Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-25
Interesting and Well Attended
Meeting Of the Fast End
Democratic Climb.
PLATFOR Ms NEARLY IDENTICAL
Aspiranta For oHce Differ Very
Slightly on Various Questions at Is
sue..-Mr. Ashby Would Gust Supreme
Court Judses-Barret. Meeting To.
!nGrr0w Night, 49,. !

The legislative candidates held the
floor last night al the East End Demo
cratic Clubs regular meeting, probably
the best attended and most interesting
gathering since the opening of the
Is campaign. Six of the seven candidates
for the legislature addressed the club.
each consuming the full half hour
granted them by the organization, OK.
planning their respective positions i'll
regard to the various issues of the cam
Y paign and answering questions which
were fired at them by members of the
club.
President Harris called the club to
order shortly after 8 o'clock In Mach.
mans hall. The hall was crowded,
every available seat being taken and
many people standing. Third ward
citizens were greatly in the majority,
but there were also many people from
other parts of the city in the crowd.
In accordance with resolution
adopted at the last meeting of the club,
the Legislative candidates were called
upon one after the, other ana given the
privilege of the floor for half an hour.
Mr. FloyPHudgins opened and the 9th
ers followed in this order: Mr.. C.
Aylctt Ashby who made his first
speech since announcing his candidacy
Monday; MI A.&A. Moss, Mr. w. Il.
Barrett, Mr.. Raymond NJ. Hudson, also
making his first speech of the cam
paign, and Mr.. G. w. Blick. Mr.. w. II.
l., Kent was called for. but was not
present. E
The attitudes of the various candi-
dates In regard to the issues were In
most instances Identical With one ex-
ception, all Of them heartily endorsed
the jamestown exposition movement
and all favored the single school book
list, 'thepublic schools and good roads.
Mr. Hudson, however. declared that the
single school book, list, tho question of
free SCHOOL, books and several other
matters mentioned by his opponents
we're not issues In this campaign. as
the legislature had nothing to do with,
the questions. ST., 9s Ell,
- Mr. Ashby aroused considerable in
terest by announcing that one of his
aims, II III, WAS sent to The Legislature,
would be to depose the present Vir-
gnia Supreme Court judges. He dc.
clared that II was impossible 'individ.
uals who bring suits against corpora
lions To get Justice at the hands Of the
present judges.
All9of the candidates we're asked
direct questions concerning thckr- posi-.
tons in regard TO 1.-The Il. Corporation
Court judgeship.t. All except Mr.. Bar
rett replied that they would sup.
port any man the people wanted. Mr..
Barrett stated cn,phatically that he
stood fortthc disappointment of Judge
T!J. Barham and that If he should DO
electcd,hc, would consider, that the yot-
eEs endorsed his Views.
ktIt3was 80 o'clocis before Mr.. Blck,
the last speaker, concluded, and candi.
dates for other Offices we're not given
an opportunity to speak.
President Harris announced that at
b 70 ]. -- d
the meeting of the club next Wcdncs-
day night the candidates for commits
sioner Of the revenue, city sergeant and
clerk of courts would be given the
floor Al the following meeting the
candidates for commonwealth attor.
ney Willie given q hearing.
a Barrett Meeting.
At the conclusion Of the meeting Mr..
w u. Parrett announced that his
friends had arranged to hold n Bar.
rett meeting" tomorrow night. If pos
sible the ,armory will be secured for
the occasion and several prominent
Speakers will be on hand to support
Mr.. Barrett's cause.