The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-05

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crowd was awaiting the returns, and
q report from Fourth Clay came in
which gave to Mr.. Hardwicke enough
votes to elect him, and that a little
later another report was received in
dicaftng the election OF Mr. wenden-
burg that mistake might have been
made.
Thasai incident may have some
thing TO do with the report that
friends of Mr.. Hardwicke might ask
for recount OF the vote
The apparent winners yesterday
were profuae in their thanks 10 the
people for what they had done for
them.
Never before In recent years had
there been such a close election. No
one could tell, after watching the re-
turns. who would be the nominees In
the legislative fight It was one man
T mt one time and another at another
time. II was like a baseball game.
Mentions Certain Registrars.
Not until the last report was heard
from could Secretary Duke announce
anything. Then ii was mere conjec-
ssSure He threw up the sponge at 2.20
yesterday morning and said that. while
1.-THE registrars were not required 10
N1nake their returns to The committee
#skstting in open session. II was due the
public, because the public was present
I sa.ysd interested I'm tfse reaaH Of the pri-
srnary.~. lis xnsntianed particularly the
ssrecistrars of Third Madison. Sixth Lee,
y Fourth Clay and Second jefferson.
II Az a matter of fact. hundreds or
citizens did sit in the Auditorium un-
Il III early In the morning TO hear from
these precincts. after the officials had
n closed the precincts and gone nome
without communicating with the CITY
COMMITTEE
The officials do not have TO do this,
Il hut the people expect ii.
III Chairman CLYDE W. Saunders, OF the
S@f~ifv Democratic Committee. stated
YESTERDAY that ne was more than
pleased with the manner in which the
Il campaign had been conducted. he
had a fight upon his own hands His
|, political enemies had put up a JOB
I on him. and had been repulsed. There
fore. he could not but feel happy.
He was aslo displeased with the
& manner IN which some OF the regis
Sstrars handled the returns after the
4 slection.
while the registrars are not COM
Il PEELED TO make their returns to us
At these meetings" said Mr.. Saunders.
Msthey should feel that IL Is not the
roramittee, hut the people who wish
Ito hear from the vari, Us precincts.
The committee doesn't care. But the
&cora naittee wants the people to always
#know what is going on. and at khe
Il eonclusion OF election and primaries,
u we have been IN the habit Of hAid-
ing meetings, go that the cit11fns
may know the results. Upon this toc-
Mrasion we aid not receive returns from
Il several precincts These particularIss=
% turns had much to do with the results
Il Some candidates left the auditorium
net knowing how they stood in the
III contest. This was particularly true
III the Legislative contest. The fail
" are OF registrars TO make returns 10
the committee kept several hundred
I citizens up many hours later than
3 necessary. and even then there was
no positive certainty
Friends OF the various candidates,
losers or winners. were in good humor
FSyesterdAy The losers fofgave the
& winners for all the kidding that had
been handed out. and the winners
! said they had no hard feeling toward
anyone.
Yesterday the registrar OF Second
Jefferson called up The yirginian Of
4 flee. declaring that he had reported
the figures of his precinct before
8 midnight 70 the committee officials.