The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-17
M'CARTHY AND
KIRSCHbERG Win
IN BOARD RACE
Hobson Carries Lee Ward.
but Fails in Jefferson
and Madison.
RESULTS OF ELECTION
ARE PROMPTLY KNOWN
Hirschberg Owes Nomination to
Unfaltering Loyalty of
Jefferson Ward.
CITY EMPLOYEES WORK AT POLLS
Parkkeepers and Others Are Active
In Efforts to Retain
Incumbents.
Official Results
Of Board Primary
Total Vote Cast. s,5o4.

Carlton Mccarthy and John Hirsch-
berg were nominated in yesterdays
primary to succeed themselves as mem
bers Of the Administrative Board for
new four-year terms beginning lam
uary /. 1915. Their nominations will
be confirmed as a matter OF course in
the general election next November.
In the parlance of the turf the fa-
rorites Won and there were no mark
ed surprises. Perhaps the nearest ap-
proach to y surprise WAS the strength
developed by Captain Mccarthy, who
led the ticket with . total of 5.765
votes. topping his colleague, Mr..
Hiirschberg. by S6+ votes. Until with
In three days ago. it was generally
conceded that Mr.. Hirschberg would
lead the ticket, and his failure to do
so was one of the interesting develop
ments OF the election.
The pro -Hobson undercurrent which,
during the closing days of the CAM
paisn, promised to carry him through
winner. did not develop sufficient
strength. Lee Ward alone gave Mir.
Hobson larger vote than the win
ners and then only by exceedingly
narrow margins. He won second place
III Clay. and finished third in Jeffer-
son and Madison.
HIRsCHBERG OWES ELECTION
TO JGFFERSON WARD
Mr.. Hirschberg owes his election to
the unfalterins loyalty OF Jefferson
Ward. his home district The total
vote outside this ward returned Hob
son a winner over Hirschbcrg by a
majority of 2s6 votes. Jefferson, how
ever, piled up total of lao for its
favorite son, wiping out the lead Civ
en- Hobson By tho rest Of the city and
leaving a comfortable majority 81 sos
besides.
Candidates Mann and Biair finished
far n the rear. fulfilling in this re-
spect the predictions oc the rorecas.
ters. Mr.. Mann. who polled total
Of LOSS votes, finished 3,325 behind
Mir. tobson, while John ID. Blair
brought up tho rear with $40 votes,
!9S behind his nearest rival
The election was conducted with dis
patch and was unmarried by rough
ness or irrcgularity. Within thirty
minutes after close OF the polls. the
Third Precinct of Madison Ward re-
ported to The Times Dispatch. show
ing Mccarthy. Hirschberg and Hob
son to be the leaders in the order
named. When the Fourth Precinct OF
clay Ward, the iast\t report turn
ed in it's hgures at M0 o'clock. the
leaders We're in exactly same po-
sition given them by t!i> 1slrd Mad
ison ut 1:5S o'clock-one sUf the re-
markable circumstances OF the pri-
mary,
ELrCTIoN RESULTS
WE'RE KNOWN PROMPTLY
Within an hour after the close OF tho
polls the election was longer in
doubt Bulletins were posted at sis
o'clock by The Times Dispatch. an
nouncing tho election of Mccarthy and
lirschbers. Seventeen precincts of
the twenty-five. at o'clock. placed
Mccarthy in the lead over Hirschberg
by more than 1000 votes, and II was
ticket. Subsequent returns showed
slight gains for Hirschberg, but Nc
Carthy maintained his position.
Captain McCarthy's strength all over
the city was evidenced by the fact that
he won either first or second place in
every ward Clay Ward gave him a
lead of 800 over Iirschberg. and Madi-
son Ward lead OF elS. In Lee Ward
he ccdcd first place 70 Ny. Hobson by
narrow margin OF SIXTY votes, and
in Jefferson ward he was beaten for
hrst position by SIR. Hirschbere by
majority OF only 1876.
The remarkably weak showing OF
MIR. Blair was n surprise He had con-
Quoted vigorous campaign from the
beginning, and his failure TO win a
support that was in some degree COM
mcnsuiNtc with his efforts gave risa
to philosophical comments upon the
value Of the aggressive style OF cam
paiSnimg which Mr. Blair followed
Mr., Mann. who mace the most i'm
personal and least aggressive fight oe
the campaign, made fair showing,
nearly balf of his strength coming
from Jefferson ward. his home district
LITTLE EVIDENCE
OF "SOIID SHOTS"
The small votes OF the two trailers
Indicate that the election developed
very little solid shot voting. i'm
which the friends ct a particular can
didate voted for him, and Il rec, ;nizcd
weak man in order 10 cut down the
strength of possible competitor
Captain Mccarthy's bis lead over
the field is partly accounted for by. ths
close race between nirschberg and
Hobson in every ward but Jefferson,
resulting in a split vote which divided
its allegiance between these two for
second place. but uniformly chose Cap
tain Mccarthy for first position
In many respects the campaign
brought To close by yesterdays pri-
mary was the most strenuous in years
Early In the contest Mir. Blair launched