Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-07
Three-C Cor nered FightEnds
With Result in Doubt.
All Claim Vic
tory.

tween sunrise and sunset to-day-for
thirteen hours and flfty-fve minutes
will go to the POLLS in the greatest
Gubernatorial fight In recent years in
the three -cornered race between West
moreland Davis. Loudoun County. j.
Taylor Ellyson and John Garland Pol
lard. of Richmond. incidentally. the
voters will also nominate in the pri-
mary to-day. which is the first to be
held under the new pure elections law.
an Attorney Secretary of the
Commonwealth and Superintendent of
Public Instruction. In political circles
last night. however. little time was
devoted to the discussion of these con-
tests.
The situation in Virginia. as viewed
last night in Richmond. was exceed
ingly complicated, and the final out
come doubtful. Supporters Of each OF
the three candidates were depending
TO large degree on eleventh hour ef-
forts 10 swing as many votes as pos
sible. realizing that. barring unforeseen
developments, the winner would need
every available vote. During the past
few days there has been a great con-
centration of activity In this direction
WILD RUMORs RECEIVE
ONLY PASSING ATTENTION
Folitico were the controlling facto,
everywhere yesterday. There was no
other subject discussed in the Capitol
the vote in which is almost evenly
split: small crowds Of men congregated
on the street and in stores in the down.
town sections, and in the clubs last
night the gubernatorial contest was
nf he
reports went their rounds among such
gatherings. but they received only
passing attention
Only mild interest has developed in
Richmond in the local campaign. Eight
candidates are Offering themselves for
the five seats in the House of Dele
gates from this city. and efforts to
sound the candidates for their opinions
on matters believed to be of vital in
lteresti to the welfare OF the city have
met with noncommittal replies. Re-
ports are current. however, that in
certain quarters two incumbents are
being scratched from the ballots and
that the men to take their places had
already been selected. It was impos-
sible, however. to learn the extent of
this activity.
Supporters of Captain William NJ
Myers. commander of the Richmond
Howitzers' battery. which is stationed
at Font Oglethorpe. have been work
Ing hard during the past few days. and
predicted last night that he would be
returned to the General Assembly by
large plurality. Captain Myers is
declared to have made Richmond an
able representative in the Legislature
and recent ruling Of the Attorney
Generals office was that his military
connection did not affect his status as
lawmaker. He has already made ar
rangements to secure a sixty-day fur
Tough from his command, IL elected.
that he may attend the Legislature this
winter.
MEMBER OF CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION RUNNING FOR HOUSE
Other candidates are apparently run
ming fairly even. with no beforehand
indication which three of the eight are
doomed to disappointment when the re-
turns of to-day's primary are tabu-
lated The situation In Chesterfield
County is also close. with the odds ap-
parently favoring James w. Gordon, of
Bon Air. Mr.. Gordon is a well-known
attorney of Richmond, and was mem
ber of the Constitutional Convention.
DIR. j. +. Ragland is his opponent.
Developments yesterday in the guber-
material fight included statements from
Emmett l.. Mann. member of the Gen
eral Assembly from Chesterfield and
Powhatan Counties, and from State
Senator Aubrey T.. Strobe. Mr.. Mann
was elected 10 the Legislature on the
prohibition ticket, and. together with
his brothers. have been using his in
fuence in tho interest of Mr.. Pollard
His statement is follows:
Il have seven brothers we are all
stanch prohibitionists: we will cast
eight votes for John Garland Pollard
for Governor tomorrow, and il he Is
defeated we'll shout to Rev James
Cannon, Jr.. as the sinking Titanic band
played after striking the gigantic ice
berg which sent the magnificent shin
to the bottom-'Nearer, My God, to
Thee"
Senator Strodes statement was in
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