The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-22
WARMEsT ELECTION
HELD IN MANY YEARS
Five Candidates Are in Field in
IIynchburg, and ut Present 1t
Is AnybOdy's Fight.
FOUR DEMOCRATS, a SOCIALIST
Campaign Has Been Without Per-
sonalitics and Public Meetings, In
cept One Held by Yoder-Drought
Effects Are Serious.
Especial to The Times Dispatch. ]

| bNnCnDufE, va, June 2l.-LynChburS
will engage on Tuesday I'm the warm
est election that has been held here
! Since Virginia went under the restrict =
| ed electorate, which was the result Of
the new state Constitution, at which
! time Mayor is to be elected to sue
coed the late q. w. Smith, whose death
occurred In May. The successful can
didatc will ill the office until August
| 81, 1916. that being Mayor Smiths
uncxpircd term. The candidates are
| +. w Whitaker, acting Mayor under
election by the City Council; Royston
Jester and w. II. Jordan, young mem
! bers of the local bar: DIR. +. II. Casey,
Il practicing physician and former city
| physician and president of the city
hoard of health. and Adon y. Yoder,
Socialist. The first four named are
Democrats. the multiplicity of Demo
cratic candidates being explained by
| the determination Of the city commit
| tee not to hold Il primary.
The campaign has been on for n
| month, and ii has been devoid OF
personalities on the part of the four
Democrats, ana without public speak
! ing. excepting a meeting held last
night by Godcr. All of the candidates
| have strong ORGANIZATIONS. and prac-
ticnliy the entire aualihed vote VIII be
| polled. The general belief is that the
vote will be close that ii is i'm
possible to forecast the result. The
Socialists are expected 20 poll prob
ably 200 votes. unless, perchaucc, they
get the negro vote, ana the latter
totaling about 400, it is believed will
hold the balance Of power. and the
way tho majority OF the black vote
goes may 20 the election.
Serious Results of Drought.
r raile,a sGFGrs results Of the un
| vailed here for more than two months
cannot he estimated and the result
| Is That a large majority OF farmers
burg will make no summer crops at
all. June 90 has always been regard ell
as The latest date dark tobacco could
mature. That date has passed, and
hundreds of planters have been UNI
able to get their plants transplanted
| because OF the dry weather. only in
Il Few limited areas has this crop been
planted and 1t is said By cll-informed
tobacco men, that even with favorable
conditions not moro than tenth Of
crop can be expected for market here
next winter: Tobacco is the crop from
which the farmer of this section gets
ms ,reaGN inoney, and only those
appreciate the loss OF this TO the
planter.
In addition to this. four large ware
houses here, which give EMPLOYMENT
during the selling season to more than
W men, as we'll as To numerous team.
Ssters, VIII be idle. Five or six large
q q
Nh Dg without a crop to buy or han
nle. The crop this season sold here
iTr more than S.5oo,ooo. and practical
drought. In addition the nav and
spring oats crops have been almost
entire failures. Wheat is short and
OF IN, me lack OF moisture. The records
81 nc w Gather Bureau. which go bncI,
10 laI. DO not disclose any such con
dltion IN that time at this season of tho
year. Inprc h1Nn hcnn
showers here since April ~ but Tho
largest OF these only served to arrest
ny o c,Iugh w., Tor day or two.
orders Tor canned goods from countrw
i,nerchants, condition brought aho,it
Datch"s .'ur III or gardens and truck
nara on the canning industry of tbis
section. and few. If amy. OF the numnr ro
our. Gus canneries will open during tho
r ri1m Church. which is located in the eaSieTn
erection Of a meN ah;r Is %r r for the
Ire h.esbyterian church. OF which Beth.ssa
10 sum Tor the building fund eousi ~ tb ae
,n ,sisd 5y Bethesda. 1t Is cxpcctcd ,hai n
Of iSo e nrn can be provided for In place
EranGe!ists $. W. Walker and !. q Coz
.st Church. are conducting a series of NJ
vival meetings in large tent which e.
pitcher in portion OF Rivermont FMS dc is
nomination several years ago naint.i In PC
ep''S' satioh mere with regular worshin
on SATURDAYS instead OF Sundays P
,u - Church for Norton.
ZIG tspiscoDa lians OF the Southvest a..
ensaged in an effort to raise funds "t for f,rs
rrccti"n OF a church structure in ;he ,(roU
ihS town of Norton. as memorial IN ~
iatn br. John i. Lloyd who for six go"
Was 'archdcAcon of the section there .nJ
rhose death occurred year or Two .ro
~. iloNd was for many years hero as rSr
,or "t trace Memorial! Church which rec.
,p!a"lp ne gave UP ia order 10 do mission
airy work In tho southwest The Norton
Episcopal Church is worshinjnr no VI T., '''i
motion picture theatre. but tho Iiovd NJ
mortal Church Will give II :. well-eouipneL
brick church home. 't'
southwestern Virginia Is TO lee rl,aued ;rom,
The fact that at Pulaski during the na.i
twelve months l3J carloads of cattl, si"tv
Two cars OF sheen. three of dressed pnuitrv
ana ihrce OF horses have heen shipped
Que 10 me interest OF President Stevens
OF me Chesapeake and Ohio Railway the
i.ynchburs corps OF the Salvation ARMY viii
be able 10 give 400 children OF Lynch hurf a.
outing at Natural Bridge on July 3 Tho
railway company has agreed n f,,rnt",
transportation to and from Natural Rrdre
1.auOh Tree OF charge. while the Natural
bfidee Company will'take the children to
the resort and give them free use OF mo
arranging for two-ineals picnic style n,
the bridge for the children "
-. a. hurlcy - local capitalist. has bourb.
-.t-acre farm on Che BOonshoro rurunikn
IN beuinrd county. which he Will Law off for
home sites. The property Is about nyc ,ri,cs
from tho terminus OF the Street raijHyav
system. The property sold a few vea%r "ss
Tor sil'o. and brought $1,000 In tho present
sale. " ~ present