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WHOLE NUMBER 19,116.
RICHMOND, VA,, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1912.
TBM ?IMI? TO-OAT?r*te.
PRICE FIVE
Calls in Department
Heads to Discuss
the Details.
THINKS SYSTEM
WILL HELP CITY
Believes It I? Sound in Theory
and That It Will at Least End
, Nuisance of Tearing Up
( Same Streets Every Day.
Semi-Monthly Ses?
sions.
First among American cities, tt is
festtsved, to make use of Lais well
established device of government.
Bichmona will within the coming
month launch * municipal cabinet,
composed of the heads of the city
department* and the Mayor, for the
purpose , of an advisory supervision
Of the city's affairs. WhU?. the cab?
inet is recognized as an important
Adjunct to government on a national
?cala. this city. It is claimed, will be
the first to gve it a tryout as a part
of municipal machinery.
Invitations will be mailed to?
morrow by Mayor George Ainslle to
the he.vis of the various city depart?
ment* tailing for their attendance at
* BMCttaa to#be h?rld this week for
the purpose of taking up the plan;
tn detail. This Informal conference'
will establish the personnel of the cab
Inet, define more clearly the scope of;
Its work and decide upon the fre?
quency of its meetings.
Major the Movlag Spirit.
Behind this municipal Innovation
Stands Mayor Alnslie, who Is convinced
that the projected cabinet will result
In a higher efficiency for the various
departments and aid him materially
In the discharge of the duties of his
office. The Mayor's office, he believes,
can be put to other uses than those
of officiating at baby shows and wel?
coming conventions, and the cabinet
Idea is a step forward.
"No. I have neve.- heard of any such
thing In any other city." said the
Mayor, ' jut that. It seems to me.
Is nothing against a plan which prom?
ises large practical benefits to our
own. I am convinced that It Is sound
In theory and Intend to give the ex?
periment a fair tryout. The confer?
ence this week will put the matter on
a definite basis, and 1 hope to have it
working within the next two or three
weeks,
Tfce Cabinet Pefnaset,
"I have not naally decided upon foe
membership of this Mayor's or muni?
cipal cabinet. I twill certainly In?
clude the City Engineer, the Superin?
tendent sof the City Gas. Water and
Electric Plants, the City Attorney,
the Building Inspector, the Chief
Health Officer and an officer from the
city's Fiscal Department. It Is my
purpose to hold the membership down
to eight or ten. to prevent the cabinet
from becoming unwieldy."
Behind the whole plan rests the
conviction of the Mayor that the city
will profit by the correlation between
the departments which the cabinet
will make possible. Much waste and
Inconvenience, he believes, which is
bow unavoidable because of the ab?
sence of correlation, will be eliminated
when the beads of to* departments;
consult one another regularly with}
yagard to projected work.
Alsss at Cm ostrotlsnw
"The Idea is simply this." sold Mayor i
Ainslle yesterday outlining his* plani
to a reporter for The Tmes-Dtspatch.!
?the administration of the executive i
department of the city Is, generally j
end practically speaking, substantial- i
Xy the same as that of any private'
business large enough to be divided;
Into departments ?r divisions.
"The relation of the Mayor to the
city department is. In that regard. th?
gerne as that of the general managerot:
e> private business to Its divisions,
fsowever they may be designated. Now.;
bo department of a private business Is
e separate Independent entity In it?
self, but it is a part of an organiza?
tion of itself and other parts, and an
Informed and sympathetic co-operation
Is essential to the best results.
WmM Correlate Pipartaseota.
"For Instance, the work of the Street
f>epartment. the Water Department
sn? the Gas Department. Ir, laying and
repairing water maths, gas main'-,
gowers. house connections, etc . should
fee done with as little disturbance of
the street surface as pns-iblc. and this
and can he attained best, tt seems to
bbc. by working fit a plan which has
received the approval or the heads of
all the departments concerned.
"The complaint is frequent that one
department digs up a street and re?
pairs Its damaae. only to have another
department come alons a short whit*
gfter snd repeat the process. in many
gsses this could have been avoided
bad eacb department N-?n worklnc
With a knowledge of what the other
Was doing and both with a k ?? - n ? ap?
preciation of the value .if team-work.
