The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-14
ELECTION RESULT
VERY DOUBTFUL
Both "Wets" and "Drys" Claim
They Will Win in Danville
on Tuesday.
on Tuesday.
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Danville. Va. April 13.--On Tuesday
the local option election Will be hold
In Danville, and speculation is running
high as to what will be the result
when the returns have been brought
in from the four polling booths. There
Is nothing at all to indicate which side
VIII win. and 1t is generally admitted
! that 1t will be one of the closest cleo
tons held here of recent tunes Both
parties. who have waged n quiet cam
paign. are quite and equally confident
OF the result Tho dry faction has
during the past week finished its can
vass of voters and maintains that
| row majority. Exactly the same tao
ties have been assumed by tho OPP
! posing faction and they, too have
completed their analysis of the vote
and also claim very fair majority.
Up to the present there has been
| ne!d no public meeting by either side
and 1t is yet matter OF conjecture
whether either will hold ono before
the day OF the election. Both sides ap-
! pear to be playing waiting game. and
/ should one faction determine upon such
/ "'eioii ticIe III Out little doubt Dut that
| the opposing one will follow suit
! The feeling here is quite intense. The
secretive tactics by either side have
Keyed up the populace infinitely moro
than loud fight. and the people right
and left are inquiring just what is
going on underneath the surface. Lit
tie money has been expended on the
campaign. and 1t is only during the
| past week that dry" literature has
| been distributed through the city.
! Danville is concentrating herself
upon the results of the first booster
expedition which took place during
| four days of the past week-Tuesdav
| until Friday, and the booster party Is
going to be cemented into a compact
| organization in meeting which is
called for next Thursday The sew
enty-fivc men who participated derived
two-fold benefit from the tour, one
/ OF being able to become better ac-
neighborhood. and two, OF becoming
/ better acquainted with themselves The
party was merry one. and Mayor
| Wooding, Colonel Darlington, w. A.
Norman and Harry Burns Trundle
who was the jester of the trip. have
been greatly complimented in the. coun-
~ press for their powers of oratory
Already booster trip of larger scope
has been planned for next year
The Corporation Court Will adjourn
one day during the coming week, there
remaining but very few minor cases
TO be disposed of. The case of the Rev
j. c. Holland. local Baptist minister
| who sued the city for SEQ for damages
which he alleged his horse sustained
| by stepping into hole in the road
last November, resulted in his receiy-
ing verdict of 500. Mary Logan.
colorcd girl, was given $1,000 against
John King, colored, after a trial OF
! Two days. on an action brought for
breach of promise. The Danville Lum-
Der and Manufacturing Company, suing
the city for $1,000 damages, as result
, OF damages incurred in a recent food.
| lost its case after winning $500 during
| the last term of court. Judge Pentross
| on that occasion set the verdict aside
The United States District Court
Judge Henry Clay Mcdowell presiding,
| VIII convene here on Tuesday next
! for the disposition OF an unusually long
| docket. The majority of cases are al
legged violations of the Federal LIQUOR
laws. AZ the last term of court Judge
Mcdowell was obliged to leave for
| Richmond before the docket had been
! finished.
The local subscription which was
started several weeks ago for the al
deviation of suffering of food victims
in the Middle West States has now
reached $3.50. The citizens answered
the appeal very generously, and the
| money will be dispatched TO the proper
authorities shortly as Danvilles mite
TO the national subscription
| The Elks' new home has now been
completed. and the local brotherhood
is now awaiting the arrival of the
| furniture with which TO fill the $4,000
home. 1t is now certain that the Elks
VIII be in their new quarters by the
beginning OF the coming month
No disposition has yet been made
OF the $500 reward which was offered
for the arrest of William s. Paylor.
Judge Peatross will be called upon to
decide which of the two claimants is
TO receive the State portion of the
money, amounting TO S200