The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-08-07
MANN THE NOMINEE
Carries the State Over Tucker For
COvernOrship.
eLIYSOS. WILLIAMS, koMtR WIN

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The Democratic primaries 10 Virginia
Thursday for nominate OF Governor
and State ticket were closely contested.
though the vote was small. Judge
WIN. Mann, OF Nottoway. defeated AR.
Tu, ker fjr the Governorsbip by an csti-
mated msi Jrity of 5000
The choice for Lieutenant Governor
went to J. Taylor Ellyson. OF Richmond;
Tor Attorney General 70 Samuel W. VII
izms. Of Wythe; and for Commissioner
.. Agriculture to George W. Koiner, the
incumbent.
CURLETr DEFEATED.
Hon r. Carter Wexford, OF Sabine
He'll, Richmond county, deieat.d Hon
JUho Curiett. OF Lancaster county. IN
eumbent, for nomination for House Of
Del gates from Richmond and Lancaster
cOuLt ties.
lett RENOMlNATED
Returns from Northern Neck were dii-
hcult to get, owing to the fact that some
OF the telephone wires were down.
Our Information. which, however, IL
not official, is that Mann carried Lancas-
ter by small majority and Tucker car
ried Richmond county by a small ma
)rity.
4. A. Jett, OF Northumberland. incum-
bent, defeated Thos. Brown, OF West
moreland, for House OF Delegates from
the two counties by a majority OF So
Brown carried Westmoreland by 14O
majority; Jett carried Northumberland
by l7S
MDDLEsEX.
Tucker carries county by "a moi irity.
W. b. Evans, who IL elected over Chrl o.
tian Of Mathews, from the counties Of
MiddieseI aud Mathews, carries the cUun-
~ by 262 majority.
GLOUCESTER
Mann carried Gloucester county 10y "A
small majority; Ellyson had 200 major
ity' koiner, 100, and Williams, $50.
SOUTHAMPTON.
Cape Charles gave Mann majority;
Ely sop. 90 maj )rity; Williams. III ma
lrity; koiner, "A maj Jrity; House Of
DeleSntes. Fitzhugh, 80 majority. Mann
carried the county by a small majority.
ELIZABETH CITY COUNTY.
III tbeth City county gave Mann Sc
majority.
ACCOMAC
hann's majority IN Accomac Il about
10; Eilyson's, 500; Williams, 500;
koiner's, $50.
WARWICK
Warwick county gave Mann major
fly Of "a
NEWPORT NEWS
N-~port News gave Tucker majority
ofI2
EIGHTH DISTRICT
ORANGE COUNTY.
A very light vote was cast ia Orange
county. Aann's majority ia the county
is Ak teen.
Hon. c. G Taliaierro defeated Vim C..
Williams for the House 81 Delrgatr- by
twenty eight.
PRINCE WILLIAM
Incomplete returns from Prince VII
liam give Tucker q majority. Less than
800 votes were cast.
ALEXANDRIA CITY AND COUNTY.
Out Of / ,271 votes cast IN Alexandria
Tucker received 749, and kann. 522
giving Tucker a majority In she city Of
227 la Alexandria county BOG votes
were polled for Governor, OF which Mann
secured la aud Tucker 1872, givinl
Mann a majority OF - In the county
Cation, 10 the city, received S93 votes
and Ellyson, 37S. Caton's mai 1rity ia
the city being SIS la the county ca or
received "a, Eilyson 1913, giving Cator
81 majority.
Robinson 3oncure defeated j. Fred
Birrell for House Of Delegates, carrying
both city and c, unity. la the city Mon
cure received 737. and Birrell 5lT. Civ
ing Aoncure a majority OF 100 la tn,
county Aoncure had 20S, and Birrel S3
honcures siority IN county was 125
A total 20 the city and county OF 3I5.
FAUQUIER.
-Four teen precincts out OF twenty Civ,
Mann a majority OF 113.
CULPEPER.
Culpeper county goes for Tucker foi
Governor by less than 200 majority, and
Judge Alden Bell, the sitting me mber Of
the House OF Delegates, sweeps the coun.
~. carrying every precinct for the Legis
! lature over his competitor, W. G. Waite
LOUISA
With two precincts to hear from,
Louisa gives a majority of l 3 for Tucker
RICHMOND CITY