Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-03
nj ADDISON MAY APPEAL.
May Take County Chairmanship Contest
to State Central Committed.

According to 4 we'll authenticate re-
port. Mr. T.. g. Madison, the nominee.
|nl the Williamsburg convcntio ion for the
House of Delegates, aray appeal to tile
State Central Committee Is have the
Warwick county craftsmanship contest
rcuprncd
The state Executive Committee. con-
slsting of ten members Of the Central
Committee. recently sat for the purpose
or deciding this contest and DIR j. II.
Crai1nrd was recognized as the regular
chairman Of the Democratic party in
the old Free State
MI. Madison, i'm an interview in the
l'ally Press. declared tihat he
Does not recognize the right Of the OK
ecutive committee to decide a contest
similar to the. ono in warwick county.
Vie believes the Central Committees is
the only body which can properly CON
:aiucr the matter. This interview was
siVen PRIOR 10 the meetings at War
WICK Courthouse to elect delegates To
WiIia nlsi'urg and before The Senatorial
and Legislative conventions.
'lhc Madison people claim they hail
the largest number of registered voters
out mt the meetings at Denbigh last
Monday. They say by actual count
| there were 12S M;udsolitcs and 81 Graf
fordltcs at the courthouse.
Since Madison's victory slt Williams
burg, it is stated, his friends have pre-
VARIED upon him to go before abe State
Central Committee. feeling confident, as
they say, that he will stand Il better
chance OF getting his rights before that
tribunal.
MIR. Madison has not been in the CITY
since the convention, hut one Of his
close friends and cu-wOrkers Stated
THAT he believed the ma tier would go
before the State Central Committee
1t IS reported that a Republican can
dids,tc for llh.. House of Delegates will
it1I n 10 4.
announcement has been made yet ami
ut is not known that the man spoken of
viii come out but Notwithstanding
there us a ruImor to the effect that he
will.
1t can be stated authoritatively that
iii Il Republican candidate appears he
WIFI not be endorsed by the Republican
organization of either the city or the
district Neither the Bowden or the
Wise factions will endorse :. man.
"A special from Williamsburg says:
The nominations made by the two
conventions which assembled here
Thursday meet with tha hearty en-
dorsement of the people throughout
this section. AS many persons are anx-
fous to know how each county stood on
the nomination between D. G.. Tyler
and Robinson up to the time it was
moved by king WilisLm to make the
Tyler nomination unanimous, the Dis
patch correspondent gives the official
tally, as follows:
Charles City for D. G. Tyler for State
Senator, 3 votes: Elizabeth City. 9, for
Tyler and $ for Clarence Robinson of
Newport News; James City. 6 for Tyler;
| King William, not voting: New Kent. i
Tor Tyler: Newport News. Is for Rob
inson; Warwick. SIP for Tyler CMadi-
son WinS), 51-2 for Robinson CCraf-
ford wing): Williamsburg, 2 for Tyler:
York, IA for Tyler. Tptal-Tyler 1912:
Robinson, % IL.
lGlon endorsing Martin for Senator was
as follows: Charles City, 3 against;
Elizabeth City. not voting; James City.
| 6 for: King William, 4 for, 9 against;
New Kent, against; Newport News, IS
for; Warwick. 8 IL for CCrafrord wing),
Il against CMslison wing); Williams
burg. against; York. II for Total
For instructions, 421-2;; against instruc-
ltions, 161 liz.