Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-08
FOUR AMENDMENTS 10
STATE CONSTITUTION UP
Local Public More Anxious About Re
suits In New York, the Ninth Dis
4rie. and Elsewhere Than About
Questions to be Passed Upon at
Home-Polling Places.
Polls open-6;S6 a. m.

Polls close-5:02 p. m.
Weather forecast-Fair and some
what warmer.
With the reelection of Congressman
William A. Jones by an oyerwneimihs
majority a foregone conclusion, the
voters OF Newport News were mani
Testing little or no interest yesterday
iu foday's general election so Tar as
this city and the First congressional
district are concerned and present IN
dieations are that the vote here today
will be comparatively small. APPROX
mately 2.17i persons are qualified to
cast ballots here, but 1t is not likely
that more than two-thirds OF that
number will 90 TO the polls. Ihere
is no contest on to arouse the en-
thusiasm Of the voters in the congress
sionai fight and hundreds of the voters
care nothing at all about the proposed
amendments TO the State constitution.
During the past few days the local
Republican leaders have been very
active in behalf Of the candidacy OF
George helms Wise. who is opposing
CONGRESSMAN Jones. and they hope TO
roi. up a comparatively large vote
for Mr.. Wise They figure that the
Democratic party viii not poll near its
strength and that by extra hard work
they NAV make the congressional race
n close one so far as this city Is con-
cerned. Some of the Democratic par
~ leaders will be busy today getting
out the vote of the Democrats ana
they expect to give Mr.. Jones good
majority in Newport News.
Great interest is being shown here
In the contests in New York. Ohio.
New Jersey and the Ninth district OF
Virginia. The Democrats believe that
with today's election the control oil
the house of representatives viii pass
from the Republicans and that DIX,
Wilson and Harmon will be elected
governors of New York, New Jersey
and Ohio. respectively. The fight be-
tween Henry c. Stuart and c. Bascom
Slemp in the Ninth district probably Is
of more local interest than any other
contest of the day and the result VIII
be anxiously awaited both by the
Democrats and the Republicans. The
probabilities are that the full returns
will not be in from the Ninth before
tOsUOIEON bfiG III Tie idNC 10 'c'- N'o'~
it will be impossible to estimate the
result tonight.
While very little interest in the pro-
posed constitutional amendments is
shown by the Newport News voters
the great majority of those who have
announced their intentions in. the
matter will vote against the amend
nients and 1t is predicted that so faf
as Newport News Is concerned the
amendments will be voted down by 9
big majority.
Proposed Amendments.
The ''for" and against" paragraphs
as they will be shown on the ballots
practically are as follows:
For the amendment to section forty
six of article four OF the constitution
of Virginia extending the session Of
the general assembly to ninety days
Against the amendment to sector
forty-six Of article four of the consitu
ton of Virginia extending the session
of the. general assembly to ninet
days.
For the amendment to section fit,
Of article four of the constitution o
Virginia. simplifying legislative pro
.eedure.
Against the amendment to section