The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-06
No REAL OPPOSITION
BUT ALL DEMOCRATS
ARE URGED TO VOTE
In House of Delegates Democrats
Have Own Way. Except In
Southwest Virginia
NOT LESS THAN IS DEMOCRATS
IN LOWER BRANCH.
Reported That Socialist Candidate for
Governor Failed to File Notice In
Time and His Name Is Not ON
Ticket.

AS usual democracy has dsstanced
all other political parties in Virginia
and today the opposition will only be
in the running for the purpose of sus-
tanning semhlance of organisation.
However every Democrat is urged to
60 70 the polls AS patriotic duty. in
dicat!ng democracy.s vitality in yir-
ginia.
While the office Of the secretary of
the commonwealth is not permitted
under the law TO give out any OF the
contents" 81 the tfcket-~that is the
names Of any OF the persons thereon
Il IS reported from other sources that
there are more than two candidates for
governor on the tIcket--0ue OF them
being Or. Frank Smith. OF Richmond
who is running on a platform all his
own.
1t is also reported that that head OF
the Socialist state. ticket failed to file
his notice In the tinfe flxed by law
and that his name Is not on the ticket
today, although that OF the Socialist
candidate for Northumberland Is
said 10 be on In due form.
Few Pretty Fight On.
The polls Will open this morning al
sunrise and will close at sunset. There
are no local complications of any
hlH0 mat threaten TIE election OF any
man or the Democratic ticket in Rich
mond. However. there are some pref
~ fights in progress in several iegis-
lative districts. a few between Demo-
Gratis and few others between Demo
Gratis and Republicans.
In the district composed of Prince
William county there is hot fight on
between c A Sinclair. who Is claimed
to be the duly declared Democratic
SHndidate M urhn ho~
represented the district since the ses-
sion Of 191l-f2. in which he took active
part In the effort TO get through the
ena bling act. He was active we'll
In the following legislature, which saw
the triumph of the dry" cause.
In the present campaign Mr. Meetxa
lis said to have been one day late In FL
ing his notice OF candidacy. The coun-
ty committee declared the only other
candidate c. A. Sinclair. the nominee.
Friends of MFR. Meetze are freely
claiming his election.
In Good Old Gloucester.
Another interesting hsht in which
Democrats are involved is in Gfouces-
ter county, In triangular primary
eontes. J. l. Talisferro won out over
Captain ], r. Mills and J. n. StNbbe
Some weeks after the primary Mr.
Taliaferro found that his interests
would not permit him to spend the
necessary time away from home to at.
tend the sessions OF the house of dele
gates, whereupon he resigned as the
candidate. While Captain Mills had
run second in the race. at convention
held at Gloucester courthouse Majo-
Stubs was nominated. Captain Mills,
however. had previously announced
that he would run in the general cleo
ton and declined to go into the con-
ventton. r. NJ. Rilee is running as
an independent
Governors Nephew in Ruasia.
In Russell county a vigorous fight Is
being waged TO fill seat formerly
held by a Republican by the election
Of John White Stuart, a nephew Of
Governor Stuart The governor Is at
his home in Russell county today and
will cast his vote for the Democratic
ticket at Lebanon.
In the district composed OF High
land. Bath Roekbridge. and the city
OF Buena Vista. John w. Stephenson.
the Democratic candidate. is hefng OPP
posed by J. l.. Hannah. Republican.
In Botetourt J. b. Buhrman. Repub-
lican- has no onposition.
In Carroll county ". A. Horton Re-