Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-24
May Make Trailers OF Causey,
Donohoe and Hughes.
THE PACE ISA SPEEDY ONE
Contestants IN tho Legislative Race are
Running Hard, Each Claiming the
lnsld. Track and Cinch
on tho fiuiAh.

AS the day for the mass meeting for
the sc'c1tion of delegates to the leGls-
lativc convention approaches interest IN
the fight in Elizabeth City county in
creases
For several days the three candidates
who have already announced the!n-
selves as seeking the nomination. have
been busy seeing their frieltSis. and the
4 contest is on in earnes H,>. That ti'c
situation is compiled, Ted TO one denies.
but there are friends OF each % the as
l.irants who claim the earth anu hall
The moon for their choice.
There is one thing certain AM! tHat
is THAT ii has been many years since
The feeling in 4 legislative contest mas
been more manifested than at TINS tl:le.
The street corners and various places
in which men congregate are h3W
scenes OF animated conversations and
in the language Of the yellow KID, Gee.
tingS are Scttin' warm here.
The fight is based on the question CT
expansion. So to speak, for there are
many people who favor increasing the
present corporate limits Of the town CT
Hampton and also want Phoebus in
corpor;,ted. While there are equally as
many who will fight To the bitter end
against the eNpanslon OF the towns. AS
these are purely local issues ana sucE
as concern every voter in the county,
it is expected thu, the mass meetings
Tuesday night will be largely attended
That some heavy lighting will take
place is evident and the battle is gi'nW-
in" fierecr every day.
4 new movement was lnaugurated
yesterday which. il carried out. Nlli
undoubtedly mean the defeat of McsSrs
Cu,sey, Donohoe and Hughes, and the
selection OF a dark horse, when the
-Accomlc$7 convention assemblies next
month. II is TO send an uninstructeu
deleSation,to both the senatorial ana
legislative conventions. II this is done
the delegates can make their oWn choice
when it comes to the selection Of the
TWO candidates. The movement is
backed up by many OF the ie;idens here.
and there is likely TO be som" funny
things happening between NOW and
has its man, and ii they are successful
in their attempt several surprises Will
take place.
Mr. Clarence Robinson and Mr.. Gard
ner Tyler. the candidates fer the SEN
ate, will also suffer by this move. for if
an independent lot of delegates are sent
from Elizabeth City. there is likely TO
be j dead lock in the Williamsburg con
vention. Cnnceding 1 hat the two. ca n
dida1es will 90 to the convention With
tiieir clains--Robinson 30 and Tyler %
in order to capture the trophy one or
the other would be necessarily compeil-
ed TO have the following from this
county. The question is, who Will they
favor. Those Who arc in position to
know What they are talking about say
that they are confident that this new
step Will win out in the mass meetings.
The friends Of Mr.. Francis +. Causey
seem TO regard the matter as favorable
TO him, as they claim the delegates will
undoubtedly be instructed for him. MI.
Causey, in talking over the situation,
said yesterday tina, his chances for the
nomination We're exceedingly bright and
he felt no hesltancy in stating that he
would undoubtedly receive the nomina-
tiuE
Mir. n T.. Hughes is also Very conf
dent OF success, and while he is regard
ed by many as being the weakest man
in the race, his friends say they Will
wait until after the mass meeting to
make their claims.
Mr.. Donohoe was also out With mis-
force yesterday. ana With Pnoehus and
its business men back Of Kim he is
likely to make things Interesting for his
opponents
y we'll known politician said Sester-
day in summing UP the result, THAT t
WAS probable that Tuesdays mass
meetings would res1it as follows:
Fox Hill Two delegates for .'ausey
Phoebus-Four delegates for Doao-
hoe.
Hampton--Four delegates uncertain
However the leaders seem TO be OF the
opinion that the man who wins ou1 a..
Fox Hill will be the choice OF the ccun-
".