Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-03
COX ACHIEVES
NOTABLE VICTORY
IN RICHMOND
Forces Of Democracy Poll
ID, ,l63 Votes for Party's
Standard-B Bearer.
GLASS LEADS TICKET
WITH TOTAL OF 1906
Harding Adherents Cast 5,279
Ballots for Their
Candidate.

Governor Cox scored a notable vic
tory in Richmond yesterday when the
forces OF Democracy turned out and
cast li.163 votes TO uphold the honor
Of America. vested in the league of
| nations. against 5.27s These were
the final figures on the vote OF the
city for the two presidential candi-
dates. Governor Cox and Senator
Harding, with only one precinct,
| Eighth Lee. not heard from.
Every Democratic candidate in the
| city polled vote many 100 per cent
heavier than hia opponen; on the in
| dependent. Votes cast for Senator
Glass totaied.. lS.07s.s His opponent.
J. K. Pollard, received 1853 votes.
| His opponent. f. r. Pollard. re-
ceived only diminutive number OF
votes. l.75s in all. other candidate.
| opposing the Democratic ticket were
| swept undnr In the general lnael-
strom. Congressman A. j. Montague
received 1882. compared with less
than 100 received by Muller, who was
opposing him. De Coursy. an inde-
! penden, candidate. made probably the
best standing OF any OF the lesser
lights. lie was opposing Congress
man Montague.
Everywhere the congestion at the
! polls is said to have cut down the
vote to certain extent. Many OF
the precincts had long lines extend.
ing as far az a block in front OF
them.
| Election machinery. inadequate 10
! meet the demands OF the increased
| electorate, prevented thousands OF
| ballots in the important elections
hold yesterday. Conceding the JUS
! lice Of the innumcrabie complaints,
the officials conducting the general
election in Richmond could only ex-
press regret over conditions which
! they had anticipated. but which It
was impossible for them TO remedy.
Considering the tremendous con-
gestien throughout the day at many
voting places and intermittent con-
gestion at even the smallest. there
was comparatively little confusion.
Where the situation was worst IL was
| understood. and the officers in the
polling places were consequently pre-
pared to deal with it intelligently.
although not always to the satisfac-
tion Of the voter.
Women Erred on Precincts.
In most cases the Interruptions TO
the smooth progress Of voting was
due to unexplained clerical errors or
| omissions or to the inexperience CT
women voters. who, when register
Ing, had given tho wrong precincts.
Judge d. c. Richardson. OF the
Hastings Court. who sat all day in
the office Of the City Attorney, in City
Hall. relieved the difficulties of
great number of voters. who appeal
ed to him after they had been turn
ed away from precinct polling places
because their names did not appear
on the poll books. In every in
stance where the complaint was due
to that cause. Judge Richardson sent
the complainant to Central Registrar
William S. Woodson, who examined
the original records. II the complain.
ant was found to have paid his or her
| poll tax and to have been accepted
by the registrar az qualified. the CEN
trail registrar verified the complaint
and the judge Issued an order to the
officer of election directing that a
ballot be given to the complainant.
Many Abandoned Votes.
Many OF the men and women. white
and colored, who went 10 the City
Hail to complain. did not return to
the voting precinct. Rather than
suffer further Inconvenience, they
abandoned their Intentions to veto.
These unsatisfactory conditions, which
had been repeatedly predicted In the
last two weeks by members or the
City Democratic Committee. election
officers and observant officials gem
orally. were not confined to any one
section OF the city. They were to be
found everywhere yesterday.
Early In tho day we'll informed mon
In political and municipal circles, who
had yentured forecasts of the total
vote ranging from 10000 to $4,000,
began to revise and lower their esti-
mates 1t was clearly apparent that
.tcontiaued op ElEhtA Parcel