The Washington times., 1921-08-03
{. |. TR|NKLE Wins
VIRGINIA PRIMARY
FORGOVERN0RSH|P
State Senator Outruns Harry
Tucker by Majority Esti-
mated at 10000.

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ington, by $4,000 votes In yesterdays
Statewide Democratic primary. az
cording to returns received TODAY.
Tucker workers In Richmond ADMIT.
ted that nothing short OF a miracle
could save him.
The State ticket will be Trinkle for
governor by $4,000; West for heuten-
ant governor by 10000, and Adams
for State corporation commission oy'
$4,000. Tucker carried Richmond
by $50. In the local contest every
one Of the "ins" who had opposition
was defeated. Trinkle appears to
have carried seven Of the ten dis
tricts In the State.
State Senator Julien Dunn. OF Hen.
rico county, looked like winner
over State Senator Junius e. West.
OF Suffolk, In the lieutenant governor.
ship race. Kenneth N. Gilpin, Of
Clarke county, formerly Of Baltimore.
apparently did not make as good q
run as his friends predicte'l he
would. ID. w. Fitzhugh polled only
small vote.
Berkeley ID. Adams, OF Charlotte
county, apparently swept tho State
for the State Corporation Commits.
sioner over his opponent. Elben c.
Folkes. of Richmond. Mr.. Adams Ii
the INCUMBENT.
Gain In the Cities.
Trinkles victory was due largely
TO his more compact working organ
ization, which held down Tucker .
expected majorities In the cities.
From the beginning of the campaign
II was conceded that Trlnkle had
the advantage In the rural sections,
but fuckers managers counted on
the urban vote rallying to the Rock
bridge county man in sufficient num-
his opponent. In this they were mis-
taken, as returns from number
Of cities show.
Another element that contributed
to the Wytheville mans victory was
the surprisingly large woman vote
cast. They had been regarded gen
orally as Trinkle supporters on the
liquor issue and reports from all
over the State indicate that their
interest was not academic by any
means. but was emphasized by bal.
lots. In number u sections
they poled 40 per cent OF the vote
cast and In some precincts the women
actually outnumbered the men.
The long ticket in this city made the
count exceedingly slow and the result
was not known definitely at midnight.
Indications. however, were that
Tucker had small majority.
In the Second Norfolk Portsmouth,
district, which had been considered
certain for Tucker, incomplete returns
indicate a victory for Trinkle. The
votes In Norfolk and Portsmouth are
both reported close, with Trinkle
carrying the rural sections and thus
getting majority in the district.
Tucker Claims First.
fuckers headquarters here claims
the First district by small majority,
but available returns do not bear out
his claim. fredericksburg went for
Trinkle by vote OF 333 to 255
Northumberland gave the wythe
county man 427 to 1871, and Westmore.
land was carried for him by six votes.
Hampton gave him majority OF 227,
Richmond county went for Tucker
2l0 to 76 and one precinct Of Newport
News gave the Rockbridgs man three
majority.
The fourth district apparently is in.
clining to Trinkle.
In the Upper Shenandoah Valley the
fight Is close. Frederick county, not
including Winchester, gives Tucker
$40 majority. Rappahannock reports
$50 and Bath so. majority for the Lex
ington man, while Harrisonburg and
the county of Rockingham gave
Trinkle a majority Of PIT.
Lower Valley for TrinlIe.
Tucker, however, apparently has
swept the lower valley. his home sec
ton. Staunton gave him a majority
Of 318 and his majority in Augusta
county is put at 400. Lexington and
Rockbridge county also went over
whelminsly for their favorite son.
Alexandria reports q majority Of
500 for Tucker, but II Ia said his op-
ponent has carried the county. Stat
ford county gave the Wytheville man
a majority Of 100.
On the south side Trinkle also ap-
parently has scored a victory. Eight
precincts in Petersburg gave him a
majority Of 1913 and Henrico county
turned in a majority of 1859.
Meager returns from the Sixth dis
trict. the home district of Senator Car
ter Glass, Tucker supporter. indi.
Gated that that district had gone heav-
lily for Trinkle.
Southwest for Trinkle.
In the southwest the Trinkle wavc
apparently approached tidal proper.
tons. Three out of eleven Roanoke
districts gave him 7S3 votes to PSI for
his Lexington opponent, while the
vote In three Danvtlle precincts was
1913 for Trinkle to 20 for Tucker. The
Wythe countian also has a lead of PA
in of the 16 Roanoke county pre-.
cincts to report.
Wythe county rolled up a majority
Of 1900 for its native son. his home
town of Wytheville giving him 361
votes to the good. Pulaski county
came across with 957 majority for
Trinkle, the vote being 1924 to $50.
Six precincts in Washington county.
in the extreme western end OF the
State, gave the Wythe county man SAT
votes to 80 for Tucker. Wise county
has given him a majority of about