Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-05
Dig b Two 1snl!e'aus Factions
d cag Of Ricanoat.
SNll VOTE neaalY 1870 SHORT
Party Nominee Falls to Resolve Any
thing Like United Support Of Part''
sapants ,in Primary-Poss'e'e
Newspaper Support for New Faction

days vote IN h'cnmoho' AZ
Mr.. Taft got more Than twice 'ne
number of votes given Roosevelt -FOUR
years ago, white it may not affect fu'
ture party al gnment. Is likely to have
an AFFECT that will bring about an op-
pos!tion between branches OF th'
Democratic party in this city. ana
may result. finally, in munic'pai
revolution.
81 II WAS runored this morning. ana
the rumor seems well founded. that
the Independent Democrats VIII
uoite in a night upon the regular or
sanixstiop in al branches Of the city
government. and, headed by men OF
: influence and prominence. hght 10
win. II the movement should take q
concrete form 1t would mean that Two
Branches Of the Democratic party
would exist in Richmond. and would
oppcse each 9th r with all the per
sistsncy OF different part'es-in short.
! II would be a tight between the Inns
ana the outs
Jobs May Hang In Balance.
The rumor has wide circulation
IN the City Hall today. and no secret
is made Of the fact that the City Hail
doesn't feel good about It. II It takes
= substantial and working form. jobs
Win hang in the balance. They must
Be fought for at the polls. and the
fight must be honestly conducted.
Whether or not the new political eie-
ment will battle in the primaries or
the general election cannot be said,
and II ISN'T probable that the move
ment has progr ssed suficiertly for
. decision to have been reached upon
that point. but the new forces will
have no Republican allegiance.
Possible journalistic Support.
Il was limited in the City Hall this
norntns, however. that the new ele-
ment would have journalistic support
and advocacy.
Clyde w. Saunders. the political
seer Of Richmond, the man who
knows politics better than anyone In
the city, does not seem disposed to re-
gard the movement as being very ef'
fecttve.
II do not believe" said Mr. saun-
lers, "that the vote Of yesterday
shows eny disaKection with Democra-
~. rather believe that 1t Is due to
IN antipathy to Mr.. Bryan. It must
also be remembered that about 400
Of the Taft votes were cast by ne
gross."
II 10 said that the new element will
place . full ticket for City Council
In the field ard will put up orposi-
zion to practically all city officers.
Many Absentees.
Nearly fifteen hundred men who
voted in the party mayoralty contest
failed to show up In behalf Of Bryan
yesterday
The vote in the municipal primary
q April was 5.el6. and as every man
who cast his ballot then was under
obligations to do all he could for the
success Of the national ticket. there
sAoald have been q correspondingly
la1ee vote yesterday.
Deficit over 1900.
Instead Of this, however, Bryan got
only 4.la3 votes. Thus there WAS a
deficit Of 1888 ballots, which showed
. vast deal of lodging and blackslsd'
Ing.
In the minds Of the faithful. this
state OF Affairs IS absolutely inexcusa
BE. sed n has aroused the deepest
Indignation on the part Of the lead
oes-
The storm hsd begun to brew even
before the election. but some then
a'd: Don't get excited: wait and
80 how the national contest comes
80. Then there will be time enough
% taIk Of Q general primary law"