"While I am on this subject f will
Sdd that I think that all disturbance*
Of the surf sees of the streets should h
refilled and relald by the City Kn
glneer. |n whose office the responsibil?
ity for tb? condition of the city's
streets should centre.
"When one or more of the depart
ffsonts have finished their work, and
the trench, or whatever it la. is ready i
OS be refilled, and the paving ready to
too relald. that work should, lit my
opinion, bo performed only by the
engineering department. The coat of;
the work could, o' course, be entered
Sgl root the department for which It
li dene."
state fSr csJtii i SsMj.
This plan of cert rail zing respon?
sibility. Mayor Ainslle thinks, would
Insure expedition Sad uniformity la
the wwrft. Instead of belt las; ami la
?Ifferent work bow performed by sev?
eral deport men ta^er^by private cor
.1 nqurfsjiii ob aTteta gssjj>\T (
Governor Wilson Urges
Nomination of Hughes
for Senate.
! CROWDS APPLAUD
j HIS TWO SPEECHES
I -
Only Way in Which Democratic
i Party Can Gain Confidence of
j Nation, He Says, Is That It
Should Be Absolutely Com?
mitted to Progressive
Policies.
[Special to The Tim^8-Dl?p?tch.J
New Vork, September 21.?G#vern>r
'.Voodruw Wilson went after James
Smith. Jr . ex-Democratic b'?as of
New Jersey, with bare knu?"kles to?
night before ?.0d0 citizens >f Jersey
City and 3.<>'>0 at Hoboken. His friends
nay he demonstrated emphatically thdt
no petty <j.jaiT' l? of local factions could
hinder him fr >m lotting straight out
?Tissa h>- believed th?- cause of progrc-s
j sive Democracy demanded It.
I The Governor got back to Seagirt tnls
afternoon arid f .?und the famous Witt
I pen and Wedin factions of Jersey City
! neckde^p In trouble. H. Otto Wittpen
? is Mayor and the leader of one PfO
! cratic faction. N O. Wedln is the
sheriff j( Hudson County. containing
; Jersey City, and Is the leader of the
other faction. Kach Is a strong Wilson
man. but furiously jealous of th^ other.
The National Democratic Committee
asked the Hudson County Demo? ratfc
Committee to arrange a meeting
! against Smith and ask Governor Wil?
son t? speak. It happens that the
j Wittpen faction controls the county
I committee, and consequently it was tills
faction that arranged the meeting and
arranged for Wittpen to preside.
When Governor Wilson reached Sea?
girt he found a letter from Wedl<{
urging him not to come to the meeting.
The Wedln people feared the Governor's
presence would be taken as an indorse?
ment of the Wittpen county and legisla?
tive ticket.
?"What do you suppose Wedln meant
by that letter?" the Governor was
asked.
Meaas Waat He Says.
"Why. I suppose he meant Just what
he said," said Wilson. "But I can tell
you this. When I go to a meeting of
this kind, no matter by whom It is
arranged, and I make a sp?ten my
presence there meane exactly -what i
say in my address.
"The purpose ef the meeting is to
promote the candidacy of B?lte
Hughes for the United States Sen-1
ate. and I colder it my duty as
well as my privilege to be there and
participate."
At the Jersey City High School,
when the nominee was escorted
through ? lane of red (Ire behind a
brass band, and after coming up from
Seagirt in his special car. Governor
Wilson said:
"I must remind you again that
when I was elected Governor ft was
upon the distinct understanding that I
was to be responsible for the lead?
ership of the Democratic party, and
that it was my duty to come before
audiences of nry fellow-citizens and
tell them what seemed to be in the
interests of the party and what the
State demands. When I was ssked to
come here to-nlgbt. therefore, there
was no choice. Of course. I came be?
at us* fhere were some very plain
things that I have to say to you.
"W> are et a very critical Juncture
in the history of America and In the
history of the Democratic party.
There Is only one condition under
which the Democratic party can gain
the confidence of the nation, and that
Is that it should hold Itself through
and through absolutely committed to
progressive ^policies. Our choices
must have no regard for anything ex?
cept the purposes which beat through
the pulse of the whole people.
