The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-23
TOTAL MAJORITY
FOR DRY FORCES
MAY Be 10000
They Garry All But Four
Cities and Sixteen of the
100 Counties.
HEAVY VOTE POLLED
THROUGHOUT STATE
Cities Spring Surprise by Giving
1875 Majority Against
Local Option.
RESULT IS APPARENT EARLY
More Complete Returns Will Add to
Victory Of Prohi-
bitionists.

Einia yesterday hy y majority Of from
$4,000 to 10000 votes carrying all hurt
four cities and sixteen counties. the
result is decisive, and will set at rest
for some time to conc the States mol.
ley Oh a'qnestion that has been n pron,-
incnt factor in Virginia politics for
many years, and which has taken nm
the major portion OF The time OF tho
last three sessions OF the General AS
scmnly.
Returns compiled by The Times bis
patch last night show n complete vie.
tory Tor the advocates Of State wide
proh'bitidn. both in the cities and
country districts. the complete returns
for the twenty cities in The State Giving
the prohibition side majority OF l.St:,.
The four cities opposing State wide
prohibition We're Richn.end Norfolls
AlcN&ndria and WILLIAMSBURG
Returns from the counties were TO-
ce'Fcd with remarkable promptncss and
accuracy. Complete returns arc given
from forty-onc counties. majoritics
only but with practically completes
HSures from twenty seven, sixteen re-
port with only one, precinct missing
ana thirteen sent only scattering re-
turns. Nothing was heard from
buchanan, iGoochland and warror1>
Counties. though just at the hour OF
going to press indirect reports indi-
Gated buchanan County in the wet coll
umn by $50 majority and Franklin in
tHc Nct cOiufnn DN lUO votes.
MAJORITf WlLI.-INCREASE
WITH LATE RETURNS
o'i the basis Of the figures compiled
directly from the correspondents of
The Times Dispatch in various sec
tions OF the state the total majority
io.' Htatc-w'de prohibition is given as
so.3Sf. This Will almost certainly la
Increased by the later returns from the
missing precincts. The total vote
probably ran TO from liJ 900 to l50. oon
though exact figures arc not avujl;t,,lc
us some correspondents only reported
maiorities
Tie surprises OF the campaign were
the comparatively small maiorities
piled uo by the local option forces in
itlchmond and Norfolk and the over
whclming dry sentiment In the Ninth
Congressional District There WAS
great disappointment that th. earnest,
eHort OF the Local Sclr-C;ovcrument As
soci;ition, backed, as i, was. by many OF
the leading men OF the city, did nor
swing larger portion OF the Richmond
vote. IN Norfolk it had been generally
known that local tactionaI polite.
entered into the issue, ana The result
there WAS in some doubt
HOME OF GOVERNOR STUART
GOES IN DRY COLUMN
Notwithstanding Governor Stuart's
announcement that he would vote
against State wide prol,ibition bIst
-ht
612. Lee, Scott. Washington. Wytho
and other Ninth District counties fo,
lowed with heavy majorities for State
wide prohibition.
%orioik County. which has enjoyed
a wide c-open" reputation for SOM.
years, fell into tie tlry column by more
than 800 votes, The DRY lead on tho
Eastern Shore was overwhelming. and
III Rockingham, where IL had been re-
ported tltat factional light on former
oil
tect. as he had announced his inten-
tloh OF voting dry. the county pilcd
up dry majority of more than 1000.
reports from all sections OF the state
indicate that the election was orderly
and without the emotional features
which were go notable a part OF the
voting In North Carolina ma other
States on this issue.
Among the city returns the victory
OF the state wide forces in Roanoke
ana petersburg caused greatest com
inent. only Il few years ago. in a local
option election. Petersburg returned :.
good majority against prohibition.
Danville and Lynchburg have both been
dry at times by the vote OF their own
people.
Until complete returns are co,npilcd
from the various counties 1t will not
be practicable to tabulate the congress
sional districts. 1t is evident. however.
that the dry forces have carried All cx-
sept possibly two or three, the Third
and Fifth being apparently In the local
option column on the face of incomplete,
returns from Pittsylvania and other
GIVES MAJORITY
FOR PROHIBITION SIDE.
y telegram, received just at the mo-
nent or going to press stated that Pu-
ASK County complete gave Il majority
'r 24S for prohibition. Only indcfjnite
'eports had been received from Buch-
man. 1t is stated TO DO against State.
vide by 500, but exact figures were not
Available because of the condition OF
telephone lines In tho county. Last
moment returns from Franklin County
With one or two small precincts miss-
ng showed majority OF 100 for The
ocal option side. Other returns from
Missing precincts In twelvo counties
rom which the returns up 10 this time
'ave been meagrc, will. IL Is believed,
make little change In the result, save
o swell the prohibition majority about
n the same proportion
The official vote is 10 lie canvassed In
he various counties and cities in tho