Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-03
GEORGE T. WISE
DEFEATS HADDON
BY 584 MAJORITY
Is Elected Commemorative
Attorney to Succeed Late
Minetree FOlkes.
CARRIES THREE OUT
OF FOUR WARDS IN CITY
Democratic Committees Action
Conceded to Have Injured
Haddon's Chances.
BOTH MEN ISSUE STATEMENTS
Victory for True Democracy, Says
Wise-IiaddOn Bows to VIII
OF Majority.
BOTH MEN ISSUE STATEMENTS
For Commonwealth S
Attorney

Wins'' majority ............ ~
90
:.
" zoo wa" I'm
Inon"calths Attorney or the CitE OF
Richmond yesterday TO serve the uu-
orn,red term of tho late Ni,e,roo
T.o,kes d.,co,iry y, c,,y II,dIn, ,h.
candidate selected he tho CIR Dcno-
cratic Committee hv ,n,ior,,v NJ
rs. vbtcs
Mr. yviso ,i,bourh , ufo-l,,r
Democrat had declined n ael nomino-
,ion n, Tho hands ot tho n,rtv com
nittce having hcon odv,sod b,, n;s
friends ,p,irs, sucb . corrso I,s
victorv ov.- IN. nar,y ro-n,no. x,s
generally intcrnro,od iaet nfrb, as
rehuke :, tho action ~ mo Ci,v p.r,o.
cratic Committee IN dcclIr,n,, IN al,ou
footing
p,u,ry Sn,,n.u,,rv
l., g.,
Mr. wis. reflects dr,f,inp sv.v fro,
the idea of par,v solidarity Regards
municipa elections As far ns
Democratic ORGANIZATION exists in ,his
city IL wns admittedly directed towards
securing Mr. unddon,s clec,ion aud
his defeat was locked upon last nigh,
In political circles as n blow at the
orp,ni,o,ion
The contest between the two candi.
dates for Commemorative ATTORNEY
injected lie into an election which
Y would otherwise have been feature
less. The thirty-one precincts cast
Il total vote OF 7.l.S-a vote copsia.
at n general election
The other Democratic candidates +,
the CITY, having no opposi,ior uero
elected as a matter Of course These
are: Henry u. Beck and Elhen G.
Folkes. Administrative Board; Herbert
L. Hulce CITY Collector. Ia,nos +, C,r-
non and Louis q. Wendenburg. State
senate; ana Edward T. Fuller, Graham
,,. mann vi.
""' '""''S H. ii'c'' mouse OF
WISE AND hADDoN
ISSUE STATEMENTS
AT this time" said Mr.. Wise last
night, II can only say that am
profoundly grateful 10 my many friends
and loyal supporters. and that | shall
cndeavor to discharge the duties OF
1his important Office 10 the very best
or my ability. consider il more
n victory Tor true democracy than
Tor me-
Chairman Clyde w. Saunders. OF the
City Democratic Committee, declined
last night to comment on the election.
The committee. he said. Will meet to-
morrow night to prepare n statement
that Will be addressed to the public
The returns show that Mr. Wise has
been elected Commonwealth's Attor-
ney." said Mr. Haddon, "and 7 most
cheerfully bow to the will Of tho ma
,oritS. 10 those who voted for me
80" III! hcaF''es' thanks.
,ho Liraos, .oo,i,, >, nave
hAp'oN FAILED TO PILE UP
4 Ma'"itiif IN CLAY WARD
\ post-mortem analysis of the vote
polled by the two candidates FOR Com
monwealth's Attorney points to Clay
Wards comparatively small majority
for her native son as the determining
factor in his defeat Although CLAY
was the home ward of both Mr.. Had
don and Chairman Saunders, of the
Democratic committee. and prcsuno
bly, tho stronghold of the Haddon
forces. it gave the latter a ma ior;tv
of only 316 in n total vote of o15n
"" me other hand' Lee Ward. where