?Therefore. I fel that ft Is my duty
to oppose the selection of Mr. James
Smith's mind Is lingering tn the past
ate."
Here the big audience halted the
Governor while It cheered. The
cheering and applause hasted about
five minutes, and the Governor re?
sumed :
* ?ritb a Resnfssarr.
"In s statement recently issued Mr.
Smith distinctly takes his part?his
side?with those who mean to main?
tain the present protective tariff Mr.
Smth's min dis llngerin* n the past
gene-atlon. aivi it is extremely sig?
nificant that It wss Mr. Smith him
??eif who made it Impossible for the
Democrats of this nation some years
ggn to vote as they wished on the
tariff
? I tell you I have enlisted for the
::fe against everj man who stands for
a system of tariff such as now Is in
force.""
lu-fore indorsing Representative
William Hughes. th' progressive
l?em<>cratic can-lidat.- for the Senate.
Governor Wilson paid a trfbute to
Judge John Wescott. who withdrew a
few days ag" in Hughes favor. Th?n
he commend.??? Hunn?-? as a courage?
ous progr- ssivc who would Serve the
rnmmoii int. rest. When he concluded
Ii,, was .wain furiously applauded.
At H??eVx.n later In the evening.
Governor Wifeon made substantially
th- Sam- *p?e<;h and was uproariously
applauded. J-atc to-m*ht he returned
to Seagirt where he will rest over Sun?
day.
Monds v he goes to Scranton. Pa-.
where the Dem-K-attc Stste candi?
dates are to he notified.
Tuesday be will vote In the prim?
aries at Princeton, and Wednesday
will go to Mew England for a four
day speech maktag trip.
f^ssvswy am T^snesis*,
Mew Tor*. September 21.?Mew Jer?
sey ts to see aert Tuesday one ef the
nottsnt pi?sjj struggles she has ever
known. The primary nominating sys?
tem doing sway wHU sJI the nominat?
ing umwifHi Wirte? Oovemor Wi?
se* gave Use State wHU Urn Sad ef
IN CLOSE RACE FOR CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION
j
j September Most Tragic Month
j Since Invention of Heavier
Than-Air Craft.
-.
'also is most brilliant
War Is Revolutionized by Aero?
plane and Perhaps Rendered
Impossible.
Parts. September n?"a brilliant
month In aviation, but the most tragic
sine* a*evier,tbar?-air craft Were in?
vented." was the verdict at the Aero
Club to-night, summing up the events
thug far in September. Since Septem?
ber. ' thirteen aviators have been
killed. Three records have been brok- {
en. Military men have acknowledged |
! that war has been revolutionized by
I the aeroplane?that perhaps war has
been rendered impossible for the fu-j
' ture. I
I The record of deaths is as follows:
September t?Captain Patrick ba.mil
ton and Lieutenant Stewart, killed by
i fall of aeroplane'at Stevenage during
j the British army manoeuvers. Mac
' hine overturned by the wind
I September 10?Lieutenants C. A Bet
! tington and E HUchkiss. killed by fall
i of aeroplane at Wolvercote during the
I British army manoeuvres. Probably
due to petrol explosion. Lieutenant
1 Stegar killed by fall of aeroplane near
Munich, during the Bavarian Army
?f manoeuvers. Probably caught in air
' pocket.
September 11?Lieutenant Siebert
: killed by fall of aeroplane near Dres
< den during the Imperial German man?
oeuvres. Machine buckled in the wind.
Paul Peck .killed at Cicero Field. Chl
I cago. by fall of aeroplane. M. Nika
j ramanlakis drowned by fall of hydro?
aeroplane into sea during flight from
Athens to Patraa
September H?Howard W. Gill, of
Baltimore, killed in collision of aero?
plane with George Mestach at Cicero
Field. Chicago. during exhibition
flight.
September 2??Russell Blair killed
by fall of aeroplane during an* exhi?
bition flight, Shenandoah. Iowa.
To-day?Lieutenants Berger and
Junghan killed by aeroplane s fall near
Freiburg during cross-country flight.
Chemnitz to Berlin. H. J. t>. Astley
killed by aeroplane's fall at Belfast.
