Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-15

delegates. OF this number. col :, i,
BoSklh. candidate for the Senate, :s.-
ceived - delegates certainly. and pos
S!DIy Z3-;lll Martin men, Of course
walter johnson, president or the board
u oupefflsors OF the county. and a
Martin man, was nominated TO-. m.
House.
YORk'S DELEGATES.
Notices have been posted calling The
brutoh york County, Democrats to-
gethcr on Thursday August 24th I,
erect delegates TO the con.entiuns 81
enc election OF these delegates ,h,. vo,
erS VIII express their preference Tor
IhItcd States Senator to be elected
by the next Legislature
WANT HIM TO RUN.
hon, Thomas Temple Powell. Who
mas served the district So acceptably
IN the House Of Delegates for two SIS
sions. is IN receipt OF Il large number
on letters from well known persons
throughout the district, asking him to
announce his candidacy for the House.
again.
When asked about uhc matter YES
terday Nh Powell admitted that ID
had received number Of letters along
me line mentioned. He is not :, cam
dldate for the House and he has no
luea or coming out. If he should enter
the field. his friends predict A victory
for him.
BoYkIN's FIGHT.
The trouble over in Isle of N-ich,
county is not yet settled. Considerable
interest is manifested in the fight In
thls city IN acco"sstrxssr .a'xr.E isos XII. !,
popularity here AS the law partner ~
Mr.. r. NJ. Lett, Colonel Boykin has
\ been practicing in this city for several
Il years. and he is already as vel! known
mere as ne Is across the river. The
Coonels friends here believe he viii
eventually win in his fight Tor the Stare
Senate
Inc County Committee has ordered a
primary to be held next Saturday fer.
the purpose of nominating a candidate.
LOT the House Of Delcga ties. ana IT,.
selection OF delegates rs the SENATORIAL
convention, the regularity of the nomi-
MED.
! is not known whether the friends
OF pr. Bradshaw and Mr.. Stands VII!
Gonsen, to 90 into the primary. Mr.
Jones has expressed the opinion that
there viii be two tickets in the fed
Here is the Martin Hpykin side of INC
Isle Of Wight fight as set forth in tho.
resolutions adopted by the County EN-
ecutivc Committee:
Whereas III pursuance of 4 cal! of
the chairman Of the Democratic EN-
ecutiVc Committee Of the county of Isle
or Wight. a mass meeting was held at
the courthouse Of said county on the 18th
DAY OF August last to nominate a can
didatc Of the Democratic party for tn.
House of Delegates. and to select del
cEatcs TO the Senatorial convention to
be held at Suffolk on the Gath day OF
August and.
Whereas the conduct and action OF
the faction OF said party advised. aid
cd and actively participated in by Il
large number Of Republicans and non
residents Of said county. was not only
contrary to the established rules and
usaGcs Of the Democratic party, bur
was 50 violent, turbulent and menac ng
TO the public peace tina, it produced a
number of personal alterations and
difficulties OF such a nature that JUS
ticcs Of the peace Of said county. who
were present, felt constrained to com
mand the peace and invoked the asSs-
lance Of The sheriff Of said county TO
preserve the same, without being able
20 restore order or calm the tumull:
and
Whereas the said disorder. turbc-
fence and violence of said faction. Re
publlcans and non-rcsdrnts. was 50
great that the business OF the sd. "a
meeting could not be transacted; and
Whereas the friends ANA supporters
Of Or. Claude bradshaw one Of the
candidates for.>thr House Of Delegate s.
refused TO submit 10 :, count Of his
supporters by the four iciierS duly ana
legally selected in pursuance of Il res
plutinn Of sand meeting: two of whom.
in accordance with said resolution
were named by Or. Bradshaw and two
by II. \. Jones. tn" other candidate for
the House of Delegates. it having been
provided by said resolution that no
count should be considered or deemed
valid unless participated in or made ~
all four Of the tcilcrs appointed. and
Whereas G. r. Day. chairman Of The
SAID meeting. in consequence of sad
violence ana turbulence and in Gonsc-
quencc Of The refusal Of the supporters
81 !':. bradshaw to submit to q count
by the four tti!ers appointed as afo.c-
SAD, they insisting that they should
be counted by the telcrs appo'n ted by
Dr. BRADSHAW and none others upu,l
Y the advice of conservative Democrats
CT said county present at said meeting,
adjourned said meeting SUBJECT to lh.
action Of the Democratic Executive
Committee Of the said county: there
fore. be ii
Resolved. ]. That the Democratic
Executive Committee ri the county Of
isle Of wight. duly ana legally assem-
bjed IN pursuance To notice. ratify en-
dorse and confirm the action Of c. f..
Day. chairman Of the said meeting, III
adjourn'ng the same
That the pretended nomination
after SAID adjournment by a faction of