Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-04
TWAS A WALKOVER.
Few Republicans Elected to
Virginia Legislature.
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY INCREASING.
Tyler Will EaVe at Least Sixty Thou
sand Over McCaull.
PAT KNITTED BY PARTY "PRIENDS."
They Did Not Wish Him Too Prominent
in Politics.
The GLOUCESTER PRIMARY ELECTION
Republicans Said 10 Have Been Allowed
10 Vote.
NOT MANY INCID ENTs.
Aftermath of the Threatened BerlS-
ley Observation-Disclosures Nominated
for County Judge of Botetourt,
&c, &c.
NOT MANY INCIDENTS

The Dispatch gives below this morning
additional and corrected returns from the
election in the State Tuesday. These,
with such completed returns from The
various cities and counties as were pub
llshed yesterday. indicate that Tyler's
majority will be at least $1,000. They also
show that the Democrats elected all Of
the twenty-one senators, and that the
House stands: Democrats "a; doubtful,
/; Independent, l. Republicans. 4. The
doubtful House district is Cumberland
and buckingham. The Independent re-
turned Is Buford, from Brunswick. and
the four Republicans are from Patrick,
Floyd, Carroll, and Tazewell. respec-
lively.
McCaul was badly beaten in his own
county (Culpeper). and was pretty gene
rally knitted all along the line by the
other faction, ana the Democrats made
heavy gains in the Valley and the South
west.
In Gloucester county it was claimed
that Republicans were allowed to vote
I'm the primary for County Judge, and
upon the purging Of the returns Of these
questioned votes the nomination goes, 1t
appears, to Catlett over Taliaferro. The
judgeship primary in Botetourt county re-
suited in the nomination of Breckinridge.
The incumbent, however, did not go into
the primary, and it is stated that he
will urge his claims before the General
Assembly. Barring the threatened riot
at Berkley, the election was singularly
AIbemarIe.
Charlottesville: The total vote for Tyler
I'm the city is 400; for McCaull, 62; ma
tority, S47 The Democratic majority in
the county, as far as ascertained, is 800
In the city Montague ran ahead OF his
ticket. and ne and Echols lead in the
county. The returns yet to come will
add TO the Democratic lead.
Amherst.
Amherst: Amherst gives 26O majority
for the Democratic ticket.
Bath.
Hot Springs: Tyler gets 142 majority In
Bath county; Letcher DemocraD, for the
Senate. l5S. and Withrow Oemocrap,
for the House. 2l9.
Bedford.
Bedford City: All of the election re-
turns have been brought in except from
two remote precincts, which will not ma
teriaily alter the result The vote has
not been officially counted, but from the
best information obtainable Tyler re-
ceived a majority over AicCaull Of over
one thousand. Il. G. Turpin and Captain
A. L. Minter the Democratic candidates
for the House Of Delegates, were also
elected, but by smaller majorities, many
of the tickets being scratched. The en-
tire vote Of the county was unusually
small, not exceeding 5000 votes.
BOtetOurt.
Fincastle: Botetourt gives 10 Stoner
DcmocraO, for House majority OF Z-S
over Burhman Republican). All the pre-
clncts have been heard from. The vote
was not a full one, yet the Democratic
gain over the election of two years ago
is over zoo. The contest In the primary
resulted in the choice of George w.
Breckenridge as the candidate for Bote-
tourt County Judge TO be elected by the
next Legislature. Judge w. B. Simmons,
the incumbent, refused to go into the
primary. and will also present his claims
to the Legislature for reelection. The
majority for the State ticket is about
2zs The majority for S. IL. Letcher, for
the Senate, Is about the same.
Buckingham.
Buckingham Courthouse: The indica-
tons are that the Democratic majority
for the State ticket is a large one, and
there was no scratching OF Blanton for
the House Of Delegates.
Carroll.
Hilsville: The official returns are not
all IN. but Goad (Republican) is elected
over Worrel OemocraD. for the House,
by TAG majority. McCaulrs majority is
about the same.
Clarke.
Berryville: Full returns from Clarke
county give Tyler DemocraD, 756; Nc
Caull Republican), n. For House OF
Delegates. s. S. Thomas OemocraO re-
ceiyed 5S7; John r. Castleman Qndepend-
ent DemocraD. 526.
Charlotte.
Smithvine: The vote in from ten pre-
cincts out Of eleven in Charlotte gives
Tyler SO: Mccall. il6; Eggleston and Car
rington So The vote was very small
throughout the county. At several pre-
cincts the negroes were instructed not TO
vote.
Cuipeper.
Culpeper: This he home county OF
Hon T. II. McCaull. gives its vote as
follows Tyler, 1.il2; McCaull 4G7. Tylers
majority, 6l5.
Dinwiddie.
Guns Hill: The election passed off
quietly. Very little interest was mani
tested. a small vote was polled. The
county has gone democratic by a good
majority.
Floyd.
Floyd: Courthouse Preclnct-Tyler, 1fS;
McCaull asa Democratic gain Of thirty
Dix over last fall: Turner Republican),
FOR House. l67; Potter lDemocraD. for
House, l4l--a Democratic gain OF forty
elk over two years ago. A very small
yote was poiled. No other precincts have
been heard from. The Republicans pro-
badly carry the county by 2Oo to 900 ma
jorty, which will be Democratic gain
Of 800 to 100.
Fairfax.
Fairfax: Democratic majority in this
county Is about $50 In the presidential
election In 1896 IL was 252.
Fluvauna.
Columbia: Columbia gives Browning