Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-06
chy Democratic Committee Ac.
cedes TO Wishes Of hlessPs.
Moss and Fellows.
LEGALITY OF TICKET QUESTIONED
subcommittee Appointed to lnvcsti-
gate and Report Upon Former May
or's Contention That Ballot was
, Not Properly Prlnted-Nomince Of
tho Party Are Declared.

a recount of the vote cast In last
Saturdays Democratic primary for
the candidates for nomination for the
House of Delegates, was last night
ordered by the city Democratic com
mittcc, at tho request OF Mcssrs.
Charles Il. Fellows and A. a. Moss,
who were defeated, according to the
face of the returns. The recount VIII
take place In the Circuit Court room
next Monday night. in the presence
of representatives of all three of tho
candidates.
The committee met last night with
Vicc-chalrmm Bagby, Mcssrs. H. Lee
Powell, w. Il. Perkins, w. u.
Thomas, w. IL. X. Holt, Thomas
Newman and Il. c. Noteworthy pros
emit
After tho primary returns from
each ward had been read. Senator
Saxon w. Holt was declared the nom.
inco of the party for recollection to
tho State Senate and Mr.. w. IT, Bar
rett was declared the nominee for re-
election to the House of Delegates
The candidates for the city commit
tee receiving the largest number Of
votes were declared elected
Then a letter from MIR a. A. Moss
was read Tho letter contained prac.
tically tho Same statements and
figures MS were given III the state
ment from Mr.. Moss published in
this paper several days ago. Mr.
Moss demanded n new primary. claim
ing that the 1l2 votes thrown on;
should have been counted for Him
and asked that, In event II new prl
mary was not ordered. Il recount he
granted. He contcndcd that the tick
ct was illegally printed. giving the
reasons which already have been AS
signed that there was not enough
space between the name of Mr.. Eel
lows and the heading For House OF
Delegatcs."
Mr.. Follows presented n communi-
cation, asking for recount In tho
first ward only. but after Mr. Moss
Ind spoken he said that he would like
to he considered In the recount of all
four wards
MIR. Moss Vehement.
Upon being asked by the commit
tee. AIR. Moss said that he would
abide by the final decision OF the
State Democratic committee. If not
by that Of the city body 81 have nj
ways stood by the party" declared
he vohemcntly "but the party's got
to stand by me. | voted for Mr. Bar
rett last time. II was II bitter pill
the bittcrcst | ever swallowed Why.
would rather take uulnne with
that llmburgcr cheese coated over II.
but voted for him; and I'll do 1t
again If get fair deal. but am not
going To be bulldozcd into It,"
The former mayor went on to say
thut fhn
run him MS an independent. but that
no newspaper or anyone employed lY
newspaper could make him do any
thing.
Upon motions by Mr.. Powell the
recount was granted and n committee
was appointed to Investigate aud re.
port upon the question of whether or
not the ballot was legally printctlA
Tho vicc.chairman appointed Messrs.
Powell, Thomas and Newman on the
committee.
Mr.. Fellows Letter.
Mr.. Fellows letter to the committee
was as follows:
Newport News. Va, July 2. 1907
To the City Democratic Executive
Committee, City.
Gentlcmen;-I hereby request re-
NV"iii vi VIZ Npt'S III tut rlISl WdIu
of this city. cast in the primary of
June 20, 1907. My reasons for so do
ing are detailed below:
uD-In the First ward, was re-
quested, If SO desired to put rep
roscntative in the room while The
count was going on. replied that
] had implicit confidence in the gen
tlemen who were to count tho votes
aud did not deem it necessary to put
any one there while the count was
going on. Near the close of the
count, J went into the room and
watched the count. When they got
TO tho last ballot, Mr.. Godsey failed
to call anyone for the House When
he turned the ballot over, looked at
1t and 1t had the names of Mr. Moss
and Mr.. Barrett scratched, leaving
my narle clear. | said to Mr.. God
sey, who was calling the vote, "Mr
Godsey YOU failed to- call that vote
for me- and his reply was, IF did
not, 1t was an unintcntional mistake,
MIR. Fellows Now have no msin.
uations to make and do not believe
that any intentional mistake was
made, yet the fact OF this one makes
a doubt that there may have been
Others in that ward and ! respect
fully request recount of the votes
cast in the First ward
Yours respectfully
CHARLES r. FELLOWS.
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