The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-08
COL. JOHN s. MOSBY
VOTES FOR STUART
First Ballot for Democrat lie
Has Cast in Forty
Years
SCRATCHES REST OF TICKET
Commissioners OF Election Make
Returns OF Tuesdays
Contest
SCRATCHES REST OF TICKET

Norfolk, Va. November TT C.
Pitcher. "t Fauquirr. member OF the
Virginia Legislature Tor many years.
and who is here on i brief visit to
his son. city ATTORNEY George Pitcher.
| to-day told interestingly how Colonel
john $. Moshy. OF Confederate fame.
on Tuesday last cast his ballot for
Henry C. stuart. the first Democrat
for whom colonoi Nosb> had voted IN
forty years.
Colonel Moshy came 10 Warrcnton
TO vote" said AIR pitcher lie said
ne mad 10 como IL vote Tor Henry {.
stuart and told how Stuart Was tho
hrSl Democrat Tor whom ~ had voted
IN forty years. when he started TO
vote" the ballot was a long one After
he had scratched his ticket for stuart
| said To him had some more friends
ON tho ticket FOR whom | would like
him "a vote. Mostly turned on me ana
said:
Pitcher, came here 10 vote Tor
Henry Z. Stuart ANA not the Demo
cratic ticket lie would vote only for
Stuart and scratched all the rest OF the
Democrats on the ticket"
Mr. Pitcher. VIII" WAS member Of
the Fourth Virginia Cavalry. Black
tho states. recently made an automo-
III" Grip from Fauauicr TO Gettysburg
with his brother Julius, who was a
member OF the Forty-ninth Virginia
Infantry. Both brothers Fought at
Gettys3ulg Tho auto trip Was one OF
$40 miles. Ar Pitcher said IL greatly
enjoyed il. and ho hopes that All Yin
ginians Who can viii 20 10 Gettysburg
and get an idea from the markers now
ther" how FAR thc Cout"dera;es al
vanced against great odds during tho
battle Of gettysburg.
The Commissioners Of Election Nho
Yesterday found the returns from
TUESDAYS election in tile Fourth.
Twelfth and Fiftceuth precincts IN
such condition that il was Impossible
10 make up a return. rcconvcncd to
da4. and with no objection flcd. ORDER
cd the Judges alld clerks Of election in
tho respective precincts 10 correc. their
books from the correct figures. which
We're on hand but not actually writ
ton in the return books
With this done. tn" returns came cut
as originally published unoiiicjally. and
no change was made in the result
Walter II. Taylor and II Randolph
Ticks appeared with James y. Tr"hy
Mr.. 'fay Tor announcing To the Commits
sioucrs OF Election on behalf al MIR
Trehy ana William N. White. IN. as
pirant for the House OF Delegates that
these men had no objection TO the
counting of the returns from tho pre-
cucts in question. ami that they de-
sired al the votes east - he counted
James r Heath. T. u Savage and q;
y Wingfcld appeared as counsel for
X. W. fentross. Mr.. Heath said it was
desirable that the books he corrected
AMI All the votes counted
No objection Made.
Henry i3odwcn. acting as chairman
fF -
asked II ANYBODY at ali had amy o0-
lection 10 oitcr No objection was
raised. and The judges and clerks who
had been summoned. and who we're
present Were sent out - make neccs-
sary corrections. This was done ana
the result showed the election OF
Games V. TrchS. clerk OF the .ourt l..
j Doran. cuaimi sSioncr Of tho revenue:
Is. Gray Tunstall. city treasurer: t.
l.. IIudsins. city sergeant; j. B. Jones. I
CITY collector. .. l.. Shaclslcford. COM
inonwealths attorney. : a. Woodward
and ". L. Cousins, members OF the
ilous. Of Delegates.
While no official statement has been
mtdc. none 81 tkc citizens party man
ayers or members OF the ,-zccutiye
committee viii deny that Il contest
will be made on lanes v Tr,hy. re.
elected clerk OF The courts
The heirs TO a small forum. Of 30
c"o marks, about $4,000. are bein,,
sought through the German consulate
az Norfolk, and il il thought may bc
IN Virginia. The information received
az tno consulate is that = brother of
Johann Friedrich August Wcgcncn
died n Weatphalia. Germany. leaving
the latter tho 5000 marks
Johann Friedrich August Wcucnen.
who Vas born in 1921 ana cmisrated
10 tins country about twenty Years
later, is believed 10 have died and left
'hiee sons, and these or their descend
ants are The heirs now being sought
William klyver. representative of
inc German government. Citizens
Bank Building. Norfolk is end.avorin,,
10 find the loat heirs.