The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-22
Reported Results

With both Representative Robsrt
Turnbull and former Judge Walter A
Watson claiming victory in the Fourth
District congressional primary yestar-
day. It Is evident the Official vote VIA
be necessary to determine the result.
The vote is very close.
At midnight, Judge Watson. in oon-
versation with The Times-Dtspatchs
the returns indicated his NOM
ination by . majority Of twenty eight
votes. with six precincts. supposed to
be favorable to him. missing. From .
Of Congressman Turn
bull ip Petersburg came the informa-
ton that the Brunswick man was res
nominated by a majority Of 23s.
Nearly 1000 votes were polled. the
interest In the contest being very
great. The voting was especially
heavy in Nottoway and Brunswick. the
home counties Of fine contestants beth
Of which gave their favorite sons vsry
large majorities.
1011D0A&s
Petersburg furnished the auxpg1oo
of the occasion. As indicated IN T10
Times-Dispatch yesterday. tho vote a.
that city largely determined the Essul6
since II 1t had gone as Judge Wa&so10
friends expected. there would AoWo
been no doubt of his nomination. Prize
Edward. too. was q great disappoant-
ment to the adherents of the formaE
judge. as it was carried by MT. Turn I
bull
On the other hand. Judge watsem
received large votes in the counties o.
Amelia, Powhatan and D!nwiddts. a1A
ran we'll in Prince George and Sussex.
Both candidates thus were succsos1uA
In the snemy's country.
The result In Prince George rema11Ds
In doubt. A detailed report b. yeo-
cincts was given The Times-Dispa&oAe
by Its correspondent in tho county
giving Mr. Turnbuu forty-eight ~
jority. Later, Judge Watson's fy3Gn11s
had q report. said to have come 1ro0
Senator r. Hobbs. to the effect tAnk .
had been made. and that Judge
Watson had . majority OF eight voeoo
In Prince George. when IT was ooo1hk
to verify this. the telephone sxc4anSoo
had closed for the night
Locked L1ke C0oGres1OaA
Early returns were all favorable -
Mr.. TurnbuIl Prince Edward, The 6fDo
county heard from. went for hin. a1-
though II was In what had boeo re-
Rarded Is Judge WstSon's territory.
Then came parts Of recklenburG. VITA
Turnbull majoritjes and then the veee
Of Petersburg rs Announced. wa
a2s majority for the Congressman. Il
looked as though il was all ovss. oeDee
Judge Watson had apparently not beeD
able to hold his own in his own baa1l.
wick.
But The maJorities IN PowAnAnA,
Amelia and Dinwiddie. larger than heo
been claimed BY Judge Wasoo0o
friends. reduced this materially. A00
when IL was found that the Note0Way
man had carried Sussex and probably
II became evident that The
TurnbulI majority had been about
wiped out
The vote OF Lunenourg. ~ given
above, was received In part from
Judge wasson's headquarters. ana 10
in conflict with other reports. The
Times ptspatch's figures are used IA
regard to some Of the precincts in this
county. and others are added. The vote
Of Prince George 10 stated as sent ~
the correspondent Of this paper.
The campaign has been . most IN
terest:ng ore. Two months ago ~ vas
the general impression tina: Judgo
watson had 9 moral certainty Of -
minaticn. but . change became sopaf.
ent. Much hare work was doae on So0
sides In the last few weeks OF the eo0-
naien EeDorto q n compact orDo0as
zasion eRects1 ~ friends Of NJ. 1usn.
bull In JuAee wssson's homo coeoesy
seem % have Oesa correct in the nose
OF The rVeuruDI
Rseuvps " eesnties. regarding waepa
the sQDOOsug ssdes have On sooe -
(COasinued on FOURTH paeAp
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