Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-10
All Leaders Worked Hard for Mr..
Read, and Total Vote Of the Party
Was Nearly Twice the ADMITTED
Strenqth - Democratic Candidates
For Council and Board Of Aldermen
Unopposed.
VOTE IN THE CITY.

Col. Marquis Jones. the Democratic
nominee. was elected mayor OF New
port News yesterday. def atlng MI.
Fred Read. the Republican candidate.
by majority of "A.
The election was, in many respects,
one of the most remarkable III the
city's history. The nominee OF
Democratic primary in which 9'' bal
lots were cast, polied only 600 votes
and narrowly missed defeat at the
hands of the Republicans who. at
best, cecil claim only " few ;,Ne
than 800 voters in the city.
Practically the entire open town
element of the Democratic party, III
Guiding a large number OF <d!ssrun
ii. d supporters ST MIR. Allan A. NOES
the defeated primary candidate, bolt
ed ,he ticket and voted for MT.
Read.
For once, at least, the Republican
forces wer. undivided, except for the
dissatisfaction among the hsRlo
voters. No factional differences
counted yesterday, al! OF the Leaders
were at work in earnest ana most VI
Them were confident that Mr.. Read
would win by small majority. MI
Read himself, still suffering ana uh,
abla 70 walk as the result of his fall
las; week, spent most or the aaS
driving from voting place to Voting
blace in carriage
Loyal Democrats at Work.
There were some loyal Democrats
=, work. too. The carl published by
Mr.. Moss Monday and the apparently
WILL founded report that Mr.. Moss
was using every means in his power
TO compass the defeat OF the nominee.
M, new life into the efforts OF tue
faithful. ard Col. :. mes was Si!'i
steady and enthusiastic support
throughout the day IN all four wards.
Col. Jones himself was never in lear
Of defeat. and was disagreeabiy sur
prised 10 learn that his majority had
been so small.
Early YESTERDAY mol Iing tn n"nes
Of the Republicans were at their
height. and soon after the polls open
ed. Postmaster Hopkins. chairman OF
tho Republican party in the city. de-
cIared emphat ically 10 Daily Press
representative tina; Col. Jones was q
beaten man Later in the day ih"re
was cbanga. and when the PohS
closed most OF the Republicans were
willing to conce.Ic defeat by n major
ity even larger than Col. Jones had
really received. When news came
that the Second ward had given Read
n majority of only two. there was
decided fall in Republican stock.
o,sappointments for Democrats.
Tho result In the First and Fourth
wards was disappointing to 'h' Demo
Gratis. The leaders " re confident
that the Fourth would give Col. Jcnes
a majority 81 from 80 IN 100. and It
wa, thought that the majority in IN"
First would he nearly n. II vas
conceded that the Third would he
close. and the majority of % IN re-
was gratifying The Third was heard
from last. the returns from that ward
not coming In until after 10 O'clock.
The vote poiled was un"ypeS cdIv
large. n was ihoIghf that not over
.2Oo ballots would he cast. and tn
total ~ 1889 waS \ surpt.se IN tho
leaders 81 both parties MI day long
beginning dircrtIv after ~unrise. the
voting won't ST. adily on. and when ~"
sun went down ard III polls ciosrd
all e.cep; abou, 100 of tho ciiv's quail
fed voters had cast their lal'o's. Oh