Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-22
Candidate for Senate Comes Out
StFOSyIy Against Sac Of
Liquor on Sunday.
DOES NOT OPPOSE SOCIAL CLUBS
But Thinks Organizations Should No,
be Allowed TO Dispense Strong
Drink on abbath-Justcc scmmes
Urges Need of Judgcshp Pri-
mary.

Addressing a crowd of two or three
hundred men and women from the
band stand of the Eagle Engine
Company. corner Huntington avenue
and Forty-scvonth street, last night,
Mr.. c. Aylett Ashby who Is offering
for the nomination to the State Sen
ate, declared that he was irrcvocably
opposed to the sale of liquor on Sun
day and earnestly promised that If
elected to the Senate lie would exert
every influence to put a stop to the
practice in Virginia
lie said that he was not opposed
to social clubs. but that he was OPP
posed TO those clubs selling liquor OH
the Sabbath and wanted to see laws
enacted that would nut an end to the
practice. During his discussion of
the Sunday selling tho speaker was
frequently interrupted by outbursts OF
applause from his audience
MIR. Ashby spoke for about an hour
and a half, outlining mt length the
panks of his platform. In the outset
he declared that he had tried to he
perfectly fair to Senator Saxon w.
Holt in the campaign, but ut tho
'"'ht ''iiit ht htiu tlltu W GIVE 10 inc
people of the district n fair history of
the senator's record in the Senate.
The speaker declared that he was
in favor of n employers liability bill
he'nE enacted by the State Senate,
which bill would protect the en-
nloyees Of manufacture plants in
tho event of injury through tho neg
ligence of ether employees. He said
also that il sent To- the Senate he
would cndoavor TO have the local city
primary plan adopted as the State
primary plan, thus insuring fair pri.
lnaries throughout the State
Too Much Influence.
Speaking of corporations, Mr.. Ash
by declared that the big corporations
had entirely too much influence on
the State Senate, as the chairmen of
several of the most powerful of the
Senate committees were employees OF
corporations. He also spoke in favor
of the public school systctm ana in
favor of changing the income tax law
rs to exempt all salaries under $1,000
per annum from the one per cent in
come tax.
Mr.. G. G.. Mitchell presided at the
meeting and introduced Mr.. Ashby in
short address. Preceding the meet
ins the band of the Eagle Engine
Company held torch light parade on
Huntington avenue between Forty
seventh street and Thirty-siXth street.
Juoticc Semmes Speaks.
A: the conclusion of his address
Nj. Ashby introduced Justice b. b.
Semmes. who made = short speech
in support of Corporation Court
judgeshlp primary.
Justice Semmes said that he had
ag!tatcd the iudgeshp primary be-
method of appointing Corporation
method of appointing Cooperation
Court judges was fair to all who
might aspire for the office. He de-
GLAZED that judge Barham has held
the Corporation Court iudgeship for
many years and would continue 10
d. so just as long as his former law
pa,tner. Mr.. w. Il. BARRETT. was
member of the Legislature and his
former school mate and close perl
soual friend, Mr.. Saxon w Holt
represented this district in the Sen
ate. He declared that he did not
consider Judge Barham any better
qualified to hold tho judgeship than
himself or other members of the To-
cal bar. but that the Judge probably
would continue to hold office unless