Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-06

over 10 NIL olttAAt1t @-Aas
told him thai the orfginai signature
we're on fiie In his Office and that ar.
Stearnes could see them H
wished to do SO by calling
al his Office. Mr.. Stearnes didn't call
to see the original signatures. me
petitions were those circulated here
by MIR. Wexford and others.
Continuing. Mr.. stearnes said that
he iclt no resentment toward any one
about the petitions, but that he was
rather mortified TO think that The vot-
ers could not approach him personally
ia regard 10 the matter without nav
ing 10 send their petitions throigh
the hands OF Mr.. McAllister and have
a typewriter copy OF the petition ana
the names of the signers handed 10
him. DuIing the campaign preceding
his election, MIR. Stearnes was not, ne
said. approached with reference 70 the
State wide proposition, as the ques-
ton had not been raised them. IL has
constituency wanted him 10 support
the cill be felt sorry indeed that tney
did not think they couid apfrolci
him directly without going through
third party.
Says House Viii Kill II.
In reply to a question, Mr.. Stearnes
said that he thought the Strode-Mey-
ers flll will be disposed M by the
house Of delegates this week.A'l think
nrobablv someone Will move TO JAKE
the bill up out of its order and tnat
the motion will be voted down and
that that win be the end OF IT. saio
NJ, Stearnes. The Anti->aioon
forces want 10 see how the represcn-
,atiyes will stand on this question and
no douot they will get a recorded vote
on the motion to take~u the bill out
of its order" fii Sl
When asked IL he thought such q
motion would prevail, Mr.. Steafnes
said that he believed two-thirds OF
the delegates would vote against IL.
Mr.. Stearnss was asked II ne
thought local option would carry In
Newport News ut this time. He de-
piled that he had been out OF tcucn
with the local situation for two
months and probably was not In
opposition to make any predictions.
However, he did not believe this city
would vote dry" in local option
election to be held any time soon.
Senator Holt did not return from
Richmond last night and an ercrt 10
get into communication with him by
wire was unsuccessful.
Renew Talk Of Local Option.
When the news Of the defeat OF the
STROBE measure by the senate became
generally known here yesterday
morning there was renewed talk OF To-
cal option for Newport News by some
of the leading local temperance
workers. II is claimed by some that
local option is in the air" here now
and that the issue seems imminent.
However. the '-wets" apparently are
not very much concerned about the
matter and many of them do not be-
lieve Newport News will vote "dry" at
this time.
The strobe bill Is dead issue SO
far as this legislature Is concerned,
but the anti-saloon leaders demand
that the members of the house OF
delegates commit themselves on the
issue.
League Leaders TO right Them.
The delegates have been warned
that II they oppose the measure they
will be dead politically. The senators
who opposed It have been told that
they already have dug their political
graves.
The next legislature prcbaoiy VIII
he elected on the statewide issue and
the Anti-lsaloon Lacgre leaders VIII
fight to the bitter death all of nose
senators and representatives who OPP
posed the STROBE bin and who offer
fer reelection.
How the Senate Voted.
The recorded vote OF the senate on
the Strobe bin was as follows;
Ayes-Messrs. Elan, Gravats. Gun
ter. King. Lincoln. McAlexander,
Noel. Owen, Saunders. STROBE.
STROLLER. Tucker, walker-13.
Noes-Messrs. Carter. Chase, Early.
Echo.s, Edmondson. Fletcher. Foikes.
Garrett. Gayle. Hslsey. Hartman, Hart
Hobbs. Holland. Holt. Keezeil, Lassi-
ter Lesuer, Parks, Rsson, Sale. Sims.
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