The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-19
THREE WANT TO BE MAYOR
A LIKE NUMBER BIDDING FOR
CHIEF OF POLICE.
NO OPPOSITION 70 OTHER INCUMBENT
Unless il be Health Officer in Case Mr.. Sale
Pushes Down The Paliogs and Browses
IN the Chief Of Police
Meadow.

The city political ''free-for-all'' is on
and there's going to be some rare good
sport before it's off.
For Il week now fleet-footed courSers
and high-bred animals have been prln;.-
ing around the underwriting up and
waiting for belated jockeys to bring in
their steeds. But yesterday being Il sort
of half holiday. the judges said go.
and the race began in earnest.
From now on. until they com" tnder
the primary wire IN ,pvll 4th. there il
be Stone lively clipping a-down she
track and j0ckeyimg without end. Some
that now have the inside ak will
lose it on the str, tch" no doubt. others
will get into Il pocket from which
they'll never extricate themselves. And
still others who now seems 10 be trailing
may lead 1.-THE finish.' Who knows:
As it now stands its hard 10 pick the
winners or know where to put your
money Rockies are giving no dds.
But it's going TO be a great race.
The chief event ON the programe <
of course the long-distanee run for the
mayoralty The purse is worth S1.2O0
and fees to the amount OF some $500 or
$500. For this rich prize there are fhree
starters--thcrough- everyone OF
them-Powell, Pogue and Leach.
They're off in bunch. Sandy Pow
ell. the little sorrell backed by The ely
administration of which he is alIeady
the honored head. wins the pole. lie
sulky wheels of Joe Pogue. The high
stepping bay. are however cutting c!3st
upon his track: while Mid. Leach. The
magnificent gray, is neck to neck with
the best of them. going at a 2:l6 gate.
Fine fellows-all of them: men, any
one of whom would give the city a
clean. economical, public-sprted admin
istration.
Here's to the winner.
Next ON the program, | find lhe trot
for Chief of Police. The purse is only
5000 less rich than that in the nlayorilty
run, and there are quite as mans en-
tries. The iockeying that may de:elop
in this race will make it even more
spirited and interesting than the contest
fer Mayor At least that's the way Il
looks now.
The entries so far are j. NJ. Norwood.
present incumbent. and JOS. j. Ber-
nard. ! 1t is being alleged also taat T. J..
State. the Sanitary Offer. is being
groomed for this race. ana will be on.
tered at the last moment.
AS 40 the SfouiiuS lot lHiS ClaTS' l.
know nothing, but if ii should turn
ont to be true it would complicate mat
TENS nightly and make contest so
interesting the mayoralty race would
take a back-seat For Of all the city
politicians that ever came down the pix
Mr.. Sale is one of the pick. The other
candidates know this and naturally they
dent relish the idea of his company.
~. 9th ~ il
dates for chief.
Now on the Health Department as
it stands. Mr.. Sale has a lead-pips
cinch. But if he enters the race for
chief of police he will find all sor-s OF
candidates setting their traps for SAM
fairy Inspector-so say the .oth2r candi-
dates for chief of police.
Even as it is there's long-legged clay
bankLChas f. Cook-prancing M and
down impatiently waiting to get a run
for the Health office. SO far its SAL
and Cook-no other entries--with IN
$500 salary ahead. OF course rs NJ
Sale took the department when it was
nothing and has made ii one of the b 81
in the South, he will give any man ght
cares TO contest his right to it a GOO
run. for his monty. liuc il lie should
drop out of this race TO chase himse!l
fer the richer chief of police prize, VIII!
then there'll be dead-easy $500 job fol
Mr.. Cook or some other good max
Ham Smith has made such goo'
city clerk and he's so acconlmota.ln:
that so far he has no opposition.
Charlie Lumsden's in the same boat
Tax collectors, as a rule, are might
unpopular set of individuals, but Chan
lie amt. He's the exception that prove
the rule.
If there's anybody thinks he can max
a better Street Commissioner than M
rood friend W. u. Blake he hasn't We