The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-15
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i. saloon Element Active.
Although Mayor Mccarthy had y
formal statement to make concerh I'M !.
the result of the primary, lle said TIM
morning that lie attributed his defen
to two chief cause.-the placing of III
national pledge on the ticket and IN
activity OF the LIQUOR element of Rich
mond, which, according TO his iniorina
lton. voted solidly against HIM AS
n matter OF fact however. he did no
concetle the election of Judge Rich
ardson until the very end.
Throughout the day there came IRON
many auarters and mostly with re-
Eret and apprehension. expressions OF
belief that the indications as re-
suit of the returns. pointed undues-
tionably 10 local option election
based ON the platform of prohibition OF
iic,uor domination. The Rev. Il, 7. Dad
nun. president of the Richmond Anti
Saloon League, said last night that his
observations of the past few days and
around the polls yesterday convinced
him that the saloon people were unani-
inously opposing the reelection of
Mayor Mccarthy, and that the pub
lished statements to that effect were
absolutely true.
Further than this he would venture
no opinion on a subject which had
been generally discussed by those who
were equally observunt.
Defeat of Cnry.
The most concrete evidence of the
saloon power was shown in Henry
Ward IN the defeat of Councilman
Hunsdon Cary. There were only six
candidates for the lower branch. with
five to be nominated. The reason for
the fight on Mr.. Cary was not at first
understood, but AR. Cary, who admits
that the liquor people beat him, de-
clared last night thar It was due to
the fact that lie was counsel for citi-
zens of oregon Hill in the legal con-
test to rid that section of the lower
class bars.
He won the day. the bars We're
closed, and the whiskey faction pa's
the old score by defeating him In the
primary.
In Madison ward. the few member
elected, Il. X. Fuller, is secretary a,.i
treasurer of the Home Brewing Com
-panv. which fact was pointed to as an
evidence that those identified with a
business in which he was engaged had
rallied nobly to his support. Friends
of Mr.. Fuller explained, however, that
lie had made a most thorough can
vass, having personally interviewed
practically every voter i'll the warl.
Councilman Gilbert *. Pollock lad
previously expressed some fear that
his chances might be hurt by his re-
fusal to vote for the Dabney ordinance,
but he was sent back for another term
by a very fair margin.
Effect of Pledge.
Captain McCarthy's most ardent sup-
porters contended that a small vote
would operate To his disadvantag sc.
claiming that a combination OF circum-
stances helped 10 throw him out OF
office. They declared that the ma
tional pledge would keep hundreds OF
his people from the polls, and that
against this he had to overcome the
liquor opposition, long ago estimated
al 1000 votes In other words. they
commended that he could not overcome
the natural. liquor vote for Judge
Richardson when Mccarthy people
would not enter into the primary. AL
Judge Richardson was the choice OF
the saloons. II was repeatedly admit
ted that this was not due to any af-
fillation or combination on his part
f.: but simply because. the saloon folk
Were determined to put forth every
possible effort TO defeat the Mayor.
Although Sanger Hall has been the
place for receiving the returns from
Democratic primaries for many years,
! never was there larger or more eager
crowd in waiting, Chairman Doherty
walked upon the stage at 0 o'clock and
saw before him an audience which num-
bcred 500 persons. On the outside were
as many as were crowded within the
walls of the building. The Richard
son sentiment was uppermost from tho
start and somehow the Impression that
che former Commonwcalths Attorney
would win seemed more or less gen
eral. Still, the Richardson people were
quiet about 1t all. and SO careful wera
they 10 see that their predictions were
Wei founded,iltiat they ventured no
demonstration !ar. their candidate un-
I'll something tangible had arrived upon
which TO base their conclusions.
Every time Richardson precinct
came in, however, advocates of the
judge showed lively interest. and fairly.
shouted themselves hoarse with APP
plauee.
Mayor Was There.
Mayor Mccarthy arrived early and
succeeded in reaching a seat behind
: wing Of the stage. unnoticed. where
during the evening he kept close
count OF tho figures as they were read
out from the various precincts Tho
crowd seemed TO increase instead Of
diminish as the hour for announcin.,
inc hrst returns approached but peri
feet order. prevailed, ana every ono an
peared anxious to hear something ON
cal, even thGagh Il might not accor1
with the views OF this on, that indt.
yidual
The Third Henry was the FIRST IRE.
cinct to report ana there was some
delay In reading it out. Come on
with II, shouted a voice from tho All,
dience. Eve want to know what II u.s.
a few moments later Chairman DO
herty started TO reading, and from that
time on tho greatest amount of inter
est was displayed from the floor. This
precinct gave the, Mayor hfteen and
Judge Richardson twcnty-seyon anG
there was aDDlause hui when ti,r