The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-30
TUESDAY NEXT Will
Be ELECTION DAY.
OHiclaIs Are to he Voted
For.
SOME ARE SPECIAL CONTESTS
Republicans Making Big Fight In Ten
Or Twelve Districts In the South
wcst-Omcials Home 70 Vote

Tuesday next will be election day
in Virginia and patriotic Virginians
are expected 10 cast a vote for their
'choice as to members of the General
Acsembly---forty members of the state
Senate ande one hundred mem bers of
the House OF Delegates They will
be also expected to vote for all city
officers, except clerks of the courts.
sheriffs, Commonwealth Attorneys and
commissioners Of the revenue. All the
county officers, including justices of
the peace. will be voted for.
In Richmond there will be an cleo
ton for Commonwealth Attorney to
I'LL the vacancy caused by the death
Of Minetree Folkes for which #. Gray
Haddon and George E Wise are candi
dates.
The Legislative Ticket.
The most interesting features Of the
election Of course. viii be the legisla-
tive fight. In about twelve Of the
Legislative districts. located in South
west Virginia. The Republicans are
making an aggressive fight and in at
least ten of these the Democrats have
no candidates at all, leaving the feld
clear 10 the other party.
In King George County also the
Republicans, with NJ. X. Lowry as
standard bearer are putting UP a great
fight against Whit d. Peyton, the DEM
ocratic nominee There are several
independents in the race, too. In the
Staunton senatorial district Mr.. Jordan
is opposing, as an independent. Mr..
Lands. the nominee OF the regular
Democrats. in the House district COM
posed of Chesterfield and Powhatan,
Emmett c. Mann Ia opposing B. F.
Bonifant. and Appomattox ]. w
Awthorne is running against r. l.
Burke, the regular nominee.
The Amendments Later.
The amendments IN the State Con-
stitution will not be voted on at this
eiection--they will first go to. the
forthcoming session of the General
Assembly for second reading. as II
were and after adoption by that body
will be submitted to the will OF the
people for ratification under section
100 of the Constitution.
In Richmond city the Democratic
Senate and House candidates are un-
opposed For the Senate there are
James f. Cannon and l.. q. Wenden
burg. and for the House OF Delegates.
Graham Hohson, William NJ. Myers. E.
r. Fuller. James Fl. Price and James
candidates in the local field
Capitol Closed Tuesday.
The State Capitol will he closed
Tuesday all day. as most of the Of.
ficials and their clerks will go home
10 vote and everybody will consequent
is take day off. Governor Henry c.
Stuart will go TO Russell County 20
cast his vote. leaving here this after
noon to spend the Weekend Secretary
Forward votes in Wythe and will leave
Richmond Monday. Com missioner Of
Agriculture kotner goes 20 Augusta
County TO record his ballot and d.
rector of Institutes Owen votes III
Prince Edward County. Labor Com
missioner Doherty votes in Richmond
and so does Colonel r. @. James,
Secretary OF State. Major Rrenaman,
Deputy Insurance Commissioner. has
to go to Shenandoah County for the
privilege. State Auditor Moore votes
In Alexandria. and Insurance Commits
sioner Button has 70 travel to An
pomattox.