The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-21
The NINTH
DISTRICT.
More Democrats. Than Repub-
licans i'll That Sec
ton.
MORE OF THEM REGISTERED
Suc1, Is Assertion Of Well In
formed Men, Who Look for
Wysor's Election.
spec,al from a staff correspondent.) /

Especial from a Staff Correspondent)
PULASKI CITY, VA, September o.
There are more Democrats than Rcpubli-
cans In the Ninth District. There are
more registered Democratic voters In
the district than there are registered
Il Republican voters
These assertions are based on the state
mcnts OF good and reliable men-mens
who are Democratic workers of long ex-
perence, familiar with the people and
with the conditions IN the district. They
4 are positive IN asserting that the Demo-
Gratis are in the majority in the district,
sentiments with ballot at the polls on
the 9Th of November, Joseph G. Wysor.
will be the next member OF Congress from
tho district. ijs;..
There are some Democrats with whom
have talked who are doubtful OF the re-
suit, some who think that the Republl-
& cans have larger registered vote than
4hc Democrats have Hon. Harry St.
George Tucker, one OF the electors at
large on the Virginia Democratic ticket,
is absolutely confident that there are
more Democrats than Republicans IN the
district He has made speeches IN seven
OF the fourteen counties which compose
the district. and he has been IN several
OF the others. and talked with the men
who do the voting and the working neces-
sary to get all the Democratic voters
to the polls.
81 II am SO certain that the Democrats
have It in their power to elect Wysor
10 Congress that feel absolutely safe
40 d :, n
out the vote. Colonel Slemp Is beaten.
{ said Mr.. Tucker, in conversation on the
4 train Yesterday He was en- route from
Abingdon, where he addressed large
Il crowd Monday. There are more Demo:
Gratis than Republicans out In this DIS;
trict and It only rests With them \, 70 say
III asked Mr. Tucker II there was reason
7 "a think that fun vote would not be
Z pollcd, He did not at once reply.
"There should be more OF the spirit TO
do something in the campaign manifested
by the Democrats Ia some sections OF the
dlstrict,'' he said finally. - know some
II men out here who are we'll able to infiu-
s ence their ncghbors and make them see
Is the necessity OF voting for SVysor, VINO
4 have not got their coats off. and Z ne
s,niled-that winning smile, which makes
votes as easily now as It did ten years
ago, when he used to hustle about over
the mountains Of his Tenth Distric c.. max
Ing certain that he would return to Con-
y gress. I,
mind you. ] do not mean that these
men.a are not going to vote, and that they
q do not want to see sWysor elected. Iney
nre going to the polls and cast their bal
lots for him. and they hope to see MN nm
10 To- Congress-. Rut they do not realize ca ~,
K he Importance OF personal effort for
u their candidate. 1 want to see Improve
,ncnt in this direction. think l shai, :, 90
n ,hai Inc yysor is going to be elected.
& SOME fDOUBTERs.
only state we'll known fact Wheh =
saw that all the Democrats do not agree
with Mr. Tucker as 10 the preoict!o .,
81 have found some who think It doubllul
4 fhnt the Democrats Will carry the district.
Some weeks ago. a month and more ago.
the report got out that the Republicans
IA Mad succeeded In capturing the election
Z BY having the poll-tax OF every regis
tered Republican paid by the TN OF
4 May. and that the payment OF poIl-ta1es
mad been neglected by many Democrats.
! think 1t likely that this report was
STA ried by Republicans for the purpose
~ denressing Democrats have learned
reynnd a peradventure that the Repup-
licans have more generally paid their
ca pitation taxes than have the Democrats
III is about as well established that me
f money with which the poll taxes OF the
Renublicans were paid In many instances
came from the Republican campaign fund
3 7 sdo not suppose this would be denied
Nv tho Republican managers OF the cams
naign It Is thought .'llkely" by those
Republicans with whom l have talked
n the short time ! have been in the dis
trict Certain 1t Is, there Is not the
slightest lack OF money at Republican
headquarters. There are many evidences
4; ~ a plethoric Republican pocket-book In
1 the Ninth District. and the Democrats
Z have read the signs. They are experts
in discovering evidence OF the use Of Re
& n,blcan money. and they should be; they
have had lots OF experience
.'There are some Democrats out mere
A whe have paid their poll-taxes and don't
X you forget It," said a. Wythe county Dem
ncrat Yesterday, land he winked solemn
~. 5l, 80.
There are evidences OF factional differ
ences among Democrats in some OF the
counties, no serious split anywhere. IT Is
said, but the smouldering fires OF feuds
begun, nobody knows exactly how and
kept alive only In memory. The mac
: tiyity OF some OF the Democrats may 30
due to these old differences The party
is united, but there is not the universal
desire for personal part in the conflict,
Mr.8Tucker says this will change before
q tho day Of election. He did not say So
hut It loks as II conditions would have
"a change, In order for Mr.. Wysor's ma
iority to be a very large one
REPUBLICANS UNITED.
The Republicans are united and work.
Ing There is no lack OF the slneWs q
war. There Is doubt as to whether 1t
viii be spent wisely, There Is evidence
1t Is said that 1t Is being expended otaer-
wise In some OF the counties. Mr.. slemp
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