Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-16
TO HOLD HAMPTON
PRIMARY ON AUGUST 5
City Treasurer and Sergeant VIII be
Nominated and County Com
niltee Recognized.
LEGISLATIVE PRIMARY ON SAME DAY
Arrangements Were Perfected for the
Phoebus Primary Tuesday After
noon and Session Was One OF the
Lively the County Democratic Com
nittee Has Held in Many Months.

The meeting of the Elizabeth CITY
County Democratic committee last
night proved one OF the most exciting
and interesting sessions the commit
tee has held in several years, when
arrangements were completed for the
Phoebus primary next Tuesday.
The first lively tilt of the session
came, when Mr.. Joseph DAILY, who is
n candidate for rejection as treasur-
er in Phoebus, asked the committee
not to allow his opponent, Mr.. Ed
ward c. Kaiser to run in the primary,
claiming that Mr.. Kaiser is a Repub-
lican.
Mr.. Kaiser explained that locally he
has always been a Democrat and that
he expects to support the nominees
CT the primary next Tuesday in the
general election to be held in June.
The committee unanimously decided
that Mr.. Kaiser can run in the prl-
mary and ordered his name placed
on the ticket.
StannIen Objects.
When it came to the selection Of
the Judges and clerks to conduct the
primary both Mayor Louis p. Furness,
who is offereing fer reelection. and
Mr.. Charles w. Stanglen. who Is OPP
posing Mr. Furness. submitted names
10 the committee from which to Sc
lect the officials. Mayor Furness Of
fered the names of Messrs. W. s.
Benthall, r. E. Wilson, L. NJ. Brown,
James Cowan and Louis Cassidy,
while Mr.. Stanglen requested the COM
mittee to select the officials from
Messrs. O. f. Hunt, William T. Da-
Wis, w. E. Wesser, Thomas Purcell
and James Grant.
The selection of the judges being
entered into Messrs. r. E. Wilson. w
s. Benthall and james Grant were
chosen and for clerks Messrs., l.. NJ.
Brown and Louis Cassidy were first
nominated
Mr.. Stanglen srenuously objected
to Mr.. Cassidy and declared that il
Mr.. Cassidy was chosen a clerk ne
would withdraw from the primary and
run for the Office as an independent
in the general election. Mr.. Stanglen
urged the committee to select the
remaining clerk from the men named
bv him. After considerable further
wrangling Mr. Hunt was made the
second clerk and Mr.. Stanglen de-
clared his purpose then to remain in
the primary and to work for the sue
cess of the nominees
Piedne en- the Tickets.
Through the request of Mr.. Stang
Zen the committee adopted a resoiu-
ton placing a pledge on the ucke,s
in the primary. The pledge is to read
81 hereby swear that ! will support
the nominees of this primary
Mavor Furness declared that he
wanted to see an absolutely honeTt
and fair primary and for that reason
he had submitted the names OF the
hest men in the town as he saw
them. Mr.. Stanglen also wanted MOTH
ing but fairness and desired 10 have
II said next Tuesday that the primary
was fair and that the candidates Sc
lected are the honest choice OF the
majority of the voters of the town.
The Ticket.
Secretary Nelson s. Groome report
cd that the ticket to be voted for in
the primary will be as follows:
For Mayor:
L. p. Furness.
C. W. Stanglen-
For Treasurer:
Joseph DAILY,
Edward c. Kaiser.
For Council:
First ward-Messrs. r. o. Clarke
and G.. NJ. Suffer
Second ward-Messrs Paul I. Mich
olss. J. A. Kelly and John Ferber.
Third ward-Messrs. William G
Norris, G.. II. Lancer and Fred Por'
ter.
Fourth ward-Messrs. r. S. Cope
land and W. r Houchens-
legislative Primaries.
Completing the work Of the plans
for the Phoebus primary the commit,
tee took up the matter Of the pri
mary in Hampton for the selection
rf treasurer and sergeant and in the
county for the nomination OF a cands
date for the legislature and the re
organisation Of the entire Elizabeth
City Comfy Democratic committee. y
was decided 10 hold these primaries
on August THAT being the date q
the state primary.
The Members q the committee pres
enf were Chairman Henry c. Shelton
Secretary Nelson s. Croome AMI
Mczsrs. s. Gordon Cumming. william