Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-22

Failing 10 reach an agreement sSs
terday in regard to the nomination CT
a 06ater delegate to represent Eiiza-
beth City and Accomac counties IN
the coming session OF the legislature,
the Democratic committees OF the two
counties will send subcommittee 10
Cape Charles next Friday to make
another attempt to settle the dispute.
Messrs. Nelson S. Groome David
johnson. r. II. Parramore and Harry
X Houston went to Accomac Colt
house Yesterday and conferred Win
the Accomac committee. The commit
tee expressed Il determination to force
the county here to permit the candi-
date TO be voted for in both counties,
instead of in Elizabeth City only as
has heretofore been the custom. The
gentlemen from Elizabeth City county
emphatically declined TO agree to such
a proposition and gave the Accomac
committee to understand that THIS
county will appeal from any such pro-
position. The Hampton men left Ac-
comac with the understanding that
the fight would be made before the
state Democratic committee.
Probably Changed His Mind.
When the delegation from here
reached Tasley. the station seven
miles from Accomac Courthouse, ca
the trip back home, long distance
telephone call was awaiting Secretary
Nelson S. Groome The message was
from the committee at Acomac Court
house. Mr.. GroOme was asked wheth-
er the Elizabeth City county commit
tee would send n subcommittee 10
Cape Charles next Friday to meet a
similar committee from Accomac. IL
was said that the Accomac sub-com-
m,ttee would have power to act ior
the entire committee and that the
dispute possibly could be arranged III,
an amicable way. Colonel Goome IN
formed his interviewer that the pro-
position would be placed before The
local committee.
When the Hampton delegation
reached home last night Colonel
Groonie found a telegram from the
secretary of the Accomac County COM
mittee Announcing the appointment or
the subcommittee and equesting the
Elizabeth City County committee TO-
be sure to send a committee to Cape
Charles Friday morning. The COM
mittee named from Acomac is COM
posed of Messrs. ]. Harry Rev, ]. W..
Mathews. ]. s. Pearsons. John s..
Waples and Z. T. Powell
Will Accept the Offer.
The Elizabeth City County commit
tee met in the Office Of County Treas
urer David Johnson last night and
discussed the situation. The commit
tee decided to send the sub-commit-
tee to Cape Charles Friday as request
ed. II will be the local committees
idea to settle the controversy IN a.
satisfactory manner. without permit
ting the Accomac. committee TO de-
prive Elizabeth City County Of rep
resentatIon in the legislature.
There are several ways by which
the controversy can be made more
interesting. II is suggested that bIiz-
abeth City county can go ahead, NOM
mate a candidate and run him in the
regular election. Accomac county
could do the same thing. Il would thea
be necessary for the State Democratic
committee to decide whether the r0mi-
nee OF Accomac of that OF Elizabeth
City would be entitled to ths csrtih-
cate as the regular Democratic candi-
date.
According to those visiting A. ,omac
the fight Is caused by an internal
political squabblc in Accomac. II may
be that Accomac desires 10 Sac he
eleventh judicial district cut into twI
districts In which event Accomac would
desire 10 see the new judge come
from her bar