Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-09
ALL FOUR AMENDMENTS
PROBABLY ARE DEFEATED
Proposed Changes Allowing Treasur.
ers and Commissioners Of Revenue
to Succeed Themselves indssiniseIy
Seem to Have Gone Under by Small
msrsin--saunders Elected IN Fifth.
1ny Associated Pressl

RICHMOND. VA. Nov. s.--The
Democrats of Virginia today elected
their nominees for congress in nine
CT the ten districts of the state and
possibly ,riumphed also in the re-
naming one
The Ninth district. which Is the
chief battle-ground OF the campaign
is tonight claimed by both parties.
The result is very close and VIII
probably not be definitely known I'M
al tomorrow.
The proposed constitutional amend.
ments have apparently been defeated.
Amendments Are Defeated.
Returns from not over score of
counties or the state on the amend
ments to the constitution. look as
though the amendment extending the
by majority probably. exceeding g.
600 and the probable defeat OF the
amendments relating to the reading
OF bills by about half of that. The
amendments to allow treasurers and
revenue commissioners of counties
and cities TO succeed themselves, will
probably. 20 lnGer hy n small margin.
The Riebmond vote was as follows ::
For longer legislative sessions. S34:
against. 2.I9s. For single reading OF
bills. LIE: against, t,725. For county
treasurers and commissioners OF rev.
enue 10 succeed themselves, 1882:
against. 2ts For similar provision
in citie'. 1.s43; against. 1.s43
!. Greater sdistinctioh was drawn in
Roanoke. while in Lynchbuyg all the
amendments were favored. In the
county districts there was evidence Of
antagonism against the change, thus
reducing the city ntajorsties for them.
AT l O'Clock the vote on the amend
trent throughout the stale was as
follows: For the firsf-2.9S2; against
10. 232: for the second--4.453: against,
5000: for the third-6.1S7: against,
G.5s2: for the fourth-s.222; against.
s.13s.
FIqht In the Fifth.
In the Fifth district the fight was
of decided interest and the result
doubtful throughout the evening. In
Carroll county the. complete returns
could not be secured. hut Il was evi-
dent that r. w. SAUNDERS was again
elected 10 congress unless an unus-
uaiiy large vote had been cast for
Jno. NJ Parsons. Giving Carroll tn
Parsons BY 10. a bigger majority than
was secured by him last election,
Saunders would sfill win by nearly
=.
pottsylvania gave Saunders an In
creased vote this tine, though Dan.
vile did 3ot DO so well as before.
and Grsyson gave Parsons an IN
. crease.
Results 10 Districts.
In the city CT Richmond. the vote
for congressfrcn resritcd - follows:
John Lamb. Democrat. $3.50: W. r.
Vawrer. Republican. esq., ID u. Hair
rison. Socialist. So. Thomas A Hoi-
Inns. Socialist Labor. IS.
Nothing definite had been received
from the Ninth district The oiher
Districts. excepting the Fifth. show
Democratic victories throughout the
state. with overwhelming majorities-
Not single district has returned
complete fgrres.. and these are not
expected in before tomorrow
Conservative estimates. based upon
the returns received. give Willism
4. Jones m the First. 300 majority.
y r. Holland. 81 the Second 3.5oe;
Jcbn Lamb. of the Third. s.sce. and
Hayes, Of The Seventh. i.5Oo majority
over b0in Dis opponents. John Paul
AID Hugh 5. Lupton-