The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-01
Will Count VOTES
AGAIN ON FRIDAY
City Committee Disposed 10
Take Matter UP and Settle
1t at Once.
AFTER SHOE CONTRACT
FollScs to Oppose Present Plan
OF Leasing Conviets-W What
Others Want.


The recount OF the ballots cast In
,as, - Eriaav,s prinary will be made
next Friday night when the city
Democratic Committee meets, This
has not been officially and formally
determined, but committeeman. Who'll
is Influential in its affairs. stated that
the recount would almost surely pc |
had at that time. The committee ISL
anxious to dispose % the matter ana
have the result finally and fully de-
terinincd.
When he was told that the Senate
returns as reported from siN precincts
We're in odd misunderstanding is. not
aivisible by two-and asked how hel
accounted for this fact, this commit
teeman replied nonchalnntly 20, we'll
suppose some OF the judges counted
one or two ballots on which there We're
three Names,
some TncertnntS
Such ballots, under the terms Of the
plan. should be thrown out The pre-
cincts in which the returns for the
Senate are given in odd numbers arc
as follows: First and Second Clay
First Lee, First Madison, Second JEFF
ferson and Second Marshall.
1t may be that the corrected returns
Will make difference Of but one vote
III each case, and 1t is possible That
e dozens. oil Such liilstahes w - ~
Just who would profit by the discard
ing Of such adjective ballots can be
Known only from the count.
50 That there is much uncertainty as
to;what d recount may show was lnSd-
Gated yesterday. when well-Known
candidate declined to be quoted as TO
his Legislative plans on the grounds
that it would be rather premature TO
10 so pending this recount. OF course,
a, ~, "a
( to believe, that they lost votes by rea-
son of the heavy rainfall OF the late
afternoon and early evening, but 1t
cannot DE determined just who actually
did suffer.
Shoe Contract.
Mr.. Elben c. Foll5es, who led the
ticket for the Sena.e nomination or
the face of the returns, and who is
probably nominated beyond doubt
made vigorous campaign, in WhlcE
he outlined his platform. This consist:
chiefly of the advocacy of better ant
more equitable tax laws and more eti'
cient collection of taxes. He declared
in favor of requiring collectors to cal
on citizens for their poll taxes. ane
thereby remind them in time to enable
them to vote. He believes that tn,
increased revenue will more than repa.
the additional cost Mr. Folkes ais,
tons In one of his speeches he cite
the fact that n s14, 100000 corporation
doing an immense business in Virginia
paid only SIG in taxes to the State
There are other corporations whic'
Escape taxation. and he desires to brin
Them 10 book.
# He favors a system of travelling audi
tors to check UP the hoois aad &C
counts of State fiscal officers, and
s,i q I'm 4
State banks so as to more fully PFC
tect depositors.
One of the most Interesting phase
of his legislative career win doubt
less be his opposition to the prcser
contract by which the State, it is a
legged, leases to q corporation the cor
victs at a merely nominal sum. Thous
he has not fully outlined his pla
In this respect it may be safely assun
ed that he lis going after the She
contract with his well-known vigo
II is possible that the annumont
the contract may be attempted, thoue
Mr.. Folkes does not say 50. Certai,
ly he Will strenuously oppose r
newal of the existing contract, whit
will come UP within the next iot
years. Mr.. Folkcs has also doclar
his opposition to railroad monopolics
Senator Hartman, in the event of +
election, will continue the policies
has heretofGre advocated, ana tho
outlined ip his SPEECHES.
Some OF the measures to he adv
Gated by the others are as follows:
+. T.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of pub
school system ana all legislation CO
ducive to public aducation; better hi :,
ways for the State, and prelimina
steps toward the Improvement OF W
Ierways; q system of land registrati
better than the existing one.
Eugene G. NIassic-The Torrens 81
TEN of land registration; the creati
of a State board of charities and bet
schools.
Harry c. Glenn-A system of trs
cling auditors to examine books a
accounts of fiscal officers: better &c
cational facilities and rural hi
schools;
Iiill olontngue-Is opposed to dou
taxation system; favors increase of
come tax exemption to sl,2oO bet
schools and improved highways
c. T.. WlnEn-Favors Increasing
come tax exemptions The improvem
Of the public schools and the roads, {
other progressive legislation,