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RICH M O N D. V A., T V K S 1> A Y. X O V K M B K K 8, 11*10.
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VOTERS DECIDING
■BBHTMUTTEK
Captain Lamb Will Have Easy
Victory—Amendment Ex
cites Interest
NEW YORK AND OHIO
FIGHTS ARE BITTER
Contests in Fifth and Ninth
Districts of Virginia Closer
Than for Many Years—
Democrats Winning
With all the public ofti< es dosed
for the day and the department heads
busy at the poll*. Richmond Demo
cratic assisted by other loyal vot
er# throughout tho Third district, arc
electing Captain John lainb to Con
gress. In the nine other districts in
the State the Demoi rata, certainly
having seven slid probably ail. are
doing thslr utmost to send a full slate
to the National House of Represen
tatives.
▲ 11 over the State the proponed
amendments to the constitution are
being voted on. and In several coun
ties special road measures are up
before the people.
Throughout the country at large
congressmen are being elected who, it
is believed, will make the next house
Democratic, some twenty-eight or
thirty States are electing governors,
and In four Wastern Commonwealths
ths question of suffrage for women is
being decided.
In Now Vork. one of the storm
canters of the country, Roosevelt
aligned against the Democratic party
Tammany Hall and Wail Street, t
soon to learn the fate of his political
hopes, though according to even s
moat 'Conservative estimates. I ‘emit
erattc nominee Dix is so far ahead .
the running that the colonel's political
followers are already buying crepe.
Death Knell.
Harmon, the Democratic governor
of Ohio, standing ior re-election
against Harding, the Republican can
didate. will have. It Is expected, an
overwhelming victory, hi* election be
ing regarded as tho death knell of the
a-m I rations of President Taft a* far
ar. second term la required as Deni
•>. r.r.n success In the President * own
Hist* and stronghold will be taken a«
a stinging rebuke alt over the coun
try of his "high-low” tariff policies.
In New Jersey a former Virginian
mil a graduate of the Vnlverstty of
Virginia. Dr. Woodrow Wilson, late
president of Prln eton Cniversity, has
given the Republican machine such a
hauling over the coals that hi* follow
ers predict a surprisingly large ma
jority for their candidate before sun
set. throwing another State thus bark
into the hands of the' disciples of
Thoms# Jefferson
The vote In Richmond la light,
lighter, perhaps, than it has been foi
year*. and were it not for the amend
ments there would scarcely be any
baiiottlng at all.
Captain lamb, though the Republi
cans named somebody against him. will
have an easy walk-over—one of the
easiest of his career. The failure of,
the people to come out and cast heavy j
ballots can by po means be taken as j
criticism of Captain Iamb's fourteen
year record, but rather a satisfactory
complacence on their part that the
Democratic candidate Is so good that
even if most of the Democrats stay i
away from the polls altogether the
Republicans cannot beat him.
Big Fights.
Condition* somewhat similar exist
In seven other districts, where the
Democrats will, without appreciates
opposition, send their men to Congress. ]
fn two districts—ths Fifth and Ninth j
—however, there is res! fighting in :
progress
In the Fifth district Judge' Sauii- j
tiers Is making another effort to take
the scalp of Republican nominee Par- !
sons. Indications are that he will this ,
time leave his opponent completely
without hirsute attachment, thtough !
many of the most astute Republican ,
leaders think their man will win by u
small margin. *
After conducting a campaign unique
for tensity and bitterness in the Ninth
district. Henry C. Htuart and Baacom
Hlemp are teaming their fate from the
voters. The estimated vote in the
Ninth la some 35,000. Hlemp, the Re- j
publican candidate, usually walks |
across the home plate with a majority j
of between 3.000 and 6.000 stuffed In Ills |
pockets. This time, however, because
of whirlwind methods and one of the
most perfect organisations ever seen in
Virginia, Mr. Stuart believes that he
hag not only cut Into his opponent's
majority, but has wiped it out alto
gather and will himself win by from
500 to 1.000 votes.
Feeling High.
Not since Judge Rhea won his con
gressional election on the “twenty
minute” ballot has there been such
feeling In the Ninth. There have been
charges and counter-charges; at times ;
the air has been full of mud; but each i
time Mr.* Btuart. according to the most .
authentic reports, emerged with his
skirts clean, while Mr. Hlemp continued ,
to lose strength.
