Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-02
VIRGINIA ELECTIONS.
TEN DEMOCRATIC CoNGREssMEN
ARE EXPECTED TO DE
RETURNED.
THE. FIGHT 0UT.lN. THE NINTH.
1t /. Close one But Mr.. Rhen
Will Win.
NO DANGER IN OTHER DISTRICTS.
while Democratic Candidates Have
organized Opposition In All the
Districts. State chairmun Ellyson
Says Delegation Will BE Solid as
Usual = Dispatch Correspondents
Review the Situation Generally.
It il a Close one But MI. Rhen
VIII Win.
20 DANGER IN OTHER DISTRICTS.

There will be an election for members
OF the House of Representatives through
out the United States on Tuesday. Great
interest is manifested in the result, not
so much in this State. but in the whole
United States. There is good ground &c
hope that the Democratic party will elect
a majority of the membership o. the
House, and in that event be able to
choose the Speaker and re-organize the
body with Democratic chairmen and ma
jorities on the various committees.
The state of Virginia is confidently
counted upon TO elect solid delegation
of ten Democrats. This expectation will,
it is practically certain, be fully realized
In every one of the ten districts there
is a pretence of opposition. but in only
one or two is it serious enough to be
considered. The Republicans have noml-
mated in the lrst, Second. Third. tlfth.
Seventh, Eighth. Ninth. and Tenth dis
tricts; in the Fourth, there is an inde-
pendent; in the Sixth a ProhibitlonIst ana
Socialistic-Labor candidate. and In
several other districts there are Prohlbl-
lion nominees in the field.
Mr. Ellyson,s Opinion.
State Chairman Ellyson estimates that
the negro vote has been reduced by fron
IS to 80 per cent. of the vote of the race
two years ago, while the white vote mas
been reduced by registration only 10 TO
20 per cent, if that much. IN 1850 the
Democratic vote in the State agSreSated
1865 600 and the Republican vote ", 49,
If it could be assumed that the bulk OF
the Republican vote was cast by negroes
it would not be difficult to ascertain ap-
kNto p,
vote now is. But this assumption is not
correct. In the Second. Fifth. Sixth
Ninth, and Tenth districts where there
are large white majorlties. the Republi
cans polled their heaviest vote two years
ago Assuming that the Democratic vote
we're as heavy next Tuesday as IT was
two wears ago (Which is not to be expect.
ed since that was q presidential election
YEAR,. the Democratic vote, might reach
l3G, 600 and the Republican vote would moi
exceed $4,000.
ar. EIyson. VINO has made close
study of Virginia politics for years. and
who has kept in close and constant touch
with the various districts during the cam
paign, gives every assurance that the
Democrats will return ten members of the
House. All will be elected by large ma
jorities, he feels assured, with the posi-
Bile exception of the Ninth District.
Ont IN the Ninth.
There. Mr.. Rhea will win by from 1900
to 5000 majority. He is the only Democra
tic nominee who has had a rea! fight OF
his hands and the new registration has
been of least value to him. for nearly all
his constituents are white and as many
! Democrats as Republicans were eliminat-
ed from the electorate by the new regis
tration.
The Republican nominee. Colonel Slemp
has made close, hard. active canvass.
in which he has been assisted by many
Of the best Republican stumpers and or
ganizers in the district. They have made
almost a house-to-house canvass In his
behalf Mr.. Rhea has not been idle. On
the contrary. be has been constantly at
work, and he has mad the assistance O.:
the best Democratic speakers in the
State Governor Montague, Senators
Daniel and Martin. Leutenant-Governor
Willard, and Attorney-Geneia al Anderson.