Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-06
Employees Of shpyard Had Little
Chance to Get to the POIls-Thlrd
Ward Furnished SURPRISE by Civ
ing the Nominee a Majority of Only
Eight Votes.
ELECTION IN CITY.


WIN W" Vo'es cast non W. H. i''f'
rett, the Democratic nominee fos re.
election to the House of Delegates
from this city. received Il majority Of
1O3 over his Republican opponent, Mr..
John u. Locke, In yesterdays general
election here. Although the cam
paign had been IL remarkably quiet
one ana lack of interest among The
nven mia III r Kan XIII n1,ha u" rU,o m's
,,co,, a.. a,,, ~ ~, ',,,i,, ~ -
ss,tn, 1oo p''it,. 80,
std rSi'" 1911 80 'vu '"',,i,o" No'''S
p0.''
non. saxon W. MOTT whose name
appeared on the ticket us the Demo.
cratic nominee Tor fe,cieclion to the
STATE senate from the Thirty-sIXth
District had no opposition. Fcw Re
pnpicans III the district scratched
ms name ana III INC city he received
sVa OF me 90' ballots cast
nc Daiiot WIS an exceedingly sim
pc one, Only ulIee names appearing
on 'ne iis' ana III All me wards only
lour tickets were irvalidnted.
Mr.. Barrett Pleased.
After the result was known last
nlght. Mr.. Bnrrett cxn~essed hin,.nIf
to the Daily Press rs being well Meas.
ed with tho outcome. He expressed
regret at the small vote nolled but
seemed TO think that the majority was
a good one, considering condidtions.
MIR. Barrett declared that his atti-
tuuc In rcga.d to various important
Questions pending before the Assem-.
by was unchanged.
MIR. Locke Not Crestfalien.
Mr. ocko .cca,toa IN. d,so,. q,
manly fashion ma amman rod n'non,
hig friends win, rheorrn, .n,I,,,,,
countenance although n woG yai,
known that he Ind made n hnr1 enrr.
est frht ana contldentIv hone, 10 ,,in
lie made the following etatemept IN
Daily Press reprosentatIvc.
III believe IL rs better Ia nuve fouoot
and lost than moi IN hnvn fo,u,,, -,
nll Nv nlntrorn, "u rJ"sn' q.
the voters Of Newport Nnws AMI ,hey
saw ut to reject il. 10 their verdict
] gracefully bow, and in doing SO
take advantage OF this opportunity
10 thank those Who supported me
nave naught lnt the kndlicst feeling
for Mr.. Barrett. who gave me a fair
light. The victory is his and | con.
graduate him."
Surprise In the Third.
The Third ward furnished ,ha o,,v
real surprise of the election II va.
expected that this ward wou,d diva
the Democratic nominee 7, snhston,,,,
majority. but when mo rnsnlt wns an.
nounccd, after ali the other wnrds
ina loon heo~I iron, /, n.n " s
that Mr.. pnrratt hod c,r,taJ A. 49,,
by IL margin of lust EIGHT votes
The election nSssed on w,tnon. :,
citent worthy of note The cnrli.
dates few Of their fr,a,d,, 0" mn
some Of t,n ,n,,' 49, ,r'enuS ana
cratic and Republican " c ,mn pf,,,o
were M wor,, ..n,,na ~, 0o''' ,,
Except for the closiuc oe a., saio''S..
The general public would hardly have
known that nm election mns
press. =" P'o
One Reason c.r lioht Vote
vote e. tl,o fact m, ,,,an ,ol w liRht
,ard % r. W. '".' ,n"' many OF the snip
of time rom v, Wo ri,o Pplis w,,hont loss
open until G.s9 o.c,nns poa's u'u no,
before work az thc yord 1 no n.''''us
minutes after thc ID 20 or'ock' I'VE
or the men al the nlant npdod "''''
1t Is generally ndmittcd ,h",
Democrats stn>od o,,,o, -
polls with malice aforethoucbt ;,