The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-08
THE MAJORITY
CREEPING Up
Montague Makes Gains
by the Belated Returns.
CANVAsSERs MEET.
They Ascertain the Results in Cities
and Counties.
COMPLEXION OF LEGISLATURE.
Republicans Will Have Three In the Senate
1Hd Eighteen TO Twenty in the House.
Hsrmsn Defeats Moore = News
and uossip About Politics and
Politicians = The Ca1di-
dates for Office.
COMPLEXION OF LEGISLATURE.

1t looks now as il The Times forecast
that the majority for Mr.. Montague would
reach in the neighborhood of 5000 Will
be verified.
The election commissioners of each city
and county met Yesterday, or, at least
are supposed to have met, and canvassed
The returns. The reports will now come
Pouring into the Office OF the Secretary
OF the Commonwealth.
The State Canvassing Board will meet
on the fourth Monday in this month, but
the vote cast for the candidates for Gov
ernor will not be officially ascertained
until the Legislature meets in december.
session and the returns will be opened
there and canvassed and the result de-
olared.
Mr.. Montague's majority is creeping up
as the belated, or amended returns come
in. While Nelson county elected a Re
publican TO the House, ii went for Mon
taeue for Governor by so majority. HIS
majority in Gloucester, where he made
his last campaign speech, is sos. he re-
ceired 40 in Madison. In Henry county
lIoSe received only 39S majority.
The Democrats VIII have 81 of the 40
Senator's. Harman Gep) defeats Moss
Dcm) in the Third District. j. y. Din
widdie, of Franklin, one of the hoid-overs,
,l.N.-
tives OF the minority party in the upper
branch VIII be George \. Revercomb, OF
Alleghany. The Republicans Will have
from eighteen TO twenty members of the
House. They have certainly elected as
many as eighteen. There appears TO be
some doubt now as to the defeat Of w.
l5. Fulton uem.) in the House district
composed of Wise. Buchanan, and DICK
enson. 1t is not known who is elected
in Lee. Mr.. Mays, the Democratic nemi-
nee, wins out in Patrick by $50 majority,
while MIR. Montague carried the county
by only two majority.
MIR. Thomas II. Edwards, of West Point,
is elected as the fioater delegate from
Hanover ana King William by fifty ma
jorty over Dr. Mitchell, Repubncan. Ed
wards received 392 majority i'll Hanover.
which overcame Mitchells hug William
4 HS Nolt VI Vel
was as follows: Montague, 1,0S9: Hoge,
719; Cardwell l.31S; Atkinson, 4o3; Ed
wards, 1910; Mitchell, 769
Charlotte county. did nobly. Out of a
total of Leo votes cast, it gavce the fol-
lowing majorities: Montague, So2; Hutche-
son (for Senate), 9SS; Rice Qor House,,
70J.
A great many Democratic ballots had
properly marked. A number of northern
people who have come here to live within
the last few years. instead OF making out
the names they did not wish to vote for
simply made a mark on the margin of the
ticket opposite the names of those they
wished to vote for, just as is done in New
York and some other Northern States.
Dr. Fitzpatrick was defeated in Nell
son by w. II. Goodwin, By IS votes on the
face of the returns. IT is not
unlikely that therA will be a
contest before the Legislature for the
House seat irregularities being alleged
against the friends of Goodwin at several
precincts 1t is alleged that at Slaugh-
ter's. which is the home precinct the
judges all favored Goodwin, and that
the officers of election were intoxicated
and ran things their own way.
IL iS Sd1u iildi IL WIS tIlc nome
precinct of the Democratic nominee he
was several times ordered away from it
by men Griends of his opponenb who
were on the inside as election officers.
and that they allowed the Democrats to
have but little to do with what went on
during the day. 1t is charged that SINH
lar things happened at other mountain
precincts. where the Democratic judges
had been captured.
1t is said that in the interior OF the
county and on the Southside. where the
election was conducted in an orderly man
ller, DR. Fitzpatrick polled his usual ma
iorities and that he was defeated by the
narrow margin o. IS by such methods as
have been referred TO above in the noun
tain section of the county. While no notice
Of contest has been filed, contest seems
altogether likely.
The Socialist Labor Party at a meeting
held at Elletts Hall adopted the follow
ing resolutions concerning The candidate
Tor Governor in the late election:
Whtreas it appears that Comrade
Quantz has failed to perform the high
duty imposed upon him as our stand
ard-bcarer in his falng 10 cast his vote
I'm the election held yesterday; and.
Whereas The Socialist party. standing
FOR the uplifting of humanity and the
Introduction of a new and higher order
of civilization expects every man to
perform his duty. TO the ful! extent of his
ability; and.
Whereas VIC deem it OF t he greatest
Importance that our members should
not only be free of taint, but above
suspicion: therefore. be it
Resolved. That Comraae ouantz be
called upon 10 exenerate himself from
the charge of unfatthfalnessgins sthe g.ey-
forrlnnca of his duty and SsS S},a,,. sl,ss., 30
why he should not be reprinanded, slas-
pended. or expelled u
The Socialist organization was started
by eight of the Line bricklayers. Nom
bcrs of the briclllsyers' union. who came
here for the George A. Fuller Company.