Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16
| ARRANGEMENTS FOR
JUDCESH|P PRIMARY
Saturday. August 10, Selected as
Date by The New
Committee.
aAY Be TH0.DAY CONTEST
iur!ess csSaaldatc Receiving Highest
Number Of yRses Gets Forty Per
Cent Of E"s' Vote Cast He and
the Next Strongest Must Try Con.
clusions.


A primary for the selection OF Il
Democratic candidate for the Cor
poration Court iudgeshlp will be hcld
on Saturday. August Ia. II the can
didnte receiving the highest number
of votes gets 40 per cent or more OF
the total vote cast. he will bc de-
clared the nominee; II no candidate
receives MS much as 40 per cent of
tho vote. q second primary Will be
held with only the candidates who
stand first nnd second In the first.
in the race.
The above plan was adopted by the
new city Democratic committee last
night after great deal OF discussion.
Saturday, July 81. was fixed MS the
candidacy. and the secretary OF the
committee will ait at the city hall on
that day from 2 to o'clock p. III.
Committee Organizes.
The new committee chosen In the
lcent primary, met last night for the
Sst time and effected an organiza-
bn by unanimously choosing the
& hllowing officers;
n Chairmap--W. II. Perkins.
i yicc.chnirman-R. j. Charles.
i Secretnry--R. g. Noteworthy ire,
elected),
Serscant.nt.nrns--B j. Olrnra.
Fourteen of the sirtoon members
We're present when the secretary
called the body to order In the Cir.
cult Court room. Those attending
were: w. r.. Perkins, George Whit
ley, Thomas Newman. j. Il. Wilkins,
II. j. Charles. NJ. R. if'I1iand, w. u.
Spruill, John Jones, G. ii, Rush.
George Henhoelfcr a. n. Branch, Il.
g. Noteworthy. H.. j, O'lIara and w.
H. Thomas.
Judgeshlp Primary.
When the judgcshp primary mat
ter was taken up, the question OF
whether or not there should be II
.oge or two day primary was dis
ctssed long and warmly. Three OF
the candidnkes for the nomination
present, and they were asked for
their views on Inc subject.
Judge T, j. Barham and Mr.. Il ID.
Semnias said that they thought Il
two dny primary would involve use
less trouble una expense ij,d would
do no good; that the voters probably
would not turn out to vote the sec
s ond dry.
MIR. l.. @. Phillips urged that n
two day primary is absolutely essen
tial In order to have for tho nomi-
nee the choice OF the majority of the
party voters.
A Compromise.
Mr.. Charles moved that ono day
primary be held. Mr. Thomas
moved as Il substitu,c that a two
days primary be held August 10 and
the second dag August IL When a
vote WAS taken. Messrs Perkins.
!, Newman. Charles, Jones. Henhoelrer.
Brarch and O'llara voted for one
day, and Messrs. Thomas. Nors.
worthy. Rush, SpruIll, piland, WIKI.
ins and Whitley voted for two days.
Efforts to break ii,;s deadlock be.
Ing in vain. the body was about to
adjoprn when Mr. Phillips suggested
the plan which was finally accepted.
Several OF the committee men urged
thntsthe 40 per cont proyiso was sim.
ply annther way OF saving two day
primary, but nine members voted
aye" on a motion TO adopt the reso-
luton.
Meets Again Monday.
The committee meets again next
AMondaS night when a plan for the
) Urinary will be adopted and the as.
sessment OF candidates agreed upon.
u Is very likely that the party plan
used IN the recent legislative pri-
mary VIII be adopted without opposi-
tIon
May Be Six Candidates.
Five candidates for the iudgeship
have announced themselves, and II
seems probable that there Will be six
in the race.
Judge Barlram will be In the field
TO succeed himself, and Meisrs. l.. C.
Phillips. B. Scmmcs A. C. Garrett
and p. s. Robinson already have
entered the fight. Commemorative
Attorney Robinson Is spoken OF MS a
probable candidate. but he has not
yet said whether or not he will come
out,