Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04
CROWD SURPRISED AND
PLEASED BY CONFIDENCE
Making Only Speech of Campaign
Here, First District Representative
Flaws Republican Tariff and Roose-
velt-He Is Sanguine Enough to
Hope fer Democratic Senate.

/ Democrats III the next cOhBiSSs- al"
lust as confident that Henry carter
Stuart will represent the Ninth as
trict as am that | will represent THIS
district" Congressman William A.
Jones surprised and delighted an audi
ence on Den,Scratic voters at the city
hall last night with this statement.
AS Mr.. Jones has just returned from
a stamping tour in the Ninth district,
and as his election to succeed himself
in the First district is not doubted
even by his Republican opponent, the
congressman could not have employed
stronger terms In confidently predict
ing Stuart's election over SlemD.
Mr. Jones was making his only
speech of the campaign In this city.
His reelection by an overwhelming
majority is assured. so he has not de-
voted himself closely TO his own cam
paign and has Qhade few speeches
He came here chiefly for the purpose
of seeing his friends and to tell the
Democratic voters good news about
the rest of the country About TWO
hundred men braved the wintry
blasts out of doors to attend the meet
aing, and they listened to the speech
with the keenest attention. 1here
were bursts of hearty applause when
the SD saker fiayed the Republican par
~ and its tariff bill, and the delight
of the audience was noisily manifest
ed when he stakcd his reputation as
a political prophet upon Stuarts eiec-
ton.
Maine Wouldn't Stand for It.
Though he discussed the Republican
tariff law chiefly, saying that II was
so had that even the Republicans OF
Maine would not stand for 1t, MI.
r tones dwelt az some length upon the
remarkable attitude OF the Republican
party toward the American merchant
marine. He read the merchant ma
rine plans from every Republican ma
tional platform adopted during the
mast eighteen years. In each platform
the marty declared in bombastic IAN
gllage its intention to enact leslsia-
ton to ala in restoring the American
flag 10 it's old prominence on the seas.
And vet. the speaker declared, during
all of these years Republican con-
crosses have met and adjourned with
ont doing one thing toward fuihiiihs
this oft-repeated promise tie re-
ferred 10 the fact that he smoke ana
voted for the ocean mail bill during
the last session. while no Republican
raised his voice in support OF this-
the only measure offered to aid IN the
upbuilding OF the American merchant
marine. The Republicans, he SAID,
wanted to blame Captain Hobson ana
himself for the defeat of the bill be-
cause they were the only Democrats
to vote fer 1t.
"His Natural Gait"
Declaring that Roosevelt is untruth-
full, insincere and not friend OF the
American republic. Mr.. Jones SAID the
late Senator Carnack used to say that
Roosevelt reminded him OF horse
belonging to friend Of his in Tennes-
see-~his natural gait was running
avay.- Paving his respects TO New
Nationalism." the speaker went on to
say that Mr.. Roorevelt had stopped
talking about this thing because he
found that the people would not stand
for IT,
/ Mr.. Jones spoke Of the dissensions
which are rending the Republican
PARTY. declaring that the West ana
the Northeast have parted company
forever. He said he was sanguine
enough 10 hope that the next seuate
as we'll as the next house will be
Democratic.
In the course Of his speech MT.
Jones read letter from W. c. smith.
chairman of the Republican party IN
this city. addressed to Chairman
/ Thomas Newman. Of the Democratic
cityscommittee and enclosing a circu-
lar letter issued by George Nelms
Wi.e. Mr.. Jones. opponent. as his only
appeal to the voters. Mr.. Jones spent
about two minutes answering state
ments made in the circular.
TO Higher Fields
Chairman Newman called the meet
ing - order. and introduced o. D.
Bachelor. who presented Mr.. Jones
to the audience. Mr.. Bachelor sald
hat when the storm Of disapDroval
fof machine methods in politics broke
in the Second district. the people therc
'instinctively turned their eyes toward
William a. Jones as the logical leader
Of the independent voters against the
power usgTping organization he went
on % say that II Nr. Jones sh0cid BE-
called O. a higher field. the people Of
/. bis district would BE- gTaiided. though
they would greatly regret losing him
as heir representative IN congress.
Mr.. Jones arrived IN the CITY yes
terday morning ana spent the day Ecs-
ing his friends Tie leaves Tor WssA-
ingior this morning Herbert Smi'h b.
Mr. Jones secretary. reached the city
last nizht and viii remain over %
vote IN TUESDAYS election. Mr.. Smith
who is native G. the Peninsula.
lived IN Newport News Tor . number
a years and STA retains bis voting
residence here