The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-27
VOTE MUCnLARGER
THAN 4X-CTkD
Nearly 100000 Citizens Went to
Polls-one County and One
City Not ~Reported-Analysis
of Vote by Congressional
District-Big MAORI.
ties in Ninth.

county and the city of Clifton Forge
missing, the State Democratic Com
mittee last night ~canvassed the vote
cast for candidates for the United
states senate in the primary election
of September I. Adding these two
missing reports from the unofficial re-
turns sent to The Times-Dispatch. the
following is ascertained to be the cor
rect vote:
Thomns b. Martin, G5,3I..
William A. joiner, 3I.4:S.
Claude A. Swanson, 6.,493.
Carter Glass, 2s,TJI.
Martins majority over Jones for
long term. 81, $50.
swnnson's majority over Glass for
short term, 3S,53G.
There is no surprise in connection
with these figures. as the result within
a thousand or SO was indicated on
the morning after the primary by The
Times-Dispatch. based Oh the reports
received from It's correspondents all
over the State.
Total Was large.
The vote considerably exceeds
that cast in either of the gem
eral State primaries hic have
preceded it-those of 1905 and 1909.
In tue Martin-Jones contest the
total vote on September I was s6,745,
while on the Swanson-Glass fight 1t
was $3.50. Counting votes thrown out
because of improper marking. and
counting also thosa who voted for local
officers and did not trouble the sena-
torial part OF the ticket, 1t is prob
able that close to 100000 citizens went
10 the polls n the recent primary.
Senator Martin carried eIghty-tws
counties and all of the twenty cities.
Mr.. Jones carried eighteen counties.
twelve of which are in his own dis.
tTict-the First. In his district he lost
only our counties, but failed to carry
the three cities of fredericksburg.
Hampton and Newport News.
In the other contest. Senator Swan
son carried e~!ghty-nine counties and
nineteen cities. MFR. Glass secured
eleven counties and his home city OF
~Lynchburg. or the eleven counties
carried by Mr.. Glass. eight are in the
First District. that OF Mr.. Jones. and
two-Bedford and CampbeIl-are in
Mr.. GLASS; own d:strict-the Sixth.
The remaining county carried by Mr..
Glass. not in his own nor Mr.. Jones's
is Hanover.
Result by DIstrtcts.
Taking up the vote by congressional
districts It IS noted that Mr.. Jones
secured a majority Of 2.O40 over Senator
Martin in the Fist District. where he
resides. The vote there was: Jones.
7,Ii2: Martin. 500; Glass. 1924; Swan
son. $50. The majority given Sena-
tor in the First District was
3s6. the smallest secured by him. He
carried all of tie ten districts.
In the Fifth District. that OF sena-
tor Swanson, the vote stoot: Jones,
1901; Martin. $3.50; Glass. l.1S5. swan
SON e'lS5. Mars!n'o majority 1853:
Swanson's. $3.50.
Mr.. GLASS; district. the Sixth. gave
the following vote: Jones. 4.oo7: Mar.
tin. 6,s6s: Glass. 1888: Swanson. g.
AIS. Martins majority. 2,s41; swan
sons. 1,945.
Vote in the Seventh District, that
of Senate Martin: Jones, 1902: Mar
tin. Sass; Glass. 1899: Swanson, g.
III. Martins majority. 1856: swan
sons. 4.S7n.
But it was in the Ninth District
where the biggest majorities were
rolled up. Senator Martin securing
there e majority of 1852, and Senator
van one of SOL. The vote was.
Jones. $50; Martin, 1894; Glass. 57?:
Swanson. S.67S.
Vote Soon AscertaIned.
Adding machines provided by j. N.
~Brenaman. secretary of the State
Democratic Committee, were brought
into use last night, and with the aid
of expert operators. the vote was soon
counted.
The absence of the returns from
.Fluvanna and Clifton Forge has not
been explained. AS seen from the un-
ocffiial report in the table which fol-
the total Is not greatly added to
by this county and city.
Radford sent in Its report by pre-
cincts. there being two in that city.
-.eports were sent in separately from
the new city of Suffolk. and the coun-