Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-06
CANNON AND MILLS
NAMED FOR SENATE
IN CITY PRIMARY
w e nd e burg Is Badly
Beaten in Fight for
denomination.
T. GRAY HADDoN LEADS
IN RACE FOR HOUSE
Other Delegates Are Boschen,
Fuller, Wilcox and Price.
Jones Being Beaten.
BARNES WINS IN HENRICo
Defeats Henry G. Bcattic, Incumb-
cnt. In Close Battle for Seat
in Lower Body.
BARNES WINS IN HENRlco
Defeats Henry G. Bcattic, Incumb-
cnt. In Close Battle for Seat
in Lower Body.

: Louis O. Wendenburg. member OF the
state Senate since 1912. first from the
district embracing Heurico County
and later from the city of Richmond.
met overwhelming defeat yesterday
IN thrce-cornered race. which finished
with James Z. Cannon and Morgan r
Mills as the winners.
James L. Cannon. leader OF the
ticket for the upper house in the
pemocratc primary, was returned for
ms third term. with vote Of 3,Hsb.
plurality Of l.ioo over Senator Wen
dcnburg.
Changes In House Pcr,onneI.
For the House OF Delegates from
the city of Richmond. the winners
were I. Cray Haddon. Albert o.
Boschen. Il. r. Fuller. George L. Will
cox and James r. Price. the defeated
Il. Hobson. Harry G.. Glenn and James
r Jones. NJ! Jones was the only
mem,ber, Of the House who failed Of
Senator Cannon not only succeeded
MS seat in the state senate. but Sc
cure1 more votes than any single can
didate in the primary. His closest
competitor for this honor was T. Gray
Hinnon who received lo3 votes less
than Senator Cannon. Graham =.
Hobson. former member OF the House
OF Delegates and OF the City Admins
irative Board had fewer votes cas-;
10. him than any of the twelve can
Asks Court to Intervene.
That Senator Wendenberg had some
idea Yesterday of contcsting the man
ner OF holding ne election; In which
der instructions from j. l. Ingram.
secretary to the City Electoral Board.
seemed TO have been forecast when j.
h ,,EI. ..Nf rtv
voter. applied TO Judge Ernest c. Wells.
OF Hastings Court. Part II. for wri,
OF mandamus. compelling the judges al
his precinct TO allow him TO vote a
Judge Wells denied the writ. saying
that. until after legal returns Of the
ground for complaint could exist, Tn.
instructions were issued 10 the primary
"iiciais by Mr.. Ingram under a resoiu-
ti"n passed by the city Democrats
Committee in 1915, dec airing against
the solid shot" Assistant Attorney
General Josiah D. Hank has held that
Carried Hut One Precinct.
Senator Wendenours. who came to
the senate In 1872 the winner By an
overwhelming majority, carried only
one precinct eSterday-thc Eighth, in
Madison Ward. Here he received sixty
Cannon ana forty-s!N for Morgan Il.
Mills Likewise. Senator Cannon lost
only this precinct.
Mr. Mills carried his own ward. JEFF
ferson, by Il sweeping plurality. In
the other three Senator Cannon led
HIM by small margin.
In the race for the House, I. Gray
Haddon led his nearest competitor. AL
bert o. Boschen. by a plurality Of sos
votes. This is Mr.. Haddon's tirst ap-
pearance in fight for legislative
honors. He was defeated several years
ago by George l.. Wise in a spectacular
race for commemorative Attorney for
the city OF Richmond.
The third man in this race was L. r
Fuller: the fourth. George L. Wilcox.
who ran as the candidate OF organized
labor. and the nth. James II. Price,
around whom there ragged during the
campaign political storm growing out
OF his failure TO support in the session
Governor Davis.
Barnes Defeats Beattie.
In Henrico County. James W. Barnes
defeated the incumbent. Harry c.
by Vote OF soS to a4s. with one pre- rec
thought tha, this precinct viii swell
The e Vote vote in in ienrico ice isi By nreciac,s Srs
was as follows: Whitlock-Barnes. 6
ssattiel ssatte TGwn syIvanakarn"s haliha1nss 1S
Beattie le. Car;ers-Earmes l9; Beat
tic. 6. Seven Pines-Barnes. 81: Beat
tie. 3. HighlanI Springs-Barnes. %;
Bcattie. 5. Montrose--Barnes. -; Beat
tie. 13. Bowling Green--Barnes. Al:
Beattie, 6. Brook, Iiili--Earnes., 5:
Beattie. IL. Lakeside Barnes. >; Beat
tie, 65. Hungary-Barnes. IA: Beat
tie. 81. Westhampton-Barno 50;
Beattie. 55. Ridge Church-Barnes.
25: Beattie. 16.
Except in a few counties and cities.
where hot fights were waged for local
offices, the vote throughout Virginia
in the Democratic primary election
yesterday was exceedingly light.
Nominations were made for members
OF the State Senate and House of Dele
gates and for county and district otii-
GERS.
In several counties vigorous cam
paigns centcred around the Office OF
treasurer