Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-02
ALL TEN DISTRICTS
GO FOR SENATOR
IN GREAT VICTORY
Former Governor Davis
May Garry Only Two
Counties.
IN SOME PLACES VOTE
ALMOST UNANIMOUS
Richmond Alone Of the Cities
Gives Loser Good
Showing.
DOUBT GONE ny $40 O'CLOCK
county After County mt Thi, Time
W"s riiInS Up Huge Leads for
Winner.
DOUBT GONE ny $40 O'CLOCK
county After County Mt This Time
Wns PiiinE Up Huge Leads for
Winner.

In tn" most decisive primary cleo
tion in the history Of lntraparty con-
tests In Virginia, United states Sena-
tor Claude Augustus Swanson, of
fittSy'vania. was renomina,ed yes
terday by the Democrats Of the state,
overwhelmingly defeating former
Governor Wcstmoreland Davis, OF
I."nd"un. Mr. Swanson's majority
may reach 10000
Snmr Verdict Evcrywhcrc
MI sections "f the state rendered
III" same verdict. Senator Swanson
carried all ten OF the congressional
districts. including that OF his op-
p"ncnt. the Eighth. He carried every
city. u appeared at midnight that
hut tw" political subdivisions had re-
turned mai"ritics for Davis. these be-
inc his home county OF Loudoun.
which hc carried by 1000 votes and
Richmond County. in the Northern
Neck. where he had lead OF seventy
i've votes. TO all appearances, at
least. ninety-hvr and perhaps ninety-
eight of the loo counties have gone
majoritcs so large in many counties.
particularly in his own section. the
Southsidc. as TO make the vote nearly
unanimous.
Richmond alone OF the cities gave
Mr.. Davis ANYTHING like a good show
ing, and he lost this city by 635 vote,
in a total of about $4,000.
Vote Light In stnte.
Throughout the State the vote was
light, and is estimated at 10000.
5" many counties have reported by
majori,ies only that the official count
viii lac necessary to ascertain the
total number or electors registering
their choice. Since thera were but
tw" names on the ballot. save in two
congressional districts. and in one
city. which had a by-election, the
v"t" Was speedily counted and
promptly reported. The polls closed
AZ 7:l5. and within six minutes the
first precinct Gills. in Henrico
county. had reported at the office OF
The Times Dispatch. Resides being
hrst I" get In. it had another distinc-
'i"n. in that IL went for Davis. a rare
result in yesterdays primary.
Soon thereafter the returns began
I" come in rapidly. By $40 o'clock
there was no doubt of the result
county after county reported enor-
nous majorities for Swanson CITY
after city piled M huge leads for
HIM. Extras were out early in the
evening. In some counties the votes
recorded for Davis were merely scat
terinG and Incidental.
Cuurcde. nSsc,< I,,.,-
Davis headquarters early conceded
ms defeat In Swanson hsadquar-
t"rs there was confidence .ror, the
beginning. and as one teierhoned or
'"l"Graph"d message after another
came in, all telling the same story,
there was great rejoicing.
In the Second Congressional Dis
irtct. Representatives Joseph T Deal
scored a signal success. being re-
nominated for Congress by major
ity estimated at 5000 over Assistant
Ati"rn"y-Generai Josiah Dickenson
Hank. Jr. The size OF the majority
given MIR. Deal was generally sur
prising.
AZ late hour 10th Representa-
tive James L. Woods and Judge Clif-
ton y. Woodrum were claiming IN.
nomination Tor Congress from the
sixth District. Judge WoOdrum oar
ried i.ynchburg and Campbell Coun-
~. Colonel Woods carried Mont
gomery and Floyd. Judge woodrum
appeared at midnight To be in ,hs
lead hut Colonel Woods friends had
not siv>n M hope tsat additional
returns would result in his renom..
nation.
Indications OF the completeness ot
the landslide fcr Senator swanson
are TO he found IN the fact that coun.
ties which In former years could hs
counted on 10 go against any tspdi-
date supposed TO be aligned with the
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