Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-11
THE BATTLE BEGINS.
THE SPRING CAMPAIGN FAIRLY OPEN
AND CANDIDATES At WORK.
Citizens Offering for Places In the City
Government-The Situation mt Pres
ent--Names OF Aspirants, &c.


ent--Names OF Aspirants, &c.
The spring campaign now gems 70 De
fairly on. Politics is the uppermost topic
OF conversation on the streets. in the Of
fees. about the hotels. and at the clubs.
The coming campaign promises to be one
OF the liveIest alchmond has had In the
past quarter Of a century
Interest naturally centres in the tight
for two places-those OF Mayor and Com
monwealth's Attorney. 1t Is true that
there will be sharp contests for other or
fees. but the two named are now and VIII
continue 10 attract the most attention.
Up to the present no new Candidates
for the mayoralty have come into the
field. IL was expected when Mr.. Eilyson
announced that he would not enter the
race. that at least one or two others would
offer for this. the highest office within the
gift of the people OF the city. This. how
ever, has not been the case and now the
battle is between Messrs. Richard NJ ray
Tor and Joseph G. DickersOn. Both or
| these gentlemen are vigorously at work.
and their cdnvasses are being thoroughly
and well made
FOR COMMONWEALTHS ATTORNEY.
Those who are aspiring to the position
| Of commemorative Attorney are also put
ting in some hard licks and it would be
very difficult matter TO prophesy correctly
as TO whom the successful man VIII be
The candidates, Messrs. ID. G. Richardson
Tazewel Elicit, and III. NJ Smith. Jr,
are strong men, and each has a large fol-
lowing Colonel Elicit Is confined TO MS
home by sickness just now, but his friends
are looking well after his interests.
4 very interesting part In this cam
paign will b. the contest over the office
l of CJty Auditor. The present incumbent
AR. r. J. Warren, who was elected 10 I'LL
a - unexplred term OF the lamented Miles
TSlrpin, is being opposed by Mr.. i. y.
Barber. who was for several years asso-
clated with Captain Frank w. Cunning
ham. City Tax Collector. and Mr.. Frank
p. Burke. n member OF the Board OF Fire
Commissioners.
OTHER OFFICES.
Captain Charles IT, Epps. who has for
the past three terms filed the office of
CITY Sergeant, has before him this spring
hi5 foe Of Old in politics, Mr.. James ..
Smith.
For Commissioner Of the Revenue, Cap
tain r. y. Munford and Captain Frank w.
Chamberlayne are in the ring with gloves
| Off"
II does not now appear that there Will
b. any opposition 10 Captain Frank W.
Cunningham. Clerk Charles w. Goddin, OF
the Chancory Court; Captain William L.
Iawton. Clerk OF tho Hastings Court or
Sir. T.. j. Garrison. the High Constable,
all OF whom have endeared themselves to
the whole people by the manner In which
they have conducted the affairs Of the peo-
ole entrusted 10 them. Mr.. Il. VI. Ro-
welle. the popular young Clerk OF the Cir
cult Court, who was appointed 10 this po-
sition when MI Alfred Shields resigned a
few months ago, IS entirely willing 10 re-
main 1t his familiar oil dcsk, and Mr.. c.
| W. (NaO Tyler Is also a candidate for the
| office.
THE CITY COUNCIL.
II f. very likely that there will bs n
number Of changes in the city Council
| Many Of the old members will not stand
| for reelection, and several In the lower
branch are aspiring 10 the Board OF Al
dormen. There are also Il few candidates
out for the positions within the grit OF
the Council, but 1t IS a little too early for
persons desiring these places to begin
| their canyasses.
A;essrs. Taylor, Dlckerson, Gum. Bow
den. and Davis will not run for their re-
spectiye wards for the board The MEM
! bers OF this body who DO not come up for
reelection this year are Messrs. Allen,
Bahen. Carter, Gray. Hardwicke, Mitchell,
Reeve and !. W. White. The gentlemen
VINO are either outspoken candidates for
the board, or ere being talked u for seats
IN that branch. are McsSrs Thomas 7.
! Campbell, l.. u. Starhc, II. ii. BOykin,
and Major J. II. Capers, a former mem
Der who was defeated in the last primary
! BY Mr.. Richard VI. Taylor from Clay
Ward; Colonel William +. Tanner and
Mr.. Marx Gunst. from Monroe Ward;
Messrs. John VI. King and w NJ. Turpn,
from jefferson Ward; Councilmen Il. NJ.
| Noble and William II. Curtis, from Mar
| shall Ward.
| Those members from Jackson Ward
whose terms expire will, 1t IS said, stand
/ for reelection.
There arc a number OF candidates for
the Common Council from two or three
OF the wards. Nearly all the old council
men will be IN the field again. Mr. Adam
/ Diacont Marshal-Ward eN-member, will
| offer again; and Mr.. John T., Don Leavy
| viii also BE- u candidate from that ward.
1t is said that Squire V. DOnatl, Of Jeffcr-
| son. will be brought out by his friends.
/ Mr.. witty Is also said to be an aspirant
| to the Common Council from jefferson. 1t
| Is stated that Mr.. James T. Vaughan, Of
| Madison Ward, will not run this time,
and Mr. ]. Taylor Stratton some time ago
| declared that he would not be a candidate.
| Mr.. James Hayes Is the only new man in
| the race from this ward.
TCRPIN FOR PRESIDENT.
! When the new council goes in an effort
! will be made To elect Mr.. William NJ. Tur-
/ pin. Of jefferson Ward. president Of that
/ branch. There seems to be- no question
/ that Ilr. Roltc l.. Glover will be continued
as president Of the Common Council, I'M
/ less he should withdraw from the council
manic contest this spring.
Alderman BOwden will not be a candi-
date for denomination, and It Is said that
| Colonel John Il. Cary, member OF Ne
board from Madison Ward, will decline
reelection.
Clay Ward Is prolific for aspirants for
positions Of Justices Of the Peace. AL
ready she has produced tho following cam
didatos: Messrs. J. l.. Ingersoll, James
Peters. w. l.. Orange. James Is. Lyle, H..
A. Jacobs. j. 7. Lewis. and J. +. Wing
field. Monroe Ward presents this list:
W. a. Graves. II. b. Grubbs. and possibly.
one or two others. In Madison Ward +.
T. and ". -. Jones are candidates. Nearly
all the old Justices In Marshall and Jeffer-
son Wards will stand for reelection.
Mr.. Robert II. Ralston, Sergeant-at-
Arms Of the City Council, is being opposed