Ireland, during exhibition flight. j
Record ef Year.
The Aero Club a records sh >w that
seventy-seven aviators have he?-n klll^o
this year, as compared with seventy
three for l?ll Since aviation began
197 have been killed,
j . The week has proved monoplanes so
much leas relisble than biplanes that
the British War Office has ord. red the
; use of the former discontinued. In
I French military circles It is held that
' for war purposes the monoplane can
i not be disregarded on account of its
! superior speed.
At the Interparliamentary Union In
Geneva It was voted to-day. however,
that the aeroplane be pla< ed under the
, ban for military purpose*. It is uri
, derstood that this applies to its use a?
a means of offense, and not for scout?
ing purposes.
How successful the flying m< n have
been as sc ?Uta was revealed in the
course of the week *>y the abandon?
ment of the British manoeuvres be
<ause the aviators' reports to the rival
commanders hsd made one another's
liovntn-nu- mutually so plain that tac?
tics were Impossible.
In reporting; a victory against Turks
In Tripoli. General Ragni. of the Hal?
fan army. said.
"After we believed the battle nearly
won an aerial scout signalled that
another eohnnn of Turks was advanc?
ing^ Our fanarisa were accordingly
called op. and after a Sen* right we
won."
Early fa taw month R O. Garros
broke the altitude record by ascending
1?.24| feet at Houlgate. Franc*. Later
Osorfra Legatrneux broke it again ?t
Vllsacowbray by ?rending 17.M1 feat.
M Fenrney Sew thirteen hours and
eighteen mlnntee, covering ?2? miles.
M sTtansnn. ? nahlag tan duration and
HE PUTS WILSON
IN ANANIAS CLASS
Roosevelt Says Democratic Nom?
inee "Deliberately Inverted
the Truth.''
I SPEAKS WITHOUT FACTS
j Advises Some Other Outlet for
Humor Than Deliberate
Misrepresentation
Topeko, Kansas. September 21.*? 'Mr.
j Wils?a is the Bucnanan of tbe present
. industrial situation m the United
.State.."
I Colonel Roosevelt thus summed up
j his opinion of the Democratic candi?
date's position and policies to-night. He
charged that Governor Wilson had "di
; rectly Inverted the truth" and said that
j nis knowledge of the Roosevelt ad
' ministration was gained "from tbe
seclusion of the class-room at the
time when he was still taking the posi?
tion of an ultra-conservative, and was
being carefully groomed for the prea-j
<dency by George R Harvey and other
representatives of the Wall Street In-j
terests." .
Colonel Roosevelt's speech bero to?
night was devoted largely to a reply
to Governor Wilson's recent addresses.
"At Detroit yesterday." Colonel
Roosevelt said, "Mr. Wilson made a
statement which purported" to bo anj
answer to what I said in Colorado. He|
states that the Dusts grew faster dur-j
ing my administration than previously.
Let him be frank enough and manly I
enough to admit, what he cannot deny,
that my administration was the first
administration that ever undertook to
enforce the law against the trusts. It
is not in accordance with the facts
to say that they grew faster during
my administration than during any
other, if by growth is meant a growth
in Illegal trusts, for most of the
growth referred to was merely s
growth in corporations duo to tbe j
general prosperity.
>o Proper Law?
, "But the reason why there was any!
growth in illegal trusts at all. as I
repeatedly pointed out In messages1
while I was President, was that we
! were not given the proper law for deal
? ing with them. Mr. Wilson Is now do?
ing his est to prevent such e lew be?
ing given. The failure of this gov
! ernment efficiently to grapple with the'
i trusts Is due almost exclusively to the
1 attitude, of men like Mr. Wilson. I
"Mr. Wilson states, in rather die-j
ingenuous form, that I had said that
it was not possible to 'check' the su?
premacy of the trusts. Now If Mr. i
Wilson does not know that this Is an
absolute misstatement tt is due to bis'
deliberate refusal to reed what t have
said and what the platform said. My
statement is the direct reverse of that
which Mr. Wilson alleges. |
' Mr Wilson says that our proposed
commission 'would not tell how other
men should he admitted Into the field
of competition with the trusts.' This
is an absolut.- misstatetnent. Mr. Wil?
