The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-23
Watson and Turnbull
Both Claim They Have
Been Nominated.
RETURNS FAVOR
NOTTOWAY MAN
Has Lead of Ten Votes Accord
ing to Returns and Estimate
of Missing Precincts-Errors
in Reporting Make Official
Count Necessary to
Decide.

An Official canvass Of the vote cast
in the Fourth District primary on
Saturday will be necessary to deter
mine the nominee. Both Representa-
tive Robert Turnbull and Judge Wal
ter A. Watson claimed the nominal
ton last night. Mr.. TurnbuIl by $50
and Judge Watson by less than one
hundred. Four small precincts are
niissing-Briery, in Prince Edward.
and three in Mecklenburs.
Because Of the fact that conflict
ing reports in many instances were
received from the same precincts and
the apparent errors in transmitting
the result over the long distance tele-
phone from remote quarters, It Is diff
ticuit to state with any degree Of
certainty who was nominated.
Watson Figures Conservative.
Judge Watson's figures are probably
the most conservative. His rnana-
gers stood by a telephone until mid
night last night. and while check
ing over the vote they took the
smaller figure for their man when
two apeorts had to be considered
Judge Watson said that the Briery
precinct would not cast more than
fifteen votes and he conceded ma
jority there to his opponent. he ex-
pected to break even with Mr..
Turnbull in the missing Precincts OF
Mecklenburg. provided the vote was
small. as predicted by his friends. al
though Benjamin Harrison, Mr.. Turn
bulls manager. got unof1cial reports
that the Congressman would receive
a majority of 400 In Mecklenburg In
stead Of gag. conceded to him by Judge
Watson. In that event he Is nonli-
mated. There Is nothing on which
comparison can be made.
The district committee has been
called to meet at Petersburg next
Monday to canvass the vote.
Locks RatheR Like Watson.
a careful compilation OF such re-
ports as The Tfmes-Dispatch was en-
abled to secure last night from all
save four of the lis precincts in the
Fourth Distric, would seem to ind1-
cate the nomination of Judge Watson
by a majority of from ten to forty
votes. This may be increased or less
ened, or may be turned into ma
icS.ty foc Representative Turnbuil
by currectei returns.
Errors existing in the telephone ana
telegraph reports tend toward con-
fusion and uncertainty. For instance
County there are at least two mani
fest errors. since the figures do not
tally. But it would seem probable
that the reported majority there for
Judge Watson Of sixty-seven is like
Nv to be correct. Still. there are
three separate reports from Rehoboth
precinct In Lunenburg. In tele-
gram from correspondent OF The
Times Dispatch. it is stated Rehoooth
gave Watson siXty-one maJorit!-
Judge watsons manager heard from
Blackstone that he carried II by Tor
~. and from Keysville that his ma
iori,y there was only eleven.
Mecklenburg County also presents
ransle With Major Harrison claim
ing the county for Turnbull by iat
ma jority. the detailed results are In
from all precincts. giving M. Turn
bull s2a The three missing precincts
Store. AbbeviiIe and
wright's S;ore-are estimated TO cast
a total vote of sixty TO sixty-hve
Giving to Mr.. Turnbull about the same
ratio at these voting places as at 9TH
.r places in the same county. he Shouts
have a majority in Mecklenburg o.
about $50.
Adherents of Mr.. Turnbull say that
Judge Watson had Only eight ma
tcrity in Lunenburg
The Best Obtainabie FiGures
Tn. maicrities which The Tines
Dispatch has every reason TO believe
correct are as follows:
For watson--Noiioway s;5: Pow
hatan. 2ss: Amelia. 20. DinNiddie
2ss: Sussex. 3. Prince George g.
For TurnbulI-Brunswick. SIS:
10,
precinct missing,. 10: suEry, ias:
q.
From the best ob-aiuahie estimates
Of missing precincts in Necklenoars.
ard from What appears TO be the m 3;
r.Ii,hI. Of the mary conflicting re-
por,s from Lunenbu-E. i; would seem
.ha, Tu-nbuIrs majority in Meckler-
burg should be ESQ: Judge watsoas IN
Iun.nburs. So. and Mr. Turahuirs al
Rrienv Precinct. Prince Edward. s
R.rapi,uIaticr-wars majcri;iss.
/, $50. Tu-rburs 1855. ws's5E's lead.
10 votes
Iuag. watscns own figures are
somewhat different. since he lad -
pcrts which made him think he had
carried LgncrsGrg b. 81 and he ven
,u-.A no estimates on the nissing pre-
circts On Meckieuburs With ;se-e
and one IN Prince Edward missing. re
Rad a lead Of s'xty-e.ght. he admistins
that ,n- rcmaiaaer would reduce this
90 some extent
II was difscui, TO get definite state
nents from supporter. OF NJ. Turn
tuit. who claimed bis election By sso"t
$50 majority. The reports as sfver
from xecklenhurg and Luncnos-g wss
: boat all the nee Information they
had 30 checkins ~ with the ssurss
o, The TiGes-Dispstcn and % Inass
Watson. which Themselves ohaere&
could not Be done.
Foiic~isx arc some scisfes re's'ss'
IsseNssvs C~sssy-
Rs,uyus from lsuenburx Comfy:
5. Tu-nbun -.
p1~..ar, croye-watson. 50. furphon
II lewiston 20: TuroeU2