Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-03
harmonious, Enthusiastic and Lily.
White" City Mass Meeting
Is He'd.
A c. GARRETT ONE OF NOMINEES
Former Democrat in Race For Com
monweaith's Attorney-Dr. Corss
for Treasurer; C. o. Pu9h for Ser
aesnt. and j. w. Hester for Con-
stabIe-The Platform.

Harmonious In the extreme. extra
ordinarily enthusiastic and well nish
spotlessN 'lily-white," the Repubf-
cans OF Newport News met In mas
meeting at Rosenbaum's hall las. night
ana named candidates for all or the
local Offices to filed in the general
election next November Some sur
prises were sprung. by the committee
OF twenty appointed to propose ncmi-
pees one noteworthy feature being the
pres nting of Mr.. A. c. Garrett. here
tofore known as a Democrat, s'iocally'
al the least. as the partys candidate
for the commonwealth attorney. Not
very long ago Mr.. Garrett was can
didate in a Democratic primary held
FOR the purpose of sch citing nominee
for the Corporation ig0geship.
The report of the nom mating COM
mittee was unanimously adopted with
out change. and on the whole IL was
considered that the ticket is the
strongest the party has ever pat up
in n local fight The ticket follows
For the House CT Delegates-John
b. Locke.
Fer city treasurer-Dr. James Ken
needy Ccrss.
For city sergeant-C o. Pugh.
For commemorative attcrney-A-
c. Garrett.
For constable w. Hester.
All Have Accepted.
Mr. Walter s Upshur. IN presenting
the report of the committee OF twenty
five, spoke briefly Of the fine type OF
men composing the ticket. and said
that each OF the men proposed for
nomination had consented TO accept.
Candidates for the Office Of juSticel
OF the Geace were not proposed BY
the committee. IL havi ng been decided
10 have these nominations made from
the floor. Seekers for these nomina-
lions seemed TO be scarce, but the
following names finally were unani-
mously agreed upon:
First ward, Harry Bracken; Second
ward. c. ]. Scheeiky: Third ward. r..
l.. Baker: Fourth ward, J. S Allen.
Black Faces Scarce
When the meeting was called TO
order the hall was filed &c is ca
pac.ty, perhaps more than $50 being
present The BLACK -and-tan" ele-
raent was conspicuous by its absence
There were only two negroes attend
ing. and they were just outside the
door, looking In.
Chairman W. Campbell Smith. OF
the city execur We committee. called
the meeting to order and presided dur
ing the election OF officers Mr.. John
n Locke was chosen chairman, and
Contain J. + r. Stuart. secretary.
Po master w. T. Ho1kins submit
ted. FOR. the nominating comm ttee. a
lis; of twenty men proposed for cleo
ton as delegates to the State conven-
ton. to be held in this city In July.
At this point. the ily-whiteress of
the meeting had spot upon II for
the first and ONLY time The spot was
obliterated quickly and effectually.
First and Only Spot
Wife Rowe. one Of the two negroes
who had been looking in at the door.
pushed through the crowd and took
the fioor to nominate J. T. Pre-. also
colored, as one CT the delegates TO the
State convention. He prefacsd the
nomination with a few remarks about
the right of the negroes TO be repre-
scented in the convention.
There was a pause for a moment as
the negro retired to his post at the
door: then Chsl rman Locke. annoanc-
ing that the nomination had not re-
ceived second. called for a vote upon
the delegation nominated in the com
mittee's report The delegation was
unanimously elected without a change.
as follows:
G. o. Pugh. H. A. Morewitz, Fred
Read. John y. Locke. W c. Smita.
George r. Mould. George " Wise. IL.
Bartlett. Jr. william Garner. Ward
Scull. Harvey Schofeld. J. Z. II. Stu
art. William McCallum, +. c. LEM.
George r. Payne. ]. ". Hester. Dr. J.
X Corss. Neil Christensen. w T.
Hopkins, w r. Hull.
Coming Of the State Convention.
Mr.. George Minis Wise mace a
brief speech upon the coming OF the
|. State convention u Nexp0rt News.
and declared that he believed the time
had come f1r putting Virginia In the
Republican coi-mn- tie referred tu
Mr.. Tsft's corciliat0ry golicy and ex-
pressed coufidencs In the result Of
the fail election here.
Nr. Wise Submitted the following
resolution. which was unanimously
adopted.
"Appsefafing the service rendered
the Repnbiican party in Virginia BY