The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-04
LifeleSS Campaign Ends
With Democrats Certain
OfNine congressman.
MAY ALSO UNHORSE
KEPUBLICANLEADER
Little Work Done in the Other
Eight Districts-Lsnb Will
Get Increased Majority
Here - Doherty
Issues Final
Appeal.

After Dragging along Tor two months
with almost painful duilness. the CON
gress.oaul campaign IN Virginia came %
an end last night. aad tomorrow will be-
devoted 20 arrangements for getting -th-
vote ont IN the two contested districts.
There has been no sernbIance OF sght
save in the Fifth and Ninth. ard even
IN taese the orators have not been able
20 stir the voters 70 any wild pitches of
enthusiasm on the eve OF battle. how
ever. a safe prediction as TO Tuesday 5
results seems 20 be that t1e Democrats
VIII hold the nine seats they now hav-
in Congress. and viii probably capture
that occupied by Colonel Campbell Sleup.
( the head and front Of the Republican rar-
~ in the state
Sever before was thee "a ramvaign for
CcnSress IA Virginia ia w7irn the great
mass of the people seemed 90 display so
little interest. and iu eight out OF tlo
ton districts the vote on Tuesday prom
Uses % Doe very light. state Democratic
lradguarrcrs have been formally kept
open here. but there has been only the
smallest amount Of activity, and but few
demands have been made for speakers.
literature or other assistance.
There. are ten Democrats and ten Re
pubucaus running for Congress IN Viz
ginla this year The Democrats have
strong candidates IN all the districts.
while the Republicans did not name a
man sn tho Fourth. Thev have two IT.
the Third. however. and this gives them
ten in the entire field.
The Party Nominees.
Here IS full list Of the nominees OF
Democrats.
First District, w A. ss Richmond
county.
second District. II L ,5aynard Ports
mouth.
Third District John Lamb. Henrico
Fourth District. T. r. Lassiter. Peters
burg.
Fifth District. E. w Saunders. Frank
lin.
Sixth District. Carter Glass. Lynchburg-
Seventh District James Hay Madison.
Eighth District, John f. RiXcy. Gull
j. per.
Ninth District, p p Bruce. Wise.
Tenth District. H. D. Flood, Appomat-
tox
Republicans.
First District. r. $ Bristow. Middlesex
Second District Floyd Hughes. Norfolk.
Third District. George A. Hanson Oily
v hite) Richmond cag: j. 3. Johnson
(coloredl. Manchester.
Fourth District, no nomination
Fifth District. Dr. J. ". Simmons.
Henry.
sixth District c. A. Heermans. Mont
glmery
Seventh District Dr. H. +. Beecher. Al
+ bcmarle
Eighth District. J. B. Henderson. Alex
andria.
Nnth District. Campbell s7emp. Wise.
Tenth District. T. L. Gregory Buck
iqgnam.
OF course. Major Iassiter viii win in
ue Fourth. as ne has no opposition.
{ congressman Jones OF the First Nav
nard. Of the Second Lamb. of th, Third.
Glass. OF the Sixth. Hay. OF the Seventh.
RiXey. of the Eighth. and Flood OF the
Tenth, though having Republican opno-
nents Will win with ease Their dis
tricts are not only overwhelmingly Demo
cratic. but the Republicans have not pre-
tended 10 do more than go through the
form OF putting up candidates. unde- in
( strucuons from Washington. to hold the
party together for future nights
In Fighting Quarters.
The Fifth and N.atn Districts have been
| thoroughly canvassed by both sides and
! In them the voting Will be much heavier
than elsewhere in the State
Il is believed that Judge Saunders will
Win oy a perfectly safe majority I'm Gov
ernor Swanson old district: and thar
/ Bruce has a good chance I'm the Ninth
II is in the latte. however. where the
} only hot election VIII be held. Both par
/ ties have made desperate struggle and
( there are elements in the fight which
! Republicans carried the district by about
I $500 majority TWO years ago. and this
] seems "A heavy lead TO overcome This
IS about the brightest spot on the RepuDI-
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