Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-05
DEMOCRATS ARE SURE
OF SWEEPING VICTORY
Republicans Have Made Little Ell
fort to Introduce Their
Candidates.
URGE ALL TO GO TO POLLS
Party Leaders Make Last Appeals to
All Democrats to Cast Their Bal
lots for Choice Of Recent Pri-
mary.

Voters OF Virginia 60 to the polls
tomorrow in the general election for
the selection OF Governor. and other
State officers. Because OF the negligible
Republican vote. the State campaign
has attractc little interest this year,
and Il heavy ballot is not expected. Tho
polls open at Gal o'clock and close at
5:0T. Interest in the election has CEN
tered chiefly around several warm leg
islative contests between Democrats
and Republicans and Democrats and in
dependent candidates.
i. j. Muncy. Republican nominee for
Governor. in opposition to Westmore-
land Davis. of Loudoun County, is ex-
pected to poll only 4 very light vote.
Mr.. Muncy has confined his campaign
entirely to tho western part Of the
state, and with the exception OF his
vote i'll the Fifth and Ninth Districts,
his strength will be negligible
Gossip in political circles connect Mr.
Muncy's candidacy with ambitions in
another direction. In certain quarters
II is declared that he has ambitions to
succeed Representative c. Bascom
Slemp. Of the Ninth District. and has
entered the general election this year
In order to gain publicity for later
cndeavor. 1t is known that Mr.. Slemp
has been DESTROYS OF retiring from poll
tics for some time. and 1t is expected
that Mr.. Muncy will become candidate
Tor Congress in event that the former
declines to stand for recollection.
COMMITTEE HAS wAGED
|. SPEECHMAKING CAMPAIGN
For several weeks the State Demo-
cratic Committee has waged a vigorous
campaign. with speakers appearing in
every section Of the State The COM
mittee is determined that there shall
be no falling OF of the Democratic
cot No.
at numerous meetings, while Governor
Stuar, mas also devoted considerable
time In recent weeks TO making politl-
cal addresses. The campaign will BIO
brought to close In the State to- day.
Meetings arranged during the day
and tonight are rs follows:
At Winchester, Westmoreland Davis:
at Lexington and Buena Vista,
morning and night. respectively.
II. d. Flood at Gloucester. John
r. Saunders. J. Douglas Mitchell,
j. Boyd Sears. j. L. Taliaferro; at wav-
erly, A. j. Montague: at King George,
c. O'Conor Goolrick; ut Cape Charles,
John r. Rev: ri Charlotte Courthouse.
William Hodges Mann: at Accomac
Courthouse. William Bullitt FitzhuEh;
at Saluda, night, j. Douglas Mitchell;
at Gate City. B. F. Buchanan.
RICHMOND VOTERS URGED
TO GO TO THE POLLS
While the Republican vote in Rich
mond is negligible and the Democrats
have no fear of not piling up an over
whelming majority, n special call on
all Democrats to be sure to 60 to the
polls has been issued. The represcn-
taticn OF the various wards on the
City Democratic Committee Is based on
the number OF votes cast for Governor.
Candidates of the Democratic and
Republican parties in the general cleo
ton to-day arc as follows:
For Governor-Westmorel Davis.
OF Loudoun. Democrat: Thomas ].
Muncy, of Bland. Republican.
For Lieutenant -Governor-B. F. Buch-
anan. of Smyth. Democrat; B. a. Davis,
of Franklin, Republican.
For Attorney General John r.
Saunders. of Nliddlesex. Democrat;
Harry Wolcott, Norfolk. Republican
For Secretary of the Commonwealth
d. o James of Richmond. Democrat;
Henry Reed. Of Botetourt, Republican.
For. Treasurer-Charles A. Johnston,
OF Montgomery, Democrat: James Nc.
LanEhlin. of Lynchburg, Republican.
For Superintendent of Public In
observation-disclosures Hart, of Roanoke.
Dam, crat; James II. Ruebush, Rock
iheht'n. Republican.
For Commissioner OF Agriculture
George W. K"ner. OF Rich mond. Dem
ocrat; B. D. Bowman, OF Shenandoah.
Republican,