The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-06
THE CLOSING
IOF THE LISTS.
Nearly All Of the Candidates Pay
Their Assessments,
ONE HUNDRED AND TWeNTY-Slx
r,,s Is the n amber That Contributed
60 the Expenses of the Primary
There Are Also 40 Committee
men Who Were Not Assessed.

pouhatan Clubhouse presented ousy
scene Yesterday morning. for soNe a.
hours the president. secretary ana tiea'-
,rer Of the city Democratic commute
.ortcd IKE slaves receiving the assess
,o.nts of candidates. PROBABLY never
,@,oro in the history of the city have 50
many aspirants for political hohors come
down with the CASH - -
Money rolled In. one man iugseu 20
n perfcct burden Of silver doilars' 'i'ere,
by showing his devotion 10 'hc S"uSo V'
silver. Others brought paper. III aih
one hundred and twenty-siN paio ,he "o-
mission, and OF the NUMBER oh'y one
ALL IN THE FIELD.
1,wclve o'clock was the hour set for the
Blessing of the lists. but before that time
arrived every candidate mad set'ien UP
and IL was found that nearly every man
Who had announced his intention OF run
Ming had backed up the statement Win
his money 49,, hoe
never been such scramble for once ia
the history OF the city Seats III 'ne
council are as anxiously sought as thoush
a lucrative salary were attached 10 eacI'
,rhere is now In the field TWO aspiran's
o. the Mavoralty three want 10 be COM
,oissioner of Revenue. the Auditorship
,s sougbt by four. two are pursuing the
T.,,v Collecforship. four would Ike TO be
sheriff. i've are ir the race TOT hlsh
Constable. while the City Sergeantcy Is
being pursued by four.
IN CLAY WARD.
In clay Ward two Aldermen are 10 he
.,octed. four aspirants are in the held.
rive vacancies are 10 be riied ID me
Council. and there are sixteen VINO "oulu
like TO MI them. Three Justices OF the
peace are TO be elected. and there are
sly TO choose from. while nine applicants
arc ready 10 take the five POSITIONS 70 oo
oiled I'm the City Democratic Committee
In Jackson Ward. where only memo rs
of the CITY Committee are 10 voted LOT
there are eleven applicants Tor inc nNe
places al,
Jefferson Ward furnishes four apph-
cants for the two places 10 be nlled III the
Board Of Aldermen. fourteen Tor the hNe
seats in the Council. eight for the three
Justices of the Peace and six Tor the
Ave places IN the City COMMITTEE.
Madison Ward. where only one Alder
men If 10 be elected has but one con-
didate for that place, but there are eleven
after the five seats IN the Council. ihere
are but FIVE who want TO be Justices oil
the peace and fve desire to be city Com
mffffcTnfU.
sires. as there are just enough to MI the
vacancies.
IN THE EAST END.
Marshall Ward has four who want 70
BE- Aldermen. nine who would Ike to go
20 the Common Council. four who desire
10 act as Justices of the Peace and seven
that would like 10 be on the city COM
mittee.
Monroe Ward has two candidates LOT
the Board of Aldermen, nine for Com
mon Council three for Justices OF the
Peace. and seven for the city Committee.
The week Just opening will be a lively
one. and there will DE a general feeling
of unrest until the result Is known. Inc
Good Government League II Is announced
will hold meetings in various parts Of the
city each night until the election, which
takes place next Tuesday week, March
18th.
The failure of she League to put ZIP n
ticket I'm Jefferson Ward has greatly
elated the club people The League
claims. however. that II will be able To
secure a majority in both branches Of
the council. without the aid of jefferson
Ward.