Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-30
TEST VOTE GIVES TUCKER
MAJORITY OVER OPPONENT
In City Fight, Two SattcrticIds,
Trcsnon AMI Pace Lead
Field.
GUM. roo, STRONG CHOICE
With Four Spirited Fights On, III
tcrcst in Several Contests In.
crcasrS as Day of Primary APP
proachcs-Statc Ticket 10 Eorc.

The local campaign is developinr
| into AN intensely interesting affair
| With four hot" fights on. there is
scarcely a man or woman in Rich
inond who is not displaying interest
III the race and it's proba bic outcome.
rms interest. however. is not con
lined exclusively TO the local fight.
ihc state ticket is uppcrmost i'm
! mind. developments of the last few
days tending to awaken latent inter-
est. Groups Of men. gathered around
lunch tables and at soda fountains
during the afternoon hours. seriously
discuss tn. outlook.
Harry ST. George Tucker anpcarS to
Ice the favorite among most groups.
and that his vote will he a biz sur
prise to the Trinklc mon. who have
holStcrcd their expressions of conf
dencc. * shown by the results of
straw votes" being taken in the Zig
One" buildings by the Evening Dis
ia'ch. The results as shown from
The vote taken in the American Ma
tional Sank Building. the Mutual
! fuildinG. the Travellers Building, the
l!m"S-pispatch Building and the city
nan CIV" Ny. Tucker majority.
This vote also shows TN" candidates
i"i OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES running in
this order: Gum. Gilpin. West. Fit2-
hugh
For wcalth's Attorney tho
straw vote" places the candidates In
this order, with Sn,tcrncld far i'm the
lead; Sattcriicld Wise. Eoschcn. Fin
uiran
For Commissioner Of the Revenue.
Trcsmon. Rose. in the order named.
For city Treasurer: Pace. Imlcc
in the order named
For city Sergeant: Sat,crti.Id
saunders, in the order named.
The straw ballot up 10 late ycstcr-
day afternoon gave the following ma
joritiSs: fucker, 81; Gum. ISL: Dave
H. Sattcriicld. l20; TrcSnon, 1856, Pace.
| -: John l.. Sattcrficld, 10
| NO straw vote" is being taken on tho
! Ncket Tor the House of Delegates. but
! Il number OF states" have been dis
| closed. These various states" place
! the incumbcnts as probable winners.
while The two odd names embrace
all OF the other candidates, with Dick
erSon, Bright, crowd-r ana Glenn
more frequently mentioned. l.itti,
forecast can he made on the States.
although in many instances they arc
framed up by groups of leaders for
one or the other candidate and ar.
subject 10 trade"
| While the race for commemorative;
Attorney appears to be Il run away
for Sattcr.icld. the supporters of Wise
con"cdc nothing. ana declare the
commemorative Attorney will sue :
coed himself by a comfortable plu-
rality. Neither Boschcn nor Finni-
gan show Indications OF weakening.
! The straw vote" shows Trcsuon
with big lead. but the Rose en-
thuSiaStS bear up confidently. with
= display OF considerable confidence.
The Rose men are waging a most
/ strenuous battle and pass the word
around that they are sure winners
Face supporters are claiming JEFF
fcrson. Madison. and Lee Wards, am.
count upon winning III First, Fifth.
Tenth ana Eleventh clay The iiulcc
contingent, however. declare they will
carry all four wards, ANA that the Lee
Ward vote will hc Ear less for Fac"
! than IL was last year.
Early in the stag" of the straw
bauoting." saunders trpt the lead FOR
! City Sergeant. hut a tn" votes cam"
in Sattcricld crcpt ahead, and now IL
is a neck ana neck affair.
The straw vote" shows Pace and
Sattcrncld Leading iIulc" and Saun-
dvrs by the Same vote.
Tried aud trl!" forccastcrS say that
the vote in Richmond Will reach Is
zoe. while new men in the 'gucssin@
bee" declare they believe the total
yctc win 30 above 10000 They r".nt
to III. Intense interest in the various
contests as Tic point upon which they
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