Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-06
OFFICIAL RETURNS
. OF The PRIMARY
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Will Be Changes in Person
mel of Next Virginia
Senate
MAJOR STUBBS LOSES
NJ. E. Bristow Will Succeed Veteran
of House From Gloucester-Paul
Withdraws from Race.

Richmond, Aug. additional re-
turns received last night from the
Democratic primary on Tuesday IN
the Sixteenth Senatorial District
make certain the defeat of Senator
John B. Watkins by DR.. Thomas II.
Hening. Complete figures from Gooch-
land give Hening a majority of l4o
n that county and lead of three
totes in Powhatan. Senator Watkins
carried Chesterfield by eighty-four
he official count shows.
Hening now has a lead of 5nly
ffty-nine votes, and, while Senator
Watkins's friends do not concede his
defeat. they admit that there IS lit
lie chance for him. Watkins was op-
,osed by the Anti-Saloon League, hut
local conditions in Goochland con-
tributed largely to DR.. Hening's
1eavy vote there.
Comnlete returns from Gloucester
show the defeat of Major J.. N.
studds. the veteran of the House OF
Delegates, by NJ. f. Bristow, Il
Young attorney, who was supported
" the dry element. Major Stuobs
:arried only one precinct IN the conn-
". However, the name of Stubhs
will still be carried on the roll of the
House. late returns from Mathews sand
Middlescx indicating the election of
R. H. Stubbs from the district by Il
majority of twcnty-nine over op.
,onents, Alexander James, j. Will
liam Daniel and Julian Healy.
John o. Daniels defeated T. +.
Mason as the foatcr delegate from
'auouier and Loudoun.
The official figures from Cumber-
:and:,,apd buckingham ovcrturn the
surly- majority credited to A. 'd.
Terrell, of New Canton, and give the
seat in the. House from that district
20 H. p. Baker, Judge John Y. har-
is was reelected from Dinwlddlc
County over two opponents by COM
Portable majority.
!. No returns arc yet available from
Brunswick, where S. G.. Jones ana
w. B. Valentine were in the race 1or
he House. The results in Goocnlahu
md Fluvanna. King and Queen ana
Essex and Nelson are also missing
- Senator John Paul, republican OF
Rockingham yesterday announceh
hat he will not be a candidate for
reelection. He says he does not
want to be renominated at the ke-
publican convention, which will be
held on August %, and expresses the
hone that dry man will be namen.
Paul voted against the enabling ACT
10th in 1912 and in 1914, but makes
il plain that he has no apologies To
make for his attitude, saying that ne
stood on the platform of his parry
which had declared for local option
DR.. C.. II. Rolston "a member OF
The present House will probably ne
named for the vacancy on the Demo
ratio ticket for his present seat.
Brock T. White had no opposition
for the other seat from Rockingham
in Tuesdays primary.
In Hanover County Walter Sydnor'
If Ashland defeated George ,. Haw,
Who has held the office Of Commcn-
wealth's attorney for many years, ~
majority Of 120. c. P. Hall DE-
featcd County Treasurer Fl. Guy
vaughan for reelection by a majority
of forty-siS. In the contest for fioat.'
luelegate from Hanover and Ming
I:William. T. c. Commins had maJc'
lrity of 1875 over W A. WilleroE
| The official count of the vote u
IChesterfeld showed 524 votes cast
| for John B. Watkins; 440 for DR.
| Thomas S. Hening, for the Senate
For the House of Delegates, W. "
EBaker. for Chesterfield alone and En-
NETT l.. Mann. for Chesterfield ant
lPowhatan Counties received respec
itively, 9O1 and s96 votes, they hav
ling no opposition.
! Official returns from the primar,
lin Shenandoah County show the no
t.ninatinn of Chas. Tapley. for sheriff