Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-01
congressman McKlnIay, Of ca|ii0f'
] mia, To Address Gathering al
Academy Of Music.
RIVEacoxBE NAY Be HERE, TOO
Candidates for Attorney General OF
State invited for Meeting on oc-
tober te-John Locke stationed at
Republican state Headquarters at
Roanoke-No Legislative Candidate.


of California. who made an address
before the Republican state conven-
ton here in July. will speak at a big
mass meeting which local Republicans
will hold at the Academy OF Music
on the night of October 10. Arrange
ments for the meeting are now beins
made by the party leaders here ano
they believe il will be the largest the
Republicans have yet held in Newport
News.
REPRESENTATIVE McKinlay is an ora
tor of national repute and the party
leaders are congratulating themselves
on securing his services for the meet
inc. He made splendid address be-
fore the state convention here. hold
ing an audience that packed the
Academy for more than an hour. he
discussed the tariff question on tina,
occasion.
Hon. George L. Rivercom5e. OF
Alexandra, the Republican nominee for
attorney general of the State. also has
been invited TO address the mass
meeting and he undoubtedly will ac-
cent. He probably will be the only
one of the Republican candidates for
STATE once 10 cHtdh hCiC GO OfNf
, tain William p. Kent the candidate
for governor, will not be heard in
this city.
No legislative Candidate.
One of the local Republican leaders
stated Yesterday that the party will
not name a candidate for the legisla-
ture to oppose Hon. l.. p. Stearnes
the Democratic nominee. in the cleo
5 tion of November 2. Mr.. John
-Iocke. Of this city. was originally
Dominated for the legislature. but he
afterwards accepted a place on the
State ticket as the candidate for sec
eretary of the Commonwealth and re-
tired from the local race.
AS the Republicans have named =
full city ticket it was thought that
they would nominate a candidate to
oppose Mr.. Stearnes, but they have
given up the idea.
MIR. Locke at Roanoke.
Mr.. John B. Locke has been trans
&erred from this city to the Republi-
>ean headquarters at Roanoke ana
placed in charge of the bureau OF
speakers Besides arranging the
oates for the sneakers he is sending
out campaign literature TO the news
;>papers OF the state. He will remain
: III Roanoke until after the election OF
November 2.
Mr.. George Nelms Wise, of this city,
is now stumping the State in the
interest Of the Republican ticket and
is discussing the fee system of the
Democratic party. He has spoken at
Hampton and at other points in the
First district
Snithers After Appointment.
!. According TO information received
Yesterday. Collector of Customs c. G.
.Smitbers. of Cape Charles. who has
'zleng been after the appointment a.
the collector of customs at this port
will oppose United States Marshall
Morgan Treat for appointment as the
United States marshall for the Fast
ern district Of Virginia. Mr. Treats
term of Office expires in December ano
IL Is not considered likely that he
will be reappointed. Mr.. Smithers is
now eliminated from the fight for the
local collectorship.
6 when Marshall Treats term expir-
ed four years ago, President Roose
welt appointed Captain ]. F.. B. stuart
as the marshall. but the captain was
afterwards transferred to the custom
house here as the port collector and
Mr.. Treat was reappointed as the
marshall.