The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-10
FIRST GUN in
OLD CLAY WARD.
City Campaign TO Open Up To-
Morrow Night.
ATTITUDE OF LABOR PEOPLE
May Not Go Into the Prlmary-Plan to Cause
Fight-Poiiticai Gossip, Demo-
cratic and Repub-
IleaH.
ATTITUDE OF LABOR PEOPLE

l
cratic and Repub-
leaH.
| The campaign for city officers, which !
| gives every promise OF being one of the
| most spirited, which has been fought out
| here In years, will be formally opened
before the Clay Ward Actives in Bel
videre Hall tomorrow night The only
| speaker SO far announced Is Mr.. Carl
ton Mccarthy, who is opposing Mayor
! Taylor tor rejection. 1,tt II is pretty
| generally believed that the Mayor will
| himself yield to the wishes of his friends
| and have a few words to say. Other
| candidates viii probably be On hand and
| present their claims to the voters.
/ The spciest battle to be de-
| cided next spring Is going to be be-
| tween Messrs. Taylor and Mccarthy for
the office of Mayor, but there will be
| other pretty races. One of them will be
for the office of Sheriff Hon John T.
| kpps and Sheriff Hughes, who will stand
for the office, are old campaigners. and
/ know how to take care Oh themselves in
| a fight.
Another pretty struggle will be for the
| Office of City Sergeant. Old-ttme an
| tagonists are out for the place. They
| are Sergeant Smith and ex-Sergeant II.
Claiborne Epps.
There is talk of opposition to Auu--or
| Warren. though 10 one has yet announc-
ed himself for the place.
| There are many new candidates for the
| Council and Board, anl in some OF the
| wards the contests will be warm Inc
| meeting of the Clay Ward Actives on
tomorrow night promises to be one Of
great interest.
One of the uncertain quantities In the
coming struggle is the labor vote ana
there is serious talk of the running OF
labor candidates for some of the Offices
In fact the leaders have been seriously
| discussing the matter for some time
and il is expected to assume some def
4 mite shape at a meeting of the Trades
Council, to be held next Tuesday nignt-
It Is said that a movement is one foot
to have the council call a labor conven-
tion to nominate a candidate Tor Mayor
s and perhaps for other city offices. "A
number of the strongest labor leaders
| in the city declare that they mean bust
ness, and that they will put up a sood
man and stand solidly behind. we
won in 1856" said one of them the other
night "and we can win in 1902, If We
try. as I believe we will" Their move
ments will be eagerly watched by the
politicians.
Senator ". P. Barksdale OF Halifax.
, here on Tuesday next to oppose the adop-
ton of the State primary plan before the
State Committee. Senator Barksdale says
the pan is not the kind the people want.
It is not believed the plan will ever go
into operation. as there are many strong
! elements of opposition to 1t. Indeed, 1e"
are found who favor it in its present
form. Those who have all along opposed
the primary principle In Virginia want to
see the plan defeated, and it does Tot
begin to suit the original primary ;tdVo-
2 Gates. The former are said to oppose II
because they believe the present system
: of making nominations is good enough
and the latter declare that it is not in
accordance with the spirit of the Nor
- folk resolutions. Fired on, as it probably
will be, from both sides. it is hard to see
how it can be adopted.
Judge w e. Howes, Of Boydton. is If
the city. Old factonal troubles still abide
with the popular Mecklenburg leader
When asked how it was that Meckienburs
I gave Hutchinson OeulocraD, for the Sen
ace. a large majority. and went for Gel
> onel Hoge for Governor, Judge Howes
: very frankly admitted that the Democrats
did not give Governor Montague their IN,
divided support. "They didn't want US tc
help them he said, land so We didn't
t go out Of our way to do more than vote
: the Democratic ticket" Perhaps there
s are few counties in the State where tbs
lines are more sharply drawn between
the Martin and anti-Marttn factions OF
the party than Mecklenburg, and they
: do not seem to be fast disappearing.
Mr.. w. J. Henson, a. prominent lawyer
and Democratic leader of Giles. is in the
L city to argue railroad case in the Court
;, of Appeals. Mr.. Henson said last night
J. that he felt sure the House Committee
:. on Privileges and Elections would. after
;. hearing the evidence. decide the contest
. ed election case of Fulton VS.. Hibbetts.
e from the district of Buchanan, Dickinson
and Wise. in favor of the contestant. Mr..
Henson is very certain that Mr.. Fulton
has a winning case and that he is entitled
) to his seat. He thinks the record will
show beyond question that the contestant
was fairly elected.
r DR.. J. D. Pendleton, who was for many
h years the clerk of the State Senate. is
a very i'll at his home at Lees Station
o Powhatan county. DR.. Pendleton served
: for many years and is well known to
: public men all over the State. He is the
: father of Mr.. Edmund Pendleton, of this
city.
Hon. George z Hunley. of Mathews
: was at the Capitol yesterday. Mr.. Hun
e ley will, upon the reassembling of the
n Legislature, present some important bills
: One will be a new pension measure and
: others will relate to the changes in the
It mode of INJECTING capital punishment.
4 Hon. George E. Murrell, of Bedford
4 who is still here. expects to reintroduce
his road law upon the reasserbling OF
y the Legislature. He will also. in all like
: lihood, present some legislation relating
. | to the horticultural iaterests of the State
n DR.. Joseph w. Southall has. recovered
|. from his recent illness. and was at Muir.
), phys last night.
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