Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-29
10 NAME ,EGATES
Mass Meetings Will Be Held
Tonight.
l LIVELY y Z TINES Il LOOKED FOR.
Ca Candidates Al, Express eonnd. nc. 10 she
Result Contest in Hampton aud .
Elizabeth City is one of the Mort
Spirited on R cord.
LIVELY TIMES LOOKED FOR

Hampton and Elizabeth City count Y
tonight for the selection of delegates
to the Senatorial and legislative con-
vention. will no doubt be interesting
and 1t is expected that they will be
attended by large crowds.
The friends Of the va,i rs candidates
and those representing the independent
movement We're out in full force last
night, and all seemed certain of vic
tory. Crowds were congregated on
each street corner. while at many
places in the county small meetings
were held for the purpose Of selecting
the states OF those who will represent
each candidate at the meetings tonight
Never in the history OF Elizabeth City
county has political fight waxed
more warm: than this, and it is a mat
ter. Of conjecture as to who will be the
SUCCESSFUL man. especially so since the
independent movement began.
However. the friends of Mr.. F. F.
Causey were very sanguine, and viii e
there is no doubt of the closenesS Of
the result, his followers were conf
dent that ne would receive at least
eight out of the fourteen delegates.
There were some who believed that ne
fWould get tn solid delegation.
Mr.. Hughes friends were also iubi-
liant, and as is the custom in political
fights. they were sure he would land on
top.
able to Mr.. DouOhOe. and there We're
several in Hampton who considered
Mr.. Donohoe the successful candidate.
Those at the head Of the independent
movement to send uninstructed dele
gates were also very busy, and while
cause We're over confident Of success.
there were others who had little to say
regarding the outcome of ton: ght's
primaries.
The meeting in Hampton will be he'd
In the courthouse. AT Phoebus the
The Fox Hill Democrats will assemble
in the school building there, while
the Wytnle District meeting will also
be held in the school house near Slash.
For several days there has been a
rumor. going the rounds that a dark
horse was behind the independent
movement, and that if an uninStructsH
delegation be sent to the convention it
would mean the inevitable defeat of
the three candidates whose names are
before the mass meetings. While this
report lacks confirmation from those a
the head of the movement, there is a
considerable amount of truth in it.
The three candidates readily realize
this, and their friends VII go into the
mass meeting tonight With a determi-
nation to fight such step to a finish
In this thereEis likely to be trouble.
and many people believe the meeting
will be exceedingly bitter and hard
fought.
Last night the situation was entirely
too much complicated to arrive at any
accurate decision as ito who would win.
and it WIFI likely not be known until
after all the meetings are heard from
tonight.
From what could be CLEANED the sit
suatiOn is like this: Mr.. sDonOhoe will
get Phoebus' four delegates, Mr..
Hughes, OR the independent people,
\ Nythe's. hIr. Causey, it is thought,
will carry Hampton but no one could
sur1nise on the result at Fox Hill. OF
course these are claims made by the
supporters Of those interested, and
they may all be wrong. ;s3
5t The fight for the Senate is very much
in doubt. No one seemed willing or
ready to make any claims regarding
Mr.. Tyler and Mr.. Robinson, but it is
more than probable that Mr.. Tyler
will receive the, majority Of the dele
gates. Mr.Tyler spent yesterday in
HalmptoFl, as did his Brother Prof.
Lyon G. Tyler, OF Williamsburg. In
speaking Of the outcome Mr.. Gardner
Tyler said he was confident of the re-
suit, not only in this county, but when
the convention assembled at Williams
burg.
Toniglhts mass meetings are to be-
gin promptly at O'Clock.