The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-26
They Boom His Stock in the Ho-
tel L0bbies.
MAYORS SUPPORTERS SURE
Say He VIII Como Ont All Right in the End.
lis Honor is Still Silent : Probable
Meeting nj Old Market Hall This
Week New Men Talked OF for
The cou1ciI-PolilicaI News
and GOSSIP.
and Gossip.

al0 u0SSin.
Not IN years IL ever before, has Rich
nond been so stirred oyer a municipal
campaign, and IT is not putting it too
strongly o say that il is expected short
ly to nartalSe much of the nature OF
political revolution.
The speech OF Captain Mccarthy at the
Academy on Friday uiEhL-iIslS SET the
whole city agog, and everybody IS talk
ing about it. 1T IS being praised for its
force and ClcarllcSs and there IS Je cues
ton that it has put al classes ~ citizens
10 thinking What viii he tho ultimate
result of such u campaign as Captain
Mccarthy is waging no man can tell
hut a great majority OF leaders are tfA'-
ing 10 figure it ont
Tho sentiment in favor Of bringing out
a third candidate seems 10 nave lessencd
since the straightforward utterances of
captain Mccarthy CA Friday night and
his bold declaration that he was not III
The race for his health, but TO win, Mum
h,.Ts of strong business men who heard
his Academy speech pronounce 1T the
most remarkably clear treatise on nlu-
nicipal government TO which they have
eyer listened and they are said To he
getting behind his candidacy IN great
WORKING PEOPLE INTERESTED,
Neither did the speech fail to get the
attention of the working people, and
many OF them were heard 10 praise 1t
Earmly last night. Meanwhile Mayor lay
Tors friends do not appear alarmed, aud
;hcy stoutly contend that hc VIII come
out an right in the end.
There arc a great many who express
nc belief however tii3t lil% No. ;
NOR VIII lie j'di'IuFe" "ili,z77 iiS
shnidE SlNe SOM WIZ O
Mgt,l TO nus suppuItsIE s, ,,,,-o,.,,or. i
~ $500 il0l ,,,,,,i,,.,,,, .,a,,
- - .,' 80 ,,fol,t Il,,t nc c9ses
.i,,ij3, ana maj Mir. swanson
.,ii1,,n1 e:o,..'rrg,r Montague 10 hammer
l,ir, 100 long before striking back IIs
Lila th,t Il WAS nov. ",la to-, Mayor Tay-
~ ~ s5,,,1, ONT and HAT if Captain Me
t,ariby-,s statements were allowed TO 80
,t,,I,.,Ila,,rsd ,hcr ,volild rndoubtediy
,rfI;t.ltc 5s-afnst The popular Mayors
chances Of recollection.
as SAVING WOOD
NfeauyybiIc. Ills Honor is Saving
wood . lie IS ALWAYS cordial L. his news
rlner friends. but he always bctrays an
an, of urcasincss in their presence. lie
y-as asked YESTERDAY ii he would not say
:, word as 10 Captain MCCarthy's Nigor-
Gus onslaught upon the Sinking Fund
Commission. but the Same familiar an
swcr ranle; Il have nothing TO say
Mono OF the other commissioners VINO
were seen seemed inclined to talk. Pres
ldont Fbci was out OF the city and Treas
nrer philips and Mr. CasIic could not
be- found Presidcn; Turpin said he lad
only boon on The Board since its man
agement had grown better, 50 nc begged
L. ioc excused.
CAPTAIN MILLS VIEWS.
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