The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-24
OFFICIAL COUNT
WILL BE AWAITED
Turnbull Still Claims Victory by
"a Votes, and Watson by 20.
Corrected Figures Show Mis-
takes Made by Both.
Recount Is Prob
able.

The TimeS-DlSpatcn from every pre-
cinct in the Fourth Congressional Dis
trict would indicate the nomination Of
Judge Walter A. Watson for Congress
by majority Of four votes over Rep
resentative Robert Turnbull. the result
is so close that no definite statement
can be made. II an error has been
made in the transmission OF the vote OF
a SINGLE precinct. 1t might be sufficient
to change the result Of the primary
of Saturday. The Official vote. which
will be canvassed next Monday by tho
district committee, will be necessary
before any minds can be set at rest.
And with the margin 30 small It II
evident that a recount will be demand
ed by the candidate receiving the
smller number Of votes as determined
by the committee.
Tho Times-Dispatch has collected the
results with the utmost care and at
tention to accuracy. It has dgures
which are more recent than those In
possession Of either Of the candidates
when they made their claims in state
ments to this paper last evening. mac
curacses are evident in the claims OF
both.
The Times-Dispateh Reports.
Returns are az follows. according to
the reports received in the ONCE or
The Times-Dispatch from its cores
pondents, the Official figures as can
vassed by the county and city COM
nittees being used where available:
Maiorities for watson-Amelia. 229:
Powhatan. 21s; Nottoway. S45: Din
widdie, 2ss; Prince George. 8: Sussex.
3: Lunenburg. SO. Total. 1888.
Majorities for Turnbull-Greenes-
willie. II: Mecklenburg. 237: Petersburg.
a:2. Brunswick. S44: Surry. 13s; Prince
Edward. 3. Total. 1.625-
Majority for Watson In district, 4.
( JaAge Watson's F1Guree
| In reply to . query from The Times
Disp4tch, Judge Walter A. Watson
made the following claim last night:
watson's majorities--Amelia, z3e;
Powhatan. 21s: Nottowoy. 845: Din
widdie, 2s3: Prince George. 8; Sussex.
3: Lunenburg. - or 49, Total 1883
or 1.64s Difference in Lunenburg
caused by discrepancy between two
reports Of Plantersville prectpct made
to Judge Watson.
Majorities for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
10: Mecklenburg. 231: Brunswick. sac:
Surry. 1856: Petersburg. S22; Prince
Edward, 9. Total. 1913.
Majority for Watson in district, 20
| or IS.
From Mr.. Turnbull.
! According to Congressman Turn
| bull, in a statement made to ThS
Times Dispatch. the figures are the
| following:
watsons NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. s4S;
Lunenburg. II: Prince George. s; sus- !
sex. 3: Amelia, 23s; Powhatan' 2iS''
Dinwiddie. es3. Total. Isis.
Turnbull's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
s2s: Brunswick, si4; Greensville. ~,
Prince Edward, Is; Surry. 1856; Neck
1enburR, 25. Total. 1858. Abbey
Vile precinct in Mecklenburg missing,
, Analysis Of Figures.
II will be noted that the figures
n, The Times-Dispatch. of Judge Wat
san and Mr. Turnbun all agree as TO
the results in Powhatan. Nottowas.
p rince George, Sussex. Dinwfdd'e ano
Surry. These may be taken As ao-
solutely correct
Ameiia-In this county Judge Wat
.on claims g. majority. and MI.
Tur,bun gives him even more-zss-
from its correspondent The Ttmes-
Dispatch learned last night that tue
vote stood as follows in the two pre-
cincts which were missing SATURDAY
night: Namozine-Watson- . iuh
,.,,u .. wtlkersou's Shop-WstsoH'
70 Turnbull, T. Adding this 70 pre-
cine,s previously reported, "Atso"
ma. a ma jority OF :ss In tne eouns
This is three votes TO be taken i.oa
watsons claim and SIX 10 VIC
90 Turnbulrs claim
runenburg-To set a, rest the muen
ngures for this county. The
-rin.s.pispa,ch has a detailed report
,roo its correspondent wAicn u
,,,n,si below. and which Is stated 70
\. oosiriy,ly correct II gives l0'h
h,,, 81 votes and Watson Sos. Wal
So. majority IS %. This - one So's
Ics. .bzn he claims ard sixteen more
than allowed him by Mr.. Tu.nouh
Gre .nexv.lie-Mr. Turnoull has tnss
right. He has 81 majority there Ia
s,ead Of %. as claimed BY Judge wat
.op The vote is complete and has
beer verified
. ,i., ki.uburs - Absyv.Ile Precinct.
,,,~.iu, :rom Mr. TurnbrIye statement
r,y. watson majority A reeanvAss
NJ ~. unof.sciAI returns gives Nj. Turn
tuIl a majority OF e3s In Necki snovr0
This Is twenty less than he claims
ard six more than given him BY nis
opponent.
Eruns~.ck-Judge Watson evil
IDENTIFY In error In giving Mr.. furnoul
sac. as all reports give him ssS fhers.
pet-r.burg-The osacial count gives
Turnbuil q majority OF 3,.. OF one
less than ART reported. The Conerss
Rnsn 10 evidently using ths an'eesss
vote
Prince EAward-Bsiery Prsciocs.
heretofore missing. was reported yes
tcrday. II gave watson votes ana
Tgrppuu & This rsirces Mr. Turu-
bulls majority fn the county 70
votes instead 90 giving hir. iS 30 the
ICenere .srsn claims Judge Wsssoo
has :nis CORRECT
Eecspi,uIafion--ws.s should 49,
three votes from his claim ia ADeoa.
one in LsneasurG. four Ia Sree1DvSeH