Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-14
ANOTHER CANDIDATE MAY
BE BROUGHT OUT TONIGHT
MIR. West, Just Gu. Of Hospital After
Spell Of Fever, Sits Through Ballot
inc and viii Remain Over for Ad-
iourned Session-No Sensational
Incidents.

Though II was apparent at the start
and throughout the evening that a
hopeless deadlock existed. the board
of aldermen remained in session for
more than two hours last night ard
went through the form of ballotinE
16l times with Clarence q. Nelms AMI
DIR. Frank H. Lonsan in nomination
fer the presidency At the end OF
each roll call the vote stood four to
four:
For Nelms-Jackson Nelms, West
and Weston
For Longan-Grimes. Lash, Longan
and Wheeler.
There Is no saying how long the
meeting would nave lasted or how
many times Clerk Hudgns would
have pcrfunctorily called the roll II
IL had not been for the condition OF
Alderman c. D. West. who left the
hospital yesterday afternoon after a
spell of typhoid fever in order to at
tend the session. At 10 10 o'clock
both sides agreed to an adjournment
until tonight at S o'clock. when an
other effort to effect permanent or
ganization will be made.
There was nothing of sensational
nature about the meeting. None of
the speakers made reference to the
failure of the body to secure quorum
on the night of September /, and
each of the members seemed to be on
excellent terms with all the others
Only thirty or forty people gathered
in the chamber TO witness the pro
ceedings.
Compromise Possible.
II is considered possible. II not
probable, that a compromise candi
date will be put in nomination when
the board convenes tonight. The sup
porters of Mr.. Nelms and DIR. Lon
gan are unfsltering. and il is believed
that each OF the candidates sees that
IL is impossible for him TO win. Both
sides realize the urgent necessity OF
organizing without further Relay Sc
that committees may be appointed
and the city's business attended TO
and for this reason there was talk of a
compromise Immediately after adj
journment last night.
The only member mentioned as a
possible compromise candidate was
Aldermen West who has been chair
man Of the finance committee for tive
years and who. In point Of service. is
the senior member OF the body II
may be that Ave or more Of the Nom
bers will agree on Mr.. West before
tonight's meeting.
Lash Temporary Chairman
City Clerk Floyd HudCins called tn,
aldermen To order last night at !
O'Clock for the first meeting held
since the new members went into 81
ficc on tSCptembcr |. The scheduled
organization session sss MOI held ~
The evening of September bccads.
Messrs. Nelms, Jackson aud WestO:
sbsented themselves In order to fore.
6 postponement of the election Of {
president until such a time as Mr.
West could leave the hospital
When the clerk called for nomina
tons for temporary chairman. Dr
Bongan nominated Mr. West Mr.
West. though comparatively stron,
under the circumstances. did not foe
equal to the task Of taking the chair
Mr. Wheeler nominated Alderman VI
n. Lash, who vas unanimously elect
ed.
After the roll call Mr. Lash cslicl
FOR nominations. yr. Grimes nomi
mated DR.. LonTan aud Cap,aln Wrstol
Nominated Mr. NcimS.
Wben the roil had beer called o:
teen tires without breaking The tie
The clerk paused and fhc icrrnorari
chairman said wen make % c;ch
teen After thrce more roH calls. M
chair declared = recess 81 fifteen IN n
cites. No eoOfercuvcs were held dnr