Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-17
FORCES ARE L|N|NC.UP
FOR SPRING CAMPAIGN
Indications Point 10 Early Begin
Ming Of Two Interesting p0|ItI.
cal Contests.
five CANDIDATES ARE OUT non
Senator Holt and c. A. Ashby Want
Nomination for Senate, and S. Otis
Bland Enters Field With DELEGATE
Barrett and Ex-mayor Moss in
Race for the House.

Although the spring primary
campaign is still Il couple of months
OFF, Signs of 4 quiet sort of activity
in political circles are beginning
10 crop out, and there is every in
dication OF the early beginning of
two interesting contests. Forces
are lining up in support of candi-
dates for the Democratic nominal
tons for the Senate and House.
and between the candidates for
these respective offices will be wag-
ed fights that promise to outclass
anything the city has seen since
the Buxton-Moss campaign.
Holt and Ashby.
! For some time it has been l1nown
that Senator Saxon w. Holt will
offer for recollection and that he will
be opposed by Mr.. c. Aylett Ashby.
Both of these gentlemen made their
announcements months ago and prob
ably already are beginning to put
a lew irons in the fire In prepare
ton for the contest At one time
1t was stated that Hampton would
offer candidate for the senatorial
honors, but this idea seems to have
been abandoned. If n man from
elsewhere had entered the field, it
would have become necessary for
tn Newport News men to arrive at
some method OF determining which
should go into the general primary
as the city's representative, and
this question being decided, the
Newport News candidate would have
no trouble in winning.
Three for the House.
In the race for the House there
will be three candidates, at least.
Mr.. w. E. Barrett has announced
his intention of Offering for the
nomination again and, soon after his
defeat in the last primary, ex-Mayor
Allan A. Moss stated that he would
be o. candidate the next time. Mr..
Moss expects to keep his word and
it is said that he already is cam
paignirg quite actively.
Now new candidate looms up.
He is Mr.. S. Otis Bland, the well
known young lawyer and orator who
has figured very conspiciously in
several campaigns in support or
THE men of his choice in prlmarleA
and the party nominees in general
elections, but who has never ap-
peared before the public in the
role of candidate.
Mr.. Bland in the Race.
There has been some talk of n
probability that Mr.. Bland would
be candidate, and when seen
by a Daily Press reporter last night
he said Eyes, you may state posi-
lively that l will be in the race
He is not discussing campaign plans
this early in the game, but it is
known that Mr.. Bland enters the
fight with strong assurances Of sup
port and is confident of success.
1t was generally understood some
time ago that Mr.. Allan D. Jones,
another OF the city's young lawyers,
would be a candidate for the legs-
lature. Last night, however, Mr..
Jones told n Daily Press man en-
phatically that he did not propose
TO enter the field.
Others Mentioned.
One or two others are mentioned
ara it Is possible that the legislative
contest will be four-cornered. A
glance at the field as 1t now stands,
however, shows that some lively
doings are to be expected when the
time for real activities rolls around.