Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-10
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should the Contention b Sustained
BY the hikher Courts the Rspubis-
cans Would b In Control Of leeai
Asalrs-Attornsy Engaged IN I'M
Case.
Daily Press Bureau,
HAMPTON Va. Sent 4


Claiming that the inmates OF the
National Soldiers Home are citizens
Of Elizabeth City county. and there
fore entitled to vote, the Republicans
national committee IL arranging %
make fight to have every man IN
that institution cast his ballot hero
next November.
The action OF the national commit.
tee will be watched with intense In
terest among the politicians through
out the entire state, and naturally
will meet with the opposition Of the
local people.
For the past twenty-five years the
opinion has prevailed here that the
inmates Of the National Soldiers.
Home were debarred from -nsiux In
Elizabeth City county. Sat several
days ago q well known attorney wa1
asked to look into the proposttion.
and this lawyer Ia convinced that th0s
veterans can vote. ssSss
Attorney GxpeeAs q VIM
i y said that - sStoesay M
make the contest M the Aatie
,so@$sst0ss ss<s N =
sef0rs one Of the Issis<fasa e III
sosnty ana request to have AiD -
LACED on the voting list. Tho reu
trar win refuse 20 comply Will 49,
demands. and in this way - apn9Es
will be taken to the Circuit GQls
to compel the registration q The W.
eran, and then the case v1ll HeeaSS
pass throug hthe Virginia Suprense
Court and the United StateR .coustA.
Should the courts decide that To
inmates Of the Home are bont=odo
citizens Of the county and tsatitled
to vote as such, It would mean 20
litical revolution here. - Il woun
be the means Of placing Elt1sbeth
City county In the hands Of The Re-
publicans and thereby si,o the eok
diers' Home inmates the chance q
electing the local oAhcsrs:
Go Home te Vets.
Heretofore the veterans Ct TIE
Home have been in the habit of -.
turning to their respective hoases aoer
ing the campaigns and castieg th1le
ballots. Il 10 said that the nepaok
cans are anxious to land virginie =
the Taft and Sherman column IL
year and by having the estire voee
|of the old soldiers counted, Tie pafey
would have . much better voem(
population. Thea, too. should The q
600 veterans be able 10 cast baQo&
It would mean that the Repsbl1eqp
nominee in the First district Voc
be given . splendid show to win.
According to the attorney eaGnODq
to make the fight, whose nADe =
withheld At this time, the coost.futtso
win permit Of the veterans paStbct
pating in the national elections sa1
the contentious Of leaders In TIE W.
publican party win either have - -
denied by the courts o. else evegy
inmate in the Home win vote D0zt
November
Veterans MOI Tassd.
There are many Of TIE local 20
ticians who feel that the courts VI
finally decide that the Hone veterans
are not citizens Of the county -
canno. become citizens, inasDocA -
they are exempt from nnooa -
the county hsp no jurisdtcstoa essr
the entire Home reservstto0-
Il Is also srSned that the vetesuD
cannot register because 70 poa 0x
Is assessed against them. ssd IL =
one Of the prerequisites to votieg =
the state Of Virginia.
At any rate the Repsbsscas sattoea1
committee has decided 70 make Ne
contest. and the Indications sre IT,
big legal hattie Win be he osne
outcome.
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