Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-27
THE POLITICAL POT
Contests at the Coming Conven.
ton at Newport News.
Mayor Moss In tho Race and Thinks He VIII
Win KclIy VIII Fight Hard - How
Young is Regarded Mt Newport Ncws-
Republican Candidates.

| There will be several contesting del
eg0tiOns at the Newport News Con-
gressional Convention, which meets
August 20 to nominate a candidate for
Congress. Two delegations go from
Brambieton Ward. composed of nine
delegates each. and there will also be
two Warwick county delegations.
The old Madison and CraTord fac
lions in Democratic politics in that
| ward are still warning. and Mr. Mad
ison and Mr.. Crafford will each head
| II delegation.
Just what effect these contests will
! have on the nomination for Congress
| is problematical.
MOSS IN THE RACE.
Mayor Allan y. Moss. of Newport
News. has announced that he is a can
| didate Tor Congress from the Second
District In regard to this candidacy
Mr.. Moss says:
You can announce definitely that I
shall be candidate. believe the
| time has come to make such "A definite
announcement. / so into the contest
after having looked over the field az;
carefully as possible and figured on all
the chances. 1t seems To mo that
| have reason to be hopeful. | am not
claiming everything or nearly every
thing. but l have friends all over the
| district and they are going to stick
by me. l shall receive satisfactory
vote on the first ballot. / believe. and
after that l shall grow stronger rs the
ballotinS progresses"
KELLY ~ SLAYER.
Mr.. W. G. Kelley. the other Newport
News candidate, says:
"Ot course. there are two many cam
| didates in the field for me TO feel on
| tirely confident. but l expect to give
| them all Il good fight.
II have already been through all
| most the entire district. seeing promi-
ncnt people and getting their views on
| the subject, and l feel that l have Il
very good prospect.
"As soon as the COMMITTEES decides
| on the date tor the convention which
| will he held here. l will start on a
| tour through the district. speaking at
| each important place. I will also have
| several of my friends along. who will
| speak. l expect to make the fight a
| warm one. and am in the race to stay.
| The district will be thoroughly can
| vasscd, and they will all know that l
am in it,
MIR. YOUNG'S CHANCES.
In speaking OF the Congressional
situation in the Second District. the
Morning Herald. OF Newport News. in
its issue of yesterday. says:
There remains little doubt now but
| that the Second District of Virginia
/ will send Hon. w. y. Young to Con-
gress.
There will be 12l votes in the con-
vention which is TO be held here Au-
| gust ed. and It now appears that Mr.
| Young will so into the convention with
| the entire Norfolk delegation. which
! means that he has sc votes at this stage
| of the game or nearly one-third of the
| entire number of votes that will be
| cast.
| "Of course Sc votes cannot elect Mr.
| Young or any other candidate for that
! matter. but neither can any other dele
| gate be elected without the aid OF the
| Norfolk delegation, and since the lat
ter has the strongest pull numerically
| speaking. il follows that the longest
| pole will get the persimmon.
| There may be dark horse-Governor
| BROMLEY for instance-or other contin-
| gencies may arise not at present anti
| cipated, but in the course of human
events-if they run smooth-Mr. Young
will get the plum"
| BURROUGHS OUT OF THE RACE
One of the most prominent Bowdcn
| Republicans in the district said to a
| VirginianP Pilot reporter yesterday that
| Mr.. T.. l.. burroughs WAS no Longer
seeking the Rpublican nomination FOR
| Congress at the hands OF the Bowden
convention to meet August lst 1t Is
said that the leaders do not think ii
good politics TO put up Federal office
| holder. and as Mr. Burroughs Is post
master at Portsmouth. he is not con-
sidcred available.
The Republican who gave this Infor-
nation said the race would probably
narrow down to Captain Harry Causey
| of Suffolk. and MIR. Hugh G. Miller. OF
| Norfolk. The latter says he is not ar
active candidate. but would accept the
nomination under certain conditions.