The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-27
The Present Status Of Affairs in the
Big Contest,
CANDiOATESW0RKING OVERTIME
At Night They Attend Club Meetings
and In the Day Dodge the Hccie's.
Harmony inJackson Ward-Good
Government League Fight.

The primary election is Just sixteen days
distant. and the anxiety OF tho candi-
dates as 10 the outcome is becoming moro
and more marked with each passing mo-
enL There has probably never been
campaign IN tho history OF the city when
. greater number OF candidates have
offered themselves. or when more siren
uous efforts have been made TO catch the
elusive votes.
Tho candidates have no rest night or
day. During the hours OF darkness they
are busy keeping up with the numerous
club-msetlngs. sprinting from point TO
point al a rate OF speed that would win
the prize ON almost any track in the
country.
In The day they are busy lodging the
umouitous "heeier" who just dropped IN
10 offer his services, and Incidentally 10
b,rrow Il quarter or half dollar
The CITY Central Democratic Commit
To- having definitely decided ON me prl-
mary plan and fixed the assessment OF
the candidates they VIII now, IN oiuei
"a get their names on the ticket DC CUM
uolled 10 call on Mr.. II. NJ. Tyler treas
urer of the committee. and pay the sara
KIN next. After that date those who have
f,tied 10 paw ID are out 81 the race Tor
good and all. ~.
n nov, begins to look as II Che dark
clouds which have been lowering over
tha candidacy OF the Jackson Ward Dem
ocrats Tor the Board of Aldermen ana
common Council will soon disappear anu
that harmony will reign IN the peno,
cratic ranks The Democrat oi tha' war
ON last Tuesday night held mass
Meeting al Powhatan Clubhouse anu
1900 mt II VA. incxpedient TO nomi-
nate aldermen. cOuncilinen ana justice "a
The nesce by. primary. The meeting
,herefore resolved itself into caucus
and nominated a ticket for nose onloes.
All the candidates participated IN '"g
meeting. and "a resolution was pu' an"
carried that all should be bound oy l'o
action. ,.s....s ,or,,-
FRIDAY nieht TWO of the defeated canGl-
dates Messrs y. ". Roscher ans "a. =
Feck.. Appeared before the DllN
crattc Committee and asked lhat DvuS
not Ia interfere with the plan TO noni-
nata men Of these Offices 10y primary
Nr q. X. Pollock, one of the nominees
y, tbe caucus also appeared before the
committee and fought this requ ST. D"-
.ng his remarks he brought 10 lhe a''.i-
tion of the committee that both Mes
Heck and Roscher had voted against
primary IN the caucus. ...,od
.rhe committee. as heretofore slateo'
after consultation, decided 10 res INC 30
much OF the plan as required piiin'ls
An the ward for councilmen, aldermen
ANA Justices of the peace. 49,.
Under this ruling therefore Jhe tioh-
st nouirated by thu caucus In Jackson
vsrd has been declared 20 be- inc iet"'
one There IS some talk OF an lndepe"u-
emf ticket being put mp. but lhe ci"l' 20
seem to he that mis- viii NOT ne u'''
since such "a course would. ID Salu'
prove fatal to the Democrats at 'he seis-
raj election. -,
At tn coming primary hve meiiloeIs
of the City Democratic committee from
each ward are 10 be elected o'h''
candidates are simply 90 Toe nominated
but these gentlemen VIII be eleclel anu
their names will not appear on the tick
cts at the Nav election. No assessment
viii be levied against these candidates
hut IL will be- necessary for them To give
IN their names TO Mr. Tyler, treasurer
Of the CITY COMMITTEE before T. O'Clock
March 5th. otherwise. they VIII not De
placed on the ticket.
As has Teen stated heretofore by Inc
Times the fight in his campaign Is
sharply drawn between tho Democratic
League for Good Government and the
clubs. and there Is great curiosity man
ifost-d as 90 whether the former Will put
M a distinctive ticket i'm the various
wards as the League candidates. The
general impr, ssi0n seems TO be that the
policy Of the League will be 20 endorse
certain candidates in The various wards,
and not 90 formally put up any ticket.