Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-22
City Committeeman wilkins lppoIn'
ted. 10 Take Cox Case 10
Richmond.
ONE VOTE AGAINST paocEED|iG
Mr.. pianford, Of Second Ward. op-
poses Any Action Because II Might
Result In election OF Republican
Nominee for Lonstable-Another
Meeting Tonight.

With but one dissenting vote. the
CITY Democratic executive committee.
in special session last night. adopted
resolution delegating Mr.. J. Il.
wilkins to go 10 Richmond this
morning TO lay the case OF Council
man Ernest c. Cox. the Democratic
nominee for high constable. before
the State Democratic executive COM
mittee. which meets at noon To-Day
and ascertain what action. II any. ,he
local committee cen take In the mat
ter. Mr. wilkins is. TO report BACK
to the committee at a special meet
ing TO be held tonight at o'clock AT
the city hall.
Mr.. Cox did not attend the meet
ing and was not heard from directly
or indirectly.
When Chairman Thomas Newman
called the committee to order shortly
after o'clock, the following mem
bers were present: F. c. Mitchell
Lewis Lttlepage. ]. f. wilkins. F. u
Adams, Charles Blanford, O. l.. Pow
ell B. NJ Roy. l.. c. Phillips. l.. X.
Boiling and A. s. Davis. Mr.. s. Park
err Marston came into the hall just as
the committee adjourned. Those alb
sent were: A. T. Harwood, r. l..
Cosby. " r. Piland and A. l.. Lind
say.
Mr.. Phillips Offers Resolution.
Immediately after the call for the
meeting had been read. Mr.. l.. Z.
Phillips offered resolution directing
the chair to appoint a committee OF
one to lay the case before the state
committee and ask for advice. In or
fering the resolution, he stated that
he felt cure that every member re-
GREETED the situation in which the par
" finds itself at this time. He said
that there seems &c be some question
as to what action the committee
can take in the premises and ne
thought the central committee should
be appealed to.
Mr.. o. L. Powell offered as an
amendment that the committee OF one
be directed to report back 10 the local
body at an adjourned session at
O'Clock tonight. Mr. Phillips accepted
the amendment.
No Discussion Of Question.
There was no discussion Of the res
olu;:on and Chairman Newman put
the question on ar AYE" and nay
vote. the roll not being called. Mr..
Charles Blanford, OF the Second ward,
alone voted against the resolution.
Previous to the meeting he stated
that he did not think the committee
should take any action because the
party vote might be split and the Re-
publican nominee thereby elected
The committee adjourned after be-
ing in session onlv little more than
five minutes.
Mr. wilkins will go 10 Richmond
On the 1905 train this morning and
will appear before the Stale commit
tee at noon. In presenting the case
to the committee. he will submit
copies Of the letter which Mr.. Cox
wrote the Cleveland Trinidad Paving
Company. and which has been repro
duced In the newspapers and will give
the committee clippings from the
newspapers on the grand jury inyes-
tigation of the rumors that Mr.. Cox
solicited funds from the paving COM
pany relative 10 the return OF the re-
tainer now held by the city. Il
Would Let Matters Rest.
Prior TO the meeting Of the COM
mittee last night, there was some talk
among the committeeman and others
OF letting matters stand as they are
at present with the view of applying
to the Corporation Court for action in
the event Mr.. Cox Is elected One
committeeman claimed that SINH
lar case to that row existing hap
pened here man, years ago and that
Judge Barhsm appointed a constable
after the Democratic nominee had
been elected In the general election.