Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-02
TODAY'S RICHMOND
VOTE is FORECAST
AT $4,000 TOTAL
Inadequate Facilities Are
L h GU g h t to initiate
Against Larger Poll.
NORMAL MAJORlTiES SURE
FOR ALL THE DEMOCRATS
Interests Centers in Local Con-
& test for Office of City
Treasurer.
HOT FIGHT ON FOR PLACE
Pace, Hulcc, Iiirscl,bcrg and Me-
Carthy Candidates for ImpOr-
tant Office.
NORMAL MAJORITIES SURE
FOR ALL THE DEMOCRATS
Pace, Hulcc, HirscIbcrg and Me-
Carthy Candidates for Inpor-
tant Office.

The polls Will open In the thirty
one precincts In Richmond this morn
ing at 5:35 O'Clock and c!osc 4, 5:l,
o'clock this afternoon All is in read
mess for the great battle OF ballots
TO be wagcd today.
With total qualified voto OF 81, 600
on the poll books. indications po!n,
10 not more than $4,000 ballots being
east In this election. Officers OF the
City Democratic Committee are even
moro conservative in their estimate
asserting that conditions initiate
against larger total vote than 20
600. Chairman Purccii's estimate Is
even lower.
Confusion at the polls. due 10 inac-
euracies In registration and conEes.
tion, is Inevitable. The reason given
,-for the inadequate facilities for hand
ling the increased electorate is that
tho time Intervening between rati-
ncation OF the suffrage amendment
and the election was too brief to
permit OF tho necessary changes IL
the lcsaiized system OF conducting
elections. which Is prescribed by ac.
&
only slightly modified or altered by
the City councii.
Expect Normal MaJoritIes.
while interest in tho election o!
President. United states Senator and
member OF the House of Representa-
tives Is general, ther. is no reason
TO expect anything less than the nor
NAL Democratic maiorities for these
candidates. Senator Glass and Con-
gressman Montague will he reelected
by Overwhelming maJorities.
~ focal interest is keen In the contest
1 for the city treasurcrship There are
sfour candidatcs-James B. Pace. Jr.,
who is serving the unexpircd term o:
his father, the late James b. Pace,
. Sr. Herbert l.. Hulce, present City
collector of Taxes: John Hirschbers,
state Labor Commissioned. and Carl
ton Mccarthy. eX- Mayor and ex-men-
hcr OF the Administrative Board.
which was lcgislated out OF existence.
II was announced at the head
quarters of the Womcn's Democratic
Grub OF Richmond late yesterday
afternoon that l.6l7 women who arc
ptedged to vote for Cox and Roosc-
-
members of the women's organiza-
;icn. The organization women are
confident that at least rs per cent of
tho enrolled feminine vote OF the
city, which is slightly in excess of
$4,000. will be found inside the Dem
ocratic ranks in today's election.
More Than $500 Negro Women Listed.
Moro than $500 negro women are
registered and 1t is believed that fully
5000 Will endcayor to vote today.
The City Democratic Committee will
have watchers at every polling place
Ir the city and every questionable
vote will be challenged. Men and
Women who have been convicted OF
felony In any court and whose po-
litical disabilities have not been re-
moved will be prevented from vot-
Ing.
Chief OF Police Sherry has detailed
piain-clothes men as well as uni
formed police to stand guard at each
iolling place for the purpose OF main
tanning order and protecting officers
Of election in tho discharge of their
duty and preventing the illegal cast
ing of ballots by persons who may
have been convicted OF petty larceny
or other offenses.
Expect Count VIII lie Protr.cted.
City Democratic Chairman John NJ.
Purcell has assigned all members OF
the committee to service in the pre-
Fcincts today. The city committee will
meet tonight in campaign head
quarters, Murphy's Hotel Annex. for
The purpose of receiving all available
returns from the city election. Chair
man Purcell said yesterday after
noon that little could be hoped for
n, the way Of returns from the cleo
tion tonight. When the polls close
the count will begin, but it is feared
that, except in the smaller precincts.
the vote for City Treasurer cannot
be reported TO the committee before
tomorrow about noon.