The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-23
Returned TO the City Committee Over
Strong Opposition o efeat yof MI. B S.58
Christian Encompassed Ii Jack.
son Ward-The Ticket Head 81
ed by Gen. Anderson; 5
E.P. Cox Next.

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rious candidates for the House OF Dele-k
gates in the legislative primary held here
on yesterday. the first named five having
4 been successful. s1 y, m 4 4. b .53f
The highest vote polled was for Hon.
"A. c.. Halrnan for the Senate. he having
received 3.71s, having had no opposition.
Mr.. e.. NJ. Rowelle was also unopposedSs
for nomination for clerk Of the Circuit \
Court. and his vote was 3.70 only is 3
behind that OF Mr.. Hartman.
There were contests for the City Com,
Hmittee in Clay and Lee Wards. In thes
former an effort was made to beat Mr..
Clyde W. Saunders. but he was reI1orni-.
mated In a wtlrl. Over in Lee Mr. ! ]. III
Percdval was putssup for the comniitt ess8E
against Dr.. Charles v. Carrington, but
the latter won but BY g nal m Jority of 81
the vote having stood Y, rrington 20
Perclval 321. g.i
SMALL VOTE POLLED.
a The primary was the smallest and
most unnterestlng one held In the city
for the Legislature. sSd only a little
more than a third OF the. vote was pole !,
There was no excitement, and but2few. IL
people were about the precincts during \
the day. The viva voce system worked IL
like a. charm here and no one was heard 4
to assnll 1t during the day. It is /, -
noteworthy fact that the labor, people as
took but little interest In the election
and many Of them passed and repassed \:
Io,
out voting, Whether this means that
they intend to undertake to defeat the
nominees at the general election this fall a
remains to be seen, but 1t is certain that
they took but little part In yesterdays S
fight. The feature Of yesterdays battle 4;
was the activity Of tho lquor! people, who
were well organized. and whose efforts
to defeat Major L.. T. Christian for res
n nomination were successful 3Sy ss ,:s
ANDERSON LEADS.
General Charles j. Anderson made a.. /,
fine run. having led the ticket with 3.468 Il
votes out OF a total Of a little over 3.760 IA
cast, Mr.. E. p. Cox came next with 3.16S
and Captain u. B, Thomason third. With
1905. 5s " M VI
For the fourth and fifth places there
was a lively scramble between Messrs.
Wallace, Kelley and Christian, the only
incumbents who were running. Finally Il
Wallace got the fourth, having lod Kelley
by twenty-one votes. 1t was neck and Il
neck between Kelley and Christian. all h
during the evening As the returns were
read out at the Old Market aHa the lat,
ter lending the former by slight vote !
nearly all the time until jackson nard 4,
Here Kelley pulled up. and s.
got nearly. all tho votes cast. tf
SHOUTED FOR KELLEY,
The admirers Of the former, who were q
largely In the ascendnncy at Old Market II
Hall. shouted themselves hoarse when s
the result was finally known. and 1t was N
evident that they were delighted With
I heir days work, VI
Mr.. Watson, who, with Mr. Christian. Il
was earnestly fought by the antl-Mann 4
bill people, received the smallest vote,
his having been 1,726, The result OF the
primary caused no great surprise, cer-
tainly not after the voting had gotten Il
pretty we'll under way, for the result "
could be easily gotten at any given tins
from any precinct In the city. and II be-
came known early In the day that unless e
Mr. Christians friends should make "a 81
better showing In the evening, he would N
likely fall outside the breastworks. 1t 81
may he said that the only real activity M
displayed In the primary was by the IL II
auor people, who made an organized 3and
perslstent fight on Messrs Christian and A
Watson.
DISTRIBUTED SLATE. Isl
The following slip was typewritten ana a
widely distributed from bar-rooTns and
BY the liquor people among their friends
on Monday night:
VOTE THIS TICKET FOR THE
HOUSE OF DpLEGATES:S
CHARLES J. ANDERSON,
EDWIN F. cox. 7.
8, l.. KEILEY, WI i. Sf
y. r. TIIOAIASOS.
CHARLES NJ. WALLACE. Jr."
Thousands OF these little papers were
silently at work on Monday night and
yesterday and some of those who were
interested in the result said last night ~
that had they been distributed earlier
n the fight the results would have been
more evident. Major Christian and MI
Watson took their defeat Phlosophically
md did not lose their good spirits over
the result, ;s
II is said that the friends Of the forr
uer viii ask him ta S1sna saS tbs coshril s