The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-26
CLAY AND LEE
WARD POLITICS
Enlargement of the Board of a.
dermen and Common Council.
CANDIDATES IN THE FIELD
Death OF Captain Pcrrlter Leaves Vacancy
In Madison Wsrd-Board Will Not
Elect Until Alter the
Primary.

In the territory up to this arne known
as Clay Ward, but now div1ded by an
act OF tho Assembly into Clay Ward on
the south and Leo Ward on the north by
line out Franklin 10 Laurel, south on
Laurel to Park Avenue and west on
Park Avenue TO the city limits, the situa-
ton is necessarily at this time somewhat
mixed.
One Of the results Of the creation of n
new ward Will be three more Aldermen,
raising that BODY to twenty-one; five
more Counciimcn. raising that branch TO
thirty-iiYe; two more members of the
Street Committee, raising that body to
fourteen. and one moro police and ire
commissioner. raising those commissions
from six to seven.
No change would result in the School
Board, as that booy is representative OF
the three school districts of the city, ra-
thcr than the wards. The new ward VIII
have to elect their three Aldermen and
nrc Counciimcn, and the Council viii
nave TO elect a police and fire commits
sioner and give the ward representation
on the Street Committee.
or the three Aldermen, Messrs. Seay
new Clay. Ward, and Mr.. Minor north OF
the line. or i'll Lee Ward. Mr.. Whittet
was elected two years ago and holds
over. Two Aldermen are 10 be elected
from Clay Ward. and Alderman NJ. r.
Seay. Councilman S. II. Cottrell and Mr.
Harry Franklin are the candidates. In
Leo Ward three Aldermen will have to be
elected. Messrs ]. Is. Minor James r
Sheppard and William Gilman are candi-
dates
THE COUNCILMEN.
or the five Councilmcn from Clay Wari.
dcssrs. Gibson Miner and Cottreli live
south of tho division line, or IN New Clay
Ward. and Mcssrs. Blanks and Winston
north of the line. or in Lee Ward. Mr.. Cot
trclI is out for the Board of Aldermen,
leaving Messrs. Gibson and Miner. with
three or four new men--Davis Bottom,
John Don LeaTy and John Power-as call
didates from New Clay Ward. Messrs.
Ranks. Winston, Huber, Hargrove. Carr.
and fsrannan are among the strong can
didates fer the Council from Lee Ward.
The City Committee will meet in a short
while to fill the vacancies caused by the
formation of the new ward. The present
representation is dividcd-Nessrs. kim
lrough Butler and Darlington being in
;,cc Ward. and Saunders and Boschen in
Clay For the vacancies the namc of Mr.
j W. Pcrcival is suggested for Lee Ward.
aud Mr.. a W. Browning for Clay Ward
Mr. w. A. Mann, the florist, has been men
toned as "a suitable man for the commit
ice from Ice Ward, but II is not likely
that he viii stand fct il
This division of the ward VIII, also,
nrcessitate the Encouragement of the Fot-
ing precincts. and the Council VIII have
10 appoint some one to correct the regis
,ration books before tho primary
At the meeting of the Couhcn next
Monday night, action upon the division
nj C,Iav Ward will be taken, in accord
pnce with the Act Of Assembly just
passed.
Cantaiu Cunningham Hall and Mr.. W.
IL Zimmerman arc menticred as cahoi-
dates for the Board of Aldermen from
Madison Ward. There is enc vacancy III
Tho BOARD AT this election from th's
ward the scat filled until his death by
,.,n.ain James T. ITerriter. Major OtWay
= Allen and Mr. L. B. Thomson We're
elected as Aldermen from this ward TWO
Years ago.
Mr. ". II. Zimmerman has announced
himself as candidate. Captain han
f,,ins!s are urging him to consider lhe MAJ
,ar aud he has it under Amusement botli
~ ,,,aea rrctlemen have many friends and
would receive a large vote. In the even,
MAI they both run, the seat in the Boaru
~ Aldermen left vacant by 'he deatil
of Captain Fe1ritcr will remain vacant
until tho primary. Al the first meellhS VI
linz, Board after that date the calfnloa'e
yaceivinc the highest number Oh No'
,,.;n l,o elected by the Board to III the
n>-,,i,.o1 term. from which he will pass
On into the regular term, to "iilch lis
nta,tjon AT The primary and election VIII
ontitle him.
Nh Josenh Wallerstein, Councilman
1rnm Madison Ward, said last night tia.
1,a was not a candidate for the Boafu Oh
aldermen from his ward, but was d e.'i'
,iidats for reelection 10 the Councii. Mr.
SNallerstein has been In the Councll ioi
= number. of years and is on some lmpor-
ta,t committees as follows: Finance
Light and Elections,
Captain Mccarthy has accepted an IN
>ilation to speak before the Solid Shot
t'arnraiEn Club, at Seventeenth and Neila-
ale Streefs. tonight Mayor Taylcr has
also been invited to spesk mt this place
and time.
on tomorrow Captain Mccarthy will ad-
dress the worlsmen at the shipyards at
their dinner hour.
Mr. John Z. Epps was not at the meet
.nr of Captain McCarthy's supporters at
Monticello Hall NphudN5 NtSh'. i'siiiS
candidate for sheriff, he is not taking
,art In amy meetings for the special IN
terest of any one.
MIR. Henry Gilbert. of the AlhaInbra
Hotel. is a. candidate Tor the Council from
Madison, Ward.
Il
Councilman Wiltshire is out for re-elec-
tion from Marshall Ward.
REpRIEVE FOR O'BOYLE.