Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-04
THE ELECTION TO-DAY
REPRESENTATIVES, IN CONGRESS
10 BE CHOSEN IN EVERY STATE.
vIRGINIA's TEN DEMOCRATS.
Representative. Of rhi. Party WIFI
BE Returned I'm Every District
countic. Composing the Districts
Vote Two Year. Ago.

Counties Composing the Districts
Vote Two Years Ago.
Tho entire membership of the United
states House OF Representatives,, 900
members, arc 10 be elected to-day. Ihe3e
Is great interest in the result, which VIII
determine the question whether the Dem
ocratSc or the Republican party Is to
dominate and control one OF the two CO.
ordinate branches Of the legislative oe-
rartment Of the government
If the Democrats secure 1874 members
or more. that party will be able to organ
;ze the House elect Speaker. ano cor
troll legislation to the extent that they
will be able TO prevent the Republicans
lsgislating. II the Republicans win
majority of the seats. il will mean that
this party will as at present control all
three branches Of the Soveramcnt-execG-
tive, legislative and judicial. with no
rlirh upon their power. In any event. IT
Is not expected that the Republicans
will secure as large 8 majority as they
now have.
There are several grounds on which the
Democrats base thc,i hopes OF substan-
,ial gains In membership. First of all,
the membership of the House has been m
creased, and many of the additional mcm-
bers are given to Democratic States and
large cities. Up to this year the House
consisted of but 357 members but at
;sr the twelfth census representation In
Congress was reapportioned on the basis
Of inhabitants. with result that the num-
der of seats is increased to 3ss. an in
h:e xpin In 11a
isrges. House OF Representatives that
ever assembled.
OF this total. the State of Virginia il
entitled to ten members. making no gains
during the past ten years. The State
IS divided into ten districts. IN all or
which the Democrats have made nornina-
lions while the Republicans have nomf
mated only IN the First, Second, Third,
Fifth. Seventh. and Ninth. I'D the Fourth
there is an independent candidate, also;
N the Sixth q Prohibition nominee and
3 socisIist.La Dor candidate. In the
Eighth an independent candidate. In the
Third District there are four candidates:
Captain John Lamb. Democratic tncum-
bent, three times elected: Mr.. B. ". Ed
wards. OF King William. Republican; ".
f. Talley. of Hanover, Independent Re-
publican: John J. Cuantz, of Richmond,
Socialist The number of candidates
might seem to indicate contest On the
contrary, there is almost none. Captain
Lambs election is assured If the Dem
ocrats who voted in the primary will
turn out and vote.
Every effort to induce general partici-
patton in the election to-day has been
resorted. Ci,y-Chairnan James 3. Doh
rty has issued an appeal to Democrats
20 turn out and vote, warning them Of
The dangers Of overconfidence, and Of the
Evil effect upon the future Of the party
attendant upon a small vote. 1t is the
desire OF the directors OF the party's des-
tinfes to poll ful vote In the first
electien since the new registration OF
voters in order to impress all prospcc-
tive opponents Of the party with the hope
iees-ess 81 ononsitfon Their theory is
hat feeble show OF strength will but
invite opposition in future, and threaten
cation under which the State has pros
pared and advanced materially, and in
every other way.
The polling places will be opened at
runriseS e:39 A. NJ. and remain open until
sos P. NJ. sunset thus affording ten
hours and half in which to poll the 5000
otes registered In the city T., are
twenty-siG precincts in the city. thus CIV
Ing an average Of Sa3 votes to a precinct.
or nearly two minutes tc each voter.
Voting will he by secret ballot, unoe.
he old election law OF the late, the new
Constitution applying only to registration.
There are 5000 white voters to only few
hundred negroes registered. thus absolute
~ assuring white control It is desired,
however. to make the majority as large
as possible in order to accurately gauge
The effect of the new suffrage law
Here is the list Of the twenty-five poll
Ing places in the seven wards. to all
Of which the booths and poll books were
distributed yesterday preparatory to to-
days work:
CLAY WARD.
First Precinct-No. 1904 West Main
etreet.
Second Precinct-Corncr of Reservoir
snd Cary streets.
Third Frecinct-No. 4I South Pine i
street
LEE WARD.
First Precinct-Cottrell's coal yard,
southwest corner Of Harrison and Broad |
streets.
Second P.ecinot-No zoo west Broad
treet.
Third Precinct-No l2s West Broad |
street
JACKSON WARD.
First Precinct-No. 7o2 Brook avenue
Second Precinct-No LIS West Duval |
street
Third Preoinct-No. 500 North Second
ktreet
Fourth Precinct-No. 500 North Seven
ieenth street.
JEFFERSON WARD.
First Precinct-No. COZ Governor street. |
Second Precinct-Old Market Hall, cor |
1ier Seventeenth and Main streets.
Third Precinct-No. 2a15 East Main |
street.
Fourth Precinct-No. sos North Twenty
first street.
MADISON WARD.
First Precinct--Powhatan Club, No. $40 |
North Eighth street
Second Precinct-No. sos North Eighth !
street
Third Prccinct-No ia North Seventh
street
Fourth I,recinct-No. lG South Seventh
street.
MONROE WARD.
First Precinct-No. 4 South First street |
Second Precinct-Eo. 90 North Second
street.
Third Prscinct-No. West Broad street
Fourth Precinct-Sc. % North Third
street.
Fifth Precinct-No Ii South Fourth
street.
MARSHALL WARD.
First Precinct-No. 32ls Lester street
Second Precinct-No. 200 East Broad