The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-03
Bud Alternately Parioned by Gov
ernor Glenn, Who Thinks This
Punishment Enough.
FIGURES ON LATE ELECTION
MajOrities in the State and in
Various Congressional
Districts.
Especial 70 The rlmss-plspateh.1

gears fhtaO AfAA fAtft.lAlalily Was eEIkcnl ed
IN Charlotte TO nine years Ia the peni-
tertiary for snatching Jug Of whskey.
valued at fifty cents, from a person on
the street Last evening Governor Glenn
granted Alternately a pardon. on the
ground that he has already been pun
isned more than enough Three other
pardons arc granted Thomas Moody.
serving three years from Surry county
for manslaughter IS pardoaed because.
ina the opinion OF the Governor. the Jury
could well have acquitted the prisoner
under the evidence, the man killed being
big lighting man. who sold Moocy
the liquor with which he got drunk when
lc killed him.
Charles Rcdwinem. alias c. Coltrlae.
serving five years from Randolph county
for criminal assault. is pardCned ritter
serving four years OF the sentence. at
the request OF the prosecutriV. it ol-pear-
ing that the man has been unjustly pun
isled
The fourth pardon is To S. J. Elliott
serving two years in Rowan county lail
for assault with deadly weapon. Ills
health IS much impaired by one years
imprisonment, and he is pardoned on
condition that he pay $50 fine nnd costs.
The Election Figures.
The state Board OF Canvasscrs com
picted It's work OF canvasslng the re-
turns or the recent election this after
noon, and found that the total vote cast
was 1920 Democratic and II. OF Re-
publican. this being the total votes re-
ceived respectively by Franklin McNeil.
Democrat and Robert NJ. Douglas. Re
publican. candidates for Corporation Com
missioner.
i'm the congressional returns the COM
Dlotcd returns show that Ga the Eighth
District lfackott. Democrat. received
l6.sOI votes and Blackburn. Republican.
1881. In tho Ninth the completed re-
turns show 1927 for Z. Y. Webb Dem
ocrat and .9ss for Frank Roberts Re
publican.
The returns FOR Superior Court Judges
al the candidates being voted for in ali
the counties. show the following total
vote:
First George W. Ward. Demo
crar i-o.471: j.. r. Lamb. l.
Third District-Owcn J.. Culon. Dem
oortt l2a.sa2. Julius ID. Duncan. Repub-
lcar. 7e.ol-.
Faith DistHct-oiiver II. Allen. Demo
GRAFT. l23.09o. a. J. I.oftin. Republican.
76.735; w.. w. ward. e.
Seventh Distr.ct-Chatham Calhoun
Lyon Democrat, l230sS. David &. Lewis.
Republican. 76.527.
Ninth District-J Crawford Biggs.
Democrat. l13.340; vs.. j. Merritt. Re
publican. 7C537. IT. ]. Shaw. p.
Twelfth Disuict-James T.. Webb.
Democrat. l-2.7o-. John 3. Spence, Re
publican. 1912
Try Assassination Case.
Governor GlOln has issued an order
for special term Of Alamauce County
superior Court 90 be convened December
u by Judge Fred Moore for the trial OF
tre two negro women. Fannie Mccain
.ud Annie Turner. implicated by the con-
fossion OF Henry Walker in the attempted
assassination ~ Colonel J.. Banks Holt
recently in his home. at Graham. IL
was unterst TODD that delegation OF citl-
zens would come from Graham yestcr-
day 90 ask for the special term. but they
failed To- arrive.
This morning the Governor called up
parties at Graham and asked their wishes
m the matter. as DE was preparing To
leave the city for Voncork TO deliver ON
address FOR Tic Elks tomorrow. He
was asked 10 set The court for December
10. Tie also granted n respite for
Walker WHO IS the principal witness
against the women. from December
10 January $.
Plan for Cotton Meeting.
Tho Wake county branch Of the North
Carolina Cotton Growers Association, in
session here, yesterday afternoon. pdopt-
ed plan which VIII be presented TO the
state convention. to be he'd here % the
first Wednesday pa January. for the
gathering Of reliable statistics Oe the
cotton crop for the southern States as a
check Of the semi-month.y government
reports. IT. IS that Tie s.nners lie re-
qulred TO report on the fist and fifteenth
ot each month .Le nutuocr Of bales
s.aued to tAe StIto Commissioner Of
Agriculture i'm their respective states.
The commissioners Will, in turn. report
the aggregate for the .Sta.e ID TIE United
States Commissioner o. Agriculture ON
the day Of the issuing OF the government
report Then the United States commits
sioucr would be required - report the
aggregate OF al the state II the commits
turn, notify the chairman OF the farm
crs' organizations y each county. In
this way II is claimed that the farmers
would have in hand an accurate state
uent OF tho real conditions with which
Co compare the government report in the
Very day Of it's isau"uce.