The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-25
ALL RETURNS NOT
YET IN, RESULT
STILL IN DOUBT
Some Figures Put Watson in
the Lead, and Others
Favor Turnbull
FIGURING ONE WAY,
RESULT is A TIE
Contest Now Seems Certain
And State Committeeman
Expect to Have to
Settle 1t

4 TEL EGRAM RECEIVED LATE
LAST NIGHT FROM K. l.. kENDiG.
DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN OF
LuNEN1uRG COUNTY. STATES
THAT wATsON's MAJORITY IN
THAT COUNTY ~ n.
THIS - - MORE THAN GIVEN
BELOW AND WIPES OUT TURN
BULLS APPARENT MAJORITY
OF 10. NOMINATING JUDGE
WATSON III THE SAME Num-
MEN.
Figures. Official and otherwise, re,
ceised from the Fourth district yes
terday failed TO clear up the situation
and settle the que stion of who IS
nominated for congress over the
telephone last night. District Chair
man Robert Gillian. OF Petersburg.
stated that on the face of the re-
turns that are now IN, Judge WAT
son has a slight lead. He stated,
however, that the returns are not
yet complete and that there ara
some missing precincts.
the foiloAaae returns are thought
to be correct; s.s..,s.s.5sss... s...s.s-..s, ,
- VI atann ma joritisH=~prince GeorEe.
s: Sussex. 3; I.unenburg. 3: Pow
hstan. 2la: Nottoway. s45. and Din
widdie. 2s3. Total. 1881.
Tnrnhull ma orities-- Petersburg,
saa: Surry 1856. Brunswick. s45.
MeckIenburg. 23T. Total, 1883.
This leaves Turnbuii leading by asa
WITH no figures for Greensvilie. Prince
Hdward or AmeiiN An unofficial
telegram from Amelia last night gave
Judge watson this county by .2&.
which vFsutd place him fffty-one votes
In the lead. with the counties Of
Grsensviiie and Prince Edward 10 ~
heard from,
May BE . Tie.
Accordinr to Judge watson's
figures he carried Prince Edward
county nv fifteen votes. and Turnbuii
carried Greensville by seyenty-three.
This would give Turnbuii fifty-eight
more majority. which would nominate
him by seven votes. Mr., Turnbuifs
rgures for these two counties would
increase this three. making his ma
jority ten, ------.--z-
However. taking Mr. TurnbuIl's
figures for Amelia county AS correct
land the above figures for Amelia are
not cfficfsh Judge Watson carried
thar county by 2s5, which Is seven
mare than allowed by Judge Watson.
which makes the vote tie.
With precincts missing from the
cnicial count IL IL impossible TO knew
whe has been nominated. The re-
turnv nov In the hands Of Chairman
Gillian indicate that Judge Watson
has Il slight lead. but this can be
wiped out by the missing precincts
50 elese is the vote, II now seems
hardly likely that anything definite
will he known until the district COM
naittee meets on Monday.
Contest Is Probable.
The State Democratic committee
faces the probability Of having on Its
hands the settlement OF bitter con-
test
The result of the primary held in
the Fourth district Saturday has not
vet been definitely ascertained and
will not he until the votes are count
ed next Monday by the Fourth dis
frict COMMITTEES. The majority of the
winner Will be of the SMALLEST prob
ably not exceeding ten votes and the
loser is certain to ask recount. No
matter which may. be declared the
winner the other is morally certain
to contest his opponents right to the
I,omfnatiens The matter will then
come before the district committee
FOR settlement. The decision OF the
district committee viii then prob
ably be appealed from and the State
committee will have the question to
decide.
more majorit, which would nominate
Members OF the committee at the
capitol yesterday said that they ex-
pectcd that finally contest would
come before them. and they would
have to settle it, They declared that
they had little doubt that the ques-
4 tion would reach the State commit
tee IN the end and anticipate Bit
ter fight.
Neither Judge Watson nor Con-
xrSAsman Turnbull or the managers
OF either have said positively thai
there win be a contest and they will
say nothing of this matter until az
ter the ballots have been onicialiy
counted. but the probabilities are that
this Will Be the result. This view oil
tho matter IL given probability by
statements made by friends OF the
Tha grounds for contest are not
4 known, but II ID thought that this
conduct Of the primary In Brunswick
ana Nottoway and probably In Prince
Edward will be subjected to the hrs
Of the opposing attorneys.
Condition Again Ssrieus.
WASHINGTON, Sept a. With the
United States cavalry patrolling the
American side OF EAEte Pass. and I
farce OF more than one thousand
q rebels. under General Orozco. movins
"A the northwestern border has again
sssumed = serious aspect. The United
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