The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-04
Name Cannon ndWendenburg
to Represent City in State
Senate
JONES GETS FIFTH
SEAT IN HOUSE
Heart breaking Finish in Race
for House of Delegates
Among Nine Aspirants for
Legislative Honors

Henry P. Beck and Elben C. Folkes
have been returned TO the Admins
trative Board.
James e. Cannon and L. o. wenden-
berg have been namd to the State Sem
ate.
To the House of Delegates have
been sent Graham B. Robson, James
II. Price. 4. r. Fuller, Captain Will
liam n. Myers and James p. Jones'
Thus has concluded the race for
Offices for which nominations were
made by the Democrats of Richmond
in primary yesterday, according to In
dications based on returns received up
TO 1850 o'clock this morning.
Beck Leads Easily.
In the race for the Administrative
Board Mr.. Beck easily led the field.
Commissioner Foikes and Candidate
Marx Gunst ran almost neck and neck
in the returns until nearly midnight.
All through the early part OF the
night Beck was far ahead of the
other Administrative Board candi-
dates, but his margin was slightly
shortened by later returns.
As the earlier returns came, until
about IL o'clock, first Folkes, then
Gunst, appeared TO have an advan-
tage, but the advantage was SO slight
that the figures from the next precinct
or two swung the standing for second
and third places.
In the race for the Senate early
lead was taken by Cannon Hard
wicke and wendenburg were running
close for the second Senate seat, while
Mills did not appear far behind, and
there seemed chance for. him to se-
cure the second place until late in the
night. Returns al mtdnigs1r showed
r.
denburg. At o'clock the winners
appeared Cannon and Hardwicke.
The race for the House OF Dele
gates wac In doubt until the last. The
srst four to win seats are: Hobeor.
nr whom nearly 5000 votes were
t,st; Price. to whom was given more
than $500: Fuller, who polled above
4,eoo: Myers. whose total is more
than $500. For fifth place Jones and
Lightfoot ran neck and neck until re-
turns coming among the last showed
Jones forging ahead into nomination
over Ligsltfoot.
Jones Gets Fifth Seat.
Second Jefferson, which reported
about o'clock this morning added
to Jones lead over Lightfoot by about
leo votes. and the last chance for
Lightfoot to overcome the small Jones
precincts, second and fourth Clay. to
be returned Jones had a lead OF more
than $50 for the ffth seat in the
House. Estimates on the remaining
precincts are that they will break close
together for these candidates, and the
election of Jones IL practically certain
Next in order OF the also rams are
Boschen, close behind Lightfoot, then
Bowden and Crenshaw
Fail to Beat Saunders.
The movement instituted by oppo-
sition to Clyde w. Saunders, chair
man of the City Democratic Commit
tee, TO beat him In this election failed
Chairman Saunders having finished
with a total vote of 1891. which was
above that of M. r. Pace. who polled
1881, and of E. L. Ryan, with 1889.
Those elected with Mr.. Saunders
and their total vote In the ward are:
w. b. Jennings, 2,3ss; John NJ. Pur-
cell, 2.32l: L. o. Miller, 2.2s4: Horace
B. Burnett, 2.1s4: Charles J. Shu-
man, 2,o5s; Thomas A. williams, .,
oI2.