The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-23
RICHMOND POLLS
". QUITE A LARGE Vote
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few heads and spoil a few features,
were last night enveloped In gloom, for
the dove OF peace which declined ~ TO
perch at Portsmouth, n. H.,galghted and
II fingered In Richmond for the primary IA
Never was there such placid election!
Il Never such display Of good Will to~ar ds
all candidates. but underneath the quiet
and complaccncy of The men behind
the votes" burns n fire Of excitement
FL that simply sizzles with red hot political
fury and feeling. our candidate IL u
saint while his competitor is n Sin.
SCARED scoundrel." Is fair example OF
what each side is saying, but outwaruiy
there is a hypocritical guise OF friendli-
Il ness. Iii v q. &.
Fell in a Fit. u
At Second Jefferson. Just as Tho Times
7 Dispatch man arrived, man fell heavily
TO the ground and foamed d he mouth In
the agony Of a 'fIt. What Is the matter
with him" the reporter asked a gentle
Z man adorned with a Montague badge.
life wanted to vote for Martin. and
y his conscience threw him into a tit, re
piled the adhercnt OF the woodpecker
There aln't been no Montague voters
having fits here to-day. rctorted a
Martin man. because there amt been
no Montague voters. 55 RI a5s 33 $S ~ ii!
But for the stal;+art gent. In blue,
z who ma jcstcaly SWING his club. there
would hive peen blood In the air; as
It was 1ecrs and expletives filled the
air and found their mark. ss#s
At Second Lee, a husky voter arrayed
4 IN a pair of elegant suspenders and other
apparel, approached and offered TO vote.
The clerks, like the lady In the good
f. Book. searched diligently. but failed to
3 find the name OF him who stood and
glared his tax receipt firmly gripped in
"a his fist. s5
@ you'll have to 90 to the clerk OF tho
1Iustings Court" advised the Judge OF
the precinct. @
'.Not on your ne" replied the disap-.
pointed one. II won't have anything more
to do witt: you crooked politicians. Away
he went with mad" written all over
him and with him vote that was not
counted in the primary
AT Fourth, Madison. a
IT was at Fourth Madison that the news
4 paper party was received with true regal
honors. for Mr.. Lehrman extended the
"glad hand" and presented the freedom
OF the precinct. There were but few
{ rctainers In sight and when questioned
these said without hesitancy that they
were mot for Mann" II went at that
At First Marshall, In Fulton was found
the largest crowd that was seen at any
precinct. Chief Werner was on hand.
having stopped on his rounds Of all the
precincts. There Is absolutely no dis
order in the city,. said the Chief.
could not ask for any better behavior
Up to 8 o'clock, according to the fig
ures secured by The Times-D ispa tch.
8.527 votes had been cast In the tWtslty-
Il three wards OF the city n
Many Are Absent. q
II the vote falls short OF that OF the
last primary It will be by reason OF the
absence from the city OF great num-
Der OF voters, 1t Is said, however that
the absence Of these citizens Will not
injure any candidate or change the re-
suit Of the primary, for In almost every
instance the absentees have arranged to
pair"
Senator Martin went to scottsville to
vote and returned to Richmond to re-
ccive the news OF the election.
Governor Montague. after voting In
Danvile, came In to this city for the
= returns. s
Lieutenant- Governor Willard went to
Fairfax to cast his vote but returned
to Richmond at o'clock last night
Congressman Swanson did not vote.
He was kept In Richmond on account Of
the death OF his #mother-in-l law.
When the good citizens read the result
of the election In The Times Dispatch
this morning miracle VIII have hap
pened for some men. who have been on
their knees to the voters of the state
for months past, will have doomed up big
MS heroes In n single night and everyone
who Is not explaining will say TOD
you so' %St