The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-08
Incomplete Returns Show
from Is, 900 to IS, 900 With
Probably Latter Figure
SWANSON CARRIES
ALL TEN DISTRICTS
Martin Carries All, but tho
FIRST, Which is Mr.. Jones'.
by Small PluraIity--Re-
suits Surprise
NEWSPAPER ESTIMATES.
Roanoke Times.

Roanoke, Va. sept. !, 1911
sira1nian, Richmond, Va
Think THE napority will SIM
nier down to about $4,000. Ninth
district enthusiastics are claim-
ing 1900 III district but probably
IL viii be "a little over 5000.
Airsinian-pilot-
Norfolk. Va, sept !, 1911.
Nirginian, Richmond. Va
returns to the Nirginian-Pilot
indicate that Swanson and Mar
tin will probably carry the State
by $4,000 majority.
Lynchbnrg News.
Lynchburg. Va, sept I. 1911.
=. IL. Woodfin.
The Nirginian, Richmond. Va.
From returns received looks
like Martin ard Swanson have
carried State by $4,000 major.
ity.
Bristol UeraIdCourier.
Bristol. Tenn, sept. 7. 1911.
xirgsnian, Richmond, Va i
Martin and swaalson's major
ity will not he less than $4,000
aud probably over $4,000 accord
ing to estimates based on reports
from a majority oil the counties.
With incomplete returns. yet sufft-
Gent to form the basis for a fairly
accurate estimate. the result OF yes
terdays senatorial primary IS a sur
prise to most OF those who follow
the political game closely.
Not in general results, for few peo-
Pile in the State thought for g. min
ute that Senators Martin and Swan
son would be defeated by their oppo-
nants, Representative Jones and
- H. .Ix~x4
supporters of the anti machine
forces. however. really believed that
the election would be somewhat
close. with the incumbents winning
by small maJorities but there we're
very few Of even the most optimistic
supporters OF the present senator's,
who believed that their majoritiea
would 60 beyond $4,000 for the State.
as IL now seems Is the case.
Swanson Carries All Districts.
Senator Swanson to-day has the sat-
isfaction Of knowing that he carried
every congressional district in thu
State, including that OF his opponent,
Mr., Glass, who now represents the
district - the lower branch OF Con-
4 Eess- SENATOR Martin carried riYe Of
the ten districts, MIR. Jones having
carried his own. the First district. by
several hundred The two cities in
the First District however, were car
RED by Mr.. Martin. frederi C ksbura
gong by small majority and New
port News by Large majority The
Vote In Newport News was one OF thu
biggest surprises the Jones forces re-
teiFed during the day. They had con-
hdcntly expected to carry the city.
MT Glass saved his home city Of
-ynchourg va good majority, put
Mr' Jones Received very little consfd-
Grafton there, the city giving Senator
MArun a. handsome majority. Sena-
tor swanson also carried his old homs
town OF Danville. where it was clalm-
ed that the American Tobacco Com
pany charges, brought by Mr.. Glass,
had Injured him to such an extent
that some were claiming that the city
would go for Mr.. Glass Mr.. Swan
sol had closed his campaign in Dam
Vile With Senators Mar-.n au.i their
evidently had Soma ef-
feet
The Great Ninth."
The great Ninth uistri.-" whit h
contains more Democratic as wer AZ
more Republican votes .ha7 any e.itr
district in the State. aided material
y IN swelling the majurIties Of both
senator Martin and Senator Swanson.
This result had been freely Predicted
ny the Martin Swanson managers. bur
an EFFORT had been made to discount
Inc report by the managers OF the
anti machine" campaign.
Inc congressional election of la st
year, when Mr.. Henry Z. Stuart made
Il bri4llant campaign against Con-
gresham Baseomb Slemp had serye1
70 qualify more Democratfc voters
than had been In the district since
the prop uigation OF the new constt.
tuition. This vote was gotten out in
large numbers yesterday and fully
demonstrated the claims made by thu
Marbn~SWanson managers Tha