Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-04
REPUBLICANS INCREASE
SHOWING IN ASSEMBLY
They VIII Have Possibly More Than
Dozen In House, With -Four
in Senate.
BUCHANAN ELECTED IN FIRST
He Appears to Have Won Seat I'm
Upper Branch in Close Contest,
and Republicans Do Not Yet Con-
ccde Defeat.

and Republicans Do Not Yet Con-
ccde Defeat.
On the face Of the returns from
Tuesdays election for members of the
State Senate and House of Delegates.
the Democrats will have thirty-nve
Senator's, the Republicans. four. with
one Independent. In the House. the
Republicans increased their showing
from six to twelve, with possibly one
or two more. giving the Democrats
majority OF sevcnty-four ut least.
The Democratic caucus. which will
name the successors to judges Of the
Supreme and Circuit Courts, who are
to be elected by the General Assembly
friends OF Senator'S Martin and Swan
son by n safe majority. On the ques-
ton OF prohibition Legislation. there
appears practically no opposition to
the general plan which VIII he pro-
posed by the Anti-Saloon League, al
though there may be fights Of more or
less prominence on certain measures.
REPUBLICAN GAINS IN
FIFTH AND NINTH
In electing a Democrat, George y.
Conrad, to succeed Senator John Paul,
from Rockingham, the majority gains
one member III the Senate, but loses
another by g. Il. Jordan defeating
Ninth District. Republican gains in
the House We're made in the Filth ami
Ninth Congressional Districts, although
the minority added and one each from
Shenandoah and Botctourt, with the
Rockingham delegation again split even
between the two panels in the House.
In the First Senatorial District John
Preston buchanan. Democrat OF Mar
ion, appears TO have defeated Robert
y. Anderson. Republican. b. small
majority. The Republicans have not
conceded Buchanan's election, but
friends OF the Democratic candidate
at Bristol are confident that he NIL
win by majority OF from seventy
i've to 100. with sevcra! precincts miss
Ing. The district embraces Bristol
and the counties Of Washington and
Smyth
buchanan is son OF Senator Il.
Frank buchanan. the present member
of the Senate from the district, who
Is candidate for Lieutcnant-Governor
In the Statewide primary OF 1917. The
fight between Buchanan and Anderson
was devoid OF bitterness. thcy beng
personal friends and nci-hbots an Mar
ion. and the campaign was made on
state Issues. The Republicans charged
extravaguncc in the administration Of
State AFFAIRS.
JAMESON Is DEFEATED
IN TWENTY-SIXTII DISTRICT
Beverly a Davis. a men Der OF the
Constitutional Convention, defeated
Louis +. Janison. Democrat. in the
Twenty-siNth District. composed Of
Franklin and Floyd Counties, accord
ing TO the latest returns. Davis car
r!ed Floyd by an Overwhelming ma
tority and Jamisons vote in Franklin
was not sufficient to Offset the lead
Senator Powell! Royal, Republican.
comes back to the Senate from the
Third District. having carried all four
counties in the district buchanan.
Dickinson. Tazewell and Russell. j
W. Chapman. OF Ta2cwcll, was the
Democratic candidate
John NJ. Goodloe VIII be the new Re
publican Senator from the Second
District, composed o: Scott, lie. and
Wise. He defeated Senator John H.
catron, the incumbent. who was run
n!nE as Progressive. and T. b. Ely,
Independent.
Montgomery County went heavily
hepublicaA. with the largest vote
pollcd since the new Constitution went
into effect ID. H. Bargcr, Democrat
member OF the present House Of Dele
gates. was defeated for recollection by
I. G. Flanagan. the laitcr's majority
being $50. Senator II. l. Andrews lost
the county TO w. y. Doak, Republican.
by 500. but had sufficient :ead In the
other counties to give him a majority
Of 500 in the district.
In the overturn OF party control in
FRANKLIN County. the Republicans de-
feated Ira .. Champman. member OF
the House. with y. j. Adams. Adams
was opposed TO prohibition.
REQUIRES OFFICIAL. COUNT
IN PATRICK COUNTY
The contest for the House of Dele
gates from Patrick County vii! REQUIRE
the Official count TO determine the re-
suit Booker Dalton, Democrat, and
Edmund Parr. former member of the
state Senate and OF the House are
neck and neck in the unofficial returns
Parr Is ono OF the Republican leaders
OF the Fifth District. and was at one
time q candidate for Congress against
Senator Swanson.
Latest returns from Shenandoah
County indicate the defeat of Frank II
Brumback, Democrat, n young attor-
ney OF Woodstock, by Otto V. Pence.
Republican. The Democrats re-elect-
ed the commemorative attorney and
treasurer In Shenandoah.
L. H. Wittcn was elected to the
House of Delegates from Tazewell ana
Buchanan without opposition.
Rev. T.. G. Buck. one of the WELL
known members of the House OF Dele
gates comes back from Bristol and
Washington County, and Harold T.
Slant Is apparently elected to the other
seat from that Legislative district by
n small majority.
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
WINS IN FRANKLIN
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