The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-10
ESTIMATED VOTE ABOUT ONE
FOURTH THE REGISTERED
LIST OF ELIGIBLEs.
l. | T I'll E INTEREST
ONE OF THE FAITHFUL IN LEE
WARD CASTS BALLOT FOR
JACOB UMLAUF-TAKE Of
FICE IN SEPTEMBER,

1t is estimated that not more than
one-fourth of the registered vote OF
the city was cast yesterday at the gem
eral election for mayor and city
council.
From sunrise to sunset five election
off1cials, one of them Republican.
sat around each precinct. discussing
important questions Of the day, and
now and then dropping a ballot into
the yawning depths of the box. These
ballots came at infrequent intervals,
offered by the few patriots who felt
1t incumbent upon them to show their
loyalty to the cause by emphasizing
their action at the April primary.
In one of the Lee ward precincts,
Jacob Umlauf. defeated candidate for
mayor. received one vote. while at
Clay ward precince three of the
candidates for council were scratched.
In other particulars the vote went in
as a solid shot" and when the cleo
toral board meets tomorrow in the
office of Clerk Christian, OF the Hust
ings court, the candidates will be for
mally declared elected.
The newly -efecs~l members will go
Into office the first of September. The
present council. which goes out of of
fee on August 81. will perform the
duty of eleeting all the city officers
TO De en- osen by council.
With the exception of police COM
missioner from Lee ward, and fire
commissioner from C1av ward, there is
no opposition so far to ineumhents.
Police Commissioner Fl. NJ Royl<in of
Lee ward, Is opposed by w Creed
Davis. while Fire Commissioner Lecky.
OF CLAY ward has opposition in G. II.
Gordon. At a recent caucus of the
Lee ward delegation, with Alderman
Gilman absent Colonel Boykin was
nominated TO succeed himself IT Is
reported that Alderman Gilman will
nominate Mr.. Davis from the floor of
the joint session in July. The Clay
ward delegation has yet taken no
action In reference to the fire COM
mis- ionership.
Those Elected.
Mayor-George Ainslie
Lee Ward-Board OF Aldermen:
Barton H. Grundy. Marx Gunst, w. J.
Gilman. Common council: Claude l.
Batkins, w. D. Butler F. Fl, Fergus
son. Fred III. Powell, Clyde H Rat
cliffe.
Clay Ward-Board Of Aldermen:
John J. Mitchell. Lawrence Paul
Common council: r. l.. Peters. Clar-
ence A. Seaton. Edgar B. English, T
Gray Haddon. p p. Pitcher
L. T. Christian. w. w. Workman,
Joseph e. Powers, Common council:
Harvey e. Atkinson. Carter c. Jones.
l.. j. Cheatwood Gilbert X Pollock,
E. r. Fuller.
Jefferson Ward--Board of Alder
men: w Fl. Adams, II. w. Melton. A.
G. Nielsen. Common council: George
W. Rogers. George II. IumsdeT, w.
f. Sullivan, J c. Powers,
New members among the above are
Claude l.. Batkins and Edgar II.
Ferguson. of Lee ward; Edgar r
English and P. r. Pitcher. Of Clay
ward l.. T Christian. w " Work
man and L. J. Cheatwood Of Madison
ward J G. Powers of Jefferson ward.
Messrs Batkins, FERGUSON, Chris
tan, Workman and ]. G, Powers were
former members Of council.
Present members who retire are:
Messrs John Blilev, A. l.. Nondelehr.
James ]. Pollard Jacob Umlauf. j. T
Disney J. r, Perdue, John w Moore,
+. John r. Grimes and Morgan r. Mills,