Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-30
RACE FOR HOUSE
ASSUMES new ASPECT
Bland Bland Drops Out and Leaves
Field 10 Barrett, Moss and
Fellows.
ALL THREE SEEM 10 Be SATISFIED
y Is Generally Conceded, However,
That Change Strengthens Barrett
Holt and Ashby File Notices With
D'strlo. commlttee-candIaa.es for
city COMMITTEES.

with 8. Otis biand out of the race
the contest for the Democratic nomi.
nation Tor the House OF Delegates as.
sumes new aspect. Anti-Mossltes are
inclined to be tubilant over the change
and declare that Mr.. Bland's with.
drawal means another crushing defeat
LOT the former mayor. All three OF
the candidates. however, claim TO he
we'll satisfied with the situation ana
each seems to be confident OF win,
ming.
EARLY yesterday, several hours he
fore Secretary Noteworthy sut to re.
ceiye notices from Candidates. Mr.
Bland gave out statement to the
effect. that his private business was
demanding SO much of his time that
IL would be impossible for him to
mike the fight for the nomination.
Mr.. Bland was regarded as q formi.
dable candidate and his withdrawal
amounts to more INN some people
are willing to admit. 1t is generally
conceded that large part OF his fol.
lowing Will go over to the Barrett
forces. % 5j5gG
District Committee Meets.
The Senatorial district committee
met ut the city hall yesterday ut noon
with Chairman Goffigan, Of Yora
county, presiding. The notices of
Senator saxon w. Holt, offering for
the nomination to succeed himself and
@, Aylett ashby, were received.
AT the request of Chairman Phillips.
OF the city committee. 1t was decided
to allow the use OF lilies Instead of
ballot boxes In this city. Boxes will
lie uaed elsewhere in the district. In
was also decided to extend the time
OF closing the primary polls on June
- to $3.50 from 500 o'clock. The
polls win open at o'clock In the
morning,
City Notices Filed.
Secretary Noteworthy, OF the city.
Democratic committee, sat at the city
hall from 2 to O'Clock yesterday
afternoon and received notices OF can.
didates for. the Nomination for the
House of Delegates aud for the city
committee, to be chosen in the June
primary. .s4
w. p. Barrett, Offering to succeed
himself and A. Al. Moss and &. 9R.
Fellows. filed their notices aid Will
be candidates for the nomination for
the Legislature.
7 The following candidates for the
SitS COHiu'ittSe iileu notices.. rs
First ward-R. W. Perkins, J. e.
Wilkins. Stuart j. Lottier, George
'Henhoeffer, p. W. Hiden, A. N.
Bfanch, w. T.. Kitchen, II. P. Nc.
Cullum. w. f.. Cassidy.
Second ward--H. Rush, M. r Pi-
land, j. J. Jones, w. a. spruill and
F. 0. Adams. no.
Third ward-R. c. Noteworthy. g.
w. Whitey,S. r. Bagby, r. j. Charles,
and w. @. Wilson, -
Fourth ward-W. 2. Thomas, Thorn.
as Newman, L.. r. Boiling and B. j.
Fight In the First Ward.
The list CT asplrants for the com.
mittee In the First ward indicates that
there Will be a lively little contest
IN that ward. 1t is expeced that there
VIII be two states and that there
VIII ne some hard work put In In be.
half Of each.
In the Fourth ward there are only
four candidates. and there are only
i've candidates in the Second and
Third wards, respectively. Four com
mitteemcn are to be elected from each
ward. SO there will he little room for.
fight anywhere except in the First.