- In the Fifth and Ninth districts, as 1
wall as pretty generally through the
Stats, the Republicans are voting for
ths constitutional amendments, par
ticularly for those allowing county and
city treasurers to succeed themselves,
the Idea of holding office continuously
being flrtnly fixed In the minds of the
Republicans. In thla State at least, as
one of their most cherished principles.
OKLAHOMA C1TY..OKOA.. Nevem
«• .Governor Haskell hw ordered 1
Nap*ay ■-Ufy. ' Oklahoma National
gfcNL tarfsvt at tfm local armory
Republic is Safe
!.I8 MO S’, Nov. —l>r. Braga, th*
provisional president. assert* that the
republic1 I* safe In Portugal non He
■aj-s that the new regime 1« stable
and reaction Impossible
ELECTION DELIUS
9ENERKL STRIKE
i -
Teamsters Cease Pernicious
Activity Toward Employers
Long Enough to Vote
| action to be taken
BY COUNCIL WEDNESDAY
; Executive Body of Brother
| hood Will Cast Die—Ex
press Companies Make
No Pledges
j NKW YORK. November 8.—The
i election intervening to-day postponed
! for at least « day the calling of a
general teamster* strike in New York.
No meetings are scheduled for to-day
by either the ex press drivers or the
express companies, Put a lot of secret
work Is being done
To-morrow the executive council of
j the International Brotherhood of
j Teamster* will cast the die one way or
the other. The striker* think tha
’ derision will he for a general strike,
calling out about 30.UOO teamsters In
greater New York. Merchants are
hopeful, however, that the pressure
i they are exerting on the express com
| panics will force the latter to recede
| from their position and open the way
! for arbitration of the trouble.
Make No IToinl**-*.
i The express companies are prac
I th a. x alone in their position, which
! Is still a refusal even to promise the
; strikers that none of them will be dis
: charged for having joined the strike.
This is now the only guarantee de
manded by the strikers, that of the
1 recognition of the union being waived,
j with the understanding that It be one
i of the points arbitrated.
' Both Mayor Uaynor and the mer
i chants' association are urging the ex
, pres* companies to concede thla point.
The only visible sign of the strike
i to-day whs the shortage of taxi-cab*,
j nearly 1.200 chauffeurs having joined
In a sympathetic strike. It Is proh
! able that the> will take advantage of
; the situation to seek better conditions
of employment for themselves, in
! which even nearly all of the taxi-cab
. driver* are expected to go out.
The strikers' case I* now in the
' hands of Hatnuel Gompers. president
, of the American Federation of lather;
: r*anirl J. Totdn. president of the In
ternational Brotherhood of Teamsters,
having been called to 81. Touts.
The German Imperial parcels post.
1 which maintain* a parcel delivery ser
vice In New York. 1* much perturbed
1 over the prospect of a general strike.
The Morgan Company has only one
wagon and It* driver, who is a strict
union man. say* he will desert his
post at the first call of a general
strike. The parcels post Is maintain
ed by the German government, and
the possibility of International com-1
plications with Germany, in the event
of Interference with It* business, is j
one of the Interesting phases of the j
■trike.
ENGINEER KILLED
IN TRUK WRECK
OITTHRIE. Oja.A. Nov. Engl
nwr A1 Wilson was killed and four
other trainmen seriously injured In a
head-on collision of the Sante Fe rail
road near here early to-day. A mis
understanding In orders was respon
sible.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
NORFOLK, V'A., No>. 8.—K. Foster
Murray has resigned from the Norfolk
landmark, of which he was long edi
tor. His plane for the future have net
been arranged, nor is It said who will
succeed him permanently. Mr.Kur
DEIEMTES HERE
i FDR CONFERENCE
Many Pastors and Laymen
Arriving Preparatory to
Opening Wednesday
DR. RAWLING ANONG
FIRST TO REACH CITY
Rev. Dr. Lear'- Case Excites
Interest—Dr. Winn Denies
Report That he Will At
tack Dr. Cannon
"Tlie report Hint I w III a*U that
(oafi'n.’iuv make n. .1 irv into tlie
olliciai eo'klm t of Ui. nr. Janie*
Cannon. Jr., I* ab-oiutely with
out foundation."
