Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-28
DEMOCRATS CONFIDENT
OF TR|NKLE'S SUCCESS
Campaign Most Vigorous Ever Con-
Quoted by Party In Ninth
District.
MANAGER MAKES PREDICTION
Declares Candidate Will Carry by
Safe Margin Eight Of Fourteen
Counties. Including Wythe, Which
Usually Goes for Slcmp.
Especial to The Times Dispatch

lSpcciai 10 The Times DISPATCH
BRISTOL. VA. October 27.-E Lee
Trinkle, Democratic nominee for Con-
gross in the Ninth District, stands an
exceptionally good chance of bcinr
elected. The history OF the district has
not presented a more effective cam
paiSn than has been conducted by the.
Democracy Not only has :. Trinkle
been active every day, and met per-
sonally thousands of the voters, but
he has had The vigorous co-operation
ana earnest support of such distin-
Suishcd men OF the party as Governor
H. {. stuart, Senators Thomas S. Mar
tin and Claude y. Swanson, Rcpresen-
}. Montague and Representative Hal ID.
Flood. In addition. President Wilson
has written urging his election.
Aside from these influences, Mr..
Trinklc has had the active support of
one of the best maintained business or
sanizations at the Trinkle headquar-
tors here in the history OF the district.
Frank Il. Caldwell. secretary, in charge
OF the Trhklc headquarters, has
handled affairs Of the campaign adj
mirab!y. Mr. Caldwell also has had the
support of county organizations in
fourteen counties. considering Bristol
CITY as a county.
EXPECTS TO CARRY
EIGHT OF TIE COUNTIES
Manager Caldwell would not give
any estimates in figures when asked
for informat ton to-day, but declared
that, in view Of the splendid campaign
carried on by Mr.. Trinkle and the men
who have aided him. he was confident
Trinkle would be triumphantly elected
fI M aitrI,
fourteen counties, including his home
county of Wythc. which usually gives
Slemp majority of $50, but which
leading Democrats of the county now
believe will give in excess of 200 ma
jority for Trinklc.
Mr. Trinilc, Manager Caldwell states
has spoken in only two buildings that
would accommodate the crowds Re-
PORTS, covering the entire district. re-
ceivcd at Democratic headquarters
, show only two Democrats who arc not
going to support Trinklc, while news
of hundreds of Republicans who are
going to vote for -"rinkle have driftcd
into tho Bristol headquarters. While
not submitting estimates in figures
NJ. Caldwell states that - is not true
that the Democrats have neglected to
qualify. He says the party never was
'i' pS'tci SH'ipc, anu lie nEureS that
Wilson certainly will carry the district
by liberal majority. while Trinklc
Will not likely he short OF the Wilson
vote in any county.
Mr. Trinkie and all the prominent
Democrats share in the views of Man
;gcr Caldwell as TO the outcome.
Representative Slcmp. on the other
Eand seems to take it MS Il matter of
course THAI nc will win. Although nc
was late iii starting his campaign. he
insists that he has every county well
oreanized. and that. instead OF losing
In votes as compared with former
Years. he is going to defeat Tr!nklc
by larger majority than he recorded
AGAINST Irvine two years ago.
Mr. Slcmp submitted tho following
IS his estimate on the district:
The ProgrcssivcS and Republicans