The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-12
A CONTEST IN
LUXEMBOURG
Two Precincts May be Thrown
Out That Will Change Seve-
raj Offices in the County.
TOBACCO GROWERS MEET
Large Planters iii Favor OF
Starting Their Own Fac
tories on a Large Scale.
TOBACCO GROWERS M

MEHERRIN. VA. Nov. 1.-THE politi-
cal situation in L,nenburg remains al
most as unsettled to-day as 1t was the
day previous TO election.
Judge George C. organ Will contest
two Of the largest voting precincts IN
The county. with good chances OF throw
ing them entirely out These precincts
sre Lochleven and Rehoboth. and 1t Is
claimed that the irregularities were
caused by the Judges in the former fal-
inc to seal or wrap either the oailots OF
poll books, which were carried 70 ,he
courthouse and delivered to another IN
stead of the clerk. This precihc, say
Mr.. W. E, Neblett a majority. and the
throwing out of this one alone "ouiu
cnange matters considerably
CHANGE OF OFFICERS.
W. E. Neblett, who defeated Judge
George c. Orgain by twenty votes, would
lose, the office OF attorney for the Com
rnonwealth, and Mr. George I. BRUCE
forth would lose the office OF representa-
tive and Mr.. George 7. Allen Woulo DC
seated, and Mr. O. L. Hatay' suii n,,er
siouer In District No. l, who won owe.
Nj. w. Y. Fowlkes by one vote, would
also surrender his Office to his opponent.
AZ Rehoboth one OF the registrars served
as Judge OF election. and an effort WI
ia made to have this counted out also.
Both of these precincts gave Mr. Neoie'e
a majority, as also Mr. Hardy. -,
It is quite evident that the hsht WIZ
be 4 warm one, and good display o.
ieeai talent will be employed on both
Eldes.
A PETITION.
petition has already been gotten up
end signed for this purpose, and the peo'
Die generally are anxously awaiting de-
velopments. The friends OF Judge organ
pre confident that they will win out ana
make HI Commonwealth attorney LOT
Lunepbutg. a,~-
xstisfed with the results and claims that
he will have several counts OF the ballots
4 IN order To ascertain whether or not
there is any mistake.
Certificates OF election have been issued
To the above parties. andl the Electoral
BOARD has so far refused to take the
matter up.
rho tobacco growers of Lunenburg
county met at the courthouse YESTERDAY
and elected the following representatives
r. attend the meeting of the organization,
which will be held in Danville, Va. on
The nth day Of this month for the pur-
nose OF devising some means to raise the
prices of tobacco: w. Il. hawthorne, ..
s.. Love, r. a. Blackwell ]. S. Saunders
~. C. Love, J. G. Blackwell, ]. i. VIC
dell, T. B. Hardy j. e. Hart and =. =
Wallace.
It is the rr,ose OF these people to
e.ht the tobacco trust, and there are
several of them who favor the manufac-
ture of their own crop ~ organizing
large stock company among the farmers
al Virginia and North Carolina and build
large factories for this purpose.
All of thes men are large growers, anu
they claim that it is impossible for them
70 raise tobacco at the present prices.
1oNDED WAREHOUSES.
Another plan, which meets W.T. much
favor among them, is to have bonueu
warehouses to whom they can ship their
crop TO be held until the prices ad-
vance. and let these warehouses advance
them such amount of money as they are
compelled to use on the tobacco shipped
them.
Large crops OF this produce is raised
ip this county particularly bright. and
there is no doubt that every farmer IS
entirely aroused and will make strenu-
Gus efforts to accomplish much along
this line.
scarcely any of this years crop has
teen offered for SALE and this state
makes money matters very close IN this
county as this Is the only moneyed crop
raised. - .,