Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-09
ANDERSON LOSES
HIS OWN PRECINCT
TONEXT GOVERNOR
Senator Trinkle Carries S
First Lee by Vote of
$50 to 81.
VOTE OVERWHELMING
FOR THE DEMOCRATS
Independent Strength for G..
0. p. Ticket Fails to Ma.
terialize Here.

Colonel Henry w. Anderson, Re-
publican candidate for Governor, and
the ticket that was to help him ef-
feet house cleaning in the SOW
ernmental affairs OF Virginia, were
swnmped yesterday In Richmond.
Returns from thirty-one of the
forty precincts in the capital city.
obtained at 3 o'clock this morn
Ing. showed that E. Leo Trinkle, the
Democratic Governor-elect. buried
him Mt those polling places under an
avalanche of s.232 votes. Colonel
Anderson at these precincts received
only 1859. John Mitchell. Jr., of
Richmond, candidate OF the 'lIly
black" faction of the Republican
"ariy, came out third in the list of
i've aspirants for the Governorsh,p,
receiving $40 votes. Mrs. George
Custss. Independent Socialist. was
given twenty and John 2. Gootlman
came out last with four.
Candidates for minor State and
municipal offices ran equally as well
as the leader Of the State ticket
against their Republican and Indc-
pendent opponents.
Voting in Various Wards.
Nine precincts in Lee Ward give
Tr!nk!c 2,S63 votes. and Anderson,
6ol: seven in Jefferson Ward yield
ed Trinkle 2,027. and Anderson. 533;
eight in Clay Ward gave Trinkle o.
T9i, and Anderson. S55: and seven in
Madison Ward yielded Trinkle 1851.
and Anderson. 323.
Not In the recent history OF Rich
mond politics was there such an over
whclmlng victory as that registered
at the polls yesterday. The much
heralded independent vote" failed to
mntcralize. The minority vote was
consistently Republican In very few
Instances did the Republican coun
go above 100 in any one precinct
Even i'm the home precinct of tho
Republican candidate. Colonel Horny
'" Anderson. thero was surpris-
ingly small display of strength. III
lost the precinct by a vote of $50 to
81. And this vote tailed practically
with the independent" vote.
The colorcd strength appeared 10
have been greatly exaggerated.
flinted combinations against the reg
uiars were not apparent I'm the show
down. 1t was shown by the Rcpub-
lican workers that there were about
500 In the city. II the negroes voted.
la not at all displayed. for Mitchell.
the 'lily black" candidate, received
II distressinG!y small vote-less than
800 in'thc city. If the negroes voted
their strength was scattered With
the average Of less than 100 votes
To precinct. the independents"
must have received the solid Rcpub
lican strength. as is indicated by an
analysis OF the showing made by the
strassht"uts and the Independents.
No Democratic DIsaGcction.
With the hurricane campaign of the
Republicans in Richmond. and the
lavish display OF expenditure, Il Is
conceded that the campaign Just
closed was the most spectacular fiasco
in local history. The Democrats
stood shoulder to shoulder. There
were no exhibitions of dsaffectlon.
There was no indication Of half
hearted support on the part of those
who opposed Senator Trinkie in the
primary
There was much rejoicing at DEM
ocratic headquarters last night. Many
candidates were present with their
friends to receive the returns. Rose,
Hulcc. Wyatt. Mercer, Dick" Saund
ers. liaddon. Price. Fuller. Bright
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