Rev. Dr. J. H. Winn, of Danville,
vxpressed hlmsell in tneire tet tns Tues
day altcrnouii soon alter hu; arrival
in Richmond when astved legarUlilg
a report to that effect pubhsheii in
an e^riy ertition of the News Header.
I have no such intention." aUiK-J
In. Winn, who is here for confer
ence, ana if any such matter comet*
'jp it will be without my knowledge •
Dr. Winn is pastor of Mt. Vernon
Methodist churph. Danville. He it
! stopping at the Hotel Uuerrant. Third
I ano Main streets
Toll-wing is an extract from the
* News Header's published story.
"While it is believed that the
present conference will piesent
few sensations, there Is much sup-. .
pressed interest In the insistent
report that an Inquiry will he
i asked by the Kev. J. H. Winn,
, pastor of Mt. Vernon Methodist
i hurt h. Danville, into the official
conduct of the Kev. Dr. Jam-s
Cannon. Jr., once of Ulackstone,
but more recently of Richmond.
It is understood that this inves
tigation. should one be desired,
will not have to do with the pro
tracted agitation of the Randolph -
Macon College debate. It is hint
ed that the proposed Inquiry will
he directed along a far different
line. ■ the exact nature of which
is not divulged."'
j Delegates to the annual Virginia
; conference which opens in Centenary
1 church Wednesday at 9 A. M.. ore
arriving In the city in considerable
' numbers and it is expected that a
I large majority of them will be here
I before Wednesday morning.
' Only a few of the delegates had ar
rived up to the noon hour owing to j
the fact that they were not due until j
Tuesday afternoon at the homes to j
j which they have been assigned for j
I entertainment.
Among the delegates already on the \
i scene Is Kev. Dr. Eugene M. Raw lings,
educational missionary secretary of i
j the Southern Methodist church, with ;
j headquarters at Nashville, Tenn. Dr.
; Rawlings was elevated to this posl
I tlon last spring at the General Con- [
ferenoe in Asheville. Prior to that j
time, he was for several years odu
tatlonal secretary In Virginia. With
: Mrs. Rawlings, he Is stopping in the
. home of Mr. H. T. Riche son, 1301 '
[ West avenue.
Going to North Carolina.
At the close of the conference here,
i Dr. Rawlings will attend conference;
I In Nurth Carolina. Mr*. Rawlings. ;
1 however, will remain in Virginia
until after Christmas, her intention
being to visit relatives In her old home '
In Brunswick county.
One of the matters before confer
ence here will be the selection of a
| successor to Dr. Rawlings and It Is
understood that the position will go to
Rev. Dr. W. B. Beauchamp, recently ;
transferred to Virginia from the
Houisvllle conference. Dr. Beauchamp !
is now; in Norfolk, but he is expected ;
to reach Richmond by 'Wednesday 1
morning.
Another item of business of some
interest will be the assignment of
Rev. Dr. W. W. Hear, of Berkley Me- ;
t moriaI church, to either a' presiding
eldership or another pastoral charge. ]
Dr. Dear's case is of particular interest j
owing to the somewhat spectacular i
manner in which he dosed hta pas- j
i torate In Berkley Sunday evening j
! when he rebuked his stewards atnl
members of the congregation for fall
lug, as he charged, to give him proper
: support.
“live Man in a Shroud."
Dr. I-ear selected for his theme "A
I Hive Man in a Shroud," and did not
mince words, according to reports
from Norfolk, of which city Berkley
is now a ward.
Prevailing opinion Is that he will
be given an eldership, as he has filled
similar positions before In a very ca
pable manner.
Dr. I-ear was formerly pastor o
Central Methodist church. South Rich
mond, and will be the guest of Dr.
E. T. Ruckerr, 1*07 Decatur street.
v.n;l* attending conference.