son would do well hereafter not to
attempt to state our position without
taking the trouble to And out what
?t i? ?o>r platform says explicitly
that our commission must attack un?
fair competition, false capitalization
and political privilege, and by con?
tinued watchfulness guard and keep
on*n. e?jiiall> to all. the highways of
Am.r.-an commerce
"lie says that our proposal la to
say to the trusts that are Ireneflcent.'
and big. but not cruel.' This Is such
a preposterous misstatement. that I
suppose Mr Wilson must have had a
theory that he was 'being funny when
he made it. If Mr. Wilson wishes to
be funny. I cordially advise him to
let his humor find some other outlet
then that of deliberate misrepresenta?
tion.
"Tbe trouble with Mr. Wilson s posi?
tion to fundamental. Professing the
views be bos repeatedly professed, both
In bis books dating the fifty odd years
that be wee e reactionary, and la bis
speeches dating the eighteen months
since, doubtless sincerely, be aban?
doned his reactionary beliefs, be m
wholly saoble to advocate or deems
WStBSi oa Fvertfc IQQj
Conference Called by Governor
Glasscock Is Without
Result.
f ATTENDED BY EXCITEMENT
Officials of United Mine Workers
Give Out State?
ment.
j Charleston. W. Vk>. September |i.-J
j Excitement attended the meeting here
to-day of representatives of tbe com
meecial and civic bodies of West Vir?
ginia, called by Governor Glasscock,
to consider tbe labor Question.
I International President John P.
! White, of the United Mine Workers of
America, and Vice-President Hayes an?
nounced early in the day that they
would have nothing to do jrith the
conference because they had learned
that it was not the purpose of those
in charge of the meeting to permit a
discussion or the strike situation in the
Kanawha coal field, where 1.200 West
1 Virginia militiamen are maintaining
' martial law. The meeting was post?
poned In an effort to bring the leading
miners and operators together, end
later in the day it was postponed again,
but when it finally convened there was
I nothing to Indicate that en agreement
i had been reached by which a dlscus
! sion of existing labor difficulties might
I be taken up.
I President White prepared a state?
ment for presentation to the Governor,
in which he said: "We were led to be?
lieve that the conference celled by th?
Governor wee for the purpose of d*s
i cussing the present strike and to find
some method hy which it might bo
amicably adjusted, but In a preliminary
; conference in the Governor's office ft
I was brought to our attention that Its
! purpose was solely for the discussion
I of sn Industrial dispute act. to bo sub?
mitted to the next Legislature, aad It
was not contemplated In soy way to
enter into a discussion of the real
' problem of tbe present hour, aa boa
I orable solution of the differences exist
? tng at this tims between miners aad
! operators. We fire much disappointed
that this conference does not contem?
plate euch discussion, end In view of
this fact, we have nothing to discuss at
; this Urne. j
"We wish to say. however, that we
|are anxious and willing to me* tbe op- I
erators In Joint conference at mmf
time" j
This statement did not change the
situation so far as White was con?
cerned, and while efforts were being
made to outline a c>uree of action for
the conference. Vice-President Hayes
addressed a large audience of strikt ag
! miners and their sympathiser?, snd
I "Mother Jones' talked to another audi
[ enc? almost within the shadow of the
State Capitol.
Wh?-n the meeting finally was called
to order by?Go\-ernor Glasscock lets
In the afternoon, the ball of the H>use
of Delegates In the Capitol building
j was crowded. The Governor stated
that the conference would consider tbe
?question of a minimum wage and high
' e*?t of living and settlement of future
labor troubles by strikes on Palst and
'Cabin Creek would n>t he dls'-useed
R'ir?;es* Tavlor. of Wheeling, was
introduced as chairman, snd immedi?
ately the question of who had a right to
sit In the meeting aroee. tt being given
out th.it only West Virginians could
take part. A statement presented by
coal operators that their presence In
this conference Is not t> be taken aa
a recognition >f the United Mine
1' Workers of America finally created
snch confusion that a motion to ad?
journ wo* put and carried
flarh to Hbb Oww Dwrtrtev.
