The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-12
HARTMAN WINNER
over A. B. BLAIR.
With More Than Half Ct
Votes Recounteb Lead
is Increased,
SESSION Il ASTED
TILL NEARLY DAY
With Fourteen Out Of Twenty
Four Precincts Recounted,
Harman Lead Over the
Original Return Is
Increased by
Three Votes.

With ten out OF the twenty-four
precincts in the city to be re-
counted at o'clock this morn
ing Senator A. G. Harrnan's lead over
Mr.. A. Beirne Blair for the senatorial
nomination had been increased from
seven to ten votes. and indications
we're that the Senator would finally
win out by safe majority The City
Democratic Committee met at 5 o'clock
in Murph y's Annex to conduct the re-
count OF ballots at Mr.. Blair's request,
and at the hour of going to- press the
members We're still tusEing away a
the irksome task, with fair prospects
OF a practically all-night session.
Senator Harman gained In every
precinct where there We're changes
save in First Clay, where he suffered
net loss OF four votes. and in First
Madison, where he lost one. His lead
had Jumped from seven, which was
the result Of the original count to as
much as sixteen at one time but at
the hour of closing this report it had
dropped back to ten.
The losses and gains amounted to
butslittle in any case. and did not once
disclose anything which ssvored OF
fraud. For example, with the excep-
ltion of First Clay, which showed o
discrepancy Of four or five votes, as
compared with the result Of the orig
inal count, none of the other precincts
| counted showed changes of more than
one or two either way.
Looks Like Harrnan.
1T IS fairly certain. from indications
up to the hour of going to press, that
the results will not be changed. and
| that Senator Harman will be returned
\ yl,ray cI, n
the General Assembly by a safe bu,
narrow lead.
1 No one save the official tally-keep'
4 ers paid any attention to the vote foi
1.-The other senatorial candidates.. or tt
THAT for House aspirants. as it eha
never for moment been anticipated
THAT their vote would be materiall!
\ Iaffected by the recount.
Messrs. Blair and Harh1an remained
J in close touch with the situation from
! 1.-THE start. and both appeared anxious
as the various results We're read out.
Il There was no disorder in the com.
!, nlittees room, and no demonstrations
Z were made. at announcements as the
count proceeded. for up to the CLOSING
, of this report there was too muct
uncertainty for real confidence or
either side.
Slow in Starting.
A great many preliminaries wer
necessary in order to get down t.
business, and 1t was therefore nearl,
8 o'clock before the work OF recount
4 ing really started.
The trunk had been brought t
, Murphy's from the Virginia Trus
Company early In the afternoon unde
heavy guard, and was placed In tn
Annex and closely watched until tn
committee met.
When Chairman Doherty called t
order at o'clock committeeman. can
didates and watchers fairly surge
about the hall, and when little late
they got down to business the assem-
:, blage was converted into veritabl
"shirtwaist" club. nearly all thos
: present removing their coats.
Il Nearly all the candidates We're pres
ent. Those who ran for the Senat
were the first to appear. and Messr!
Harman and Blair. between whor
: there was such a close vote for til
/, upper branch took Il hand in gettin
: their watchers" in place. Three {
the House candidates failed to nam
= Watchers" and the vacancies wer
: : filed by the aspirants for the Senat'
= A number of patrolmen and police OF
. f1cers had been chosen to guard TIL
= trunk, and Detectives Bailey, Wilt
: : shire Gibson and Tomlinson occupie