’’"his Is the first instance I ~c.n
recall." said Dr. Rucker Tuesday. In
which Dr. Hear has failed to serv<
out his alloted time, and I can't be
lieve that the trouble in Berkley was ,
his fault. I have known him for j
many years, having been at college j
with him. and I know him for many
years, and I know him to be an ear
him. and i know him to be an ear- j
nest, faithful pastor of great force I
and strong convictions."
Mr. Chanter May Go.
Rev. R. M. Chandler, paator o'
Clay Street church, Richmond, is said
to be salted Tor another charge and
possibly a presiding eldership. i
was assigned to Clay Street last year
when the con*r*r*M«u t»«)*ted on re
talnlng its old pastor, who had
reached the time limit. No objec
tion was made to Rev. Mr. Chandler
personally, but under the clrrur
tances he has, expected a desire to
be transferred, it Is said, and hla re
quest will likely be granted to end
(Continued on Eighth Page.)
TROOPS IN MUTINY;
| CHOLERA PANIC
I
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I
I
t
HE NEVER SAW IT
CUPID PUIS LAUCH
nnruGED and praimjed to ai t ah
NEAR BRIDE BECOMES ICC
AMD 41KER GAME.
GROOM-TO-BE ARRESTED
K/.RA B. (iREIiG'i STOCK OF OPTI- ;
MISM TAKES A
DECIDED
SI, IMP.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Nov S — Hove
laughs!* to-day at Locksmith Kira B.
Grra B. Gregg. Hged 65. »bn returned
to hi* Washington shop after a futile !
flight to Haltlmnre yesterday with Mrs.
Kathryn K. Stmth. aged 56. who lives
around the corner from hi* place of)
husineaa at the Young Women's Chris- j
tian home.
They intended to get married, but i
while In the clerk's office awaiting the I
license Mrs. Smith became ill. Gregg
set out to find a physician Hardly
had the door closed upon him when
Mrs. Smith, who is the widow of a I
Civil War veteran, burst Into tears and j
said that she had been drugged and j
that site had never Intended to marry
Gregg at all.
Gregg's belated romance ended with i
his being turned over to the police,
while his lady love waa taken to the
hospital. Hater Gregg was released,
as Mrs. Smith refuaed to prosecute
him. The physicians said that Mrs.!
Smith was likely to recover much j
more quickly than Gregg, aa In her
case the illness is a slight physical
one, while in the locksmith's the op
timism with which he looked upon Hfe
has been shattered.
DENIED HOW,
STUDENTS STRIKE!
POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y\. Nov. j
The esuberance of American youth
won a temporary victory to-day when i
the boy pupils of the Poughkeepsie j
high school went on a strike because '
the board of education ignored their |
petitions for a holiday. The boys sue- !
cesafully resisted the-efforts of Prlnci
pat Fox and several policemen who
were called to his aid to protect the
school properly and finally capped their
victor>’ by locking within the school
building the principal and his blue
coated aasiatanta.
The hoys then paraded the streets,
giving their school yell at every cor
ner.
The aftermath Is likely to be whole- ;
■ale expulsions. Superintendent Shear I
■ays he hse the names of the leaders
and will make them suffer the heaviest j
possible penalty.
OOA LCOkPAMT lEH
“ rntKwr cak company.
BEATEN TO DEATH;
SLATER UNKNOWN
White Woman Recluse Be-1
lieved to Have Been Slain
by Negro Visitor
POLICE ARE BAFFLED
BY HIDEOUS CRIME
Murder One of Most Brutal in I
Police Annals of Alexandria.
Suspected Black Man
Protests Innocence
ALEXANDRIA, YA„ Nov S.—The
tangled threads of the extraordinary
life-story of .Yira Annin X. White, who
was beaten to death In her cottage on
! Columbus street. am bring unraveled
, to-day by the Alexandria poller In the
i hope of finding a clue to her alayer.
The woman was a recluse. Although
' ahe was white, her only visitors were
negroes, and the supposition Is that
; one of these was responsible for her I
j death.
I The murder was one of the most bru- ;
! tal ever committed in this section. The i
woman was covered with bruises, evi- j
1 dently having been kicked and stamped
: upon after she was knocked down. ;
The upper part of the body was crush- i
■ ed.
