The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-08
There Has Been Little Excitement
Except in aFew Places
OFLAHeRTY MAKES A BIG FlGHIs
Claims That He VIII Run Hay very
Close - Otcy Will Have No Trouble
Colored Preacher Advises His
Flock How To Note-Iiailroad
Question viii Increase
Vote in King William

FRONT ROYAL. VA, November L.
SpeciaL-For the election tomorrow III
the seventh district 1t IS conceded tha1
Mr.. ID. G. OFlaherty will carry ROCK
ingham. Shenandoah, Page and Green
and probably the city Of Winchester. 10
is claimed by Mr.. Hays friends that he
will carry Rappahannock, Frederick.
Clarke, Madison. Albemarlo@and warren
by reduced majorities. Charlottesville Ia
claimed by both sides.
One of the leaders OF the Hay side adj
mltted to your correspondent that Mr..
Hays majority In 1886 in Warren county
will be reduced $50 votes.
Mr.. O'Flaherty's friends claim that hs
will carry the county. but the result is
doubtful. Hays majority over Walker
i'm 1896 was i.200 but Il IS now conceded
by Hays friends that he will not carry
the district by over 1900 majority; on thu
other hand. Mr.. O'Flahertys friends
claim that If he carries the above coun-
ties by the majorities which his workers
in those counties predict, and reduce the
majorities in the counties claimed by
majority.
O'FLAHERTY's FINE CANVASS.
1t IS conceded over the district that
O'Flaherty has made 4 fine canvass and
that Hays canvass has added little or no
strength 10 him and has aroused the
least interest In the organization for
which he stands OF any candidate who
has made the race In this district for the
last twenty years.
Mr.. OElaherty spoke to- day In Wood
stock to large audience.
A telegram from New Market. Shenan-
doah county, states that the people there
have raised a large flag with ID. G.
O'Flaherty for Congress" upon II. IL Is
predicted that he will carry Shenandoah
by from 300 to 500 majority.
Mr.. Hay has. within the last few days.
flooded the district with thousands OF
letters. urging the voters TO go to the
polls and support him. Mr.. O'Flaherty Is
making a clean, open fight without the
use OF any campaign funds whatsoever.
JONES ADVOCATE
FREDERICKSBURG. VA. Nov. IL
SpeciaL-Rev. w NJ. Robinson, colored
pastor of the Second Shiloh Baptist
church In this city in "A sermon delivered
yesterday. advised all the male members
Of his congregation 10 vote on Tuesday for
Hon. w. A. Jones, Democratic candidate
for Congress.
WILL BRING OUT THE VOTE.
KING WILLIAM c. H.. VA. Nov. u
Speciai.-A mass-meeting OF the citizens
was held at this place Saturday afternoon
in the interest Of the Richmond and Tide
water Electric Railway.
The meeting was addressed by Mr..
George T.. Dutwiler Of Amelia. who show.
ed cOnclusively the benefit 10 be derived
from the road and answered clearly the
the objections that have been urged
against its construction.
Mr. H. c. Garrett was made chairman
OF the meeting and George II. Burke sec
retary George II. Burke, Reubin smith,
T.. G Burke. r. r. Ritchie James koane.
James West. Alexander Hill. 7. wash
ingtOn. A. h. Hill. T. G. Cornimus, Ro-
land Jones and A. Lomax were appointed
a committee TO work in the Interest OF the
road
The probability IS that the interest put
IN this road will induce larger turn QUE
OF the voters next Tuesday than otherwise
would he the case. as very little Interest
IS manifested in the election.