Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-27
SPEAKING N TWO WARDS
Patron Of Pure Election Law and Mr..
Barrett Address Voters in First and
Notwithstanding About the
New" Republican Party and Its
Leaders

"@Ouldn'i even talk politics" Meet
ing5 were held Wednesday night and
last night for The purpose Of giving
'lic vo,ers II shaking mp and il talk
was what the Democratic and Repub.
licaii committees wanted their success
was ccmplele. Judge Lewis bitter at
tack upon Hon j. Taylor i;l.ysun Ut
ilic Academy of Music was discussed
all over the city yesterday and last
night state Senator W. r. Barksdnlc
furnished fresh mai"rial for ccnv"rsn.
l!In.
In Two Wards.
Senator liarkSdalc and MIR. w 7,
Barrett. Democratic nominee Tor the
Legislature from this city. spoke in
tho lirs. ana Fourth wards last nigli.
The weather was tinfavornulc anI
small crowds attended the meetings,
bni there was no lack Of en,hnsasm
Tie speakers discussed cnmDnpn H..
sues briefly at both meetings. their
arguments being listened 10 vita
marked attentions
The first meeting was held in VI
cant store room NJ Huntington avenue
and Furiy-third street n, 1890 o'clock.
Mr. j. :. Iiolzback presiding AMI in.
Producing the speakers. After the
crowd had been called 10 order, The
Newport News band marchcd down to
iEr conrl house. where the Frs ward
meeting began shortly before . o'cncl:
state senator S, " Holt presided n
Tie second meeting and Mr. w. Z
Moss Introduced the speakers.
Smoke His Mind.
linrine his first speech Senator
l'arks'lalc. after talking aborr the
cfnnaien in u general way. had some
thing tn say about Judge Lewis ana
the lnt,cr's attack uuon Mr.. I2llyson.
II was al the court house, however.
HAT the senator really spoke his
nina about This Incident lie do.
clnrnh that he had noi before mention.
cd Judge Lewis name during the cam
phgn bit that after reading the &C.
count Of the Republican meeting here
"Wednesday night he could remain 81.
lent on the subject.
'''rhc Republicans" the speaker
said. have been talking n Great deal
nbont having gentleman 10 lead
Them this time. as though they admit
hoy never had n gentleman before
Ana this gentleman talks about clean
campaigns
NO Earroom Bum.
No barrcom bum in Newport News
could use worse Billingsgate againS,
n man n hundred miles away" said
The senator, after reading what .In!Sn
Lewis said about Mir. EllysDn. Taylor
iIllvsun shouldercd his muslie, when
Il boy CT sixteen and followed Lee
throughout the civil war And where
was this gentleman who is now ask
IA, t,,,. (, 4
pic? lie was in the woods or in tine,
monntains, II. renegade 10 his state
He was renegade to his state IN tive
al war aud Il traitor to the Anglo.
Saxon race In lime Of peace
Tic speaker said that he lid moi
know anything about the controversy
between Judge IIundlcy and Judge
Lewis but that he was free Ia confess
that he believed Judge Hundlev's ae.
count OF what the Republican canii-
dale said about miscegenatinn was
correct
Circumstantia Evidence.
lie introduced what he called good
circumsantial evidence" of The truth
OF Judge linndlcy'S statement The
evidence consisted of court records
showing that Judge Lewis N one time
wac sent 10 the pen,entiary for parry
inG white woman and thai while he
was OH the Supreme court bench he
disscntcd from the opinion OF The rest
81 the court in the case oil mulaitn
children suing TO get possession of the
estate Of their white father In Tie
latter case Judge Lewis commended
hat The marriage OF The white man
and negro woman in Washington. AZ
ter The children were born. made the
children the legitimate heirs.
That "New" Party.
The speaker paid his respects to tho
new" Republican party. "A new Re-
n"hlican Dartv with Campbell Slemp
at the head OF It," said he. Campbell
Sicmp. the man vino voted in the Vir-
einia Legislature TO turn oui 4 one
legged Confederate soldier ana put iii
big. black negro. They say they are
white now Vel. who made them as
white as they are? The Democrat.
narty through its constitutional con.
vcn'ion. They beloved because We
irird To make them as white as we
cDi'id, and they are not white 10y !.
Ill Gf n sight vet"
Different Parts of Speech
TIE senator also attacked tie Ma
1Ional Republican party He said that
he was willing to admit that the Ma.
ilniial Republican and the Republican
party IN virginia were different parts
oi sDeech. lie said thai Virginia Re-
nunileaps were "sapsuckers." all ST
me leaders being men who either held
1r wanted to held Federal Offices.
During his speeches Mr. Barrett
look occasion to emphatically deny a
report which had been circulated to
nc Greer that he did not support W
y. Bryan in 1896 He reminded ais