Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-12
SATURDAY. JUNE u. 1909.
ropAvs DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY.

Nominees for the local state Offices
will be chosen by the Democrats oil
Newport News today Each member
of the party will go to the polls ana
vote for the man Of his choice. and
tomorrow, it is to be hoped. every
man who has cast ballot In the pri-
mary will be lined up behind the
choice of the majority. ready and VIII
Ing to work and vote for the nominee.
The campaign which comes to
close with the primary has been, IN
MANY respects p remarkable one. In
the first place the speech making has
been confined almost exclusively To
the candidates for the legislature. the
aspirants fer other Offices putting In
their work on still hunts. There has
been little mud singing; practical
liz ali Of the candidates have maintain
ed the most amicable relations to-
ward each other and. on the whole,
the contests have been more like
the ideal friendly fights" that should
take place within the party ranks.
than such campaign usually results
in. The candidates have worked hard
and the friends of some of them have
put in much strenuous work. but
things have been said and done with
out great deal of bitterness.
There are in the city at this time
about twenty-five hundred qualified
voters. OF this number it is estimat-
ed Tint in the neighborhood Of 1900
are Democrats. Surely not more than
one bundled of this number will be
out of the city or physically unable
TO go to the polls today. therefore the
party leaders have n right to expect
that fifteen hundred voters will be
cast II should not be necessary to
call attention to the fact that it is
the duty OF every Democrat in the
city who is not actually confined TO
his home by Illness to go To the polls
and vote for the best uysn in the field.
according 60 his point of view. Every
Democrat should be interested in the
selection Of the representatives of his
party as well rs in the selection OF
the cficc holders-and to vote in to-
days primary is to participate in the
election OF the Office holders.
In saying that every Democrat
should g. into the primary. perhaps We
70 little too far Every Democrat
that PROPOSES TO support the nominees.
whoever they may be. should 20 into
the primary. II member Of the party
feels tina; !, viii be impossible for
him 70 accept the result and vote for
anyone Il the candidates who may be
chosen by the majority. he should
stay away from the polls and avoid
the chance q breaking an obligation
that is . binding. morally. as promis-
sdNv note
a word 20 the Republicans along
this line may not be out Of order. for
only too cften Republicans 20 into
the primary % assist personal
friend and With no intcniicn % vot-
ing the Democratic ticket In the gen
eral election. The advice - Mr.. J
p. Locke. vho was chairman Of tho
recent Republican city mass meeting
should be enough to Keep Republicans
from the polls today. even II some
uemhers n The party have The coios-
sal assurance 20 present themselves
70 receive and cast ballots in a
nrmccrs,ic contest Mr.. Locke said
Keep out Of the primary. you can
never bat me ncmocrsts ~ svtiEz
IN thcir cicciious.-
The Daily Press has tatcr NJ par'
IN the primary hight n has endearos.