Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-24
Primary Candidates for Coun-
Gil File Notices.
SURPRISE IN THE FOURTH
A. A. Heaiy and D. w. Wheeler En-
ter Race for Upper and Lower
Branch. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Notices From the Second.

Twenty-three candidates are enter
ed in the race for the Democratic
nomination for the city council in the
primary which is to be held on sat
urday, May T. Twelve seats in the
council are to be filledveight In the
lower branch and four in the upper
branch-and only six of the twelve
members whose terms of Office expire
in August are Offering for renomlna-
ton.
Something of a surprise was sprung
in the campaign yesterday when A.
A. Healey and ID. w. Wheeler
entered the race in the Fourth
ward The former is Offering
for the lower branai while the latter
is opposing Walter Livezey for the
board of aldermen. Mere are regarded
as the only labor candidates in the field
and the labor leaders will marshal
their forces behind them. Both are
well known employees of the shipyard.
Mr.. Healey being in the pipe-fitters
department. while Mr.. Wheeler Is
sub-contractor at the shipbuilding
plant.
New Candidates in. second Ward.
Another surprise was furnished In
the Second ward yesterday by the
announcement of E. A. Cooke and X
T.. Davis that they would be candi-
dates for the common council from
the Second ward. Mrs Cooke is yard
master for the Chesapeake & Ohio
here and is widely known. r. r.
Davis was one of the star witnesses
before the grand jury which indicted
Ernest c. Cox for an alleged viola
ton of the Barksdale pure election
statute. Davis was candidate Tor
the nomination as constable in the
Democratic primary of June IL. 1903.
and claims TO have drawn out in IA
vor of Z. c. Cox upon the promise OF
A. E. Bucher to pay him the sum of
SIS.
List of the Candidates.
Following are the candidates who
filed notices with the clerk of the
city Democratic executive committee
yesterday before the time for the
entries in the councilmanic race
closed at p. m.
First Ward.
Board of aldermen-M. II. Lash and
]. 4. Wilkins.
Common council-E. J. Ford, ]. J. /
Cheadle Joseph Reyner and II. A. !
Doty.
Second Ward.
Board of aldermen-GeOrge T. KEEL /
lum and J. w. Jackson
Common ccuncil-Dr. r. Lee Rob- |
inson. T.. c. Cox, +. A. Cooke and Z |
T.. Davis.
Third Ward.
Board of aldermen-Hunter F. |
Grimes and w. B. Rucker.
Common council-George W. Whit |
ley. r. w. West and r. C. Note
worthy.
Fourth Ward.
Board of aldermen-Walter b. Live
zey and D. W. Wheeler
Comon ccumnciI-R. NJ. Nelson. l..
]. Boiling. T. j. Hundley and A. A.
Healey.
Lively Fight in Fourth.
Two weeks ago IL was not thought l
that there would be any contest in
the Fourth ward, but present indi- \
cations are that the fight in this l
ward will be about the liveliest in 4
the city. l.. J. Boiling will make a
determined campaign for reelection.
while both Mr.. Nelson and Mr.. Humid
ley will wage active campaigns. The
labor forces can he depenu~- upon to
inject plenty of snap into the battle
and the coming two weeks promise
to be strenuous ones for the candi-
dates.
A strenuous battle also will be
waged in the Second ward Charles
r. Fellows mas not offered for rel
election. but the ninth hour announce
ment of Messrs. Cooke and Davis
change the complexion Of the fight
in that ward. Both of the new can-
didates will wage an earnest fight for
election and Z. C. Cox and DIR. r. Lee
Robinson can be depended upon TO do
some hard work for themselves.
Some Interesting Contests
Interesting fights are anticipated IN
both the First and Third wards. VI.
H. Lash and J. r. wilkins undoubted- 4,
~ viii have a spirited contest for the
nomination for the board Of alder
men IN the First ard Joseph Reyner
end n. A. Doty. the new candidates
for the lower branch m the ward are
Justly engaged on a still hunt. w. r.
Cottreil declined to enter the race
for the upper branch from the First
ward.
An unusually hard hght Is expected
IN the Third ward between W. 3.
Rucker and Hunter =. Grimes. rival