Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-12
FIGHT FOR OFFICE.
MANY POLITICAL CONTESTS BEING
wAGEp NOW IN HENRICO.
NUMEROUS CANDIDATES IN The FIELD
Tbe Two Court Clerks and One SUI
peryisor Have No Opposition, hut
All the Other Officers Have Fights
on Uand-The Primary I'm April.

The political contests In Henrlco are
warming up. Notwithstanding the fact
that the mercury is Juggling with the
zero point all over the county. Can
didates are to be seen on almost every
road, Jogging to and from visiting the
voters and endeavorlng to persuade them
that they are the proper people for the
offices they seek. Cold weather does not
appear to effect the Henrico candidates.
They smile as serenely as though the
June sun were beaming upon them, and
are ever ready to stop on the roadside
and swap a "chaw" with the elector and
discuss the issues Of the hour.
There is no lack Of candidates for the
various offices TO be filed, and as the
primary will be held April 9Th, there Is
really but little time for the aspirants TO
do their hustling in. There are two en-
holding remunerative positions In the
county who have no opposition. They are
Mr.. Samuel p. Waddill the popular Clerk
of the County Court, and Mr.. J. T.. Broad
dus, the genial Clerk of the Circuit Court.
THE sHERIFF'S CONTEST.
Sheriff Simon Solomon, who has been
in office for some years, Is d candidate
for his old position, and is not taking too
much for granted. He has opposition,
and is doing all in his power to over
come II. His opponents are Messrs. a. j..
Quarles who now fills the position Of
assistant yardmaster for the Chesapeake
and Ohio in this city, and w. w. riller,
a well-known huckster i'm the New Mar
-, hA fffrV "a
not far from Mr.. Solomon's store. The
fight is an exceedingly interesting one,
and all three candidates are doing their
utmost to secure votes.
Treasurer William II. Brauer is being
opposed by Mr.. Valentine Hechler, and
the fight between these two gentlemen
Is probably the most exciting OF all the
others. Mr.. Brauer has as his chief
deputy Mr.. John Jeter of Fairfield, and
this gentleman's influence is potential.
Mr.. Hechler has, however announced that
il he IS elected he will continue Mr..
Jeter in his present position. so the fight
goes merrily on.
Henrico has two Commissioners of the
Revenue. Mr.. Charles w. Childrey fills
the commissonership for the Upper Dis
trict, and he is being opposed by Mr.. c..
Il. Smith and Mr.. Herndon Tali.4erro.
The fight IS waxing warm, and the out
come is very much in doubt, so it is said
by the wise ones. In the Lower District
Mr.. l.. II. Kemp is opposed by Dr. Hugh
ID. Smith, a member Of the County School
Board from Fairfield. DR.. Smith also fills
the office of Deputy Collector under Trea-
surer Brauer.
FOR COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY.
large field of candidates Is out for
the office OF Commonwealth Attorney,
and the fight is being waged fast and
furious. Hon. Conway r. Sands has an
nounced that he will not stand for re-
election. and his brother, Mr. A. II. Sands,
is in the field, together with Messrs. VIII
liam IL. Beyerdge, c. w. ThroclSmorton,
George Il. Wise, and j. r. Lawrence
All five aspirants express themselves as
confident OF election, and are making the
fight of their lives
There are four supervisors in Henrico-
one for each magisterial district-and all
except one-Mr. r. w. Browning. of Tuck
ahOe-have opposition. Mr.. John T. Rose.
OF Brookland. is opposed by Messrs. Gar
land Haynes and w. II. Keck. Mr. Kecll
is a butcher and Mr.. Haynes lives near
Barton Heights. In Fairfield there is an
exciting contest, Mt II. c.. Hechler being
opposed by Mr.. L. Hicks, a well-known
Varina incumbent, has as his opponent
Mr. r. w. Atkinson, the postmaster at
Malvern Hill.
OFFICE GOING BEGGING.
All Of the Justices OF the peace, save
Mr. T. p. Larus, who is now travelling, |
are candidates for reelection, and but
few of them have any opposition. The |
same IS true of the constables. Every
incumbent is making a fight for re-elec- |
ton. In Brookland District there is no
Constable at present, and so far as
known at the courthouse, there is no can |
didate for the office.
Meetings are being held in various por-
tons of the county almost every night. |
and at the courthouse almost daily there
are large gatherings of politicians who
are discussing the probable outcome Of
the several contests.