Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-26
FOR LOCAL OFFICERS,
Election in Virginia 70 Fiji
County and District Offices
DEMOCRATS CARRY THE DAY,
Their Men Elected in Nearly Every Case
Where There Was Opposition.
THE VOTE CAST VERY SMALL
Little Interest Manifested md
Few People mt the POlIs-NO Candi.
dates Against Our Nominees in
HenricO.
IIenricO.

The election in Virginia yesterday was
for county and district officers. Some of
the smaller cities and the towns also
voted for municipal officers. The vote
Throughout the State was small, very lit
tie interest was manifested, and quiet
prevailed In many counties there was no
opposition to the Democratic nominees.
and in cases where there was the Demo-
Gratis were generally successful.
There was no election in Richmond. In
Manchester one councilman was chosen
from each ward. and in the First Ward
the Democratic nominee was defeated by
an Independent
The vote cast in Henrico was probably
the lig1test ever polled in the county
The Democratic ticket was elected with
out opposition.
Not Break in Chesterfield.
The Democrats carried Chesterfield
without break. OF the general officers
Treasurer ]. p. Gillian and Commissions
! ers of the Revenue T. j.. Woodfin and
sam. A. Mann were the only ones who
had opposition, but it did not amount to
| anything. In the Manchester District.
embracing Swansboro, Oak Grove, and
| Pulliams store precincts, the Popuists
had up candidates for several of
the district offices, but they re-
celved very few votes. The DEM
ocrats carried the district by about 135
majority, e!ecting r. A. Bowen SuperYi-
sor, c. T. Jones, Robert Criddle, and Il.
w. Cheatham justices of the peace. and
Mosby pulliam constable. Swansboro'
gave Bowen 159 and Cersley 1876, while the
vote of Oak Grove was: Bowen, Sc; Gers
ley, is.
The following are reports from other
precincts of the county which could be
reached last night by telegraph:
| Heywood's (Chester)-Glliam, Urea
surer, 76 majority; Cogbill Common
/ weaitn's Attorney, rs mo opposition); NJ
A. Cogbill, Clerk, 8 majority; Gill. Sherif
l22 mo oppositon). Vote cast FOR Com
missioner-Woodfin, As: Martin. 9; Goode,
l6. Second District-Mann, "a; Johnson
%. overwhelmingly, 107; Willis J.
Justice of the Peace-Johnson received
majority. Constable-Blackor, 102 ma
jority. Overseer of the Poor-Roach, Ill
majority. Everything quiet.
Midlothian--FOr Treasurer: J. L. Gil.
liam DemocraD, l26; b. j. Duvall POpu
| lisO, 20. Commonwealth Attorney: p
| v. Cogbill, 1853 Clerk County Court: NJ
A. Cogbll, 1j7. Clerk Circuit Court: f.
H. Flournoy, 1J4. Sheriff: w. c. Gill
49, Commissioner of the Revenue: First
| Distrct-T. T.. Woodfin II; b. j. Han.
| cock, 8; J. b. Martin, 3d. ID. b. Goode, 10
| Commissioner of the Revenue: Seconc
| District-Samuel a. Mann, 43, Andrew
| j. Johnson, 80. Supervisor: Haley Cole
| SO; Benjamin w. Johnson. 81. Justice OF
the Peace: ID. b. Winfree, 1871; W. F
| Cheatham, 12O; }. r. Baker, 92; j. b
| Hogle, g. Constable: John +. Walthour
1j9 Overseer of the Poor: Samuel W
| Clarke, lj6.
Winterpock- Treasurer: Gillian, 253
Duvall, 20. Commonwealth Attorney
+. V. Cogbill. 272. Clerks: Cogbill. 273
Fiournoy 273. Sheriff: Gill, "a. Com
missioner: Woodfin, DOS: Mann, 2S5; John
son, So; Martin, To- Supervisors: Phaup
1O7: Holmes, l49.
Ettrick-Gillam DemocraD, for Urea
surer, 50; Duvall PopulisD, ~. The
Democratic candidates for Clerk, Com.
monwealth's Attorney, and Sheriff re-
ceived the full vote cast-l22.