Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-07
Democratic Voters Nominate
Candidates Today.
CONTESTS IN ALL WARDS
Third Ward Fight Over Seat on Board
Probably viii be Hottest, But Much
Interest Is Manifested in Others
The Candidates.
TODAY'S PRIMARY.

Polls Open 9 a. m, Close I p. M.
Voting Places.
First ward-Huntington avenue
and Twenty-fifth street.
Second ward-Jefferson avenue
and Twenty-ninth street.
ThirC ward-Chestnut avenue and
Twenty. street.
Fourth ward--Huntington avenue
between Forty-second and Forty-third
streets.
Eight candidates Tor the common
council and four candidates for the
board OF aldermen are to be nomi-
mated by the Democratic voters in the
municipal primary today. Two coun-
cilmen and one aldermen from each
ward are to be voted for and under
the amended plan OF the primary
adopted by the city Democratic exc
cutive committee any ballot which
has the name of only one council
man on ii or on which both OF the
candidates for the board of aldermen
are scratched must be thrown out by
the judges.
Fair weather is predicted for to-
day and, as the shipyard shuts down
at noon, 1t Is expected that the vot-
ing will be comparatively heavy. Only
1896 voters are qualified to vote in
the June election and only about
9Oe or 1000 of these are Democrats.
Probably almost the full Democratic
vote will be polled today as the can
ddates are working hard and they
will use every effort to sc. the voters
to the polls.
Interest in All Wards.
There was much activity among the
candidates yesterday and interest in
the primary waxcd warm. The fights
In all of the wards have become spir-
tied and a number Of wagers at even
money have been laid.
The outcome of the fight in the
Irst ward seems to be puzzling the
leaders very much. +. |. Ford, J. j.
Cheadle and Joseph Reyner, three OF
the candidats for the common council,
seem to be making a close run with
the odds favoring rord as the leader
On the ticket II. A. Doty, the fourth
candidate, has not been making an
especially active compaign. but he has
many friends.
Leaders in the second ward claim
that j. w. Jackson for the board and
Ernest G. Cox and DR.. II. Lee Robin
son for the lower branch is the ticket
for mat ward Il is said that Cox
will Il ad the ticket. Captain Emmett
A Cooke has been waging good
Ugh; and his friends claim he will be
e,Scted. r. T. Davis also is work
ing hard for election in this ward.
Reports yesterday were that
George W. Whitley would be return
ed to the council from the Third
war; with r. W. West as the second
man on the ticket. However. Mr..
Spencer and his friends claim that
Spencer will win out. The fight be-
tween Hunter Grimes and w. b.
Rucker seems to be close. bu, some
ward leaders are wagering odds that
Grimes will be nominated.
Activity in Fourth.
In the Fourth ward tn consensus
of opinion seems TO be that X. NJ.
Nelson will lead the ticket for the
common council, but there is a wide
diversity of opinion as to who will
he the second man. Some calm that
Thomas J. Hunaiey will tc elected.
while others declare that Boiling will
be returned 10 the council. ID. W.
Wheeler is claiming victory over
Walter Il. Livezey for the beard OF
aldermen. but indications yesterday
were that the fight would be close
with the result decidedly uncertain.
Anthony Healey has been making a
vigorous campaign for the lower
branch and the union labor men hope
TO elect him.
List OF Candidates.
Following is the list OF the candi-
dates in the four wards
FIRST wart-Board of aldermen-J.
4. wilkins and NJ. II. Lash. Common
Council-E. |. Ford. J. J. Chcadie
Joseph Reyner and n. A. Doiy.
Second ward-Board of aldermen
J. W. Jackson AMI George T. Kel-
Tim. Common council-E. c. Cox.
DIR. z. Lee Robinson. 4. A. Cooke ana
r. +. Davis.
Third ward-Board Of aldermen
W. n. Rucker and Hunter Grimes.
Common council-Gcoree W Whitley.
Y. W West and W. y. Spencer.
Fcurh ward-Board Of a.dermen-
Walter b. Livezey and ID. W. Wheeler.
Common council-R. N. Nelson. T. J..
Hundley. l.. J. Boxing and A. A.
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