Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-20
Confirmation Of Police Commission.
or and EIeClOs Of School Trustee
Before Joint Session.
MAYOR NAY NOT SEND II A NAME
Many Friends of Administration BE-
llcvc, However, That Mr.. Holmes
VIII Be Confirmed II He is Named
Agaln-Pollcemcn arc Working
Against Him.

In local municipal circles the out
come of tonight's meeting OF the com
mon council and board oil aldermen
In joint session is awaited with more
than ordinary interest, Two matters
are included in the cnll--uction upon
the appointment OF police commits
slcncr by Mayor BuNfon. and flc
election of n member of the board Of
school trustees. To succeed Mir. j. H..
Hawkins
Whether or not Mayor Buxton will
send in the name of anyone To sue
coed MIR. II II. holmes as II mem
Der OF the police board remains to
bc Hccn. a few days ago II was re-.
gardcd as practically certain that the
mayor would again appoint Mr..
Ilulmca tn succeed himself ana thnt
tho appointment would he confirmed.
Now, however several of the Nom.
bers who opposed the confirmation ut
tho meeting last week are hard ut
work In an effort to have the nomina
tiOn turned down second time. and
II is suggested that the mayor may
not send III any name at this time.
Until HIS successor qualities. Mr.
Holmes continues to serve ms II mem.
Der of the board.
May Name Mr.. Holmes.
II is by no means Il certainty that
no name vii he sent In. The mayor
has been urged by many of His friends
to appoint Mr.. Holmes again anI
these friends ARE confident that II
tho appointment IL sent IN it Will liz
continued by majority of ut least
two or three votes
One thing does seem TO be certain,
aud that is that II Mr. Holmes name
Is put before the council again to.
iltsht, the session will he an exceed
ingly Interesting one before the roll
In called on IL motion TO confirm the
nomination, some things worth hear
Ing very likely VIII be said.
AT the meeting last week members
who voted against Mr.. Holmes gave
only one reason for their action-thc
alleged fact that Mr.. IIulmcs had
filed suit against the city on ac-
count of an accident to his mother
on ono OF the city's sidewalks. Friends
of the administration declare that.
while one or two of the members may
have been influenced by the filing
of claim against the city with the
finance committee by MIR. Holmes, Il
majority of the nine who voted may
had other reasons FOR their attitude
Policemen at Work.
II Is Il well known fact that a
number of policemen are very much
opposed to tho disappointment OF Mi
Holmes. ami have been doing what
they could against him. 1t is also
agreed that certain councilmcn are
not likely to favor any proposition
advanced by the mayor.
Up to this time no one has said
publicly that Mr. Holmes has not
made an excellent police commits
sioncr.
New School Trustee.
MIR. Charles X. Fellows. who was
elected To succeed MIR Hawkins, as
member of the school board from
tho first district. ana who could not
qualify because he Was not n resident
of the district. probably will be II
candidate for the seat again tonight
SiEce the last meeting Mir Follows
has moved into the first district and
Is now eligible
IL has been intimatcd ;aat there
VIII he opposition to Mr.. Follows on
the ground that the East End council.
men desire n man who lives east of
the railway for the seat.