The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-06
LOCAL RETURNS
SURPRISE MOST
ARDENT FRIENDS
koiner Leads Ticket with 4,063
Votes--Pollard 5 Richmond
Plurality Is 1854
WILLIAMS WORKERS
SEE HANDWRITING
Quiet Primary Brings Out Much
Larger Vote Than Antici-
pated By Followers of
Either Candidate

Wltni1 TWO nDuES hfter the close
Of the polls yesterday the returns from
every precinct in the city had been
received ty the city committee sitting
at Beividere hall. The total vote was
surprisingly large. as 1t had been fore
east that not more than fifty per cent
OF the last primary vote would mate
rialize.
The friends OF Koiner. Ellyson and
Pollard were jubilsnt. and those OF
Williams were enthusiastic, for they
figured that the Pollard ma orty
which was much less than had been
anticipated. foretoid a disastrous end
az the aspirations Of the mayor Of
Ctnter Park The Pollard men took
little stock i'm that. however. main
tanning that the returns from out In
the State would increase hts majority
sSf9rKplr2Aess
j Kpiher's sfherenss expressed them
selves ms icing more than satisfied at
the result npf the vote In Richmond.
believing Mat II meant an overwhelin-
Ing victory for the commissioner Of
agriculture.
Busy City Committee.
The city committee performed Its
services 1T Belvidere hall in record
time. by 10 o'clock all the city pre-
cincfs had been heard from, tho votes
tabulated and a luncheon discussed.
Before 80 Secretary Duke had COM
pleted his iabors. j..
There were probably FIVE hundred
Interested citizens present az the
counting There was no uproarions
applause An occasional shout arose
when the Kotner vote was announced.
but aside from that the gathering be-
haved In most dignified manner.
Chairman James H. Price OF the
COMMITTEES, assisted by Committeeman
w. n. Jennings, read the returns to
The crowd. The size of the vote. .h2s.
surprised many who had figured that
the result would show not more than
nifty per cent OF the municipal pri-
mary vote.
There was. apparently. little general
interest in the result in the city. IL
had been a foregone conclusion that
Pollard. Ellyson and Koiner would
carry the city The size OF the ma
iority is what surprised the faithful.
The Pollard followers figured that
their champion would carry Richmond
p BY at least 2500. and the koiner con-
tinKent did not anticipate such ma
3ority for him as was shown
Local Majorities Large
Ellyson's majority over Machen was
i.4S5; Koiner's majority over Brown
was 1858. and Poilard's majority over
Williams was 1854.
Madison ward pnlled the smallest
vote Of any ward In the city .s3l :
while Clay polled the largest 2. ~.
Jefferson ward polled 1853. and Lee
ward 1897.
Voting all over the city was quiet.
At times during the day the precfncs
of7icials had time to exchange re-
marks with each other There were
few workers in evidence. Those who
were around the polls carried tickets
fayoring Brown and Pollard mainly.
while few distributed tickets bearing
the names of Koiner and Williams,
Policemen lowered around the polls
but they had nothing TO 40; u Wa Wa
\ sleepy job for them. The early
morning vote was depiorahly small.
Not until the middle Of the afternoon
aid there APPEAR an awakening.
workers for the candidates hired
automobiles and scurried over the
scity In search Of patriots. The size
or the vote il due largely to the per-
eintence OF several OF the workers.
After the close OF the polls there
were few interested citizens around
The great ma jority preferred to wall
& for the count of the city committee
and then the newspaper phones were
kept busy dispensing information to
the innniring citizen.
The result OF the vote pertaining
most sought by incuirers-
Outside News Meagwc-
ss Information from outside the city
VS. ~ meagre at Beivedere hall. that
few Of the spectators remained te
discuss the local result after the last
precinct came In. They sought other
places where news from the firing line
could be heard.
The small vote given Cumming n
Richmcnd, was disappointing TO his
frients, and surprising to all others
The large vote given Koincr was com
nented upon everywhere, for y was
remembered that Brown beat him a,
She previous election by majority O
100. Through. the uncertainties o.
elections, and the fickleness OF ths
Aevereigns, together with a change o.
& r0mplexion among the voters. Mr.
Ii Koiner gained 1900 on Brown.
i Expfesaions ~ opinion were heard
III III hands. The general ccnsensut
Nh ~ thai tlse di6cuasion en9A&ed n ~
u exesnor Mann and cthersI hAd epnas'
ln9 40 M ypsl!