The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-07
Manchester Bureau. Times Dispatch,
No ~ Eull STRAIT

From the moment the polls open thi.
morning until they close. at O'CLOCK
tonight. there will be strenuous &C.
tivity among the many candidates, ant
with the friends of all confident anG
claiming victory, it is difficult to sa,
what the result will be.
With the exception of the Third
Ward, tile fight has been marked by
good feeling, but in that district there
has been some feeling shown over the
action Of the committee in regard tc
requiring the candidates to state which
term they were running for. some OF
the voters claiming that it was unfair
not to give Mr.. Wakefield more time
in which to decide about the question
Friends of the committee. on the
other hand. claim that its action was
perfectly fair and tina he whole COM
plain was on he par of one man and
his friends. who waned to get control
OF that ward
Unlike Richmond BOssI,m.
BY going to the polls to-day the
voter in no wise binds himself to sup
port the nominee of the Democratic
party in the presidential election, as
has been claimed In some quarters, but
simply binds him to support the nomi-
nee at the election in June. There is
some talk of scratching the names of
candidates In the Third and inserting
other names in their places. but such
ballot will be thrown out, as we'll as
ballots which contain only one name
where there are two men to be elected.
The principal contest that OF the
mayoralty, seems to be close, and al
though the friends OF Mayor Maurice
claim large majority, Mr. Browns
contingent are likewise confident, and
say they are going to elect him.
In all of the wards the light is going to
be close for both Board and Assembly, and
even the foxy politicians are unwilling TO
make prediction as to the result. The
only contest for delegate to the Roanoke
convention is in the Fourth Ward between
Mcssrs. c. OBJ. Cowardin and B. NJ. Robert
son, the other candidates. Lacy BEDFORD in
the First, D. L. Tonoy In the Second. and
r. l.. French in the Third. having no op-
position.
6 Woman Fell Into Well.
With no one In the house aware that she
had gone out, Mrs George Ely, of No. l20
East Thirteenth Street, while under severe
attack of nervousness. from which she had
long been a sufferer wandered from her
home some time Sunday night or carly yes
terday morning and fell into we'll In the
yard OF William II, Jennings, where the
body was found at I o'clock.
MIR. Jennings stated that when he went to
weight attached but not until 1t WAS sud
dery released did he realize what tho en-
ira burden was--a womans body. Mr.. Jen-
niEgs hastily summoned neighbors, and with
The assistance of Sergeant j. G. Saunders
and Mr.. Charlie Harris who went into the
we'll, the body was drawn to the surface.
She had been dead for several hours.
Mrs. Ely had Ions been a. sufferer from
a severe nervous disease but on the even
Ink before her death she appeared very
much better. and according to her son. Dud-
cN Ely took some part in tho general con-
tcrsaton IN thing which she had not done
to' some time before, The family became
very much alarmed yesterday morning when
i was discovered that Mrs. Ely was not in
her room and search was started No
ms thought of looking into tho WE'LL and
before any trace of the MISSING woman could
ba found Mr.. Jennings notified the family
of the circumstances already related
Six or seven small gashes were discovered
lh0ut the throat Of Mrs. Ely. but 1t is
thought they were the result OF tho fall,
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