The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-09
La Guns Will L.
BEF|RED1'O-
Captain Mcc arthy and I'd Other
Candidates in Fulton.
PRIMARY ELECTION THURSDAY
Great Feature Win Be Effort Of the City
Committee to Prevent Found Warm
Fights for Council and Board
of Aldermen.

The last oratorical gun of the most Spin
tied: city campaign witnessed here in years
will eb fired IN Fulton tonight, and then
all parties in interest will rest for the
great battle of the ballots tomorrow.
Captain Mccarthy and other candidates
will speak tonight at Nelson's Hal, IN
Fulton, and the Solid Shot Club, OF jack
son Ward, and the Southside Club. OF
Monroe Ward. will also hold their final
rallies tonight
This will end the speaking, and the
work of getting the vote out will be-
gin. plain mccarthy will no doubt say
some very interesting things to: the ful-
ton people, Ono thing he promises is
statement regarding the brush between
himself and Police Commissioner Chris.
Manning, Jr.. in which he proposes to eX-
plain his position, and except Mr.. Man
ming from the charge he made about
spending money in the campaign
Captain Mccarthy issued a card to the
voters yesterday afternoon, in which he
makes many denials of alleged charges
against him and reiterates many Of his
| former campaign slogans.
MONEY FOR CONVICTION.
II there is one feature more striking
than another in connection with the APP
preaching battle it is the evident; deter
mination on the part Of the City Com
mittee to have a, fair primary election.
eve have $1,000 in hand and can get
MORE said 1. prominent member of tile
| committee yesterday, (which we. propose
| to use freely for any information which
will lead to the arrest and conviction of
| any person who has even attempted to
| perpetrate any fraud whatsoever
| I'VE are determined that no suspicion
Of unfarness shall Turk in tho returns.
he said, land we desire now to warn
/ every one who will be connected with
| the primary in any way that we VIII
| spare neither money nor pains to bring
! to justice any one who shall attempt 20
| throttle in the slightest degree the will
of the people as expressed in the pri-
mary"
| From the very inception Of the fight
| Messrs Hall, Saunders, Fuller, Brock
enbrougl1 and other members of the COM
mittee have been laboring to close every
gap through which fraud could possibly
creep in the plan, and they now believe
they have succeeded, If its provisions
| shall be carried out religiously, and they
have built up the fund mentioned above
| to convict any who shall attempt to
violate it in the interest OF any candi-
| date. This determination on the part OF
| the committee is refreshing to the people
| at large, as they have long desired that
| their primaries should be conducted on
| lines which would satisfy the public
that absolute fairness had obtained.
| INTEREST IN COUNCIL FIGHT.
There is, of course, much interest in the
result of sontests for Mayor, Sheriff an,
City Sergeant, but if possible there ap-
| pears to be more in the selection OF
1 Councilmen and members Of the Board.
The candidates for the three field offices
mentioned are Very active. Messrs
Hughes and Smith are going about among
their friends personally urging that they
| be reelected to the Offices of Sheriff
! and Sergeant, respectively. while the two
/ Eppses. who are opposing them, are keep
| ing the path hot III search of votes.
Mayor Taylor and Captain Mccarthy
have done great deal Of personal work
/ but, perhaps, not SO much as the gentle
men just mentioned. AL over the city
| the ward candidates are very active
Hardly in the history of primary cleo
tions here have more good men entered
! the race for CoueS.i. and some Of the
| contests promise to be both close anc
warm. There are many rumors of COM
binations between candidates for the
! Council, but those alleged to be in them
disclaim any personal knowledge of sucf
! conditions.
ALLEGED COMBINATIONS.
Up in Lee Ward enthusiastic friends
of some of the candidates are said to b.
distributing slips containing the name:
of five candidates but the latter desire
it stated that it is being done by theil
friends without their consent or appro
val.
There are many good judges of1politic!
who forecast quite a number of changes
in the personnel of the Council Tomorrow
promises to be a day of great activit,
throughout the city. Workers will b.
thick around the polling places and We
4 hicles will be driven here and there 70
voters all day.
There were one or two small club meet
Jugs last night, but they were rattle
SHINY attended, most OF the candidate
being on quiet hunt for votes. TIL
result of the fight for all the city OF
fees, where there is opposition to TIL
incumbents. promises to be looked for
!. ward to with great interest. and hun
dreds of voters are expected to be d
Old Market Hall to hear the reading Q
3 the returns tomorrow night.