Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-06-22
Democratic City Committee Can
vases The Returns of Tues.
days Primary Election.
NO CONTESTS ARE EXPECTED
Mr.. Kent Says He Did Not Declare His
Intention to Ask For Another Count.
Bills Audited and Closing Business
Disposed of-Happy Winners and
Cheerful Losers in Evidence.

The returns from Tuesdays Demo
cratic primary were received and can
vasscd last night by the city commit
tee ami the candidate for each Office
receiving the highest number of votes
was regularly declared To he the nom
incc of the party. No complaints
were filed and ii is generally admitted
that Il fair deal was given every can
iidatc by the judges and clerks in
each ward.
No Contest Expected.
ii was stated yesterday morning that
MIR. w. III. l.. Kent. who missed going
to the Legislature hy just ten votes,
Mr.. w. Il. Barrett receiving nine more
votes than he did, proposed TO ask for
Il recount Of the vote. MIR Kent stat
cd later that he had never announced
his ftentiOn Of making Il contest and
il Is believed that he will accept the
result
After the meeting last night Acting
Chairman l.. c. Phillips and Secretary
w. i. Wilkcrson, acting upon instruc
tiunS from the committee, conveyed
The primary returns and poll hooks to
MIR. Phillips Office, where they were
deposited In Il safe. This morning the
returns will he deposited in SclimcIz
Bros. bank, where they will be kept
until after June 80, the last day upon
which Il contest may be filed by can
,lidatc.
Passing of Old Committee.
The old committee may have one
more meeting. but il is generally un-
,lcst0od that the committee named in
Tuesdays primary takes charge Of af
fairs after June 80. when the announce
mcnt ol the election of the members
becomes final in case there are no con-
tests. There probably will be an in
tcrcSting contest for the chairman.
MI Il. 5. Phillips and Mr.. r. w. Per
kins are already being mentioned in
connection with tho Office.
The old committee was scheduled
To meet yesterday morning at 8
O'Clock to receive the returns. the
meeting having been called by Chair
man Jones late Tuesday night. The
committeeman, as well rs the Judges
anu clerks OF the election, were rest
llg AFTER their lahors, however, ana 1t
was impossible to get quorum The
members present agreed to meet last
hiGht, which they diu.
Ph,iiips Acth'g chairman.
MI. l'hililps. who hau hecn request
ed Ny chairman Jones To act as CHAIR
man, me lattcr having gone TO Rlcli-
| mona OH business CARED inc Douy 10
| orucr shnrtiy nciorc O'Clock, some
! 'ime eIapsihE before Il quorum was Sc
! citrcn. MI fhilill's was chosen To pre-
Sue ana inc olhcrS present were
MeaSrs. fcrkihS, Charlcs, Edwards,
rom, upshur, WllkcrSoh ana w. y.
lltlie.
'otal Vote 1851.
Inc canvass nf the vote showc'i that
l,i@i votes were cast III the primary
Instead Vi i,iil us announced yestcr-
Jay nc oliicii lislres ui,lcr slightly
rom those given out at Hrst III ono or
TWO o,'icr instances,
| oieih on So"Ila H. u. oinl'h received
h'aiorlly Oh iSz VoleS instead oil 20
oNcr ms opponent. MI ". H. CUNNING
NAM mere WAS mistake III the
,o'c ior commissioner OIL revenue
!" ,he n'ru ward MI beriiar'i
,ecci'cu - instead Oh 20 anu MI
1u,icS rcelVcd 20 instead oil ~.
neSe chnhgcs MAKE no dihcrehcc
III VIC results ana INC lrsl announces
hchtS were lTac'icaiiy correct.
BUS arc Auditeo.
Nitcr ca,iv"ssihG ne vote inc com
hsi.,ec huu'.cu us hiiiS anu uiSnos"'
o' az routine business before INC nouS
NiulTS VIII NC I'LL HUut shape Wncl tnC