Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-19
Ioss DEA0uEcEs
Ne CITY COMMITTEE
lld Candidate For usyaf H.
rs b IRiIta,Ioa h Venting
us Feelings.
II mi nm Is IIDrpFrDfnI
4 lsI aul IS l'E't'ptl1
auss His Notice Of Protect Was
lFilsd Two Hours Late It Was not
&onsidsred, But He "Does Not Pro.
spese TO be Run Out Of the Party
~ committsemen.

|8klc mayoralty nomination in Satur-
Nd primary. gave VeL' to his feel
- last night by abusing and de-
6tncinS the city Democratic commit
ito his hearts content.
Al sos o'clock last night. two
foxs after the time prescribed by
~ primary plan for the filing OF
1f1ces OF contest. protests, etc. Mr..
IN handed the secretary Of the COM
7stee . paper In which he entered
general protest against the
2haer In which the primary
~ conducted. and demanded
fecoun. Of the vote in his
Eence. When Chairman Perkins
HE'D the body to order. Secretary
Informed the committee
~ De had received no notices OF
l64est or complaints of any kind be-
ri 3 O'Clock. bu, said that he had
- xiyen a communication from Mr..
~ 1t sos O'Clock.
oeeral members said that It would
j 1MpOssible to consider any protest
70 sitter the hour set In the plan.
n ~, Charles moved that Mr.. Moss
lnWnnication be not considered.
- kotion was unanimously cairied.
nj Messrs. Perkins. Charles, New
~. Boiling, Branch. wilkins. Nc
III and Rucker present. Messrs.
61hne1Ier and Piiand entered the hall
Col. Jones' Statement.
5f36I Marquis Jones addressed the
slftee, saying that II Mr.. Moss
S1ea . recount he had no objection
Ref; that II he. did not win fairly
nfcrday's /'imary he would net
the nomination, mot II the
town offered II to Tim on sill,
lkSf..' .
LOSS asked that he be given
nf>nG. snd was accorded the door
4 molten ~ Mr.. Charles. He
5yegy evidently in a bad humOr
~ began speaking, and the
- Ne talked the madden he got
: 1nOunced the committee for de.
- 10 consider his protest. saying
1e Was ignorant Of the plan re-
nent and did not know that the
Aad to be fled before o'clock
- sight; that the plan was not
led IN the newspapers and that
- had ever given him a copy.
- Point Secretary Noteworthy
50p1ed, saying that Mt the time
20 paid his assessment fec
ooS q pile of copies Of the plan
: deek and all the candidates who
p them took a copy. The sec.
farther said that copies of the
I'D been posted at the usual
Attscks Committee.
leoes said that he did not see
3Ges Of the plan On the desk
Ia never had one read. He
~ TIT all he wanted was fair.
~ and that he proposed 10
Continuing he said tina;
EQo1ec. which was intrusted
kf5S .anairx az the party. haa not
~ - fairly. and practically
tie -nmittce with respon.
- fpy his defeat. He said that
= rot taking about all :he cor,'
fnbon. bat that some of the mem.
- done everything possible
~ IN.
11bor. particular ground for CON-
80 the speaker was that the
fteFsr uublished Incorrectly the
- the closing Ct the polls. Up.
- Informed that The Daily
HClnled in black ty?e al the TOP
800 that the polls would cicss
1U&ork D. m. Mr.. Moss notified
Gu6eut, ard said thar a mis-
- - Times-Hcrald caused many
YuupUrters TO reach the polls
= ~ yote. A. 6rst ne had
1v tstimated that both papers
rlCbp1Ntely given the hour ~
- 1ncprrectly for the purpose o;
80 -
en- . oswoer.t.
- cDacisdIns the spcaEcr said
E5uepvs- sese ALREADY Sn:ns
- my;ag TIA; he vas going :"
- - lslepe dent candidate Nc
Nd tba, shis Was a lie. thai
- the COMMITTEES xCuli
- Mn fair deal. he was
-. D0uuprra: and did mn pro
- ~ the committee run him
- -. oooao. Protest.