The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-28
ELECTIONS IN THE
VIRGINIA CITIES
A Spirited Contest for Mayor in Fred
ericksburg.
AGAIN ELECTED AFTER 2 YEARS
nisrtinsyiIIe Elects Mayor and Town
Council-There Was No Opposi-
ton TO the old Ticket at
Cape Charles.

rpEDERICKSBURG. VA, May IL
Enecial-The election OF city officers tooh
hlace here yesterday. A large vote was
lauoo and the count was not concluded
sntu an early hour this morning Great
interest centered I'm the contest Tor Mayor
and me election Of COuncilmon Inc can
dldstes for Mayor were Mayor H. X
fso,,idnoan present incumbent. Hon. \. i.
Rowe. and Councilman a. X. Howard
Mr.. Rowe was elected by majority OF
s4 over Houldman, and III over both
Gouldman and Howard. The Following IS
the vote in detail: For Mayor A. -
Rowe. 4g2 votes; H. r. GouldmSh' 49,
A. r. Howard. a.
CITY COUNCIL
For city Council-Upper ward. NJ. :.
chancellor received S5S votes. ). Z. Rowe
R,3 NJ. G. Willis. So3. +. ID. Cole 30 H. H.
Lane 30. W. r.. Bradley 2ii.
The above were elected. J. II. Myer,
ur was also voted for. receiving zH
votes and Maurice Hrsh li0
For the CITY Council-LOwer ward. Geo
" Wroten AZ. W. s. Embrcy 42Z. W. j.
TYLER GAG. T. McCracken &7 w. n. Hur-
kamp 300 John r. knight 2ZL
THE above were elected. J. a. Turner
received 202 votes. J. ID. Ray l56 ana D.
w. Harris 10
MgXnT-TItHt
her Of the LEGISLATURE and served eight
years as Mayor OF this city. Two years
ago he declined to be candidate Tor re-
election and retired from the. office. This
wear IN response TO a general desire he
again announced himself a candidate with
the above result
Messrs A. T. Embrey for Common
wealth's Attorney. A. 3. Bow airing Tor
Commissioner Of The Revenue and c. W.
Burlington for City Sergeant had no OPP
position.
CITY ELECTION IN RADFORD.
RADFORD. VA. May Especial
There was more interest manifested in
the election here yesterday for city Of
fcers than there has been for years.
There were no party nominations but
IL was a free-for-all race. The election
was held under the old-style law-every
man furnishing his own ticket and fix
ing Il before ne came 10 the polls.
The only peculiar feature of the cleo
ton was that Of a woman running for
city Council in East Ward precinct. She
received 40 votes.
All the old city officers. with the excep-
ton ow Mayor. were reelected. The vote
for this Office was very close. indeed.
Colonel J. n. Washington, who has been
president of the City Council since the
city Of Radford was Incorporated. was
elected by the small majority OF TO- The
vote was as follows for Mayor:
j. H. Washington. O.. .lb3
G. A. Sullivan oil. o. .....................l20
Hugh G. Preston .. o. ..................loS
All Democrats
The total vote cast in the city was AL
While the fight was close for Mayor,
yet the interest centered on the office
OF City Treasurer. j. w. Porterneld has
filled the Office so very acceptably to the
people for the past four years that he
was supported by all especially the best
business men of the city. Notwithstanding
a hard hght made against him by some
OF the leaders of the Democratic party,
who tried TO force the issue on party
lines Mr. Porterfeld has always been
a Republican in national affairs. but he
Is an honest faithful and most efficient
officer and deserved the compliment paid
him by the handsome majority of 222.
ONLY FIVE VOTES GLOWING TO
the negligence OF Mr. Christian, clerk
of Hastings Court the name OF Mr;
ANDREW AARONSON was not printed
on the electoral ballot on the 10Th in
slant. Mr.. Christian claims 70 nave
overlooked Mr.. AarOnSOn's notification
OF candidacy. which caused all ms
friends to believe that he withdrew al
the eleventh hour and therefore. sur
rendered the contest. Mr. Aaronson Is
very popular in Jackson ward and no
doubt would have been elected but for
the mistake OF Mr.. Christian my2S-lt'