Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-17
DATE OF STATE PRIMARY
Democratic Committee Mil Meet
and Determine Upon Time.
WILL ASSEMBLE ABOUT APRIL IS
Contest Probably WI! Be Set for First
Week in Hugust--Cost TO Each Can
Upon.

RI|iMC ND. VA. March 10 The
state Democratic commn;ce will be
can. Il 70 ::lrct in this ely some tim.
during he month Of April along
aren't Thursday the fifteenth accord
Ing 20 Chairman Ellyson. who was
seen AMI asked abon, IN" matter oi
having III" committee assemble.
TIL; meeting will be fer tn" pur-
pose OF fixing III" date tor the Stat"
primary when IN" candidates for tn"
State ticker to be elected this f:ll
ar, TO b.. nominated.
Will FIX Cost
What is more. the committee Will
also Diet, rmiur just whar it will cost
each ul III. candidates for III" Offices
to which they aspire Thu. first and
ou.v stat. primar" held in Virginia
cost the candidates large sums. tn"
aspirants fer governor being assess
ed $1,000. u we'll as those for Uni
ted states senator. The prices rang
ed down to some $500 for minor 9th
CpS.
In tina, election there were eleven
candidates voted for--two for Cnltea
States senator. three for governor.
two fer lieutenant governor TWO Tor
attorney general and two for snp-rln-
tnndcat Ct public instruction. In aG-
ditiOn to these. the Stat" treasurer.
secretary of the commonwealth ana
commissioner Of agriculture had no
opposition, though they paid the az
.rrsmcnts and wrr" nominated b.
the committee
Had Surplus on Hand.
The site committee. when tho cx.
o. nses OF the primary had all been
Maid, refunded 10 h" candidates
something ike 20 per cent. Of the
,uls they had paid :or the holding OF
TIVE primary.
-Four years ago ;hcr" were foi!
candidates tor nomination. ana thi'
wear finds III" following already in
the contest:
For Gov-rnor-Judge Mann and Mr..
Tucker.
70. lieutenant Governor. Taylor
F.'iyson and James r. Cation.
For Attorney Generai-Colonel Rot>
ert Catl.:t and Judge Samuel W.
Williams.
For state Treasurer-Asher ".
Hartman.
For Superintendent Of Public In
s.ruclion-Joseph d. Egsleston.
Tor Commissioner OF Aericulturc-
George n Koiner.
For Secretary OF III" Common
wealth-David Q. Egsleston.
For United States Senator-JoAE
W. Daniel.
The total at tn s tine IS eleven, and
from the point OF view at this lime
it dos Tot look like this number
will &c augmented. for the season
is w.,l on and the candidates have
hean firing around and smiling
tie vo'.rrs
Fe.s- cand dates This Year.
Wter. Their. were fourteen candl
Gat-, tow years ago there are JUST
c;.y..:i now and in fixing the ass"sa
Inent, t.n costs Of four years ago VIII!
~. ia".,.r.. The committee will prob
atly be called on 10 make the same
rssments as for the first prlmhr:,
seeing that there are Two less candi
dates for the big ofices-Cntte1
States rena;o- and governor. Each oil
these paid $500. and the deficit IN
cand dates will have 10 he met in
come way. so that 'hos" aspiring for
Office might as well keep an eye peel
I'd for please remit when the com'
mj,,ee has met and adjourned.
Mr. Enyson has no idea what da'e
the committee will fix for the p''-
mary. bu. at this time there is be-
lief thai il w.n consider the cand!
dates ard have the primary at the
very earliest date possible-say. IN"
first week in August.