The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-02
ELECTION DAY ATTRACTS
LITTLE LOCAL INTEREST
Banks and Public Omces VIII
BE Closed All Day To-
Morrow.
8 ONLY NOMINAL OPPOSITION
Many Will Vote Out of Compliment
TO Congressman Montague-Com-
pulsory Education Only Real Issue
Before Richmond Voters.

Force of habit. not interest. will
guide the footsteps or the voters OF
Richmond to the polls tomorrow. 1t
Will be the general election, but, as
there is 10 opposition to speak Of. the
choice OF the Democratic primaries will
be ratified, and. were II not for the
fact that the thirst emporiums, banks
and public offices are compelled by law
TO close, the day might slip by 1unno-
ticed.
Local voters Will vote for a Congress-
man, two members Of the Administra-
tive Board. and n member Of the Con-
erai, Assembly. The regular Demo-
cratic ticket will be opposed by So
cialist ticket. but. as the latter party
has made no canvass. and its total
vote could not carry the smallest pre-
cinct, the whole election would be a
superfluity. IL not for the fact that
one very important question Is to be
settled. The voters Of this city are to
decide for or against compulsory edu-
cation. 1t will be the one feature of
the election. locally.
BANKS AND PUBLIC
OFFICES CLOSED TO-MORROW
Under the law. the general election
is holiday. Banks are to be closed.
and 1t has been proclaimed a State and
city holiday. The State Offices will lie
deserted early to-day, when the officials
begin leaving for their homes to vote
The law, OF course, compels saloons to
close at shutdown to-day, to remain
closed until sunrise on Wednesday,.
AS In Richmond, the election through
out the State. with the exception of
the Ninth Congressional District. will
be perfunctory. The nine Democratic
Congressman have only nominal oppo-
sition, and will undoubtedly be re-
turned. In the Ninth District. however,
c. Basconb Slenp. Republican. will be
strongly opposed by r. Tate Irvine.
Democrat, and the result will be in
doubt until the ballots are counted
Both parties are predicting victory ut
the polls. and both have made strong
campaign. Some of the strongest
Democratic leaders OF the State have
invaded the district in favor of Irvine.
and the chance for n Democratic vic
tory Is greater this year than il has
been for some time.
BRING OUT VOTE IN
COMPLIMENT TO MONTAGUE;
1t is not expected that the vote here
will be heavy. nor anywhere near nor
NAL. An effort has been made recently
to bring out large vote, as an ex-
preston Of confidence in Congressma n
Andrew Jackson Montague. who will
be sent back to Washington to begin
his second term. 1t is doubtful. how
ever. II this bit of sentiment will over
come the lethargy OF the voters.
Congressman Montague will be on
posed by Rev. s. c. Weatherby, OF
Highland Springs, the Socialist nomi-
nee. and II. Adolph Muller. Socialist
Labor candidate. Carlton Mccarthy
and John Hirschberg. nominees for the
Administrative Board, will have oppo-
sition in the persons Of r. A. Tyree
and j. 4. Watkins. Socialists. Edward
X Fuller, who was recently nominated
by tho City Democratic COMMITTEES as
member of the House OF Delegates to
SUCCEED the late d. Toney. will lie
unopposed
The question of compulsory educa :
ton for children will not be respon-
sfble for bringing out a large vote.
Inc matter has not been aeitated un-
til very recently. and the voters are
somewhat unfamiliar with the ques-
ton The fact too. that the child
labor law prevents children of age af-
fected by the compulsory education
law from working. somewhat takes
the edge from the opposition. The
same question Will be voted upon in
Henrico County tomorrow.
Candidates for Congress in the ten
Virginia districts who have filed their
names with Secretary of the Com
monwealth b. o. James, are:
First District-W A. Jones, T. E..
Coleman. Godfrey Kinder.
Second District-E. E. Holland, E.
Il. Everton, S. L. Ford.
Third District-A J. Montague. H.
-Adolph Muller. S. c. Weatherly.
Fourth District-Walter a. Watson.
Fred HerZig.
Fifth District-E. w. Saunders, VIII
liari G. Fulton, Charles A. Heermans.
w. r. Keefe.
Sixth Dstrict-Carter Glass, B. f..
Ginther
Seventh District-James Hay. E. C.
Garrison.
Eighth District-c. C. Carlin. Joseph
l. Crupper. Milton Fling, James E.
Johnston.
Ninth District-R. Tate Irvine, b.
NJ Dutton. John l.. Rose, c. B. Slcmp.
Tenth District-H. d. Flood, Nathan
parkins, George a. Revcrcomb.