The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-25
OFFICIAL COUNT
ONLY WILL DECIDE
Further Returns Serve to Conn
plicate Situation, Figures Indi-
eating a Majority of Less
Than Ten Either Way.
Possibility of Recount
and Contest.


primary election in the Fourth Con-
gressional District. the result remains
in doubt. making it the more cer-
tain that the oficial count will DO
necessary to decide. Some changes in
the original reports have been made
from apparently reliable sources. which
serve only to complicate the situation
still further. II possible.
Both candidates still claim victory.
with about an equal show to be right.
Congressman Turnbull says he is the
victory by a majority Of six; Judge Wat
son that he has been nominated by
nine to nineteen. The Times-Dispatch
figures. which vary slightly. Indicate
either that Judge Watson has won by
two votes or that Mr.. Turnbull wins
the nomination by majority Of three.
Change in Dinwiddie.
Corrected returns from Dinwiddie
Yesterday, which gave Watson ma
iority of 2s3. instead of 2s3. as here
tofore reported. wiped out his appar-
emit lead Of four majority In the as
trict and game his opponent Congress-
man Turnbull. a lead OF six votes.
But against this there was also cor
rection In the vote from Fownatan.
which increased watson's majority
there to 21e, or one more than he has
nrevtousIy been credited with, ana
report from sussex that Watson's ma
.ortty there Is four. instead OF three
as heretofore published. 1t was arse
stated in . report received oy Inc
Times Dispatch last night IRON
.on sources that Namozine Precinct
:, Amelia County. gave seven 10.
watson ana twenty-tw for Turnbuih
instead of nine for Watson ana TWEEN.
ty-seven for Turnbun, as reporter
heretofore, making the ma1oriW "a
that county 234 for Watson, ans'eAN =,
e2s, giving him gain OF nse 49,
there Turnbun has nsse1o.c
credited with s44 majority In Bruns-
w,cr INIT in the statement given oat
fror,, his headquarters last niget no
cy.im. only s43. this giving WATSON
one more vote
watson May Wiz ~ two
Counting Turnbull a. starting Win
rn,,ority following the CORRECTION
~ th. Dtnwiddie vote. II the returns
received here last night are co1recs
Wa,.on oyercomes this by the one
vote gain in Powhatan. one IN SUISSE
ave in Amelia and one In brunswicA.
making eight in all or majority Oh
two in the district
There IL no dispute as 10 returnS
from the following:
m. jorities for Watson-Ncttowa!'
Sax. Prince George. s: Lunenburg, ss.
Maiorsties for Turnbull-Greene-
viii. II: Mecklenburg. 237: Peters
bur9 sce; Surrey, 1856; Prince Edward
9.
IN the actual figures IN AmeHa'
SUSSEX Powhatan and Brunswick. IN
each case, except Amelia, II oelns a
matter Of only one vote. hinges tns
result Of the primary.
Judge Watson, however. does not
concede that he has only 2s3 majority
in Dinwiddie but insists that when tne
officiai returns are examined, II WAL De
found he has 2s3. He makes this state
ment on the basis Of detailed returns
by precincts. He thinks County Chair-
man Rives Is mistaken in MS count
II Judge Watson is correct IN THIS as
sumption. 1t would seem ne may nave
a majority of twelve
i, was stated that the vote IN Amena
resulted n. s,s majority for Watson
this result having II 10 stated. been
Confirmed from several reliable sources
The majority IN Sussex. 1t was stated.
also was three as has been published
heretofore. instead Of four as sent IN
by The Times-Dispatch correspondent
last night. and the Powhatan vote was
srs instead OF sis This. Of course
IL correct and there are no changes
in other precincts. means the majority
in the district for Turnbru-
say R~rakuicans Voted
The closeness Of the votes in the
district giving rise 10 the expseta-
ton of a recount. and possibly OF
contest. all sorts OF rumors are aftoat-
Irresuiari;,es are stated to have been
committed at q good many precincS&
which would doubtless fgure N Q
contest; II has been reported that .
Republican county chairman n one
place voted for Judge Watson. and
tina, . Republican postmaster vas .
Turnsui! ;adse Of election At anofneF
point
All this may bring Up once again
the definition OF qualifications OF voters
tn primaries Under the new Byrd
Law. the applicant must have voted
at the preceding regular election fos
the nominees Of the party N whose
primary he desires to participate. or.
}. he did no: vote Ia that election he
must pledge himself 90 vote for the
nominees Of the primary Ia which he
offers 90 take part
Wtsutag - Take PSeAUe.
Eepuh!N> In the Fourth Distric,
Rave no objection whatever 90 p!edT-
ing themselves 20 vote for the Demo
cratic nominee for Congress 10 t1ere-
ey they may make choice sse~een
penocrasie aspirants VINO are persons,
friends. In recen; years the Eepsn-
licans Of the Feuytn have Pot 40 10
candidate Tor Congress- In the pss-
mary Of January. 1850 .; was stated
Republicans took part. ana there vas
talk Of q contest. tbs wss AZ the
primary in which Mr. Tgrnesu ~.
ccsved hts Hrs, no-nissfios
In Petersscrg - s,ssed. ses98
pro~resssvs PARTY man cSere1 - vvoe