The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-30
CITY COMMIT Tee
1TO MEET SH.0R'' TLY,
The Chairman Issues Call for
February 18th.
A WARM FIGHT. /. is EXPECTED
Question Of When Primary Shall Be Held.
Capt. Mccarthy Wants 1t Late-Meet.
iugs Are Being Arranged for
Him-city Politics.
A WARM FIGHT is. EXPECTED.

The city will be treated to another live
committee meeting shortly. Acting at
the request of seven members, which is
two more than the required number,
Chairman Doherty has issued j call for
meeting of the City Committee for
February 14th to determine the question
of when the municipal primary shall be
held The lines will be sharply drawn in
the meeting between the advocates OF
late and early primaries. There has been
talk OF 'hurrying up the primary, &C
cording to Captain Mccarthy, to stop his
Champaign on Education, as he calls
it. He declares that he wants it as late
usual, at least. In his Academy speech
he declared for the first time in years
there were higher questions involved than
that OF getting a Job for this or that
man. and he wanted time to discuss the
issues before the people. The cali is not
unusually early, but those who signed it
are said to favor an early primary, and
when the body meets the question is sure
to cause much discussion. Another mat
ter that will cause a fight is the election
of a successor to Alderman Miner in the
committee. The candidates are DR.. Chas.
V. Darlington and Mr.. w. c. Hill. MIR.
James Disney is mentioned as Policeman
Bryant's successor in Jefferson Ward.
Chairman Doherty himself is against
an early primary. He says there is no
obvious reason for one and that those
candidates who are after an early prl-
mary are to blame themselves. for they
are mainly responsible for the early cam
paign.
III this thing keeps up he said, the
primary will be held in the fall within
few years
Those of the committee who signed the
call are NIessrs. Clyne w. Saunders and
j. 5. Minor of Clay Ward; l.. c. Haake
and w. r. Cavcdo. of Jefferson Ward;
Flournoy and Baher. of Marshall Ward,
and Boschen, Of Clay Ward.
It takes five to call a meeting. The
petition carried seven names, and it is UNI
derstood that all the signers favor All ear
~ primary.
The City Committee at present has two
vacancies-those left by Alderman Minor
of Clay Ward, and Policeman Bryant, OF
Jefferson Ward.
The committee is as follows:
Clay-Messrs. Butler Boschen, Saunders
and kimbrough, vacancy.
Monroe-Messrs. Duke, Fuller, Watson,
Bargamin and Brockenbrough-
Madison-Messrs. Folkes. Taylor, Hall,
Burgess and Walden.
Observation-Disclosures. Haake, Pagan, Cave
do, Horton, vacancy.
Marshall-Messrs. sBahen. Welsh, Flour
noy. Woodward. Hughes.
Jackson-Messrs. Doherty, Wood, Lea
man. Baker. Horton.
The officers are: Chairman, Doherty;
Vice-Charman, Fuller; Secretary, Duke;
Treasurer. Brockenbrough. The ward
Observation-Disclosures Saunders: Monroe,
Fuller; Madison. Folkes Jefferson
Haake; Marshall, Hughes; Jackson, Lea
man. .fE
Mccarthy meetings are becoming the
fad.
ARRANGEMENTS are now being made for
a big meeting to be held at Old Market
Hall at an early date probably this
week. The hall will be made as COM
fortabl.e as possible, and seats Will be
provided for all who may attend Inc
meeting is being gotten up by we'll known
politicians and business men OF that sec
ton of the city. and as much interest
centers in everything that Captain Nc
Carthy says, there is every indication
of a. big attendance.
81 shall have something different to say
at that meeting said the Live Wire
last night
A meeting viii also be held on Feb
ruary 9Th, at Corcoran Hall, when the
voters of Church Hill will have the OPP
portunity of hearing the spicy things
that are expected to come from Captain
McCarthys lips.
This Church Hill meeting is being ar
ranged by business men of that section
of the city Mr.. John r. Charleton was
Spokesman of the committee that, on
Yesterday, invited Captain Mccarthy TO
address them.
..IAll [ want said Captain Mccarthy,
..is time enough to prepare myself for
these meetings. Forty-eight hours is suf-
ticient''
Captain Mccarthy said yesterday that
he made no attack upon the railroads
when he made the statement that
brought President Z. L. Beimss to his
feet.
ut was not an attack upon the rail-
road company" he said. Shut upon the
Street Committee for its inconpetency
and ncapability.
The Street Committee is composed of
the following gentlemen: Chairman, Major
Otway S. Allen; NIessrs. Bahen. Burton,
Whittet, King and NIosby, of the Board
of Aldermen; Messrs. Pollock, Gibson,
Curtis, Peters, Mills and Glenn. of the
Common Council. OF the Aldermen,
ALessrs King and N1osby are up for re-
election, and all of the Councimen.
In his recent speech Captain Mccarthy
referred to Major Allen as one of the
able men in the Council. and at the Same
time he said there were Others so that
it is not quite certain as to whom his
sweeping statement made yesterday may
amply in reference to the personnel Of the
Street Committee. 1t is we'll known that
some members of that committee have