The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-05
LOCAL DEMOCRATS
FULLY CONFIDENT
No Shadow Of Doubt That Vic
tory Will Perch on Party
Banner.
PE0GRESSlvES DYING HARD
Hope for Landslide-All Ready
Here for Premier POliti-
cal Event.
PEoGREsslvEs DYING HARD


For the first time in twenty years T.
the day. the Deinoci ats OF kichmont
and Virginia and the nation will go I.
the polls to-day with reason to thln'
they are voting for winning cand.'
date for President Of the United States
supreme confidence that the Dem0c at
viii sweep the country to-day rciKaed
IN the bosom Of evc.-y parry leade:
when the campaign c! sed las; nisLt.
Before a Souths.Ge auoit nee. Gover'
nor A. J. Montague. Democratic nomi-
nee for Congress in this d-stcict, an
his closing add. ess. sale that II the
Democrats do not win this tine. t;isy
need never expect to score a national
victory.
Regular Majority Expected.
Stale Chairman j. aylor Eii; son Is
satisfied that "a normal cart major.ty
Will be REGISTERED IN vi. gina o,er In
votes VI ,Hc RepuoIican AND piosies-
ssve candidates combined There as
no reason to think that more taAn tar
nerest handful of Virginia Democrats
win vote for Roosevelt, or thai any AZ
al will vote for TAFT. while it Is ex-
pccted that some. who. ia recent
years. have been aligned with the he
pupaiSdHs, VIII cast Not1S AZ
" ilson and Marshall
There Is a good deal OF Interest Sn
the relative votes to he secured In Var
xinia by Iaft ar Roosevelt. In some
sections. where the Progressive move
ment has not been taken up. Taft W Il,
Head as the regular party nominee.
while elsewhere 1t is believed R0ose-
vel, VIII run far ahead. a conserva-
tive estimate last night put Wilson 5
vote IA Virginia AT $1,000. Roosevelt.
at 2s.10o. Tarts at 22.5oe. and Debs .
Al 2,05c.
cay Chairman Miles 81. Martin. APP
pfeciating the d,fncuiiy OF getting out
the iuii party qualified vote OF con-
siderabiy more than 5000. when there
is no doubt OF Democ. . .ic success In
city. district and State. feels that per-
haps more than a normal vote will be
cast when compared with usual psest-
DENTAL elections.
What Buil Moosers Think.
Hope had not entirely deserted tn.
camp Of the Prosressives last night
at the headquarters Of the Roosevelt
johnson Club OF Richmond. Sec. etary
Simpson based his claims on the silent
vote, polls taken In various places aud
:he probability OF a landslide for
Roosevelt
Locally. said Mr. Simpson, the party
has been handicapped because the Bull
<.Vose movement did MT begin until
Avng after voters had qualified for the
November election by paying their poll
taxes in Ma. Thus some votes will be
sesI \ bet made last night that Roose-
welt will get 1000 votes in Richmond
was thought by Mr.. Simpson to be no;
slreasonbie, although n should be
remembered tina: four years ago Taft
received only I,13s. including the Taft
Democrats. and J. Is TO BE- supposed
that he will get some votes here to-
day.
But from the regular Republican
forces there comes no soand- To para
phrase sentiment very popular in the
campaign of 1892, they are 'RspublI-
cans stiIl-yery still"
The Socialist party expects TO have
. representative at each precinct In
fhe city to-day. TO .yck after ths in.
tcrests of Charles A Haight. its can
didate for Csngress-, The Socialist
Labor party has named Adolph Muller.
os Seven Pines. Governor A. J. Nonta-
que has no other opposition. and hio
majority will be very large
Doabtful In NSsth.
Nine Of the Virginia congressional
districts are safely D, mocRtic- In the
Ninth the outcome Dc pends admitted
ly upon the number Of Republicans
voting for Walter Graham. the Pro-
eressive candidate. who Is Endorsed by
senator Dixon and former Presiaen,
Roosevelt. This element 10 unknown
in size. GAceral Ayers. IL Is believed.
has a good chance. although Repre-
y
been strongly tntrenched.
Three ballot boxes will be in use
At each precinct. In one Will go the
tickets for President vjce-President.
electors and members Of Congress. ana.
In Richmond, the candidates for the
Administrative Board. In another vii!
be placed the ballots on the amend
ment to the Constitution. permitting
commission government IN cities. and
in the third viii 90 the tickets on the
two amendments permitting city treas
urers and commissioners Of the reve-
Rue to succeed thems, ives in efnce in
definitely.
Resay for Eleetsss.
The ballot boxes. 5ooths. Saliots.
POLL books and Other paraphernaIis
for Richmond were distributed to the
onicers Of election yesterday. The
polls at the twenty-five voting places
in this city win be open for business
at $40 O'Clock this s.Grnsng- All the
precincts in Virginia viii close at
Sos o'clock this evening. and then the
count will begin. II will be sope-
what delayed because Of the vote on
the constitutions amendments bu;
the results should - known ~ "a
hour not over late
The FIVE Democratic nominees for
Che Administrative Beard In Ricnms nj.