Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-07
DEMOCRATS SWEEP
STATE OF VIRGINIA
Wcstmorcland Davis Elected
Governor, and Entire Party
Ticket Is Carried.
REPUBLICANS LOSE GROUND
Yield at Least Three Seats i'm
House of Delegates to
Democrats.


tered and therefore representative re-
turns from yesterdays election indi-
cate complete failure on the part of
the Republicans to interest the voter,
or Virginia in their recent campaign
for state Offices. westmoreland Davis
and his running mates on the Demo-
cratic ticket arc elected by Increased
majorities, while the Republicans have
lost at least three seats in the House
of Delegates. held by them in the last
Legislature, to opposing Democrats
The vote was light. and returns have
been difficult to obtain because the
result was foregonc conclusion.
State officers for tho next four wears
will be as follows:
Observation-Disclosures Davis. OF
Loudoun.
Lieutenant nt-Governor-B F. Buch.
anan, Of Smyth.
Attorney-General--Jo r. Saunders.
of Middlesex.
Secretary Of the Commonwealth-B.
o. James. OF Richmond
State Trcasurcr-Charles A. John
ston, of montgomery.
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion-Harris Hart. Of Roanoke.
Commissioner of Agriculture-George
W. Koner, of Richmond.
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY
NOT LESS THAN 10000
Indications are that the Democratic
majority over Republican nominees
will be not less than 10000, and may
easily be greater. In the eastern part
Of the State the Republican vote Is
much smaller than usual, n mere hand
full having been polled in the cities
Even In the Republican counties in the
Fifth and Ninth Districts the usual
Republican vote is greatly reduced.
The seventeen seats held by the mi
norfty party in the General Assembly
of Virginia is certainly reduced TO
fourteen. and may be fewer when three
more contested districts are heard from.
Appeals were made by Democratic
speakers to the voters to- demonstrate
by their votes In yesterdays election
their confidence in the Democratic ad-
ministration in national affairs in the
existing crisis, and, while the vote was
light because the voters knew the
Democrats would win. il is very evil
dent there is no disapproval of the ma
tional administration and its policies.
Nor IS there the least indication ot
lack OF confidence in Democratic con-
troll OF State aTairs.> The Republican
candidates and speakers made no ap-
parent impression
GOVERNORS NEPHEW
ELECTED TO HOUSE
In the Ninth District the Democrats
have carried Russell. the home county
of Governor Stuart, by nearly 400 votes,
and have elected the Governors
nephew, John White Stuart, to the
House Of Delegates. by a handsome ma
jority over his Republican opponent.
Mr.. Stuart will be the youngest men,-
Der of the General Assembly. Other
Southwest counties carried by the Dem
ocrats ara NVythe. Pulaski, Giles and
Washington. with the city of Bristol.
1t seems doubtful. in fact. il Thomas
]. Muncy. Republican nominee for Gov
ernor. has carried his own district, the
Ninth. by more than 500 votes. This
result was taken in Richmond last
night to bode no good to Mr.. Muncy's
supposed political ambitions.
The Democrats have defeated NJ n
Lowry. who was Republican floor lead
,er in the last House, in the district
composed of Stafford and King George.
They have also gained seats in Patrick,
where DR.. II. 5. Martin has defeated
his Republican opponent. and in Frank
lin. where the Republican incumbent,
a. s. Adams, will be succeeded by II.
D. billiard.
MAJOi, WILLIAM A. ANDERSON
COMES BACK TO HOUSE
One of the striking figures In the
next House of Delegates will be for
mer Attorney William a. An
derson. who was elected yesterday from
Rockbridge by n good majority over
his Republican opponent. Major An.
derson. who Will be one of the few
Confederate vet!rans N the next Cen
erai Assembly. served two terms as At
torney- General, and ratired voluntarily,
and WAS induced recently by his fell
low citizens to represent them.
John w. stephenson, chairman of the
House Committee for Courts of JUS
tico, was reelected as fouter member
from Bath. Highland, Rockbrldge and
Buena Vista. although losing Highland
to his opponent. f. Holman Willis.
Democratic floor leader in the House.
had no opposition in ROANOKE City.
One of the sperta cular contests was
that in Prince William. where on the
face of unofficial returns, Chris j.
Meetze, who has served three terms,
seems reelected to the House over C.
a. Sinclair. who was declared by the
county committee to be the Democratic
nominee. Mr. Meetze claimed the de-
cision against hiEa was not quite fair
One OF the leading figures in the
House during the past four sessions
who will not be back Is Hugh A. White.
of RockbridEe. who retired TO make his
recent unsuccessful race for Attorney
General in the August Democratic pri-
mary 70,
sTUBBS WINS FIGHT
IN GLOUCESTER COUNTY
Major James ~ Stubbs. another Con-
federate veteran, and who was injured
tin5the Capitol disaster in 1870 is elect
ed to the House from Gloucester. Major
.stubbs has been eithor In tho Senate
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