Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-31
CONVENTION TODAY
Nominations Arestobe Made at
williamsburg.
SENATOR I. S. MARTlN HERE
~ Votes for the U. S. Senate. Canai-
dates for House and State Sen
ate Leave for williamsburg
The campaign is over.

~
The campaign is over.
The result OF it will be made known to
the public at williamsburg to-day
All OF the candidates for both tn.
Senate ana House have made strong
fights and last night live OF them We're
still confident.
There will he very Interesting and
probably exciting convention 1T the
Ancient Capital to-day, if the inli"a-
tons can be relied upon to any degree.
Before the day is over there VIII be
two nominations made, which VIII settle
it all One will be for the State Senate
and the other for the House OF Dele
gates. Both Of the positions are lo.ly
contested for and the finish will be
close.
There will he hundreds Of people
present to witness the events besides
the large number of persons who Will
participate in the meeting. All til"
prominent politicians from this part OF
the country Will be on hand and Srea.
many OF the citizens of Newport News
will be there.
The prospects last night secip2l to
Indicate that there would be several
rather unexpected developments before
the nominations We're all made. Dark
horses We're mentioned galore and
there was some talk Of Il possibility of
split i'll the convention. Ihc opinions
On lilS subject tlllEcfSu Very greatly
the question being about evenly dis
cusseu on the streets Many thought
there would he, While others said it was
irnprcrbablc.
There were many interesting and
rather startling rumors and reports be-
ing Pretty freely circulated III the city
last night. one was to the effect that
if MIR. Robinson did no secure the
nomination for the Senate he would D."
placed in nomination for the House OF
Delegates This report was most en-
ph;ltically denied by Mr.. Robinson .o /
representative of the Press. H., en-
pressed himself as being confident of
the Senate nomination ana could see
no reason Why the rumor should haze
been started. ..u
THE LINEUP.
The candidates who to-day are con-
sidered leaders in the fight are as fol-
lows:
Cor State Senatc-D. Gardner Tyler
Of Charles City county. and c. W..
Robinson. Of Newport News.
For House OF Dclcgatcs-E. c. Mad
son. OF Warwick county; J. II. Graf
ford, of Warwick county, ana w. r..
Moss. OF Newport News.
Each ON, Of these gentlemen WAS last
night confident vi Il victory and nonc
would acknowledge any possibility Of
defeat. And they all had the figures
TO show that they We're right, too. The
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