Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-04
VIRGINIA ELECTION
WAS TAME AFFAIR
Exceedingly Small Vote Was PoIIed Through
out the Stats on Tuesday by Both Demo
cTats and RsruhIicans--The Latter
Make Gains in Legislature and
Reduce Majority N the State.

So far as Virginia was concerned the
election Of Tuesday was an exceedingly
tame affair, general apathy prevailing
throughout the State and the smallest
vote for many years past being cast by
both the Democratic and Republican
parties. The apathy of the Democratic
voters IN the main is believed to have
been due to their distaste for Judge
Mann and the machine organization
which forced his nomination at the Au-
gust primary. The liquor interest g
throughout the Commonwealth worked
and voted for Judge Mann, they having
been promised by the Democratic pow
ers-thRt-be that in case they supported
hum no liquor legislation would be at
tempted during the next session of the
Legislature, which meets in January.
This means that the State is presumably
safe from prohibition campaign for
two years to come.
The apathy that prevailed among the
voters In every section Of the State WIS
more manifest in the Democratic than
the Republican ranks, which, coupled
with the fact that many Democrats over
the State voted for Kent, enabled the
Republicans to greatly reduce the Dem
ocratic majority and make a gain of
several members in the Legislature. As
an illustration Of the apathy everywhere
apparent, Bedford City, with total Of
700 qualified voters, pollcd but ESQ votes;
Norfolk, with = possible vote Of some
thing over 8, 200, cast but 8, ,l65 votes.
1t is probable that the actual vote of
the State will not be known until the
official count is made, but returns thus
far received Indicate that the DEM
cratic majority will be about 26. 900.
which insures the election Of the entire
Democratic State ticket. The total
Democratic vote cast for Claude A.
swanson in the gubernatorial election
four years ago was SO, ,544, while this
year for Judge Mann it will be less than
90. 900, which shows q Democratic loss
Of about $4,000 votes. Based on very
incomplete returns it is estimated that
the vote for Captain Kent, the Republi-
can nominee for governor, will be be-
tween 10, 900 and Is, 900.
John M. Ratliff, Republican, is elect
ed to the Legislature from Tazewell and
Buchanan counties over John L. Baber,
Democrat, by about 700 majority.
Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 2.-Tom l..
johnson, Democrat, thrice elected may.
or of this city, was today overwhelm-
ingly defeated for reelection by Her
man Baehr. Republican.
New York, Nov. 2.-Tammany Hall
today scored triumph in the mayoral-
ity election, by electing William j. Cav
nor mayor over Otto Barnard, Republi-
can, and w. R. Hearst, Independence
League candidate, by approximately
10000 votes. Although victorious in
the mayorality fight Tammany loses its
grip on city finances, and the Republi-
can-Fusion forces will control absolute
ly the Board of Estimate and Appor-
tionment, which will disburse approx
mately billion dollars during the ad-
ministration. This is more than half q
defeat for TammRny, for the control of
the Board Of Estimate was one of the
principal issues of the campaign. In
addition the Republican -Fusionists elect
ed Charles S. Whitman district attornev
of New York county by 13, 900 votes and
John s. Shea sheriff by 10000.