Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-23
NEWS FROM HERNDoN.
Election Returns From Fairfax and
Loudoun Counties.
Jurisprudence of The Star.


| HERNDON, Va, August % 1909.
A cyclone Of political excitement has
| passed over this part of Virginia and the
| people are now taking stock of the damage
cone by the storm. In all the extreme
| earnestness which has been manifest on
every hand for the past two weeks there
mas not been exhibited the ill-feeling that
| would naturally be expected where the
| warning clements were as bitterly opposed
| as IN the contest which has Just passed
! Iohlght one comes IN contact with the
| democratic voters who this morning seemed
irreconcilably divided; the first impression
received is that the fight has In fact been
good natured one, and 1t is remarked on
all sizes that now that the little family
row is over the republican opponent will
meet united democratic vote next Noyem-
Der.
Returns from the precincts of this dis
,rict began to come In over the telephone
lne from all parts of Fairfax and Loudoun
counties as early as O'clock and from
that time until 10 o'clock the wires were
kept literally alive with information; while
the crowd, which In a small way resembled
the throng which gathers at the Star build
Ing the night of a general election and
which was made up of men who few
!, hours before appeared to be most bitter
| Toes, elboWed each other to receive re-
ports with the appearance of never having
had serious difference of opinion.
Report was received from Fairfax Court
| House, Mr.. Wizards home which showed
that 10 votes had been cast for the lieuten-
ant governor, while Mr.. Swanson received
just one, and Judge Mann none At this
announcement it was suggested that Mr.
Willard had cast complimentary vote
for his opponent in the race.
Falls Church, Herndon, Vienna, Sterling.
!3 e and nd. Langley all gave large MAORI
ties for Willard. Wax Pool Ashburn and
Arcola all in Loudoun county, gave ma
Jorities to Swanson.
II was early determined that Willard had
carried Fairfax county by 500 majority and
Mr. Oliver conceded that Mr.. Lee had car
RED the county by about 20 votes. Reports
from Loudoun were very slow coming in.
but by IL O'Clock it was stated that Mr.
Swanson had carried the county by less
than 100. AS was to be expected, Judge
Mann polled good vote in upper Loudoun,
receiving about 232 votes, Mr.. Willard re-
ceiving about 472 and Mr.. Swanson about
ISL.
None Of the candidates In this contest
have appeared in this part of Fairfax coun-
ty at any public gathering, but public in
terest has been none the less intense. In
some sections a change of sentiment from
one to another of the candidates has been
noted within the past few days, and these
changes may now be traced in the returns
received. In what is known as the river
section or that part Of Fairfax county
along the Potomac, last week everything
seemed to be for Mr.. Willard, but the be-
ginning of this week there appeared to be
a strong movement toward Mr.. Swanson.
This movement had gone so far as to divide
the vote at Forestville precinct evenly be-
tween the two. three votes being cast for
Judge Mann. Evansville another river
precinct, cast eleven votes for Willard, ten
for Swanson and six for Mann.
The change of sentiment in this section
cannot be explained.
The following Is detail of the vote of
nearby towns in Fairfax county:
Falls Church-Martin, Is; Montague, "a:
Willard. 81: Swanson, 10: Mann, 2; Lee,
so; Oliver. 3D.
Vienna-Martin, 60: Montague. %: Willard.
SO: Swanson. 81: Mann. 3; Lee, SO: Oliver.
g.
Fairfax Court House Martin. 81; Monta-