The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-20
DEMOCRATS ARE
URGED TO VOTE
They Are Asked to Turn Out on
Thursday.
Mr.. REDMOND IS ACTIVE 1--WE
sergean, Smith. However. is Confident.
Democrats Claim They viii Elect
Council Ticket in Jack
son Ward.

The City Democratic Committee mas
made every preparation FOR game nght
in Jackson Ward next THURSDAY. ana iof
electing Sergeant Smith over ms mae
pendent opponent, Mr.. J. ]. Redmond. pc
sond all question. Chairman Doherty
yesterday issued a general appear 10 lile
Democratic voters of the city.
The Executive Committee, after a long
conference with Chairman Dcherty, sent
letter TO each Democratic voter IN
Jackson Ward. urging him to attend the
election and vote the entire ticket roll
lowing is copy Of the latter document,
which was, mailed last night and which
was signed by Chairman Doherty anu
every member OF the Executive Com
niittee-
..Doar Sr.-The City Democratic Cons
ni,tee gave the Democratic voters of
jackson Ward the opportunity on April
10th OF nominating their candidates for
Aldermen Council and justices of the
peace This was the first primary ever
held in Jackson Ward for the nominal
ton of these officers.
THE CANDIDATES.
Now. that the Democrats of the ward
have expressed their choice for Mr.. r.
IA Donahoe for Alderman; Messrs. D. }.
oNeill. G. X Pollock. Herman w Stein,
John Teefey and Michael Whalen for the
Council and Messrs. r. Brophy. A ).
Duke and T. J. Mccarthy for justices OIL
the peace, it becomes the duty of every
Democrat in the ward to use ms utmost
influence To elect these gentlemen IN the
coming general election on Ihursday
next, the I'D instant and also TO erect
our candidate for City Sergeant, MY
James c. Smith. against whom an lnoe-
,,ende.1t candidate is running.
Not only should YOU give Your vote Tor
this ticket but you should urge your
neisI,bor to vote and. ii possible, give
part of the day working Tor Its sue
cess at the polls. If the Democrats OF
Jackson Ward want to be Represented
by Democrats, now is the nme LOT theHi
to act. Your brother Democrats through.
o,,t tho city EXPECT YOU to do your fun
duty. The candidates you have nomlnat-
ed in the primary are working hard 10
elect the full ticket We ask, therefore,
that you will do Your share 10 opta'h TINS
result. and beg that you VIII turn OUT
to vote and work on election Gay Inc
negroes have nominated ticket and nave
appealed to their race to support 1t we
appeal TO you TO support the Democratic
ticket"
THE CHAIRMAN ADDRESS.
Below is Chairman Doherty's address
in full which was issued at noon yes
tcr6ay:
To the Democratic voters of Richmond:
AS chairman of the City Democratic
coumitteeit devolves upon tine to urgently
call 10 your notice the necessity OF turn.
ing out in force and supporting our ' iehet
on May 22nd
For the first time in years we have Re
publican opposition not only for the city
arinci in Jackson and Jef:-Rson wards
but for the office of City Sergeant which
pertains to the city at large.
/ therefore appeal to all sooo benao-
i,f ~
ticket nominated at the late Democrat TIC
Urinary at which the next to the largest
number of votes ever cast in klchmohd
primary We're polled
make a special appeal to the voters
Of Jackson ward TO come out even IL at
some inconvenience and support the nom
iness for aldermen, councllInen ana JUS
tees % the peace, and 10 ihe voters W
Jefferson ward to Overwhelmingly coilpat
all opposition to the Democratic nonll-
nees for the council Our city cannot al
ford to lose the services OF man seiecteo
in a primary in which nearly ten 'hou-
sand votes were cast
Feeling assured that your attentioh
,,eec; only be called to the fact OF oppo-
stion. I remain,
Very Respectfully,
JAMES B. DOHERTY.
Chairman City Democratic committee.
REDMOND ACTIVE.
Mr.. James J. Redmond. who Is oppos-
ing Sergeant Smith. is very active. lie
and his friends have poster placards IN
many of the store windows. bearing the
Inscription: Vote for J J. Redmond for
CITY Sergeant On the other hand,
Sergeant Smith and the Democratic man
srers are confident, but are leaving no
stone unturned in the matter OF getting
1l,a voters to turn out. Sergeant Smith
is according to good Judges of politics.
IN no danger whatever. unless the DEM
oorats shall fail to turn out.
AS to the Council fight in Jackson Ward,
the Democrats are claiming that the odds
are with them and that they will pull
all their nominees through by good ma
critics. The election will be from sun
use Ia, sunset at all the precincts in the
civ. and indications are that 1t will be
UNUSUALLY free from exciting incidents.