Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-11-03
Old Dominion Stands Like
Stone Wall For Party
Principles
ELECT 9 CONGRESSMEN
Constitutional Amendments Carry
Ninth District Goes Republican BY
5000 Majority

Richmond, Va. Nov. 9.-Vir@inia
indorsed the league of nations and
reaff;rmed her allegiance to Demo-
cracy in the election of yesterday by
giving Cox and Roosevelt majority
estimated early this morning on in
ccmp!ete returns at approximately
G5, 900. Nine of the ten congressional
districts returned Democrats TO the
House of Representatives, the Ninth
District alone remaining joined to its
Republican idol. Representative
Slenp. Carter Glass was reelected
70 the United States Senate over his
'liEy-b.ack" opponent. }. R. Pollard,
by majority of probably 100000.
Although the Republican vote is
largely increased over that of any
preceding election, it is evident from,
the returns that large majority of
the new voters remained true 70 the
faith of their forefathers. and made
Virginia more certainly Democratic
State than before.
The Republican gains appear mainly
in returns from the larger cities.
and are presumably responsive to
the national drift to that party IN
Yesterdays election. In the rural sec
tons the new electorate served to
increase the Democrats major;ties.
II is further to be noted that the
drift to the Republican side seems To
have been confined to Harding and
Coolidge, and did not extend to the
nominees Of tEhat party for Congress.
In the Seventh District it appears
tI.at Senator John Paul. of Rocking
ham, Republican, succeeded in effect
ing a considerable reduction III the
usual majority of Congressman
Thomas w. Harrison, which may be
as sma! as 900 votes. Senator Paul
has wagesi an active fi"ht and IS re-
puted to he man of great personal
popularity
Democratic State Chairman Rorer
s. James wins notable victory over
S. Floyd I!andrcth. of Carroll. who
had made vigorous campaign.
Cclonel James. who is from Pittsyl-
yania. and who is serving the uneN-
pired term caused by the resignation
Of Judge F.. w. Saunders, now men,
bcr Of the Supreme Count. scored
heavily in his home county and in
Danyillc AMI Charlotte, while The
western end of the Fifth District
failed to ccmc mp with the expected
Rcpubtcan majority.
Representative James P. Woods. OF
Roanoke, is overwhelming rec 'ectcA
f,.om the Sixth District, easily defeat
inr w. y. Doak, who although the
Reprblican nominee. was understood
to be CARRYING also on his shoulders
the burden of Farmer-Labor prin-
, c;pl.s. and was credStcd with at
temrtinr opposition to the Esch-Cnm,
nt,ns act while the nominee of q
r.,rtv which endorsed that legi$sa,
| ton.
Representatives s. Otis Bland. ir
the First District; Patrick II. Drcwry
in ,he Fourth ard r. Walton Moore
in the Eighth, were easy winners.
The majority of Representative c
p. Slemp in the Ninth District over
his Democratic opponent, Iieutcna%t
Boiling II. Handy. Of Bristol, is csti'
{ mated at 5000. Mr.. Handy came int
rhe field Ia:c, and while nc made
gallant fight. thn national trent "n'
the pn,!-tax preparedness OF the Re
pvblicans proved FOO much fer: hsn.
The '.1i.y-bIack" Republican, Pc
lard, por9cd a negligible vote aga'nS
Senator Glass.
Returns As to the proposed amend
non. TO ..c .:..ut u. are 81
..-s, .~l ~..I.c,to "a. all Of the.r
have received public appreciation
which verdict could conceivah!y ,
reversed when fun reports are 70
cciveh. In some counties, where lead
ersb:p had developed in opposition. 4
those amendments which VIII rssuI
IN large in,rease: in 2u2':-;. tnSaN"'
ina jnri.f@= ware returned arlAnSt IN
r)a,; and sshnel.'tax amenjment5, hr
ffC.; the4Aost part thu va,'"Es pro
.l,nss.ls seem to have bee l without 2r
saa'zed opposition. .,.. ..se.a.
Evsrvwhere- ii is reported that t.