The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-09
THE VOTE LESS
THAN A FOURTH.
Smallest Recorded For
Twenty Years.
LAMBS WALKOVER.
Has an Easy Victory Over the Two
Republicans.
RUSSELL BEATS WElSIGtR.
His Numerical Strength Nearly Double
That of the Administration Cam
djdate- Quantz and Dillard
Got No Support TO Speak of.
The Vote as Pollcd 10y
Precincts.


The election, so far as 1t pertained to
Richmond and vicinity, yesterday de-
veloDcd a number Of facts which are
worth noticing. First OF all the number
of votes cast demonstrated beyond all
question that those who are entitled to
vote did not appear TO think that the
country was in serious danger Of ever
lasting smash" whether Captain John
Lamb. the free silver incumbent was
sent back 10 Congress, or whether Mr..
OTIS Ii. Russell beat Mr.. B. y. Weisiger
ia the Republican side Of the race, or
whether MIR. B. Il. Weisiger beat Mr..
Otis H. Russell.
Another fact brought out was that the
people are not yet ready 10 elect a
Prohibitionist to represent the Third Dis
trict in Congress. Mr. allie Diliard, who
was tho candidate on the Prohibition
ticket got TWO votes in the entire city
This went to prove not that there are only
two legitimate voters in Richmond VINO
are opposed to the sale of liquors pro-
miscuously. but rather that they wished
the time of their representative in Con-
gress 10 be employed while looking aIter
their interests in the National Capital
some other way than IN discussing the
rum tlaIlc ana IT'S fNA' ~ 'NNANtsf
THE REPUBLICAN FIGHT.
There is another thing which was de-
monstrated by the vote cast in this city.
Mr.. Russell. the anti-administration can
didato on ;he. Republican ticket, has
stronger following so far DIS numerical
votes goes than Mr.. Weisiger. the admin
istration candidate. After the VOluml-
nous newspaper controversy between
these two gentlemen as TO whrwas the
only genuine and duly nominated canul-
date on the Republican ticket to run
against Captain Lamb. people naturaAy
wanted ihe thing decided by popular
vote. Mr.. Russell received nearly twice
as many votes as Mr.. Weisiger. The
former candidate showed mp particularly
strong I'm Jackson Ward, where the negro
contingent has q large polling power.
no SOCIALIST LABOR.
stul another significance is attached
IN The result OF the election here, and
that is that Nj j. j. Quantz, the candl-
date on the Socialist Labor PLATFORM mas
not a very strong following In Richmond.
He received q votes I'm all. l. may be
said that Mr. Quantzs politics is not
very widely understood in this city.
socialist Labor principles sounds all
well enough so far as the phrase goes
but Just exactly what II involves and what
il might lead 10 is not at all iamlllaf 10
the average voter. The phrase suggests
a certain sympathy for the IeNas edllor
who. when requested 10 write a critical
review Of a pamphlet on an abstruse
subject wrote that he was perfectly Will
inc "a do what was right ab0utslt
VERY few inquiries were received about
the result OF the vote I'm tho-Third DIS
trict. II was generally conceded that
Captain Lamb would have compare
lively easy victory, an1 nobody seemed
to question this.
VERY SMALL VOTE.
The great apathy which has existed in
Richmond an during this congressional
campaign was striNngly illustrated IN
.ha returns received last night from the
various precincts. The total vote cast
in the city. out OF a registration OF about
10 600. was only 4c5S-just little over
one ffth Of the number Of those entitled
TO vote
Two years ago. when the contest ragged
holly between Captain John Lamb ana
Tudee l.. l.. Lewis 1886 votes were
cast. of which Captain Lamb received
SOP and Judge Lewis $3.50. plurality
for Lamb in the city OF 2.g8 votes.
Yesterday there were 32l9 cast for
Lamb. gH for Russell. 1S9 for Weisigcr.
q for Ouantz AMI fer Dillard. This
gives Lamb a plurality of 2Sl5 over Rus
sell and a majority Of 2,Cti
There was never any reason 10 doubt
that Captain Lamb would get safe ma
ioritv i'm Richmond, but scarcely any one
thought that such large number or
voters would remain away from the
polls. In fact the only interest shown
was I'm regard 10 the contest between
Russell and Weisiger. Neither~of them
had any hope or thought Of defeating
the Democratic nominee. Their whole
energies were bent on each other. II will
he seen from the figures given above
that Russell received a plurality over
Weisiger Of 10
Mr. Weisieers supporters, however,
claim that the result would have been
different had not Mr. Woisiger been con-
nnei a. his room by his unfortunate ac-
cident al Hanover Courthouse on the day
of the convention.
INTER EST IN NORTH CAROLINA
In Richmond all during tho day and
until n late hour last night the interest
was centred in the New York and North
Carolina elections. Perhaps never before
was there so much interest manifested
hare in the result Of a North Carolina pO-
litical contest. and hundreds Of inquiries
were made last night up 10 late hour as
IN whether or not the whites or the blacks
had carried the Old North State. The ex-
element and organized fight between the
races in that State. together with the
tbreatened rioting created the livelicst
snac,lation as 10 whether or not the con.
troll ~ the state would be taken away
from the blacks. The impression seemed
10 Drevan here that the election there
wonid 60 whichever way the Winchester
rides and shot-guns pointed, and no one
would have been surprised to hear that
anv number Of tights and small riots were
going on.
ROOSEVELT OR VAN WICK.
The interest in the New York election
,con,inued on Second Pagel