The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-20
READY TO VOTE
N R||CHM0NDC CITY.
The Leading Candidates Have ..Aa,lll All.
Spoken Hereto Receive
The Returns.

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winding up tho great political contest
which has kept the Democrats OF Virt-
ginIn in Il state OF turmoil and excitement
since the early spring. and except Tor
tho Willard rally at the Academy OF
Music tomorrow night, that day will
be devoted to quiet work among tho
voters In this city.
Final conferences were held at tho
headquarters OF several candidates last
night, and workers were posted as to-
their assignments on Tuesday.
Tomorrow will be "a busy day with the
managers at the various headquarters,
and by evening they will all be practi-
cally closed up and abandoned, The
officers and city committeeman will Ike
wise be busy,
The ward superintendent will be re-.
cclvlng tho lists OF watchers" from the
candidates. who Will represent them in
tho polls, and they will likewise bestlr
themselves to learn II all the judges and
clerks recently appointed will serve.
Poll Books and Booths.
Secretary W. q, Duke. OF the City
Democratic Committee. announces that
the election officers will receive the bal
lot boxes and booths for Tuesdays prl-
mary in tho basement Of the City Hall
Tomorrow morning from to u o'clock.
The ballots. poll books and stationery
Will be given out at Mr.. Dukes office.
No. 8 Governor Street krom ! to o
o'clock on the afternoon OF the same day.
The officers are asked to call promptly
for tho paraphernalla.
The campaign in Richmond has been
spirited, not to shy bitter, and a great
deal OF feeling has been displayed among
tho frands OF the candidates While
this may be said to some extent OF the
gubernatorial fight, Il applies With more
force to the race for senator.
III one family here two brothers other
wise devoted to one another are so sharp
ly divided on the senatorial issue tn ma
they have stopped speaking, until NE ~
mako up after Tuesday, but they arc not
on speaking terms n t present. ,
Warm friends have become cstrangad
from ono another, and father and son
are arrayed on different sides. Senator
Martin and Governor Montague have each
made one speech IN the Acaae my, !, 20. ..
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All Have Spoken Here,
The Governor has spoken In Fulton and
Fairmount as we'll MI swanson mas
spoken once In Richmond. and Judge
Mann once. When Captain Willard
speaks to-morro wright, all the cnndi-
dates for the two leading positions VIII
have appeared before the Democracy OF
this city, and they will enetr the fight
Tuesday morning with courage, II not
with confidence.
There are twenty-three precincts in
Richmond. and the voting promises TO
be spirited at all Of them during the
entire day.
Workers have been assigned by the
friends of most of the candidates to the
various precincts, and there Will he much
mportuning OF the voters from morning
until night.
nattcrlng conference at the Richmond lio'
tel last night, There were about two
hundred Democrats present, and the re-
ports as to Richmond were OF an encour-
n!ng nature. Hon. S. s. r. Patteson pre-
| sided. and Mr.. Richard w, Jones acted
as secretary.
Receive the Returns
The city Democratic Committee will
| receive and tAbulate the city returns At
| Sanger Hall. and will meet for that
purpose at o'clock.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
has arranged to furnish a bulletin SER
| vice covering the entire State to the
| various newspapers and CLUBS Of the
city,
plete as possible, will be taken by the
Westmoreland, Commonwealth and JET
ferson Clubs, thu Y. NJ G, a, and the
newspapers.
Other clubs In the city have the cues
ton OF taking the service under hdvlse-
| ment and Will determine and not'ty me
company to-norrow
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