The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-08
Ninth District Probably
Returns Democratic
Majority.
KEEZELL BEATEN
IN ROCKINGHAM
Echols Reelected to Senate
Republicans Lose Several AS
sembly Seats-D efeat Of
Noting in Louisa Surprise
of Election-Lincoln
Loses Place.

such heavy gains were made yes
terday by the Democrats of the Ninth
Virginia District in the tights for
seats in the General Assembly that
when the votes are officially counted 1t
is not improbable the district will be
found to have given a Democratic ma
jority. Counties which usually go
largely Republican are in the Demo-
cratic column by heavy majorities, and
many county Offices have fallen into
the hands of Democrats after having
been held By Republicans for years
Al least two OF the seats in the
Senate occupied in the last Legisia-
ture by Republicans have been car
ricd by the Democratic nominees. The
most important victory in tho South
west is the defeat OF Senator y. T.
Lincoln. in the First District, by Judge
David Campbell Cummings Senator
Lincoln is one of the most popular
Republicans in public life III This State,
being the minority MEMBER OF the III
nance Committee. He was his party 5
nominee for the office of Lieutenant
Governor in the last late election.
no Republicans Return.
No one of the six Republicans in
the last Senate Will come back, Sena-
tor Lincoln having been the only one
renomirated. DR.. a. G. Crockett, OF
Max -.eadows, comes to the Senate
unppposed. succeeding Senator ~. A..
SurG>her. Republican.
While a strong fight was put up i'll
the Second District by Ezra Il. Carter.
0. Scott Democrat. 1t appears that he
has been defeated by about 800 ma
iorlty by John II. Catron, Republican.
NO returns mad been received from the
Third District up to an early hour
this morn..g to judge OF the result
there, wnere Rev. Charles Il. Brown.
Democrat. and j. Powell Royal, Re-
publican, are the nominees.
Wise, the home county of Congress-
man c. B. Slemp. give majority for
John W. ChalkIey. Democratic candi-
date for the House of Delegates, and
Mr.. slemp himself will be represented
by q Democrat in the next Legislature.
Wythc Also Captured.
Another Ninth District county. which
has been recaptured by the Democrats
from the Republicans. is Wythe, which
elected q full Democratic ticket. in
Guiding, probably. Colonel w. o. Moore
to the House
Judge Cummingss majority over
Senator Lincoln is apparently more
than 500. He was given 344 in Bristol
and more than zoe in his home county
OF Washington, while Senator Lincoln
carried Smyth, his county. by 23T.
Washington and Bristol also elect two
members OF the House as Democrats.
However. the Democrats are not SO
fortunate in other sections. Captain
George Paul, Republican,, comes to the
Senate from Rockingham county over
George n. Conrad, altogeth the Demo
cratic candidates for the House seem
10 have won.
George b. I<ecZcll is defeated for
the office of County Treasurer of Rock
ingham, by =. w. Reherd. Republican.
This was the most spectacular fight
in the State, attracting widespread at
tention.
Mr.. Noting Beaten.
Probably the greatest surprise is in
the defeat of Carl II. Noting, of Louisa,
for the House by James Baker indie
pendent. 1t had been taken for grant
ed that Mr. Noting would have walk
over.
Tho Democrats have retaked Bote-
tourt from the Republicans, eecting
c. NJ Lunsford over Warren L. Hyde,
Republican. They have also redeemed
Patrick and 5. Tyler Rakes Will rep
resent that county as IA Democrat. in
stead of D. G. Staples. the Republican
nominee.
Taking the state as IA whole. the
gain of one seat in the Senate, with
one to be heard from. They have
gained two places and lost one. with a
possibility of gaining another The
next Senate stands: Democrats S5: Re
publicans. 4 doubtful. /.
On the House side there is shown
a net Democratic gain from those
seats which have been heard from OF
.. Eighty six Democrats are elected,
with 8 Republicans and l independent
Ten seats remain to be heard from
definitely.
Aivah H. Martin retains his prestige
as Republican leader by his sweeping
~. The Fusionists have scored clear
victory.
Voted on Amendment.
The Joke of the election is on Roa-
noke city. which reports a majority
stitution AS matter of fact, that
at this time at all. and the mystery Is
how 1t got on the ticket there.
The Goochland -Fluvanna district Is
very much in doubt Fluvanna. with
one precinct missing, gave John Ruth
erfoord. Democratic nominee, 226. and
A. j. TAYLOR. Independent. 393. 1t was
impossible to hear from Goochland
last night, so 1t is unknown ii that
county gave rutherford a sufficient
majority to Offset the detection in
Fluvanna.
Colonel A. NJ. Bowman easily won
i'm Roanoke county against his inde-
pendent opponent, e. f. Paine. and