Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-02
Col. George c. GabsII sIIPs Voters
with Characteristic Demo.
cratic Speech,
Defeated CANDIDATES. IN LINE
Messrs A. A. Moss and C. r. Fellows
ursc All Members of Party and Es,
peelally Their Own Supporters to Go
to Polls and Cast Vote for the
Nominee.

With an enthusiastic and fairly largs
crowd in attendance. the first public
meeting OF the present legislative
campaign, which comes TO close with
the election next Tuesday, was held at
the city hall last night AS state Sen.
ator Saxon w. Holt. the Democratic
Nominee for reelection. has no oppo.
sition. the meeting was particularly
In the interest of the candidacy OF
Hon. w. Il. Barrett, the party nominee
for reelection to the House of Dele.
gates.
While Col George c. Cabell of Nor
folk, one OF the most brilliant speak
ers In this section. was the orator OF
the occasion, the feature of the meet.
ing was the fact that Messrs. C. a..
Follows end A. A. Moss. who opposed
Mr.. Barrett for the nomination I'm the
primary We're both present and made
speeches In behalf of their successful
opponent
Col. Mayyus Jones presided. intro
ducing the speakers after making n
brief but eloquent appeal for the up.
holding of the Democratic marty He
referred to the days before the State
was wrested from the Republican,
black and tan rule.
Mcssrs. Fellows and Moss.
Mr' Fellows was first introduced and
ne was followed by Mr.. Moss. Both
speakers urged all Democrats and es.
neciaily those who supported them in
the primary. to so to the polls Tues
uay ana cast their ballots for the nom.
NEE. They commented In glowing
terms upon the record of Mr.. Barrett
IN the last legislature.
Mr. Barrett was hext introduced IIo
made prlctical talk. referring briefly
TO his work and outlining TO some oy.
cent what he proposes 10 do durIne
me coming session Speaking of Mr..
John b. Locke the Republican nm.
NEE MI Barrett declared that ba hnd
nothine TO say against Mr. Locke nor.
soNaily, that he was a friend of AIR.
Locke and that IL was ONLY necessary
70 cal attention to the fact thot tbo
iatter was the Republican candj1ate
re Went cln to say that tho comnnirn
literature circulated by the RennhlI.
chn nominee showed very clearly thnt
ne expected TO win only with demo.
cratlc votes; that tho platform, cir.
GUAR wholly failed to mantlon thnt
ar, Locke was n Republican.
Old Time Democratic spseeb
Colonel Cabell made one Of his cbar.
uctcrislic campaign speeches ana at
uiles ms audience was decdcdlv on.
.uuslasuc Ii was an old time Dan.
oerilic speech and the orator woynd
NArHl when he mentioned tint no.
sIo euilor had attacked Mr.. Borrett
AZ. gar law The colonel declared
warra Mt nhrrett had done enough to
ia Ms'sant MN In asking the support Of
.n iS narty u his hearty support of Tho
I'm Grow street car law wac ia
on ~, act TO be found In his record
me speaker warned the Domocra I. =,
nsaihst apathy saying that thc Rcnuh
neans were active and that IN mottor
i'uw strong the Democratic ,ss,,,,.
might be in Newport News /, was
Sanserous FOR any member of Tho mn.
70 stay awny from the nolle win
ne iuea mat there would bc enoush
carry inc banner to victory witbont
nm He called attention Ia tho ,oat
tho ha' every man who participated IN
th e primary was pledged to sunnort
NE NE nominee. and declared thot an,,
De,hocrat who failed TO go TO tho r "s
and cast his ballot for the noninno
"a siec'lon day, should be ashnmnd ~
mold nD his head. 'S""'''cu 70
Neariy all OF the mombers a, "a.
ne,nocrauc committee. Senator Hal,
Gnu numerous other party loaanr'
weto present during the meetinr N,r
Az, nus furnished by fac band n, ,he
north Enc fire companv INV VI tue