The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-04
EDUCAT|OhAL|STS
WIN BIG VICTORY
N RICHMOND CITY
Small Vote is Polled, But With
Pleasing Results Through
out Municipality
Fuller Leads Ticket
By Large Majority
Socialists and Republican Can
didates Make Little Show
Againat Regular Nominees in
Yesterdays Election
HOW THEY STOOD.

i. Not a ripple married the sailing of
the ship of State in the election
In Richmond yesterday. n little
wh.tecap displayed itself here and
there when some citizen cast q vote
against Montague. or against either
Hirschherg or Mccarthy. hut there
was not even an undercurrent por-
= tending distress
The great victory OF the education
aiists over the mons was most en-
phafic. The educationalists polied a
majority OF 2.7u1 over the opponents
Of compulsory education. out of q
vote Of little less than four thousand
This In considered N great victory for
the better education OF the children
OF the city.
The opponents OF Congressman
Montague could muster but lao votes
tointiy-Mueller getting 50. and
Weatherly. l05.
Those who came out against Com
missioner Hirschberg and Mccarthy
Jared . nttic better. but they proved
hardly a drop in the bucket--Tyree
getting i6s.. and Watkins. e0:.
Voters Surprised.
Few voters were aware OF oppoN~
ton to the regulars. In the case OF
oppos1fion to the nominee for the ad-
mtya3ssratiye board there was utter
s,rnrise 10 many voters when they
anw the names of Tyree and Watkins
,,pon the ballot There was nothing
on the ticket to Indicate the political
ANIMATION OF the "unkncwns. but It
vas generally reported that they We're
eociAlistA
perhaps tho most Joy was expressed
n the great majority for the educa-
tionalists. There was some disap-
pointmsnt at the size OF the vote.
which bore little comparison to that
of September %. when the great
statewide vote was cast.
There wero many mistakes made
~ vctarx many Of whom had TO
either use additional ballots or return
10 the booth Few people were aware
Of the candidacy Of the two opponents
10 the Administrative Board noml-
neea and some OF them were slightly
startled with Visions Of possible de-
|. feat tor one or the other Of the regu-
lar 49,. around
: nxnr tho faithful. and 1t ID quite
itkefy that had 1t not been learned
that there was opposition. the total
mirht have been smaller.
The vote against compulsory edu-
cation waA about evenly distributed
among the twenty-five precincts. with
the exception Of Second Madison,
,~here 112 were cast against 1t. The
s.rrest vote for the measure came
from Jefferson Ward.
Educators Pleased.
Richmond educators and parents
.rhn desIre better education for the
chslaren OF the city were pleased ~
-. large majority for education. They
80 tnat mad there been more inter-
=, ~ the general election the ma
se-,tv would have been correspond
jngly larger. .,o. n,u or,~.
tratSd IN the Legislature OF 1917. y
ava. oany city or county the right
= vote upon the question. ana re-
suires ali children between the ages
cs hi and twelve years OF age to
sstend school three months at least
~v~rv wear and at least six weeks
49, = s.sicntiveiy. No penalty section Is
mr. yided. this being lat to the action
81 local ofYicials.
T,he victory of the educationaEsts
.,esterday Il Richmond and Henrico
mearr that the law will become Ell
sectiye 81 the beginning OF the school
term Of 1915.
thousand children Of school age not
tfaudinr school In Richmond alone
- believed, however. that many Of
hem are above the age requirement
IA the leRislatiye act, and that many