The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-27
Hundreds Crowded Into the
Spacious Room and Cheered
Until They Were Hoarse.
CAPTAIN MCCARTHY FORCED
TO MAKE AN ADDRESS,
Friends Drag Him to the Frontf
and He Declares He Will be 81
Fair to Friend and Foe and
Will Have the Laws
Executed With JUS
tice to All.

After the hottest municipal contes1 E
wnged in Richmond In many years, C'ap-
lain Carlton Mccarthy was yesterday
nominated for Mayor by q majority of, B
1S9 over Captain Richard NJ. Taylor, the S
Incumbent OF the office for tho past ten
years.
"a full ticket for the Council and half IL
the Board of Aldermen was also named
and in both branches of the body there,
are many changes. i I'd s#sfi
The primary was the first under the
poll tax provision Of the Constitution, and;
also the first aince the new ward lines
we're drawn, and these changed condit tons
tended to render the situati tion, chafot ticssiS
v and uncertain from start to Y finish sh.3 8
Tho victory for Captain M cCart ny WI as
j wonderful all things considered, and his
/ followers were perfectly wild with a de- de-
| light when the result was known8late
last hight. While It was 1925 9 clock this
morning. when the last precinct, which
was First Clay, was actually read OUT
though the unofficial figures had been,
t,rompht to Sanger Hall, where the re-. 3
turns were received perhaps an sahoulr3
earlier. With four precincts out at - aS
o'clock Third jefferson, First and Sec
ond Clay and First Lee, the result IN Ia
| yor Of Mccarthy was figured OUT pretty
nearly by the politicians, the Taylor leau-
crs practically giving up the fight then,
,,,houph their favorite had led from the
3lttart and vas then several hundred
! ahead.
,rhe hall was fairly jammed with en-
thuslastic supporters of the two canol-
/! dates. and when 1t became known that
] Mccarthy was sure winner his fol-
4 lowers. largely in45the majority. yelled
themselves hoarse, threw hats and canes.
n in tho air and hugged one another N 4;
mad, joyous excitement.
Il The proud victor was called out, ana !
I made a brief, but manly speech, which
provoked the widest demonstration oE
approval. His utterances were modest,
conservative anu -reassurlng, and he de-
4 clarcd amid enthusiasm that he bore ttle
4 kindllest feelings for those who had seen
fit to oppose his nomination. S5 l5
Mayor Taylor Sat near tho tront
A through the agonizlng hours, his eyes
fixed immovably upon n tnlley Sheet
sweating great beads Of petspiratlon,,
and apparently trying to figure out VIC
tory with the figures against him. He
said little or nothing to any one. and
his face presented a picture OF ap1ect5
pity and distress when he saw the
4 coveted prize of his ambition lost beyond
all hope.
The big Taylor precincts were the first
to report and at one time the Mayor
had a lead OF over 500 over his oppo-
nent.
The Mccarthy people never lost hope.
E hut remained quiet amid the thunderous
applause that greeted the announcemeht
of series of Taylor victories
Were Wild With Joy.
The followers Of the Mayor We're wild
! with, excited hope and when nine out or
the twenty-five precincts were In, many
of ,hcm seemed willing to lay odds Oh
their fayorite
, rhey we're little later even more
bouyant and II looked at one tlne ah
though they had strong ground FOR con-
fidence. But by ii o'clock they began
Ii | / !, SEQ that the finish would be close Win
| chances favoring Mccarthy, AZ the end,s
4 they lad melted away under the en-
thusiastip Mccarthy demonstrators, IKE
! frost before the rising SUM- ai'u ~ Nss
mainly the devoted band that had stood
loyalIy by the game little city account
ant throughout the struggle, who remains
el 10 cheer joyfully over his victory when
he WAS finally almost dragged forward
and forced to speak, The odds were az
against Captain Mccarthy thronghont ms
struggle from the start and never dih y
nan make a moro magnificent ban or
win more glorious victory.
| lie saod gone down under the iron heal
OF n brutal defeat by Mayor Taylor TWO
years ago having lost every precinct ~
the city.
the Liquor Dealers Association aS-
clared war against him, endorsed MAYOR
Taylor outright, and recklessiy ana per-
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