The Washington herald., 1909-11-03
Special to The Washington Herald.

SPECIAL % The Washington Herald
Richmond, Va, Nov. 2.-Incom-
plete returns compiled at I O'Clock
tonight show that Judge William
Hodges Mann and the Democratic
ticket have carried the State by 23,-
600 majority. The counties yet to
be heard from will not change the
result, other than to increase Slight
" the Democratic lead.
The majority is much smaller than the
Democratic leaders expected. They had
counted upon $4,000. Four years ago
Swanson swept the State by $1,000 while
Bryan carried Virginia last November by
$1,000 According to the present returns.
the Republicans have reduced the normal
Democratic majority about 1000 better
showing than they expected to make
Apathy among the voters and the GER
tainty that Judge Mann would be elected
are said to be causes for the light vote
poIled
All Of the candidates upon the ticket
ran together. with the exception OF Ben
jamin o. James. candidate for secretary
Of the Commonwealth, nominated to sue
ceed D. @. Eggleston. who died since his
nomination and after his name had been
printed upon the ballot. It was necessary
90 write IN the name OF Col James upon
the ballot. as was the case also in sew
eral Of the minor and local Offices.
Those Elected.
The following is the state ticket:
For roycrror-Wiuinm Hodges Mann. Of Not,osay.
Fc- lieutenant goycuor-J. Taylor .Ellysrn. Of
Richmond
For attorney gcneral-sauud W. Williams Of
Wythe
For secretary of tho Commonwealth Benjamin o.
James Of Richmond
For state treasurer-A W. Hsrnan- T.. OF Rock
bridge
For superintendent Of public instructiCn-J. ..
ECgleston. jr. Of Prince Edward
For commissioner ot agriculture and immigration
George W. Koiner, Of Augusta
The lieutenant governor. the State
treasurer. the superintendent of public
instruction. and the commissioner Of agri-
culture and immigration were all re-
elected.
The entire house Of delegates was
elected at this time. The Republicans
made one OF two gains in membership in
the house. They viii be represented by
probably twenty members on the floor.
against eighty Democrats. The new
house viii, therefore, be overwhelmingly
Democratic Eighteen members had been
conceded 10 the Republicans previous 20
the election.
Liquor Voters for Mann.
The liquor issue did not materialize in
the campaign, the liquor interests voting
for Judge Mann, who is prohIbitionist-
Democrat. the Democratic leaders hav-
ing promised that there shall be no ad-
verse legislation against liquor in the
legislature, which will convene in jan
uary. 1t Is reported that the Anti
Saloon League concurred IN this arrange
ment in order to get Judge Mann, who
IS their representative also. into office
This means that the State IS presumably
safe from prohibition campaign for two
years to come.
Tho voting was light all over the State
The apathy Of the voters in the main is
believed 10 have been due to opposition
TO Judge Mann, the party having been
split en- two candidates IN the recent pri-
mary.
Mann knitted I'm Roanoke.
Many voters stayed away from the
polls. In some sections, principally in
tho city OF Roanoke where there has
been a peculiar fusion Of several inter-
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