Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-09-05

Two candidates are Ill the race lol
Legislative honors in Elizabeth CITY
County, each claiming to have been
nominated by the Democrats OF tha'
county, and therefore entitled TO the
support of the Democrats of Accomac
County. The candidacy of one OF them
was told in the following article, which
appeared in the last issue Ofthis paper;
"A sensation was sprung in the
HAMPTON legislative fight Tuesday
when Delegate Donohue, who had en-
tered the list for denomination, WIFI
drew. asserting that his anti-llquor
record had consolidated the saloon
element against him. {. Locke COL
lier. Donohoe's opponent, will be de
clared the nominee as "tiOater" dele
gate from Elizabeth City County ana
Accomac. He is q years old and is
lust out of school,"
The manner, i'll which Mr.. Collier
twas declared the nominee" OF the
party, was not disclosed by that article
and the Democratic voters Of AccOmac
would still be in the dark if advices
had not been received through private
sources to the effect, that the Demo-
cratic County Committee Of Elizabeth
City had assumed the authority OF
naming the candidate" under the
misapprehension doubtless that Acco-
mac was entitled to no voice III the
matter. 1t may occur to that COM
mittee though later, that without con-
cert of action between the Democrats
of the two counties that we are not
bound to give the nominee OF Ellzaoelh
City our support and that it may De
well for that Committee to reconsider
its action until AccOmac is heard from
Until then at least,we submit, that MI
Collier has no claim upon us as the
nominee Of the Democratic party, I'M
less we are willing to accept any can
didate. however unfit he might De-
which the Democrats Of Elizabeth Ol'y
might nominate for us.
In regard to the other nominee the
following from the Newport News
Times-Herald, speaks for itself;
"There was an exciting pOlItical
mass-meeting held at Phoebus on Moh-
day by the independent democrats anu
those who are opposed to Locke COZ
lier. the present nominee.
Col. G'P. Austin was nominated by
reclamation, and promised to MAKE al
active campaign. These voters claim
that the withdrawal of l.. G. Donohoe
lust prior to the primary left them
with no opportunity to name canul'
drte. and therefore they have put W
Col. Austin as an independent
Col. Austin, as appears from the
above. is the "nominee'' of the Demo
Gratis at mass-meeting held at Pnoe
bus. and further comment is unneces
sary than that he is entitled to no con
sideration at the hands OF the Demo
cratic voters of Accomac. If the re
verse was true then the Democrats ID
every cross-road store in the county o.
Elizabeth City would have the right tC
"put up" candidate and expect us t(
give him our support.
The Democrats of Elizabeth CITY, t'
sum the matter up briefly, have gotten
themselves into "muddle" by hasty
and inconsiderate action and it is Will
them to get together again and name
candidate, subject at least TO th'
formality of approval on our part
to whom it will be pleasure to us u
give our support.
The Democrats of AccOmac have h'
disposition to interfere in the selection
of the Democratic nominee OF Eliza
beth City County, but we have TIT
right to insist that they select a candi
date worthy enough to command INT
support of the Democrats OF that coun
ty, if they expect us to accept him a
the nominee of the party.