Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-05
Candidates for Council Hold
No Meetings.
SEVERAL HOT CONTESTS
All Four Wards Promise Lively Times
Saturday, and as Result q Com
paratively Heavy Vote May BE
Brought Out.

With the Democratic municipal
primary only three days distant III
ierest In the various fights for the
nomination to the city council j.
growing apace and present indlca
lions are that comparatively heaVs
vote will be poiled The present
campaign has been a rsther unique
one in that not single ward rally
has been held nor will any be held
All of the candidates are putting III
some strenuous work. but everything
Is being done on the quiet Some
spirited fights have developed in all
OF the wards and several OF the con
tests are going 20 be exceedingly
close.
Interest in the Third.
Probably one OF the most interest
ing contests In the entire city 8 that
between w. b Rncker and Hunter
Grimes for the nomination TO the
board OF aldermen from the Thlrd
ward The candidates represent the
two party factions In the Third ward
and the lieutenants of each party are
working night and day. Some
claim that Rucker is sure winner,
while others contend that Grimes viii
come cut with big majority. Both
candidate are working hard and
each seems confident Of victory.
Another pretty fieTs IS on in the
Fourth ward between Uaiieg z. 1--we
zey and ID. w. Wheeler fer the board
OF aldermen. Wheeler is generally
regarded as labor candidate, al
though he states that he is backed
by no clique or faction, and is ex-
pected to poll the solid labor vote OF
the Fourth ward, which is rather
large. Mr.. IiveZey has the support
OF msny of the leaders of the ward
and they are making n strong fight
for his election The fight seems 10
be very close.
NJ. II. Lash and j e. wilkins also
are making close race for the nomi-
nation 10 the board of aldermen from
the First ward and the outcome OF
this fight also seems to be very much
In doubt. Both candidates are making
strenuous. though silent campaign,
and the friends of each are claiming
the victory.
For the Lower Branch.
The candidates for the nomination
TO the lower braneh-and there are
fifteea of them-also are busy In tho
interest of their candidacy and are
making gum shoe" campaign
among the voters. Some close con-
tests are expected in every ward
and the matter of picking the prob
able winners is knotty riddle. f. J..
Ford. J. ]. Cheadle. Joseph Reyner
and II. A. Doty are Offering in the
First ward; +. c. Cox. DIR. r. l.. Rob
inson. Emmett A. Cooke and r. Z.
Davis are candidates in the Second
ward: George w. Whitley, r. w.
West and w b. Spencer are running
In the Third ward. and r, NJ. Nelson.
L. j. Boiling. Thomas J. Hundley and
Anthony A. Healy are making the
race in the Fourth ward.
For the nomination to the board
of aldermen In the Second ward
George T. kellum and J. w. Jackson
sre making strong fights and. the
Second ward leaders say the count
between them will be very close.
The polling places for this primary
will be at the same places as in the
last general election. the First ward
booth being at Huntington avenue
and Twenty fifth street: the Second
ward booth at jefferson avenue and
Twenty-ninth street: the Third ward
booth at Chestnut avenue and TWEEN