The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-24

/ HDNNtditN Attorney.
Prince William.
/ MANASSAS. VA. May BIT was so
/ quiet here to-day that stranger in
| an election was being held
! WcstwOOd Hutchison was elected treas
| Attorney. j. l.. Lcachman sherin, and Il.
| II. HOoe commissioner Of revenue in dis
! trict 40. l. These four gentlemen succeed
! cd themselves in their respective offices
! J.. T.. GOssom was elected commissioner
OF revenue in district 80. .. and succeeds
s. r. Cromwell These gentlemen We're
/ all nominees of the Democratic party. ana
/ had no opposition today The w alton law
/ seemed TO work we'll The names on the
/ tickets were not transpoaed.
fauquirr Solid.
WARRENTON. VA. May 23.-special.-
/ John s. filman. Democrat, was TO-DAY
elected Mayor Of Warrenton. ana a
Democratic Council. Robert Wnitacre, for
| sheriff j. =. Jeffries. Commonwealth At
| tOrucy. Hugh la milton, treasurer. are
elected. No Republicans in ne count.
were elected unless for small precinct
office. Election quiet.
Isle Of wight.
WINDSOR VA. May Special
There being no opposition 10 the Demo
cratic ticket OF this county. except for
| the commissioner OF revenue iy JNIu3
g. Johnson Fopulist. who received only
eight votes. the entire Democratic ueh'l
The vote polIeI was unusually small.
and the election was, perhaps ihe fui'1-
est IN the history OF the town.
Slowly Counting IN Nan.emoad.
SUFFOLK. VA. May 23.-Special.- Eiec-
ton very quiet and vote lgnt 10 SuhoiN
and NanscmOud county. Inc returns AT
coming I'm slowly. ana the vote cannot De-
had tonight c..t.t...l
until or 3 o'clock. The Democrats Tor
county offices VIII have about 80 maJpIl-
tv in Suffolk. which will nc increaa'h ~
probably 500 by the returns from thc ou1
OF town precincts.
Winchester aud frederick
WINCHESTBR, VA: May 4'.-apcciai;;-
In the municipal election here to-day inc
Republlcans elected three out OF loui
councilmcn. one magistrate al large anu
city treasurer. who mad no oppoSlloh-
The entire Democratic uckct was ,4r~1c"
in Frederick county.
Mlxen IN Henry.
uARTINSVILLE. VA May &.-Spc-
cial-The Indications are that DLlattf
Democrat is elected for 'ommon"e1l >
attorney. Sanders. Democrat Tor ticas ni-
er. and j. =. Davis Republican loI
sheriff.
Democratic Amherst.
AMHERST. VA. May 23-Thc election
passed of quietly here to-cay. The W ai-
ton Australian ballot law produced no
friction. The tickets were printed DID
plain clear type, and the names were NOT
o. 1.'' l.. Evans. for commonwealth At,
torncv. and n. g.. JOyner. treasuIcl' .ldI
no opposition J y. be%rn' I',g nenicaf
Populist but as FAR as heard rom lear"
viii get ten votes 10 McGinnis one.
some of the district Offices hdd clpo.
ton. but the REGULAR Deno'i",i. ia.
nees will go in all over lhe .o""'' ~
large maJorities.
Lyuchburg and Campbell.
,NNcHglrRG. VA. May %. cry
election today resulted iu e'noclali.
| victory without opposition 3D. ~.
| has not been heard from. ana inc pl
, ~ "a ,erv large number of c.udl-
| dates about eighty. for the Ndi lv"9 "'''' -
win make il "a matter OF several ,ia{ 3D.,
fore the returns are Do, ESP '""'
some of the precincts are remote t
Tho small vote p0llel in the cily Iia.
! IL impossihle 90 form amy ldct 'l t''
efficacy of the Walton election ia"'
How Il Looks IN Halifax.
sof-Tu BOSTON. VA. May 2.-Spe-
cial Lrbe election passed of quietly Toe
dav. I'm AN. there We're hity-ohe ,al'''-
Jafes i'm the field for the different oiA''s-
The candidates receiving the hishes' "'''"
Der of votes were as follows.
sheriff G.. G.. Darlington, 5lii treasurer
y Fast $50. commonwealth Attor-
new l.. e.. Watkins. l5i, Commission
of the Revenue. Courthouse district j. =.
price IL. Commissioner OF the keNehut,
Northern district. g.. r. tardWcl, o',
Commissioner OF the Revenue, southern
district. ) W. McNutt. li9. supervisor
canister district. r. J.. Evans, 'iV' '"S
ticc of the Peace there were ihi,e lo ~,
elected. out of five candidate in lh' H,i''
The tbree receiving The highest number
of votes We're as follows Is. W.. Zen t.s
o3. J. j. Hul. Dag. r.. r. Lawson, -.'5
overseer of the Po0r-S. a. Moorileli.
oiq In ALL there were go votes poiled.
A. this writing the vote is so cut mp
that IL is impossible To- form an estimate
rs 10 who will Doe the fortunate candi-
dates
Stanton and Augusta.
sTAI-NTON. VA. May 2}.-Special.-Re-
t,rns from stanton city and ten pre-
cincts from the county indicate that
watts is elected over Wilson by 200 MIA
iority.
Indications from Beverly Manor dis
trict point 10 the election OF John \.
Alexander for Commonwealth Attorney
over Meade Il. White.
Returns are very slow, and there Will
be nothing definite from the general tick
If Tonight The usual arrangements for
returns have. not been made hy the pa
pers. and hence the delays, and the count
Is very slow.
In the city Of SlauutOn, Watts receives
over Wilson. for sheriff. a majority OF
s22. I'm Waynesboro. Watts majority Is
20. only sheriff was voted Tor in Staun-
ton. Newhone gives Watts lu5 majority
and the indications nre that Waits Is
overwhelmingly elected.
The vote in stanton today was only
1905. the lightest vote IN the past fifteen
years. Sunday appearance has pre-
vailed throughout the day. The colored
vote has been very light
WISE and LIE.
BIG STONE GAP Va. May 3d. Spe-
Cial.-To-dar's was the most quiet cleo
ton ever known at this place. w. g..
Mathews is elected Mayor ON the Demo
cratic ticket. There was lo opposition
whatever. Lee county elects Demo-
cratic sheriff and the contest for treas
urer Will be close. The result of the
race in this county cannot be known be-
fore tomorrow.
The Walton Australian ballot has prov
en- beneficial to the Democrats in this
section.
Accomac's Light Vote.
ACCOMAC G. H.. VA. May SPECIAL.
The election to-day was very quiet. No
opposition 70 the nominees Of the Demo
cratic party ahd consequently a light
vote
Edwin T. Powell was reelected couu-
" treasurer =. y. GInter. .lr., was
elected Commonwealth Attorney. John
II. Wise. sheriff. and W. ID. Tunnel. and
John T. Chandler, commissioners or tie
The Walton law IS growing in popular