The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-04
CANDIDATES NOW
ON HOMESTRETCH
Long Drawn-Out Political Bat
tie in Henrico County Ends
Tomorrow.
EVERYBODY WORKING HARD
Hechler Issues Card, Appealing
to .Noters-List OF the
Judges.
EVERYBODY WORKING HARD

With the setting of to-morrow's
sun, the long drawn-out political bat
tie in Henrico county will be at an
end. Though every candidate eN-
presses the certainty of his election
many will spend an anxious night
and will sit up late Tomorrow for
the latest returns.
The ballots for the primary were
issued yesterday by Mr.. Garland B.
Taylor, secretary of the county com
mittee, and it is now regarded as too
late for anybody to withdraw from
the fight, unless one of the candidates
for the treasurership should at the
last minute agree to drop out of the
race in favor of another aspirant for
that Office. This is hardly probable,
however. as the vote for that much
desired office is so divided that each
candidate has figured out that he has
considerable chance to win.
The best estimate that has been
made of the voting strength of the
county places the total at not much
over 1900. Each of the four candi-
dates for the treasurership claims to
have over ESQ ballots absolutely
pledged, and is claiming consider
able part of the 'floater" vote
Some among the political workers in
the county are unkind enough to say
that certain of the voters are promis-
Ing each candidate as he comes along
10 support him in the election, and that
many have allowed their names to go
down on the lists of all four.
In view of this. and of the several
hundred unpledged floating vote IN
the county. the fight is anybody's, and
will be SO until the polls are closed.
tIechler Issues Card.
Mr.. II. C. Hech1er. the former treas
urer. who was removed for malfeasance
in Office, issued yesterday statement
which waS published in one of the af-
ternoon papsrs, and in which he makes
flat denial of some of the charges
on which he was convicted after n
hearing before the Circuit Court when
he was present and was represented by
counsel.
Mr. Hechler also makes an appeal to
the voters to remember his long service
on the Board of Supervisors of the
county, of which he was chairman for
number of years. 1t was during Mr..
Hechler's chairmanship that the old
Henrico jail was built, the structure
that after a few years was ordered by
the Circuit Court to be torn down.
Hot fights are going on for the po-
sition of supervisor in several dis
tricts. and the local contests will be
of additional value in bringing to
the polls the full voting strength of
the county.
Candidates have been busy during
the last day or two securing transfers
and seeing to the registration of all
young men who are entitled to vote
One registrar entered six young men
yesterday. A number of precincts have
changed their polling places, and vot-
ers should make accurate inquiry from
some candidate or at the courthouse
as to the location of the ballot box
Complications are anticipated witt
those voters who ware transferred tc
the city precincts by the city com
mission some time ago as a result
of annexation. All of these voters
have not been notified of the change
and may offer to vote, although nov
living IN the city.
List of Judges.
Polls viii open on Thursday morn
ing 4, 5:44, and close that Afternoon
at G;3i. The following judges vii
serve in the election:
Brookiand District.
Hungary-E, a. Sheppard, j. w, Pc
nick, registrar, sydney Trevett.
Bruins--A. S. Grant, registrar; w. j
Eaton, j. g. deter.
Barton Heights-Garland b. Taylor
registrar; S. P, Jones, w. T. Christian
Chestnut Hill--T. c. Ruffln, reglstra,
n. NJ. Tignor, J. S. Lear.
Jones-R. l.. Barnes, John Rehmal
William b. Smith. registrar.
Tuckahoe District
Short Pump-John 7. Nuckols, regis
trar S. T. Wade, A. B. Snead,
Ridge Church--i-- p. Michaels, regis
trar; j. b. Badenoch. w j, Franklin
Cary--J c, Easley, registrar; Q.
Smith, j. X. Jones.
Fairfield District,
Bowling Green-W. G. Johns regi
trar; Hugh d, Smith. j. Morris Carte
Hardin's-T D. Crouch, registrar; y
r. Crawford, #. Nj. Conner, Jr
Monhose-John Hunter. reeistra
~. II. I3oltz, w. II. Reeks.
Ssvea Pines-Frank Hess registra
Joseph Castro, Il. r. Eberhardt
Narinu District.
CarteSs.--1ss II. Whitlock, registra
Fl. +. Brown, @, q. Roper
Town Irii!-- 'Sohn Il. Russell. regi
trar, III. A. 3usse, A. n, Pierce.
Whitlocks--sohn r. Whitlock, regi
.trar; J. i. Barnes. Thomas Guy.