I Troy. N. V.. !*eptomber ;i Speaker
iChamp Clark made hts first campaign
? speech In bis own district to-day when
I he addressee the voters st Hawk Point
?devoted the greater pert of hits
eck to the tariff, especially aa ft ef?
ts the farmers, of the Middle West
sdvocated the election Of GovetBOr
odrow Wilson, who. he said, woabs
ilUlster tbe tows with justice Is
MARINES REACH
CIIY OF GRANADA
Pass Through Masaya, Rebel
Stronghold, Without
'?V-'i ? Mishap.
REPORT FROM NICARAGUA
Find Inhabitants Starving.
Many Evidences of In?
human Treatment.
nvswhAmrton. fiaptemtoer 11.?la a:
dispatch from Nicaragua dated yester?
day, the Navy Department learned to?
night that Major Butler, with 500
marine* passed through Maaaya. one
of the rebel strongholds Thursday
night without mishap It is believed
that by this time be has reached
Granada, the objective point of the
American advance, which is only flf
j teen miles beyond. Major BuUer atart
I ed for Granada last Monday, but halt
| ed before Maaaya because the rebel
i general, Zeloden. threaten opposition.
, He then awaited the arrival of Gen?
eral Southerland with reinforcements.
From the dispatch received to-night it
is concluded that the rebels gave up
J their plan of offering resistence to
j the American forces, and that no bat
| tie had occured at Maaaya.
According to unofficial advices re
i ceived here late to-day, the American
! forces in Nicaragua have arrived in
(if ana da, the rebel stronghold, and
I taken possession ef the city. It is
j stated that the marines and bluejackets
i were fired on while their train was
, passing through Masaya. and that three
, marines were injured by the bullets.
?a Starving. Ca? satles.
j The Americans. It is resorted unof
1 flclally. arrived in Granada Friday
morning. They found the Inhabitants
I of the city In a starving condition, and
. evidences of their inhuman treatment
j at the hands of the rebels during the
I long period la which they have been
cat off from communication with, the
> outside world.
j While these unofficial despatches
! state exactly what the State and Navy
departments expect to hear at any
! moment, at a late hour to-night no
1 official confirmation of them bad been
: received.
I Though no advices from Admiral
i Southerland have 'been received since
i he left Managua, naval oPeers scouted
' the idea that the Americans might
possibly be la serious difficulties.
Thus far. the naval and marine offi?
cers have so handled the situation that
the Americans have not had to fire
a single shot. While ft Is realised
that severe punishment In a battle
! with the Americans might prove a
I good lesson to the revolutionists of
! Central America, only the most ur?
gent necessity. It is stated, will lead
the American commanders to resort to
shooting at the revolutionists.
Minister Wettsei. in a message dated
I Thursday, reported that the revotu
l tlenlsts are agala astng steamers bs
I longing to an American corporation for
I purpose of bombarding towns on Lake
Nicaragua The town of San Jorge
! has been borbarded by the rebels
operating these Improvised gunboats
GUARD AT M'LEAN TOMB
rn?sal Messen? of Fiienjtbsa Taken
by W aeassgSss) l^esaasbev.
rSpecl 1 to The Times-Dispatch 1
Washington. September 11?An arm?
ed guard Is on <uty at the tomb of
Mrs. John R McLean, who died at Bar
Harbor September t. In Rock Creek
rem#t*ry To Insure protection against
, vandals and maranders is Mr McLean s
object In taking this unusual measure
I of precaution.
A r ?- ?hat Mr McLean Insisted
ion ha vine the night gaard stationed
'and l"< ?? <i Inside the tomb Is denied,
however. He is simply hired to keep
'guard at the tomb entrance.
I Employes at Rock Creek Cemetery
recount the fact that Mr. McLean kept
i guards at the tomb of his father and
mother for several years after their
deaths, although there has sever been
an attempt to despoil er rob any ef the
, tomhs in the cemetery for many years.
I For many months a guard was sta?
tioned outs'de the tomb ef Tbasaaa
Walsh. Edward ft. Mctsasfs fstasg
law. who died three rears act*
CLAIM VICTORY III
FOURTH Ci?lRKl
-
Official Vote Will be Ne?
cessary to Deter?
mine Result.
