Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-10-04
MARTIN AND SWANSON
HAD BIG MAJOR|T|ES
Returns Canvassed Wednesday
Night in Richmond
VOTE LARGER THAN EXPECTED
Analysis of Vote by Congressional
Districts

/
mittee last Wednesday night in
Richmond canvassed the vote cast
for candidates for the United States
Senate in the primary election OF
September Z. Adding these two
missing reports. from the unofficial
returns sent to the Times Dispatch.
the following is ascertained to be
the correct vote:
Thomas S. Martin, 90, 317.
William A. Jones, 81, 42S.
Claude A. Swanson. g., 493.
Carter Glass, 28,757
Martins majority over Jones for
long term, 33,889
Swanson's majority over Glass
for short term, 80, 736.
There is no surprise in connect
ion with these figures, as the result
within thousand or so was indi-
Gated on the morning after the pri-
mary by the Thu es- Dispatch. based
On the reports received from it's cor
respondents all over the State.
The vote considerably exceeds
that cast in either Of the general
State primaries which have proceed
ed it-those Of 1905 and 1909. In
the Martiu-JOnes contest the total
vote on September twas 96.745.
while on the Swanson-Glass fight il
was 20, $50. Counting votes thrown
out because OF improper marking.
and counting also those who voted
for local officers and did not trou BILE
the senatorial part OF the ticket, it
is probable that close to 100, 900
citizens went to the polls in the re-
cent primary.
Senator Martin carried eighty
two counties and all OF the twenty
cities. Mr.. Jones carried eighteen
counties twelve Of which are in his
own district-the First. In his
district he lost only four counties.
but failed to carry the three cities
OF Fredericksburg, Hampton and
Newport News.
In the other contest, Senator
Swanson carried eighty-nine coun-
ties and nineteen cities. Mr., Glass
secured eleven counties and his
home city Of Lynchburg. OF the
eleven counties carried by Mr..
Glass. eight are in the First Dis
trict, that of Mr.. Jones. and two
Bedford and Campbell-are in Mr.
GLASS; own district-the Sixth.
The remaining county carried by
Mr.. Glass, not in his own nor Mr..
Jones's district. is Hanover.
Taking up the vote by congress
sional districts, it is noted that Mr..
Jones secured a majority OF 2,O4O
over Senator Martin in the First
District, where be resides. The
vote there was: Jones, 1912; Mar
tin. $500; Glass. 1924; Swan son.
6,72O. The majority given Senator
Swanson in the First District was
1896. the smallest secured by him.
He carried all of the ten districts.
In the Fifth District, that OF Sen.
ator Swanson, the vote stood j ones.
1901; Martin. $3.50; Glass. l,Is5;
Swanson, 6.l35; Martins majority,
1859; Swanson's. 1850.
Mr.. Glass's district, the Sixth,
gave the following vote: Jones',
4027; Martin, 6,96S; Glass, 1883;
Swanson, 6.47S. Martins majo. ity,
2,941; Swanson's, 1,945.
Vote in the Seventh District. that
OF Senator Martin: Jones, /. 6O2 Ma. =
tin 6,4SS; Glass, 1899; Swanson, g.
All. Martins majority. 4, $50; Swan.
sons, 4.872.
But it was in the Ninth District
where the biggest maiorities were
rolled up, Senator Martin securing
there a majority of 7,452, and Sena-
tor Swanson one of 8. 1Ol. The vote
was: Jones. $50; Martin. 1894;
Glass, 577; Swanson, 1878.
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