The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-03
Winners Will Be Successful
Ones at General Election,
Nomination Its Equivalent
MANY NEW VOTERS
- AT POLLS TODAY
All Campaign Meetings Have
Been Free to All Speakers,
Who Have Been Invited to
Present Their Claims
THE CANDIDATES.


For Administrative Board 1.-TWO to
be elected)-Henry p. Beck, E. c,
Foikes, Marx Gunst.
For State Senate 1.-TWO TO be elect
ed)-James E. Cannon. Charles w
Hartiwicke, Morgan r.. Mills. Louis O.
Wendenberv.
For House of Delegates five TO be
clected) A. o. Bosehen, r I. Bow
den, w. A. Crenshaw. K. r. Fuller
GRAHAM b. Hobson, James p. Jones,
John b. Nghtfoot. Jr., William NJ
Myers. James III. Price.
Polls open at sunrise-S:16 A. NJ.
Polls close at sunset--7:16 p. NJ.
Those who are returned winners to-
night after fourteen hours of ballot
ing today will be the candidates OF
the Democratic party for Offices In the
city of Richmond. and as the primary
results are equivalent to election, to-
days winners will be officers for the
ensuing terms.
Fourteen hours of voting will brtns
to the polls in all sections of the city
a larger total than has been polled In
a Richmond city election in years pro-
vided the day is clear. The weather
forecast is unsettled" Estimates OF
the probable total vote vary consid-
erably. ranging as high as $4,000 TO
$4,000 and as low as 5000 to 5000.
May Bring Out Many New voters.
In some quarters the politically wise
declare there has been little interest
manifested in the campaign conduct
ed by the sixteen aspirants for ONCE,
and these say the vote will be small.
In others. others who profess posses
sion of large political wisdom, say
that there are hundreds who will vote
today who have never before voted.
and hundreds Iaore who have never
before voted In the city OF Richmond.
The fact that the city's population has
been increased largely by the recent
annexation and this primary will bring
10 Richmond city polls many whose
vote has been cast In the counties
Campaign Clean One.
The campaign has been a very clean
one, II .s pointed out It has been
remarkably free from singing"
In practically all the meeting heN
throughout the city the full quota OF
candidates have spoken one after an
other from the same platform. Each
has pointed to his record in public or
private life and has told what he
would do or would not do, II elected.
without casting reflection upon the
career or character OF other candi-
dates.
There are contests for all Offices,
and in the case OF the election of city
committeeman there are contests in
Clay ami Jefferson Wards. In Clay
Ward there are nine candidates for
the eight places on the city commit
tee-Clyde W. Saunders Horace B,
Burnett, W. 3. Jennings. l. o. Miller.
John NJ Purcell, NJ. r. Pace. E. l..
Ryan. Charles j. Shuman and Thorn
as A. Williams.
7.t, In, I4txfr9on Ward Aight men are
candidates for seven places. They are
Phil T. Bagley. e. W. Evans, III. P.
CARRIER, Thomas z. Johnson, L. Stagg
Powell, Mann r. Powers, Charles B.
Peoples and William p. Sullivan.
Closed With Mass-Meeting.
The campaign was closed with a
mass-meeting in the City Auditorium
last night. ami tonight returns will
be received by the city committee at
the City Auditorium.
Practically all the candidates have
left In the hands Of their friends the
conduct OF their campaigns The
friends have done more real work
than have the candidates. those who
are offering having come to the stand
ards because their friends insisted.
Chief interests centers in the Ad-