GREAT INTEREST
SHOWN IN PRIMARY
Judge Watson Thinks Return*)
Indicate His Election by Ma?
jority of Twenty-Eight Votes,
Congressman Turnbull's Ad?
herents Claim It by May
jority of 238.
Reported Results
(outlH. WatPM. TarakwE
Aawiia . ass Tl
Brunswick . 74 ?1S
Dlawtddte . 4M lSd
?GreeaesvUle. ?8
Uankarf . SSS SIS
Meekleabars _ 37* SM
.Nottowav. ?83 US
Powaataa . 293 4ff
?Prime* Edward. 1*
?Prlaee George. dB
Sorry. 1SS
Smmmex . M4 MP
Petereburs . 4M 833
'Majorities.
With both Representative Robert
Turnbull and former Judge Walter A.
Watson claiming victory in tbe Fourth)
District congressional primary yestor
day. it is evident tbe official vote wtU
be necessary to determine the result.
The vote is very close.
At midnight. Judge Watson, la con?
versation with The Times-Dispatch,
thought tbe returns Indicated his nom?
ination by a majority of twenty-eight
votes, with six precincts, supposed to
be favorable to him. missing. From a
representative of Congressman Turn
hull lp Petersburg came the informa?
tion that the Brunswick man was re
nominated by a majority of 239.
Nearly 7.000 votes were polled, the
interest In the contest being very
great The voting was especially
heavy in Kottoway and Brunswick, the
home counties of the contestants, both
of which gave their favorite soaa
large majorities.
Petras*ata For Twrsbatt,
Petersburg furnished the
of the occasion. As indicated la Tbe
Times-Dispatch yesterday, the vote ed
that city largely determined tbs
since if it had gone as Judge Wa
friends expected, there would
been no doubt of his nomination.
Edward, too. was a great disappoint?
ment to the adherents of the former,
judge, as it was carried by Mr. Turm
bulL
On the other hand. Judge Wetsea
received large votes in the counties ot
Amelia. Powhatan and Dinwlddle, aad)
ran well in Prince George and
Both candidates thus were au
j la tbe enemy's country.
1 The result in Prince George
j in doubt. A detailed report bp
I cincts was given Tbe Times-DlspatosV
I by Its correspondent in the cooatp.
j giving Mr. TurnbuU forty-eight ssa
' Jority. lAter, Judge Watson's frlMBa
bed a report, said to have come trees
Senator B, Hobba to the effect that a
mistake had been made, and that Judge
i Watson bed a majority of eight
In Prince George. When It was 1
I to verify this, the telephone
bed closed for tbe sight.
I Looked Ufce c?an????
Early returns were all favorable bp
Mr. Turnbull. Prince Edward, the
county heard from, went for Mab
though it was in what had beea
garded as Judge Watson's
Then came parte of ? .-cklenburg. with.
Turnbull majorities' -and then the MM
j of Petersburg r -a announced. Wftb.
I 323 majority for the Congressmaa. It
' looked as though it was ill over, stase
' Judge Watson had apparently sot boom
' able to hold hie own in hie owa
, wick.
But the majorities In P01
I Amelia end Dlnwiddie. larger
[seen claimed by Judge Wa
: friends, reduced this materially.
< when it was round that the Sc
? man had carried Sussex and probably
1 L?nen burg. It became evident that the
: Turnbull majority had beea
wiped out
The vote of Lunenburg. as
, above, was received In part
Jadge Watson's headquarters, aad Is
? In conflict with other reports. Tbo
; Times-l?upatch's figures sre used m
j regard to some of the precincts in this
count>. and others are added The vote
Of Prince George is stated as sent by
the correspondent o' this peper.
Tbe cam pa Ism bee bees e moot In?
teresting ess. Two months ago it was
the general Impression tha*
Watson had t moral certainty of
mlnatton. but a change Occam*
ent Much hard work was done ea
sides in tbe bast few weeks of tbe t
palgn. lapsus of a compact
zatloa effected by friends of Mr
hull hi Judge Wstson't Horn?
seem to have boss correct la the
of tbe 1 afi M.
ftstsiss by counties, regardingt
tbe opposing sides have Is ssms m
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