The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-08
.POLLARD'S LEAD
IS CUT TO 1908
BYLATE RETURNS
Only a Few Scattering
Precincts Are Now
Missing.
POLLARD CLAIMS
VICTORY BY 1,7OO
Says Missing Precincts Cannot
Overcome His Lead, but Will
Add to It-Recount Sought
in Danville and Talk
of Contest in Lee
County.

Corrected returns from every county
and city in the state, compiled last
night, with but few scattered pre-
cincts missing cut down the plurality
OF John Garland Pollard, candidate for
Attorney General in the Democratic
primary of last Tuesday, over Judge
samuel W. Williams. to 1.09S The few
precincts yet to report are expected to
break about even. Mr. Pollards man
ayers claimed the election last night
by LOO, and while Judge Williams
would make no comment on the re-
turns. 1t was stated at his headouar
ters that the final figures would prob
ably show Mr.. Pollard the winner by.
about 500. Judge Williams will prob
ably not formally concede defeat untH
the State Democratic Committee meets
TO canvass the returns from the va
rious counties. No call for this meet
ing has yet been issued by Acting
state Chairman Echols
In many counties throughout the
state county committees met yesterday
and certified the local returns. TINS
giving absolutely accurate figures for
all the cities and more than three
fourths of tho counties
The Missing Precincts
ec'hees are missing in fourteen
ghany, Amelia, Augusta, Campbell
Sarrol! chesterfield. Dinwiddie, Gray
son. Norfolk. Northampton. Nottowav
Powhatan and Stafford Northampton
s'as ohiy sent In one or two precincts,
and is counted as strong for poIiard
Precincts already in from Carroll -
aicate Judge Williams leading slight
~ ne Times Dispatch correspondent
a. inuepcndencc wired last night that
M, me indications were that Judge Will
s s,n.hs would lead over Pollard in Gray
son py about twenty-five votes 1t was
reported from Charlottesville that Al
netharles complete vote was i'm rho
nahas OF the county chairman, and
"oulu not be opened until Saturday.
chairman John Gills, of the Camnbeu
County Democratic Committeo ha e,
sueu a call for a meeting at Rustbur,
'o-oay 10 canvass the vote of thar
county. The correspondent OF Tbe
INES Dispatch in Amelia County re-
th p.s ma. !, seems to be the purpose
there to withhold all information. ami
quotes the county chairman as savinr
that the ballots and poll books ora in
bundles and that tine AttorneyGen.
eral has decided that the County Com
.nit.ee must certify the returns only
to the State Committed" The cores
pondent of The Times DISPATCH at Nor
rolk reported over the long distance
teiepnone early this morning that com
lete returns from Norfolk County
were still unavailable. and the coun
ty authorities give no explanation of
hoidinS back the figures. Three pre-
cincts are missing In Norfolk County
LynchDurg reported that il had 'raked
the earth In vain" for complete fieures
from Campbell County. From Freder-
lcksburg came the report that the
Stafford County returns had been seal
ed up, and that, after repeated efforts.
1t had been found to he impossible TO
get Information as to the complete
vote In that county. The committee
Will meet tomorrow TO certify the
Stafford returns.
Impossible to Overcome Lead.
After careful analVSiS of tha miss.
Ing precincts last night on the basis
OF the vote they have cast In previous
elections the Pollard forces asserted
that 1t would be impossible to over
come the lead already gained.
If we get one out of six of the votes
yet TO be reported" was the state
ment OF Mr.. Pollard's campaign man
aser. I'VE win. AS a matter OF fact
We expect 10 break more than even
with what is TO come Chesterfield ia
not all in and will give us some sup
port. Northampton will pile up our
majority. We Will get something in
Albemarle and in Dinwiddie Carroll
County will not go much against US;
Grayson is almost all in hand, and in
the others there is only missing small
scattering precincts, where the total
vote is small. On the figures we have
compiled from reliable sources we will
carry the State by 100"
Judge Williams expressed great in
tcTcSt IN the nSurcS from many Sec
tions last night, but made no COM
mcnt. While he does not concede de-
feat. and in fact does not expect to
take any action one way or the other
until the figures are canvassed, IL was
practically admitted AT his headQuar-
ters that fIom the figures in hand,
he was defeated by from 500 TO 500
votes. ovcn though the few remaining
precincts might cut down Mr.. Pollard's
plurality somewhat.
House Contests.
Official returns canvassed yesterday
at Tappahannock give Francis w.
Smith a majority OF 49 votes over II.
l.. Ncwbill for the House OF Delegates
from Essex and King and Queen
Counties. Official returns IN the House
contest in Hanover County We're: Wal
ton. 400: Hart. %; Ellis 22S. Mr. Wal
ton being declared the nominee. For
the roater district composed OF Han
over and King William Counties the
vote stood: Cummlns $50; Willeroy.
2Si, Mr.. Cummings being declared the
nominee. In tho race for the House
of Delegates from Princess Anne
County j. T. Malbon won the nomina-
tion. receiving 339 votes TO 297 cast
for his opponent. a. o. Baum. Com
piete returns from Chesterfield give
the result there: Baker. 53S; Ragland.
45s Captain Baker being declared the
nominee. Mr.. Bonifant won as tho
fioater delegate. receiving 49S votes to
474 for his opponent, Mr.. Clark.
Recount in Danvilie. b
Already there Is talk OF contests and
OF recounts. The following special was
received last night from Danvllle:
'Messrs Eugene Withers. Rice
Gwynn, r. l.. Dibrell and James H.
Wilson. supporters OF John Garland
Pollard In Tuesdays primary. at con-
ference to-day decided TO appeal to Z
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