The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-24
MAY ! !. HAVE 4 \, / |. NO I J
..OPPOSlTl0N.
Believed That the Democratic
TiCketsWill Be Elected.
AFTERMATH OF PRIMARY
Result Shows that Not Oily Labor
People stald our, and that People
Refrained from Voting With No
War.Lik Intentions,

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II is believed from what can be gath
cred In political circles that there Will be
no independent Legislative ticket N the
field IN Richmond this fall, and Il there
shall be. II will cut but little figure IN
the November election.
IAN alliance OF the anti Mann bill peo-
pie, the labor element and The Republi-
cans has been suggested, but DEVELOPMENTS
OF Tuesday primary fnanlfestly Indicate
that the former could not be counted upon
to stand In revolt against the Democratic
nominees, for there was no OTHER class
OF citizens half 80 active as they IN bring
ing about the result.
They were well organized, and nearly
all OF them voted and worked for the
very ticket which was named, and there;
h Is no question Of their disposition to sup
port the nominees al the general election
{@5 OTHERS STAYED OUT.
Then. again,.it was not altogether the
labor people who stayed away from the
polls. nor did all OF them, by any means.
refrain from voting Many OF those allied
With labor unions went to the polls and
voted for Mr.. Wallace and others, who
nrorfavorites with them, and there seemed
to be no organized effort to keep any
class OF citizens from voting. AS a mat
steraof fact there was no public Interest In
the primary. and beyond the liquor peo-
pie, no sclassrof citizens displayed any
activity. The church people did not vote
lin large numbers, and It lis not con-
tended by any one that they even dream
OF boiling. There were many reasons,
for the lack OF interest, which was SO
evident. There had been no canvass by
tho candidates to stir the voters up and
NOT q single public meeting had been held.
NO SWEEPING ISSUE.
There was no issue Of sweeping moment
involved. upon which the candidates and
the peole were divided and the campaign
had enot been heralded forth witlRfash-
lights or with trumpets.
RI There Is little left OF the Republican
rarty In Richmond. and those who are
inNicharge care 2 q great deal more for,
+ controlling the local Organization for
lts moral effect upon the powers that
be at Washington than for the hope
OF winning a victory In alliance with o.
remnant Of another party. The Dem
ocratic ticket, SO far as can be learned.
contains no man against whom the labor
people have anything In particular to
urge, and It Is known that they warmly
favor several OF the nominees.
PLAN WAS POPULAR.
There was one feature Of Tuesdays
primary, which seemed to commend itself
to the voters. and that was the. viva
voce system Of balloting NoSone was
heard to complain OF its workings and
every one is satisfied that the method
is absolutely fair. Ma jor Christian, who
was defeated by Mr.. Kelley for the
House after suchta close race, was bright
and chirpy yesterday. though he ex-
pressed some disappointment that his
friends had not turned out In larger MIN
bers to help him.
Present Indications seem to point to
Democratic success In Richmond this fall.
and proba bly, without any strong oppo-
s.tion. ,
j a DIFFERENT VIEW.
( Others. however, take a different view.
There will be an opposition ticket in
the field for the State Senate in this
citytf not for members Of the House
also in teh genera ELECTION In Novem-3
Der " said q well known member OF the
Republican City Committee to areporter
for The Tjmes-Dispatch yesterday. An.
other member OF the committee endorsed
this prophecy, ii iy3-
Tho small vote polled in the Demo-
cratic primary on Tuesday indicates the
widespread apathy and disaffectlon In
the Democratic "a nks. W by out Of nearly
10000 voters registered in the city hardly
3.7G0 were recorded in the primary. This
leaves about $500 from which an oppo-
sttion ticket may draw. / regard the
light vote polled as indicative OF dissat.
isfactlons with the Democratic admins.
tration and especially as Indicating OPP
| position to the Mann liquor bill Resides,
| think 1t probable that OF the $500
votes cast in the Democratic primary,
| probably 1900 would not feel bound to
support the nominees, or, If they did,
would accord them mere negative sup.
port
l8S1Till the Republicans place a ticket in
| the field r. was asked.
mo, but the Republicans OF the city
will support fusion anti-D emocratlc
| ticket II given any representation
| thereon. "A ticket to be known as the
CitIzens Fusion ticket Is likely to be
placed in the field. and wlllyrecelye the
support OF the great bulk OF the Republi-
| cans, IL the men thereon are acceptahlj
to the party They need not necessarily
| all be Republicans. but IL tho Republican
! party Is represented on the Fusion ticket
We will support It.
1.-THE two commit teemen wore asked who,
II any one, had been mentioned for the
senatorial nomination on n Fusion ticket
| such as he suggested. He stated that Mr..
| John NJ, IS Ryallf president OF the Trades
| ana Labor Council. had been suggested az
a good man, and that II he would consent
to run on a Citizens ticket he would
be acceptable to Republicans by reason
| of his past party aln!latlons, Il Others,
they said, had been suggested, among
them well known young lawyer Of
this city. whose name would not Sha men,
toned without his consent,
y THE REPUBLICANS.
When asked as to lne prospective action
| Of, the Republican C6mmitteesln placing
ang.opposltlon ticket In the field against
I'll fcapdldates nominated In the primary
ofTuesday last. the committeeman stated
that in their opinion 1t would be prema-
ture for their committee to meet at pres
emf: Sthatsth initiative step to be taken
In the formation Of an opposiuon Ticket
was expected from the Labor League and
their friends, who had abstained~ from
voting In the Democratic primary, after
which action would be taken by tho Re-
publican Committee as TO their repre-
sentation on the proposed ciizens Fu-
sion Ticket >z'S u
Just what will come of the matter 70,
mains TO be SEEM Some time 60 the