The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-07
ALL CANDIDATES
EXPECT VICTORY
ATPOLLo TO-DAY
Made by Man
ayers Are Far
Apart.
BIG VOTE LIKELY
IN RICH Nj D NE
Local Fights Will Bring Voters
to Polls TX -Day-Landslide Ex-
pected by Jones and Glass,
While Martin and Swan
son Claim $4,000
Majority.

Al the Close Oh a notify contested
campaign for two seats In the United
States Senate. the managers of the va
rious candidates are. as usual at such
times. hopelessly apart in their esti-
mates Of results. Forecasts, however
honestly made. are built on tho reports
OF political l~!eutenants. and are gem
orally recognized to be tinged with
the hopes of the local workers. a dis
corning public therefore usually pre-
fers to make It's estimate after the
votes are counted
While the managers of the campaign
OF Senator Martin continue TO claim Il
majority for him in to-day's primary
of not less than $4,000. and while the
active supporters of Senator Swanson
say that the same figures will apply to
the result in his case. those in charge
of the Virginia Democratic League
headquarters think differently. Antic-
ipat.ng a landslide for Representatives
Jones and Glass. Mr.. Garnett says that
his figure OF 1900 majority may be
very largely Increased when tho vote
IS heard from.
Opening md Closing Time.
Fifteen hundred precincts through
out tho State will open at 5:45 this
morning, which is sunrise for this sec
ton. and Will close at 6:31. or sunset.
The possible exception may be that
precinct in Wise county which used to
cast one Democratic vote. This lone
citizen was won't TO kick at holding an
election all by himself and at remain
ing at the polls all day without COM
pany. and then solemnly c~anvassiag
his own ballot. But last year the vote
there was increased 500 per cent, and
from these FIVE citizens three Judges
may sit this time and caJoie the other
two into registering their choice.
In the various headquarters at MUIR
phys Hotel yesterday everything was
quiet. The campaign was over. Little
or no mailing was done, since IT was
100 late. The mail received by the
managers has dropped OF during the
past day or two to almost nothing, and
the stanographers are practically idle.
The rooms will be almost deserted to-
day.
VIII Get Returns,
II is possible that Senator Martin will
come TO Richmond this afternoon. after
voting in Charlottesville. to hear the
returns. There is also a chance that
Mr.. Jones Will be in Richmond. Mr..
Glass and Senator Swanson are not er-
pected here.
Advices will be received from many
sections at Senator Martins %neadouar-
ters and also at those OF the Virginia
Democratic League. The City Demo-
cratic Committee will sit up with the
returns at the Jefferson Hotel.
Arrangements nav been made for
displaying the results as they arrive
at The T!mes-Dispatch Office on the
wall of the new post-onice building, at
Tenth and Bank Streets. Correspond
ents throughout the State have been
instructed to send In the vote as rap
IDLY as IT can be secured, using every
available means to do so. In the hope of
presenting a comprehensive story of
the results in Fridays paper. The
information thus secured will be given
" the PUBLIC as fast as II Is received.
Many Returns Late.
Many Of the returns will be unayoid-
ably late. This is true in the case NJ
those counties which will nominate
local ofhcers and members of the Cen
eral assembly In the same primary
with that for the senatorships. The
count In a number of precincts Is likely
to be prolonged until an early hour to-
morrow morning. However, the gen
eral drift of the contest over the prtn-
cipal positions should be known rather
early In the night.
estimates on the total vote in the
state vary a great deal, a conservative
calculation putting 1t at a shade less
IMAM $4,000. 1t will be noticeably heavy
IN places. and Just as noticeably light
IN others. depending upon the activity
or local candidates in getting the cleo
tors to the polls.
IN Richmond, while there is some
difference of opinion on this point. II
seems likely that about 5000 votes
would be a good guess. This would
be nearly 1000 more than wer polled in
the primary of one year ago, when
captain John Lamb and Judge T. Ash.
by were the opposing candi-
dates for the Democratic nomination
tor Naturally, a large in
crease is to be expected. Not only
Is there more interest at this time.
because of the fight for the two sena.
torships. but local aspirants for office
VIII arouse the voters and get them
out. ION
Would Go to Legislature.
The name OF ten candidates for the
House OF Delegates from Richmond
Will be on the tickets. The names OF
Senators E. C.. Folkes and A. C. Har-
man. for the State Senate, and that
OF e. NJ. Rowelle. for clerk of the Cir
cult Court. will not be voted for as
they were declared the nominees by
the City Committee. without opposi-
ton.
The voter win be required t, choose
five men for the House from the LIST
of ten. II more or less thar five names
are left on a ballot, 1t Will be thrown
out. In accordance with the party plan
TheS candidates are NJ. A. Campbell,
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