The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-08

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regard these two amendments as part
OF their doctrine. Republican members
of the Legislature last winter urged
their adoption.
Queer Deal In Floyd.
Quite the most unique situation in
to-days election is presented in the
county of Floyd. The Democrats OF
that county will vote for the party
nominee In the Sixth District. while
the Republicans Will vote for their
candidate in the Fifth District.
This is the result of the action OF
the Legislature in taking Floyd from
the Fifth District and putting it in
the Sixth. This is one of the counties
always relied upon for large Repub-
lican majority, and the Fifth District
G. O. p. did not like the change. So in
1905. taking the position that the shift
ing of the county was unconstitutional,
the Republicans were instructed to
disregard the fact that they were in
the Sixth District and to vote for John
NJ. Parsons. their party candidate in
the Fifth. They did SO. with the result
that while Representative Carter Glass.
from the Sixth. got the Democratic
vote of 3ss, his opponent. Mercer Hart
man, received only seyenty-Ave, and
Parsons got 1874, although living in an
other district. The redistricting was
made one of the subjects of the con-
| test which Parsons made in Congress.
and which is still pending.
Cast Differently.
| OF the 9e4 votes cast for Parsons In
| 1908, $50 were for Congress in the
/ ne M pN,aY
| candidates being simply marked off
/ the official ballots and Parsons's name
! substituted. However. 335 of the vot.
, ers were thoughtful enough to scratch
! out also sixth" and to substitute
Fifth therefor.
This year the same proceedings viii
be had. Representatives from Floyd
| county took part in the Fifth District
Republican convention. under the as
sumption that their county was still
legally part Of the Fifth, and the
4 party vote will again be cast for Par
sons. evidently with the hope OF an
other contest. The Democrats Of the
county will vote for Garter Glass, the
Sixth District candidate.
Out in the Ninth District there may
be some disturbances at the polls to.
/ day. Excitement has been running
wrought nerves. reduced to the ragged
| edge by the long and hotly-contestet
/ fight. may find expression in hot words
and perhaps blows at the voting places
1t is certain that an enormous vot
4 will be cast in this district.
l Divided Against Itself.
All excitement in the Seventh Dis
trict is confined to the Republicans
the fight there not being for the cleo
ton Of Congressman, but for suprem
acy within the party. The Democrat
nominee, Representative James Hay
will unauestionably be elected by "a
Overwhelming plurality and by hand
some majority over both his Republican
opponents. ~
While the contest in the Fifth ha
heen earnestly contested. the situatio
} there can hardly be classed as eSctt
: ing.
There was disposition yesterday i
this city to deprecate the attempt mad
in some quarters to class the propose
i omhndments to the Constitution a
machine measures, speaking in a gen
eral sense. 1t is pointed out that som
of the most earnest and most activ
! opponents of the amendments are me
who stand high in the councils Of wha
} ia known as the machine" In Virgin
! politics.
Z all its correspondents to report the vo
4 IN the anne ndments along with that fl
y Congressional candidates, and the pap
! VIII be ready tonight to make al
D nouncement of the situation in tn
. Iregard and OF the result If it can
y known
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