Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-08
WOULD BUILD TWO
BATTLEsH|pS A YEAR
Congressman Jones Thinks Pres
ent Standard Of the Navy
Should be Maintained.
FAVoRs WORK IN PRIVATE YARDS
Strong Speech at Casino by Represen-
tative From First Oistric, Who
Wants Nomination for Reelection
Opposes Ship Subsidy Bill and
Tells His Reasons.

Hon. William a Jones canllate
for the Democratic nomination for RI.
election To Congress from the First
district. a;t night addressed one OF
the most successful political meetings;
held here in many IL day Usually it
IS impossible to got any kind of a
crowd indoors; to hear peaking in the
summer lime. but in spite Of the fact
that yesterday WAS the warmest day
OF the year nearly five hundred people
had gathered iir the Casino lhcater
when Alr. .Icncs was introduced The
speaker held the attention OF his au-
diehco for an hour ana Il half was
frequently applandcd AMI his friends
believe, succeeded in making some
votes
i'riorc he meeting the hand of
EaElp Engine Company. No .. gave Il
concert at the corner oI Washington
avenue ana rwcnty-fifth street aud
then marched To the Casino TO furnish
a musical program.
Mi. Curtis Presided.
City Treasurer j. NJ Curtis. n mem
'hcf Of the district Democratic commit.
tee called the meeting to order and
presided. making few well chosen
remarks in support of MIR Jones
candidacy l,clurr Introducing MIR. O.
Il. l'atchclor. On the stage with the
speaker were Mcssrs John w. Read
'rhomas Newman, O. -. BatcIlclor. J.
IT, Maryc W. J.; Barrett. w. Lee
Powell T.. w. Robinson Thomas.
Edwards and a. T.. Isurcher.
Exposition Co. Pleased.
Mr. Bachelor gracefully introduced
the speaker, paying Il glowing tribute
To his record during the fifteen years
he has represented tho First district
in Congress In Tho course of his re.
marks Mr. 1aicllclor took occasion to
sa% hat President G. st. George
Tucker and Mr.. c. Brooks; johnson. of
lhc jamestown Exposition Company.
had cnmplmcnicd Mr. Jones highly
ani commented upon What he has
done and can do for tho exposition
project.
In Il New Role.
Mr. Jones opened Ivy saying that he
was appearing before tho public I'm
thi" campaign in Il role entirely new
tn him; that never before in his life
llad he appeared before an audience
III behalf of himself individually. For
clEht consecutive times he had been
ne nominee of the Democratic party
Tor Congress from his district and
each time he had carried the banner
to success after being nominated
without opposition.
In regard to his opponent. Mr. Ohio
H. Mcars Of Northampton county. the
Sneaker said that he had known Mr..
McarS for years and knew him TO be
q man of honesty ana integrity; that
| he dcscrvcdly held The respect of tho
citizcns of the county in which he
| lived.
The One Argument
Continuing. MIR Jones declared tba,
me only argument he had heard as
coming directly from Mr.. Mcars as 10
| why the latter should bc sent To Con.
greSs was that he (the spcakcr) bul
| drawn SSo000 from the government
during the past sixteen years and that
was tlmr somebody else was col
ing The salary. In emphatic terms
Tue speaker denounced the use of
such an argument. saying that il de.
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