n II Is settled at all. 10 VIII not ne az
Warwick Courthouse on that daie' TOT 10
may be pat down for fact that what
ever may be- decided upon there the
other side r. going 20 carry a contestlnB
delegation 10 the convention.
n has been suggested that the two rival
cnatrnon get their crowds together and
take them 10 the courthouse on the date
set and instead Of voting, get together
and neht II out Then let the best man
80, 81 let n be a case Of the survival OF
the nttest. This procedure may be par
tauv adopted Who knows?
Perhaus the GOrdian knot may be cut
nv the convention not recognizing either
man.
n indications count for anything. Eliza
neth CITY county Is doubling mp with YORK
on ryler and If the combination carries
II will be a hard one 10 beat.
meeting OF the stockholders oi the
Peninsula Railway Company was heii
Al noon to-day and the deal was con
summatod bv which Alexander Brown
son. Of Baltimore. who own the BOMBS o.
the Newport News and Old Point nan
way and Electric Company. acquired
controlling interest in the Peninsula Com
panys property.
It is officially stated that tho two com
panles Will maintain their separate or
carnations and that one VIII nave no.
thing 10 DO with the o,her-tHat the Two
lines Will be completed according to their
franchises. and that system OF trans
ters viii be established between them Dy
which the people viii benefit. As.-A--s -.