Suspect Denies Crime.
| Thomas Ford, a negro, who admitted
l that he had called upon her twice, ie
j held by the police, but denlee knowi
| edge of the crime. The only other in
formation the police have le the testi
mony of negro neighbors that at vari
ous times negroes were seen coming
from her house.
It is supposed that tbs .woman was '
1 fatally Injured several days before she |
i was discovered lying on the floor of
j her cottage. A stab wound was dls
j covered In her chest. She was 50 years
j old and little Is known of her past. I
BLUECOITS1110
"POIITM Mlir'i
| IT TURNS OUT TO RE PRIZE
FIGHT AND 300 SPORTS ARE
, PINCHED.
| CHICAGO. Nov. *.—Some 300
sports are to-day cooling their heels
’ In the local police stations as the re
i suit of a raid made on a "political
! rally" last night, In which the prtn
! cipal "speakers" appeared In trunk*
and boxing gloves, it was so ar
! ranged that the debate be suspended
; every three minutes, so that the
speaker* might he aponged and patch
i ed. but the police spoiled thing*.
It ha* been some time since an. at
tempt has been mad# to stage a prise
fight here, but last night the sport*
tried to "put one oveP’ by advert
ing a political nUlx In an old bam.
APATHY PREVAILS
AT NORFOLK POLLS
MOT M AM V VOTERS Ol T, DVT VV. A.
TOt'SC. WORKS HARD TOR
HOLLAND.
; EXPECT BIG MAJORITY
IIALLOTTERS DIFFER WIDELY OV
: COMSTITI TIOSi AL VMME.XD
ME.XTS—REPlRLIfAVS
CLAIM LARGE VOTE.
! (Special to The Richmond Virginian, i
( NORFOLK, VA., Nov. 8. — In Nor
i folk to-day the feature of the elec
tion la the presence at the polls of
! W. A. Young, defeated candidate for
I the congressional nomination.
i Mr. Young i» working hard for
j Colonel Holland, who deieated him.
! and spent the day getting out the
J vote. The prospects are that not
over 2,500 votes will be cast In Nor
: folk out of a total registration of 11,
; 000, and an acuired vote of between
! 5,000 and 7,000.
Apathy seems to prevail on every
. hand. Several of the judges ventured
! the assertion that but for the lnter
' eat taken In the constitutional amend
ments up to-day the vote would have
bean even lighter than it has been
to this time.
Two Tickets.
Two tickets are being voted, one
the regular congressional ticket and
■ the other containing the constitutional
! amendment.
i The congressional ticket contains
j the names of Colonel E. E. Holland,
of Suffolk, Democrat; H, H. Rumble,
of Norfolk county. Republican; C.
E. Good, of Norfolk. Social Demo
crat, and George II. Gaskins, of j
Portsmouth, independent
The Democrats expect to give Colo
nel Holland a big majority of the
votes cast—to-day. :
I The constitutloanl amendment tick
j et is being scratched generally In the
’ city, many are voting for all the
; amendments, many are voting against
all, while the great majority seems
i to be voting for some of them and
: against some.
Tit# vote in Princess Anne will bej
; light to-day. The Republicans are
j claiming an unusually Urge vote for ,
I Rumble.
SJUM ROBBERS WORK
DID IOT|TEBFEBE
YEGGUEN DYNAMITE BANK IN
JERSEY CITY, GET $3,000 AND
MAKE THEIR ESCAPE.
JERSEY CITY. OHIO, Nov.
The vault In the Solether . Banking;
Company’s bank here was dynamited I
by yeggmen early to-day and - ap-!
prbxlmawly $2,000 takan. The rob
•srttkout
n. y. vote n,
RESULT 11
Democrats Claim Victory for1®
Dix bv Majority of
So,000 Ballots |t
COLONEL T. R. CLAIMS
PLURALITY OF 25,000 j
Ideal Democratic Weather 'j
Prevailing in Metropolis—
Crowds of Voters Are ^
Out Eariv * m
\\ VSIII\(iTO>, II. I Nov. *—
The fullmvlia: nlolemenl of (he
rleetliin nrmllrr ,voa Im Rril lo
<lo> by \\ illl« l„ llrnirr, rkief of
Ike I •lint iiitn M rathrr Bo
rren:
“flip northern iliamrlwiiN!
