The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-17
Former Mayor Polls Larger
Vote Than Even Most Ar
dent Supporters Dreamed of
Hobson Strength Disap-
pointing
VOTES CAST.

Mccarthy came Under the wire in
watk Hrschberg eantered in. and
Hohson caught third place. after one
Of the most interesting primary races
which Richmond has witnessed for
some time Mann and Blair also
ran. Time; Four years.
1t was stated by many old timers
and many Young men in the game OF
politics. yesterday. that when the vote
was announced there would be some
surprises. There were some. In the
first place. Mccarthy's vote was
surprise He had all along been con-
ceded a winner. because the fight had
been concentrated upon Hirschberg,
but the size of his majority had not
been dreamed of hv his most ardent
supporters Hirschberg vote was the
second surprise, for II had been con-
coded by his staunchest advocates
that be would have nose and nose
race, inasn1uch as the old astute poll
ticians and some Of the newspapers
had made strenuous efforts TO head
him off and to send him to defeat
Hnbson's vote was the third surprise,
because X had been conceded by the
knowing ones that he would get clos
err to HirSchhefg. or even to MCCARTHY
in the stretch These constituted the
sum total of surprises, because there
Ming for either MIR Blair or Mr. Mann,
due mainly te the fact that they were
nor as well known to the people a.
the other three.
While the total vote was not as large
az IL was expected 10 have been. from
the manner In which the sovere'gns
trlpped TO the polls during the early
hours ~ The daY, II was larger thar the
average. and Indicated that at least
k-41 Al
sufficient energy to take notice
Up with the sun.
Candidates and their friends got busy
before the sun had crert above the hiiis
Of Jefferson ward. ny the time the
shadows had fallen along the eastern
side Of The CITY hall. and the city en-,
gloves who had chaffed In their traces
with natural eaRerness TO go out ard
get In tina fray the larger portion OF
the electorate had expressed its choice
Hohsen's friends han begun TO feel
jubiiant. because the heavy West End
vote portended . good majority Tor
their champion. The East End cohorts.
however. had wasted no time in corr
railing etigibles And when the last
y, to Ind 'heen police and coanted "
showed thai efforts II former Council
man Richards to cut the vote for
Hirschherg in the East End had failed.
and ira, the commissioner had car
Rcd MS native uarf of Jefferson By
nearly eight hundred majority over
fIobson. who had been selected to chase
him into political oblivion.
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bo~ "ar"s went.
The honor OF carving wards was
divided among the three leaders. Hob
son carried Lee ward; Mccarthy car
ried CLAY and Madison and Hirschherg
carried Jefferson. The Sonthside gave
Ffirschberg a majority of 302 votes over
fHobson; Jefferson ward gave him
majority OF Ta4. Hobson had much his
own way In Lee ward, where he re-
ceiyed Lisa votes as against 730 for
uirsrhberg. and l.ie4 for Mccarthy.
There were few Incidents at the
polls. In Madison and Lee wards
several negroes we're allowed to vote
They had NOT previously voted any
other ticket and were entitled TO cast
their ballots provided they pledged
themselves to support the nominee
No time was lost by the election