Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-07
Vote. Tor Republican Candidates Here
ISL less Than That Usually
IN Cast.
cIIlsoNLl POLLS SMALL VOTE
Returns From 16 Out OF 81 Pre-
eiacts Give Davis, Democrat, L.
S S2; aiuncy, Republican. AZ;
66tl,, Independent Socialist, is.

spoE5A in the primary election in .,u-
$urns showed that the Democratic
cay43datc had received hundreds OF
( evoSS& where his two opponents had
i5sp6AsN only single beliefs. While the
Rd&xhlican vote in Richmond is small.
m Steers of the City Democratic Com
i Int6s had urged tho voters 0: the
cit91o go to the polls in full strength
( .inaSh 1ication OF The administration at
Washington BY polling N over
W lGSlinE majority III the state. it 'yas
s urEE8 there would be unmpcachablc
( cvb4A3ce of N:rGinias strong support
of %Ssident Wilson and his policies.
DEMOCRATS CAREY EVERY
PRECINCT IN RICHMOND
{ Democratic candidates :or III, o.her
State offices received practically the
). samc Overwhelming vote a. that cast
for WeStmorcland Davis. In every ore.
-cinct in the city the Democrats rolled
uP--eStreme,y heavy maiori.ics. but this
was,to be expected in view Of tho nc2li-
Sible Republican vote This party's
Z strength in Virginia lies almost en-
tircly in the Fifth and Ninth Congress
sional Districts. and no Camnaisn is
made in any other section OF the State
None OF the Republican candidates had
spoken in Richmond during the cum
pa.gn.
For lieutenant Governor. Il. =.
Buchanan Swcpt the field, as did John
u. Saunders. for Attorney-General: f.
o. James. for Secretary OF the COM
nonwcalth; Charles A. Johnston. for
y State Treasurer: Harris Hart. for SUI
perintcndent of Public Instruction. and
George w. Koincr, for Commissioner
of Agriculture.
All city officers coming before the
people yesterday were without onDo-
sitton. ard were reelected. Tho same
situation existed in the contest for
seats in the House of Delegate. from
Is The city of Richmond
IN the Legislature this year Rich
mo1d will be represented by DELEGATES
f. +. Fuller James II. Price. James p,
Jones, A. .. Roschcn and Richard w
CarriRgio ton. City officers rc-clectcd
were James t. Pace, treasurer: Henry
Il r Trcsnon. comm issioner OF revenue.
George l.. Wise. Commemorative at
;orncy; William II. Wyatt. .Ir.. high
constable, John i. Sat,orfield. civ ser.
Rc"nt and j. iicruc:; Mercer sheriff.
ALL DEMOCRATS RUN
ABOUT TOGETHER
Because of the absence OF in;eres, in
tho election, figures for the thirts-ouc
precincts in the city were no, AVAIL
able last night. SiXtcerp voting plnccs
gave Wcstmorelaad Davis Il total vote
OF l,SS2; Muicy, -. and Smith II. Re
turns from other precincts Will ONLY
strength OF the three candidates
Votes cast for other Democratic no,ni-
nees were practically the same as those
received by the gubc-natorial candida,,
Featuring an otherwise dull and us
. interesting election in Richmond was
INC Gandicacy Of Frank a. Smith. a
familiar character about tho CITY
known as the philosopher OF the CAPT
tol square Returns tabulsted las;
night showed he polled only fifteen
votes, after laborins through tho SUM
MGR months in the Capito! grounds
soliciting votes.
Early in the day IL was eviden, ,hat
Il remarkably small vote was being
cast. voters apparently taking little or
no interest in the election. since tho
democratic candidates had already boon
Eclectcd. and III view of the fact that
the Republican vote ia negligible in
>1sichmond and all OF Virginia but two
districts
SAUNDERS REGnQYrS
APATHY OF VOTERS
In view OF this situation. Ciydc w
Saunders, chairman OF The city COM
mittee, issued an cleventh-hour APPEAL
70 the voters TO 90 TO the polls IL,
ISSUED the following statement:
understand that the voters of
Richmond arc not going 20 tho polls.
that the voters arc content TO rely on
t'S' W VI III tlc primary, and nor
lending their support TO the Democratic
nominees on this day OF election.
II am afraid the pconIc do mo,
realize the Importance OF This election.
and, as chairman o: the civ Demo.
cratic Committee. | hereby earnestly
call upon the voters of Richmond 10
respond 10 their party's call and rcria-
ter their fun strength at the ballot
boxes.
This Is no time 10 be a Stacker
Westmoreland Davis represents The
democracy OF Virginia in tho present
election, and the democracy OF Virrini;,
must be marshalcd in solid ranks no.
Eind Woodrow Wilson ana his admin
tstration in this time OF world war
The Democrats Of Virginia must make
iheir State safe for democracy. They
tnust rally 10 the polls in Richmond
and throughout Virginia.
Last night Mr. Saunders said tina,
reports received By him showed an
Extremely light vote. and that the peo-
lole had not apparently realized Inc
Importance Of the clcc.ion. lie dc.
tplored the action % Richmond voters
I'm remaining away from the polls. hui
(said that the city committee had isyucd
'sevcral appeals for e heavy vote nm
without appreciable results. |, vvn,
estimated that the total vote IN Hicb
mond yesterday was approximate,