Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-28

let loose in the First and Fourth
wards Thursday night Mr.. W. T.
Barrett preceded the. senator. urging
his claims as the Democratic nominee
for the House of Delegates end again
emphatically denying reparr which
had been circulated to the effect that
he did not support the Democratic
ticket during the Presidential election
in 1886
Democrats Encouraged
The Democratic leaders are conf
dent that Senator Barksdale has she.
ceeded in aronsing the interes. Of the
voters and has lessened the danger of
Il small majority fnr the party i'm this
city, in spite of the claims of the Re
publicans that the Fairfax Little
Giant has done his party more harna
than good hy his unique ana aggres-
sive campaign methods.
The first meeting last night was
held ut Nachman's hail, the meeting
place of the Third Ward Democratic
club. DR.. J. X BQgby presided, and
when he called the crowd to order
every chair in the hall was occupied
and many people were standing or sit.
ting on the floor. Mr.. Barrett spoke
briefly. and then Senator Barksdale
held the undivided attention Of The
audience for about an hour.
Lewis Took the Oath.
Among the things said by the
speaker which appealed most 10 tie
Virginians present was the statement
that soon after the close Of the civil
war Judge Lewis. present Republican
nominee for governor. in order 10 10
| come commonwealth attorney O..
Culpeper county, took the )ath. which
was required of oncehOlders Of that
| time--swearing that he ha,, never
given aid or comfort TO any one IN he
Confederate service and HAD never
even sympathizcd with the Confe,lcr.
| acy or those connected with it. What
Nirginian," asked the speaker. could
vote for n man like that"
Attack Upon Ellyson.
The senator again discussed Judge
Lewis attack upon Hon j. Taylor FL.
Tyson and drew forth frequent bursts
of applause while drawing n ccmpari.
son between the two mon.
Concerning the charge made nv III,
IRepublicans that there has been cor
ruption in the state government the
speaker declared that the Democrats
had reason to be proud of the record
they had made since the rciens of
Nirginia's government came irto their
hands. He called attention to the fac,
that the public debt had been decreas
ed, great sums had been spent in ps.
tablishing and maintaining public
| schools and yet the burden of taxation
had been greatly liehtened. Referring
! TO the fact that clerk in the auditors
| office stole about 100000, the speaker
said that there were rascals every
where, but that when the Democrats;
caught one they sent him to Jail
"What do the Republicans do wi,c
their rascalS?" he asked. They give
them Federal Offices"
Big Majority Wanted.
| The speaker closed by appealing Id
his hearers to turn ont next monIl.
and roll up n magnificent Democratic
majority for Newport News. Bur,
the Republicans" said he, ard bury
them deep. Bury them face downward,
| so that the more they kick and scratch
1.-THE further down they'll go until the
| get to hi or China or somewhere
else"
, In the Second Ward.
| After the Third ward meeting was
fairly under way. the Newport News
band left the hall and went To the
corner OF Twenty seventh stree: ana
Jefferson avenue, where popular ais
were rendered until. the speakers ar
, rived.
This meeting was called to order b.
Alderman NJ. w. Gayle about .
O'clock. Mr. Barrett was again the
first speaker On account Of the late
ness of the hour and the unfavorai,ie
weather. both speakers cut their re,
marks short
| 9ltai Many Negroes Present.
Senator Barksdale found himself in
a rather unusual situation. facing a
small audience composed largely Of
negroes. He cut his speech slightly
to suit the occasion. but some of his
remarks were received by the black
portion of the audience with silent
dfsapproval N
~ j "a Drunken Slob."
What the speaker had to say about
the Renublicans getting fat off the
negro for thirty years and tl.en kick
ing him in the face when he was no
longer useful" was HEARTILY applauded
When he called Colonel Slemp n
drunken slob" good nature still reign.
ed, but a statement to.the effect tha.
the Republicans want to awe the
negro more education than was good
for him was not so well received.
Senator Barksdale leaves here to-
day ID continue campaign workin thn