Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-09

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to be that he will be elected. How
ever, reports from Richmond yeste =
day say that two OF the directors arc
for Mi'stead with the other two sor
Wood. The Richmond man prob Any
will not vote and a dcad-loe mag re-
suit.
Strong Endorsement.
Commenting upon Mr.. Milstead =
visit to Richmond and the situaticr
in general, the Richmond Journal OF
yesterday has the following to say:
Former City Sergeant Z. W. Mil
stead. OF Newport News, is in the city
today, presumably in connection with
his candidacy for the position OF
superintendent of the Virginia Pen.
itentiary, though he does not appear
to be at all certain that victory will
come his way
He has not solicited the members
of the board in person. as his modes
~ revolteG at such activity as that,
but his friends have sent in the hand.
soonest Of endorsement which repre-.
sent ali classes OF people in the Tide
water section.
Mr.. Milstead, while at the COVER
nof's Office today. was asked if he
would care to be superintendent of
the convict road forces in the event
such an Office were created. He
fran iy replied that, for his part, he
old mot think that much good could
come from the creation of such a
place, but thai if the Office were
created, he thought it ought to go to
Dick johnson, who heretofore has
supervised the prison gangs laboring
on the highways.
AT one time there was a report to
the effect that in the fight for the
SUPPLEMENTARY a compromise would
be effected by dividing the work and
providing for second office-that of
superintendent Of the road forces.
From what Mr.. Milstead said today,
such movement, however desirable
IT may be. did not originate with him.
though i; has certainly been talked of
in other quarters.
Mr.. Milstead obviously has his
teart set on the place made vacant
by the death Of the late Evan F. Nor
gan, and it hardly seems probable
that he would be satisfied with any
otner position He feels confident.
after long experience with the crfmi-
nal classes, that he could acquit him.
self well as head OF the prison. while
his friends put il far more strongly
put than that. They think he is ex-
ceptionsliy well qualified for the work
Propose Change in Statute.
These same friends maintain, too.
that The position should not 20 to a
R'chmoEder. as all the members OF
the prisons directorate come from
this city. it is pointed ous. in this
connection, that the Virginia capital
already has two good ofHces-the lieu
tenant sovernorship and the secre-
taryshiD Of the Commonwealth. Dir.
AilStead's admirers likewise maintain
that there has long been a sort Of IN
derstanding that Richmond, which de-
riy many benefits from the prison.
shS-ad nos put up a candidate for the
sa7erintendency.
SO strong is the feeling on this
subject that n the board elects the
Newport News mans opponent. Alder
man J. B. Wood, himself a member
Of the directorate, q move win prob
Shiy be made to get the legislature
to take coznizsnce Of the incident
One scheme Is 70 change the
statute restricting The personnel OF
penitentiary board 10 Richmond citi-
zens. and another Is 70 have a Law
for5idiing state boards from electing
any Of their own members to any o.
fro Of nro0f ar ornoiur,..rf