The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-27
The People Decide That They Want
a Revision.
RESULT IN SIXTH DISTRICT
About Three Thousand Majority Is
Against - Chesterfield Favors
the Convention = Returns
from Various Sections
Received Yesterday.

The later returns increase the majority
for the Constitutional Convention. It is
probable the proposition has been carried
by nearly 25,Ooo majority. Following are
the reports received yesterday:
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. May 20
Snecial.-A lbemarle county and the CITY
of Charlottesville gave 1,342 majority Tor
the constitutional Convention. In the re-
cent Presidential election William j. bFyah
carried the city and county by 1,1So ma
jority.
GOOCHLAND. VA, May S.-speclal.-
For Constitutional Convention, SA;
against Constitutional Convention, 6Vo:
ma jority against, sol.
CULPEPER. VA, May &.-Speclal.-
Official returns from the county give l,o5o
for convention, 466 against; 500 majority
for convention.
Gloucester County.
GLOUCESTER COURTHOUSE. VA,
Nav 6.-Special.-The Board Of Canvas
sers met here to-day and canvassed the
returns OF Thursdays election, which
Showed that Gloucester county gave a
majority for Constitutional Convention of
81.
WEST POINT, VA. May 26.-Special-
This town went for the convention by "a
majority, and elected a straight Demo-
cratic ticket for town offices as follows:
Mayor, a. w. Eastwood; Councllmen' /.
II. Edwards, J. L. Bland. Ned Bland. A
z. Smither, James O'Connor W. X. Broao-
dus and DR.. George Richardson.
The county went against the convention
by a small majority, owing to large
turn out of negroes, while the whites re-
mained at home to a great extent
Spo,sylvania County.
cpOTSyIVANIA. VA, May 26.-Spe-
cial.-The official returns of the election
In the county show only $50 votes cast,
giving go majority against the convention.
There was poor turnout among the
whites, but the colored too more interest.
AMELIA COURTHOUSE VA, May 20
Specia,-The Commissioners OF Elechon
met here to-day at u o'clock, and after a
canvass of the vote of the county found
there was majority of lat against the
convention. The total vote in the county
was 9l7.
Hanover County.
HANOVER COURTHOUSE, VA, May 26.
SDecial.-'rhe returns from all the precincts
in the county give a majority Of S5 for
convention
FARMVILLE, VA, May 26-Specal.-
Prince Edward county gives 81 majority
for the convention.
CHESTERFIELD COURTHOUSE, May
-Special.-The official vote OF Chester
field county is as follows: For convention.
S54; against convention, 5l5. Majority for
convention, 219.
DANVILLE, VA, May 2s.-Special.-
Pittsylvania gives the convention $50 ma
jority.
L1NCHBURG. VA, May 2s.-special.-
The Sixth District can be counted for the
convention by a safe majority. Campbell
county gives 100 majority against the con-
vention: Roanoke county about 100, and
Montgomery county 3Sl. All the other
cities and counties of the district are for
the convention, as follows: Roanoke city,
1,726; Lynchburg. 565: Radford, 229: Hall
fax, 100; Charlotte 512 and Bedford, $50.
The majority for the convention in the
district is 3,9I2.
BERRYVILLE, VA, May 26.-special.-
The official vote of Clarke county gives
the constitutional convention 6S majority.
The total vote cast was 694, which is equal
10 the nominal Democratic majority. The
vote stood: For convention, 3Sl: against,
313. Colored people voted solidly against
the convention