The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-21
Contest Was Very Close
In at Least TWO
Instances.
.FOLKES AND WYATT
PROBABLY ELECTED
Mr.. Hunsdon cary.is Pushing Mr..
Folkes Closely for Common
Wealth's Attorney.
GREAT CROWD EAGERLY
Es..s AWAITED THE RESULTS
Returns Came in Slowly, and Re-
suits May Be Changed Before
All Votes Are Counted Cap
tain Cunningham Has An
Easy Victory Over
Crenshaw.
GREAT CROWD EAGERLY
E.s AWAITED THE RESULTS

Crenshaw. Mn
With ten out Of twenty-three voting
precincts in this city heard from at 2:aO I
O'Clock. this morning. Indications are that
In yesterdays Legislative and municipal
primary, a heavy vote was polled. and
that with the exception cf William n. b
Wyatt Jr., who has probably defeated 4
m G. Garrison for high constable, there
are but few changes In the present city
officers. 81 8 s9
Tho race for Comrnonwealth's IS attorney
Is CLOSE, with chances favoring Minetree
F'olkes Captain Hunadon Cary Is prob
ably second, and Colonel George Wayne \
Anderson third. M IA 58 ffsis
d Among those defeated for this office
Is ex-Congressman George D. Wise, whose
vote was small. 34 gg 33s
City Sergeant James G. Smith is sun-S
sdoubtedly renomlnated, probably getting
more votes than his two opponents. III
N But the great run OF the day was made
by City Collector Frank w. Cunningham, u
Richmond's sweet tenor singer, who ha 81
held the offce3for many years, and who
was opposed by former councilman SNV!IGS
liam A. Crenshaw. Captain Cunning
has very probably carried every precin3S3
in tho city. &E 5S js III X
f Mr.. u. !. Warren defeats Mr.. II. q. I
Barber for city auditor by a decisiyes
majority. ~
a Pretty Race. NJ
"a; pretty ce, yetbun determlneI tia t8s
J; Anderson and former polio Commits
sloner George lAinslie. Chances seem noe
to favor the fnomination Of Genera u 4An-S n-.
There will be many new members In tie I
House. tt looks 7gas il Captain L. B
Thomson Is defeated for renomlnatsnii.g
apparently safe. the other four members
Powers. .sS Ordway Puller and Robert l1.s
Peyton, Jr.5 35 5s siS al ;25 # giS III XIV
4 The primary passed OF without special
Incident. and there were no disturbances
around the polls. 55} Il 81 ss5
v{Ssu{ ysssus
Phillips; Commissioner Of the ReYenue.@
%. A. awkins 81 Sheriff, v ] ohm +. Epps.
and Court CLERKS 3 WINSTON Waltet
In many Of the wards there were hard u
fights for minor positions, suoh as City n
Democrats p 10 Committee and justices of the
little interest In these. Ga f5 sss 5sI
#i Fine Vote Cast. "a
The total vote cast was far In excess OF +
the expectations Of most Of the candi- 8
dates. and was gratifying to all. The
scenes around the following places We're
spirited all utly,S 4WOrkeTS DelIlS OIL NI1Hu s
In tho Interest OF this and that candidate.
though there was tho best Of order every
where. Major Werner had police officers !,
5stntioned at all the precincts, and persons
were not allowed to linger within within the
any OF the candidates drove from pre-
cinct to precinct during the day: and
urged and chered their friends. and It Is 4
that ten thousand cards were handed
the voters during the day. SO far as
could be learned, there was no violation E
of the Barksdale pure election law, ana
little or no drinking was noticed; i i, -
from contact with the voters. ca ptaln
Frank Cunningham. who had Z, such lc i, e.
sweeping victory for City Collector, re,
ma!ned at his tha Gee et,ens II nit
to 'nny their taxes, while Oflcer William n
III, Wyatt, Jr., lay III OF fever at his
home. Messr%. Smith. Enps and NC. McGaW. o,I',.
Sergeant, were driving about the city al
day, as were many of the candidates for
Attorney, and the House 35
of Delegates. d, rho
day, although tho ballot was secret, tIae M,
Collector Cunningham and Sergeant Smitn
wound Qlava tsweeplng mnloniues, nneu nnu
their hackers offering to wager MONEY
could find but few takers.
Closest Race. u 8
The chief betting was done On three ,,
Positions. They were state senatorr e roGstn Gom-
ble and over these hundreds OF uoliars
viii change hands to-day.
! good deal of quiet betting was uoNs
yesterday and last night, though most or
the agreements we're made, made, arouha ths
Richmond hardly ever has any nistarn- Il
nnces on occasions OF primary eieerons;
but things were unusually peaceful and 4
pleasant around tho polls yesterdIniy.
Workers toked with one another and die.
c,,ssed the prospects OF their respective
fayoritcs In a most pleasant manner.
The heavy voting came early m lne
and afterl8 o'clock IN tns eye,i III
ing, though tnere WAS q t ta'f' sp't'h't"s 60 "'i
Considerable Confusio}
Owing to nm oversight en- the part OF
the CITY Committee In not riylng eA-
plIcit Instructions TO the electton ohlcsfs 8
deai OF confusion arose and some citlznns m .n
aid not cast their ballots. Attention was u
called to this by one OF tho court clerks
in the aft ternoon, to whom quite n NUM-
ber OF voters had applied for lnforma tion.s
Barring this. there. was smooth n salllnE X
for the most part. Treasurer Rector. ot -
tho eomMttse who won on ny n,shb tb p1ane daes os
and clerks as they came in last night
and he appeared to he In fine MOOD ZOE
giving up tho money. =
< Mr.. w. II. I2amau VINO Is JudGe OF
Fourth Madison Gormerly old s1rst y ack-
SOM. maintained his sieputation for
f.. M with his returns. Fourth Monroe
followed shortly, and then came Third q
Henry. Second Jefferson. Second Mon
roe First Jefferson, First and Third Mnr7