moved rapldl; rMlnird from Ike
upper HlulmSpiil Volley. a«4
1 ue«da> mornlnir It wan ppunl
oeer Ike itlaotte niaten. If (a
l minlnf ■■«» Darrin In New
Vork, northeontrrn I'rnnn? Ivonln, '
■ nil portions of Sen * 'ripl "ind.
nod link) rnlo on Ike Jtntf
eonnt. Holnn ore generel In Ike
Paelfle *l«ln, nnpt In Nontfc
fr« I nllfornln. Idako and Weal*
era Hontaaa. la all other porta
of Ike I ailed Stolen Ike neotker
la fair lo-da>. No naoanal lean*
peratare eomlllloaa prevail la
nay part of ike eutiatry.”
XKW VuKK, November 8.-—1
hours ut tlv»' pulls here to-day lad
ed that the vote will be one of
heaviest ‘-ast In v<-ars.
In spite of a void, blustery
ing, in which the first snow of
season changed into rain and
back into snow, the poll* had ha
opened at ti o'clock before line*
voters began to form. Within a
hour of opening, many of the vd
places were crowded to the limit.
Notwithstanding the deep infer
in the election as indicated by
early voting, betting is declared
have been lighter in this city than :
years past. Wall street auth
to-day declared that not over fItdb.OI
has l»*n laid on the result. A|J
; close of the betting last nigflf.
i ■a ere running from 2 1-2 to 3 in :
1 of iU* with very little money.
1 ever, at the latter figure. What n
j was placed was largely on the *1%
tion of pluralities, the prevailing >
being even money that ill* will
by 50.000.
Roosevelt’* Claim fimUl.
One of the greatest surprise*
the eleventh hour admission of
one! Roosevelt that he Is not couh
on a majority of more than'25.1
for stimsnri. Chairman Prentlcs,
the Republican State committee,
been claiming victory by over IQf.l
That botli Colonel Roosevelt
Stimson felt the need of extraordfc
‘ efforts on the very eve of els
was apparent from the can
I which both made yesterday and
[they kept up until midnight.
The final meeting by the co
was held In Sohutasen Park.
Queen s county, where over 5.0Q9
I pic waited till after 10 o’oli
! welcome him.
The Democratic managers to
j continued to stick by their or
[ figures, William 8. Rodie, in of
1 of the Democratic headquarter*
the absence of Chairman W. A.
i puch. still declared for the l<
; mark.
Uit ( nil For Cash,
From the Republican headqtiai
a last appeal for help for to.
I battle was sent out by Chairman
tlce. It was in the nature of a
oular letter asking for final eon
j tions of $50 each The letter,
! elarod the success of the Demi
ticket in New York State at the
ent time would mean that the
tllture of several hundred millions
dollars for the barge canal,
roads and other public ImprovenMI
which was under way, would $
the control of Democratic
holders. The letter likewise predW
that Democratic success at thll f
would mean the State's vote for ,
Democratic presidential can didata
1912.
The heaviest early voting tn |
hattan took place on the lows^/i
side, where the election captains 0
out as early as there this mem
getting the vottyrs out of the 1
and tenement houses.
In Brooklyn, however, the
voting showed a slight falling Off
last year. Ths Bronx too develgj
a light early vote
Miss Maud Ingersoll, daughter
the late Colonel Robert G. t
was one of fifty women.who
ron-partlean watchers at the
places, under the auspices. af|
Equality I,eague of Self-au,
Women.
Although still suffering
jury from h recent fall from
Miss Ingersoll Insisted on
place with the other watchetfl
assigned to the polling
Twelfth assembly district,
Charles F. Murphy, the
lender. Miss Ingersoll reported
this morning and cnnounceQ
tentlon of staying till the.
Is counted.
Hundreds of other women
to-day taking an active
campaign, among them Mrs.
Belmont and Mrs. Clarence
A number of prominent
suffragette leaders donate#
which lunches were carried ti
men watchers.
There was a falling oft
the- usual number of
fraudulent voting In
there were many leas f
been the case In the
Levy, a deputy tn
Superlntcndent of
one of the first
was charged wW»
illegally. He ‘
aa an outrage
Brewster, a