Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-03
Judges and Clerks Named, Voting
Places Designated and The
Ballot Prepared
EIGHT Committeeman uNoPP0sED
Candidates From Second and Fourth
Wards Are Declared ELECTED and
Their Names viii Not Appear on
the Tieket--oniy Five Aspirsnts In
Each Of the Other Wards.

Final arrangements for the Demo-
cratic gubernatorial primary here
Thursday were made last night by
the city Democratic executive COM
mittee at a mee ting In the Circuit
Court room. The judges and clerks
OF election were named. the voting
places decided upon and the ballot
arranged in accordance with the out
line in dummy" ballots sent out by
the State Democratic executive COM
mittee. The polls will open at sun
rise, 5:l2 a. M, and closed at sunset,
1909 p. m.
After some discussion, the commit
tee decided to declare the four can
didates for the city executive commit
tee from the Second ward and tue
tour from the Fourth ward elected
and their names will not appear On
the ballot. This was done to simplify
the ballots in those wards and save
time counting the vote on election
night. The new committeeman from
the two wards mentioned are as fol-
lows: Second ward-R. Leland Cos
10y, NJ. r. Piland. +. o. Adams and
Charles Blanford; Fourth ward-A. i.
Harwood, L. r. Boiling, L. c. Phil
iips, and Thomas Newman.
only Five in First.
Mr.. A. N. Branch Withdrew as
candidate for a place OH the commit
tee from the First ward, leaving hve
candidates for the four committee
seats from that ward, as follows:
f. c. Mitchell. Lewis L. Littlepage. L.
" Sutton. S. p Marston and }. h.
wilkins. Five candidates are ffering
from the Third ward. as follows: A.
l.. Lindsay, w. b. Spencer. A. 5. Da-
Wis, Jr., o. L. Powell and b. NJ Roy.
MIR. Branch explained to the commit
tee that .rior 10 filing of the notice or
his candidacy he had promised certain
OF the other candidates that he would
not offer for re-eIection. He had, he
said. overlooked that pledge when No
fled his notice.
The Ballot.
The following is the order in which
the candidates for State officers Will
appear on the ballots to be used in the
Second and Fourth wards;
For Governor.
w. II. Mann, OF Nottoway.
al. 81. George tucker. OF Rock
bridge
For Lieutenant governor.
James II. Cation, o. Alexandria city
j. Taylor Ellyson, of Richmond city.
For Attorney-seneral.
Robert Catlett. OF Rockbridge-
Samuel W. Williams. of Wythe.
For Commissioner Of Agriculture.
John Thompson Brcwn. of Bedford
George w. Koir er. of Augusta.
As Secretary u the Commonwealth
ID Q. Eggles sch. of Charlotte; state
Treasure A. W. Hartman. Jr.. of Rock
bridge. and Superintendent OF Public
Instr siction Joseph ID. Eggleston. Jr.,
haze no opposition they have been
declared the party nominees and their
names will not appear On the ticket.
The ballots TO 9e used In the First
and Third wards will be identical
Will ltOSt uStu III tut Dtoti wv
wards except thst the names Sof the
FIVE candidates offering for the CON-
mhtee from each ward will be printed
on the ballet after the name of George
W. Ko:ner and under the caption,
~For City Committee
Judges and Clerks.
The committee appointed the judges
and clerks OF the election a. follows:
First werd-Judges-W. + Kitchen
and W. l. Tabb; clerk. T. A. Fowler.
Second ward-Judges-W ID. Strait
man and W. r. Boyce; clerk. g. A.
Parrish
Third ward-Judgt S-B. l. Chap
man and ]. W. Shorter; clerk, W. +.
Read
Fourth wsrd-Judges-W. y. Colon
IA and c. A. Ashby: clerk. n. =.
Piummcr.
The Voting Places
The voting places we're designated
as follows:
First vard-Txerty-h STREET.
near city han
Second wsrd-Twenty-ninth street