The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-09
STUART LEADS
FOR CONGRESS
IN THE NINTH.
Remote Precincts Will
Be Necessary to
Determine Result.
BOTH PARTIES
CLAIM VICTORY
In Any Case, Margin of Winner
Will Be Extremely Narrow.
All Other Districts in State
Are Democratic-Light
Vote, Except in the
Ninth.
While the incompletencss OF the re-
turns from the Ninth Virginia District

While the incompletencss OF the re-
turns from the Ninth Virginia District
and the conflicting nature of some OF
the reports received preclude any posi-
tive statement of the result, indica-
tions are that Henry c. Stuart leads
In the fight for Congress by a ma
Jority of about 200 over Representative
&. Il. Siemp. Bclated returns may 80
far change the figures as to insure the
reelection of MIR. slemp. but leading
Democrats of the district at an early
hour this morning expressed a fair de-
gree OF confidence.
AT midnight both parties claimed vic
tory in the Ninth by about 600 ma
jority. However. their figures, when
aDalyzed and compared with returns
sent in by the correspondents OF The
'rimes- DISPATCH, We're both found 10
contain errors which would cut down
the leads claimed in both cases TO al
most nothing.
All Rest Democratic.
In the other nine Virginia districts
democrats were elected 10 Congress.
Apparentis Judge Saunders has a safe
iead IN the Fifth.
Eisewhere a light vote was pollsd
and but little interest wag taken in the
election, by reason OF the lack OF con-
Tests 10 arouse enthusiasm. 1t seems
that William A. Jones will have 1000
majority In the First, and that Senator
Il. II. Holland has pulled within mar
row margin of 5000 or so over III. IL.
tumble. Norfolk city stood by him
loyally. and his home county and dis
.rict gave him fiattering vote. Rep
resentatiye John Lamb Will have ma
jority of about 1900 when II has been
discovered whether the Republican OF
The Socialist ran second.
In the Fourth, Sixth. Eighth and
Tenth Districts the Democratic nomi-
uees had no opposition. save that So-
cialist got the Republican vote in parts
Of the Sixth. In the Seventh James
Hay has at leas. 1000 majority over the
vote OF both OF his Republican oppo-
uents combined.
Lunenburg county voted $500 bond
Issue for improvement of the court
house; W. A.. Willeroy was elected
without opposition to the House or
Delegates from King William and Han
over. and Henrco defeated a proposed
change in the road law By a vote OF
about two to one.
Had Dimcuit Task.
The real interest Of the day centred
in the Ninth District. where the Dem
ocratic workers have been putting up
such a strenuous fight for so many
months. From the moment OF Mr.. Stu
arts nomination On March last every
ecort has been put forth for his sue
cess
There was Republican majority
of 4,101, secured by Representative
slemp two years ago over j. G. Byars,
to contend with, and this has been
nearly II not quite wiped out.
When this enormous change has
taken place, the observer will oppre-
ciate the desperate fight which has
been put up. Mr.. Slemp fought With
the persistence and vigor- OF a man
who realized that his political future
was at stake. He left no stone un-
turned to secure his recollection.
What makes the situation this n>arn-
Ing in the Ninth SO doubtful is the
fact that both sides have made mis-
takes in the returns as detailed by
them for the hope that is In them.
From Republican headquarters where
the election of Mr.. Slemp was claimed
by 600, Pulaski county was given to-
Stuart by only l4O. whereas the Times
4 Dispatch learns from is own sources
that 1t will reach 275. Washington is
put down with 75 for Stuart, though
it Is learned that 1t will reach ZOO
Wythe is claimed for Slemp by ST..
although 1t gave him but single
vote more than 1t gave to Stuart.
Doth Made Errors.
i On the other hand, tho Democratic
estimate claimed Bland by 3S for
Stuart. whereas It gave majority of
that size for slemp. Lee was said to-
have given Slemp only 20. while from
other sources this was said to be 90,
and by the Republicans to be 2hO.
There was also difference. Of opinion
between the two parties. as TO the fig
ures in Tazewell and scott, and the
failure to set outlying precincts before
telephone and telegraph lines closed
for the might makes 1t impossible to.
see Just where the mistakes were until
to-day.
These various errors make Y apEarent
that neither side knows lust what IS
really the situation, and the lack OF
complete returns make 1T as equally
certain that The Times Dispatch does
not know. SO uses the hgures It has,
Whatever the t,sult may finally be-
Y is certain that not in many years
have party workers on any side of any
question done more faithful and more
effective work than have the Democrats
and the Republicans of the Ninth Dis
trict. The conflict has been ncessant,
sometimes 1t has been bitter some.
times It has been unfortunate but all