The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-09
THREE CHANGES IN
THIRD DISTRICT
NEW FACES TO BE SEEN IN LEG.
ISLATTVE HATTS-FTGHTS
OVER COUNTY OFFICERS.

In the Third Congressional District
three changes appear IN the legislative
personnel. It was a great surprise to
followers Of political matters when
the returns showed that Roosevelt
Page had been defeated for the House
by w. b. Walton. Of Hanover. The
anu-machine people were very active
in this county, and Mr.. Pages defeat
is partly due To the activity Of the
followers of Jones and Glass.
Wendcnburg defeat Of Judge
Wickham for the State Senate was a
surprise, because the attorney had
been busy in the Beattie trial and
could not make a canvass The bril-
liant work of the lawyer in the cele-
hrated case, which he won SO decisive
~, may possibly have helped him in
the senatorial contest. ThA district is
composed of the city Of Williamsburg
and the counties OF Henrico, James
City ard Charles City.
j. G. Cummins succeeds r III. Ed
wards, from King William, as d new
member in the House.
j. Is. Watkins and Chari es w. Gra-
watt were returned to the Senate. the
former from Chesterfield. Powhatan
and Goochland and the latter from
Hanover and King William.
Richmond city nominated two new
members for the House in James 7.
Dreamer and HIN Montague. They
succeed ]. II. Casey. removed to Den
yer. and the, late Colonel Charles E.
Wingo.
HARDWOOD, Cox and Curtis were re-
turned by handsome ma5orities.
{. w. Throckmorton was returned
TO the House from Henrico.
Naturally much interest in the
chesterfield arid Henrico returns was
felt in Richmond. One OF the i'm
portant contests in Chesterfield was
between Haskins Hobson and Judge
James NJ. Gregory for Common
wealth's attorney, the latter having
held the office for a number of years.
but being now defeated by his younger
opponent by majority estimated at
not less than eco In total vote of
about 1000.
The big fight IN Chesterfield was
for the treasnrership. There were
four candidates. Goode. Ragland,
walker and Woodfn. The incomplete
returns indicate that Walker with be
the winner.
Samuel A, Mann. commissioner OF
the revenue for the Second District.
retains his position having defeated
c. F. Short.
OF the six members OF the Board
or Supervisors five will he new men,
as Tar as one can Judge from inaica-
tons at this time
In Manchester District, Walter A
Horner defeated ri. 7. Watkins In
Dale District. II. L. Ferguson defeat
cd John $, Taylor In Glover Hill
District, w. r. Jayne defeated J. A.
Sale. In Matoaca District. l.. Fl.
Rhodes defeated f. A. Panplin and
w. r. Anderson. In Midlothian Dis
trict, Walter Moore was elected with
out opposition. In bermuda District
r.. T. Hatcher remains on the board
without opposition, Mr. Hatcher be-
ing the only man reelected.
The fight for floater Releralt, 70 t}fe
House from Chesterfield and Powha-
tan between Ivey and Bonnifant il
very close, the Incomplete returns
making 1t impossible to say which has
won. ~
In Fenrico county fair vote was
polled, resulting in the recollection OF
nearly all Of the old ofticeholders
Samuel p. Waddill was reelected as
clerk of the county over " rRaehta
ny heavy ms 1orfty. r. Fl. Kemp beat
simon Solomon for- slasriff. .LE,rank -.Ir.
Sutton was elected Commonwealth
attorney. with James r. Lewis far be-
hind,
Probably the closest fight was that
between Sidney M. O'Bannon and
Henry c. Hechler for treasurership
Hechler was reelected to office by. n
majority of about 40. J. A. Leach won
over G. n. Smith as commissioners ~
the revenue for the upper district
while George Watt was re-electe.i
commissioner for the Iower