Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-07
CAPTURES 3 OUT 4.
OF 4 CITY WARDS
Lee, Madison and Clay Pile Up
Long Lead for In
cumbent. T..
1909 VOTES ARE PoLLED
Hot Fight for Executive Office
Ends in Election Free
From Disorder.
1909 VOTES ARE PoLLED

George Ainslic was re elected
Mayor OF Richmond yesterday. de-
.catlnn State Labor Commissioner !
John Hirschhcrg by a majority <oe
cast in tho hottest mayoralty cam
paign experienced hero in thirty
years.
Mayor Ainslie carried three OF tho
four wards of the city and sixteen
out of the thirty-one precincts, and
tied his opponent in another. The
vote was the largest ever cast here,
although falling short in at least one
ward the incumbent had counted upon.
When the final returns had been
tabulatcd shortly before midnight,
Mayor Ainslle expressed his grat'R-
cation over the result. In a brief
statement he said: e
The result OF today's primary is
mos. gratifying, and wish to cx-
press my sincere thanks to my sup
porters. The welfare OF Richmond lis
now the large matter for the atten-
ton OF all the people OF the city and
with their cooperation shalt use
my oest endeavors to that end"
Polled Vote Anticipated.
Other than the size of the majority,
little surprise was expressed among
those who have closely followed tho
campaign for the past several
months. II was generally accepted
that the HirschberE vote would be
about 5000. and!c while he ,pollcd IL
lotal Of d,.T7s thpEanticipated vote fotl
! l:.ooe was exceeded by .30s.
Mayor Ah-, lie carried his strong a
'hold. Lee Ward. by majority ot
1,T9S. The total vote in Leo Ward
!, fell short by 500 the calculations
made on the eve OF the primary. al-,t
though S,674 votes were cast. The
Mayor lost only ono precinct, the Sec
ond, sweeping the remaining six. The
first Precinct turned In a majority
OF 6eo for Ainslie out Of a total or
7S5 votes cast
HirschberE Carries Jefferson.
Hirschoers. rs expected, carrted
JEFFERSON Ward by an Overwhelming
vote, but lost Madison Ward
which he confidently predicted would
be his by substantial figure. HIS
prediction claim to Clay Ward also
| received setback when that strony-
hoid OF conservative labor gave Mayor
Ainslte majority OF scS votes. Mad
ison Ward, however. was close, oniy
forty-onc votes separating tho rival
| candidates. - -
Jefferson Ward gave majority OF
ilf- Tor Hirsehbcrg. who carried
every precinct except the First. where
| he tied the Mayor with 1O4 votes each1,
rms precinct had been conceded To
the incumbent and tho heavy5yote for
| the aspirant for mayoralty honor.
was ono of the real surprises OF tho
| day.
The labor vote of South Richmond
would have swung Madison Ward
Int" the Hirschberg column exceps
! lot the Woodland Heights and Forest
fttii district, which gave a majority
or sefenty-three to Ains!ie Four a.
| thc hSe precincts north OF the James
RiVcr In this ward save substantials
majorties for Ainslie but were over
balanced by the heavy labor strength
on the South Side.
Clay Ward Upaets CnlculatIon..
| Clay Ward. which Hirschberr
counted upon to join the East End
In counteracting the Lee Ward yote
! upset the calculations OF the Iabo-s
commissioner. with nve of the seven
| precincts going over to the Ainslias
camp by heavy majorities. Only AZ
one precinct did Hirschberg run trpa
10 form. the other being carried by
| IL bare sixteen votes. S
The Reelection OF Mayor Ainsiie
means that he will be the candidate
OF the Democratic partysin the cleo
| ;ion TO be held in June. His nomi. {
nation in the primary is tantamount
TO election. as the Republican
strength here Is not equal to the task
of putting a candidate into the field
| against a man having the solid back Il
ing OF the Mayor. His reelection
| will mean his third term OF four
years at the head OF tho city row
ernmcnt s
[ Mr.. Hirschhers could not be To-
/ Gated last night. but his followers
early conceded his defeat, especially
| when the heavy Lee Ward majority Z
and the Madison Ward result weraS
tabulated. Possibility of contestG
or application for a recount is not
expected. tho victory for the incun- i
bent being too impressive.
Cienr Day brings Large Vote.
Tho weather had much to do with
the largo vote. the day being cisar.s3s
and crisp. The polls opened at $40 il
o'clock and at that early hour hum
drcds of workers were busiIyi cr,xarsks
In rounding up voters. Hundreds of \
workers cast their ballots bSfora y
going to work. although = heayysvots
was cast In the hour before the 6nfIa I
closed at 6:36 o'clock. It9ts estisaatSS@ 81
that pore than 1000 had voted bsrnsxa III
. o'clock In the afternoon. ssS 3
No disorder was rcportAd from ~
part OF the city. In spite ofl the iH sss
tense Interest in the election /, yrtxS|S
police were on duty at each poli iisS
Place anSSep. the precinct weskSyxSa
from SsseagatinE around tbs xoiiss III IL
& a gtSSA q, 81, n fs III;