The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-08
WAS Sent FOR
and MADE To SPEAK
meetings before which he has appear
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meetings before which he has appear
ed.
The speaker was not especially harsh
on any particular. Individual, but his al
dress abounded in characteristic life and
fire. He declared that he had the cam
l,;Iign open, and proposed to keep it open
until election day, although His Honor,
the Mayor, had said it would not open
until spring. The meeting was a great
success. and the reception accorded Cap
tain Mccarthy was indeed, fiattering.
WARD CANDIDATES.
Mr.. B. C. Blount. candidate for JUS
lice of the peace was the first speaker
He was exceedingly brief. He only asked
the support Of his friends for the posi-
ton.
Mr.. A. ". Hargrove. who is out for the
Council asked the support of his hearers
for a seat in that body. There
were loud calls for Wallace, and the pop
ular young legislator came forward amid
applause and made brief but stirring
speech on general party lines. lie was
loudly cheercd when he said IL it was the
desire of the people he would present q
bill to the Legislature to divide Clay into
two wards. Councilman Il. w. Miner
made a brief speech. in which he asked
reelection at the hands of his constit-
uents.
Mr. O. A. Hawkins was called for and
spoke briefly in support Of his claims Tor
reelection as Commissioner OF the Rev
e5lue.
The speaker then took Up the question
OF extending the corporate limits OF the
city. He said statistics showed that there
were only seven other cities the size OF
Richmond in the United states whose
mortality rate was as great.
He thought dense populations had q
great deal to do with these conditions.
In winding up, he again asked the support
Of his friends for the office which he Is
now filing SO acceptably to the public
Mr. W. ]. Kimbroush was called for and
told some timely anecdotes. Mr.. J.. II.
Jenkins spoke for Mr.. J. w. Carr for the
Common Council.
There was some misunderstanding as
to whether Captain Mccarthy would be
present or not. He was sent for. Mean
while, the large crowd present called FOL
various speakers. EN-Alderman f. T
Davis spoke briefly and declared that he
had decided not to stand for the Board
of Aldermen, although he had been warm
~ urged TO do So Councilman Blanks
made a brief speech and asked re-
endorsement of his course in the Council
On motion of Mr. R. Z. Davis a COM
nittee was appointed to look into the
aCViSaEIllty OF securing larger llell Il
which to hold a meeting later on. Mr.. R
P. Harrison spoke for Mr.. James r. Shep-
pard for tho Board of Aldermen.
ENTER THE LIVE WIRE"
When Captain Mccarthy pressed his
way through the. crowded aisle to the
front there was a wild demonstration
from those present, and 1t broke out
afresl at intervals during the delivery OF
his address.
He explained what he meant by his
reference to placing a third candidate I'm
der a. sea Of invective should he come
out a man who would come out nov
| and interfere with his struggle with an
other man. he said, was like class OF
| people who he knew during the war. I'll
| is a coward" declared the speaker, amid
applause, "and I'll tell him so if he comes
| out.
"Tve got a fate for him, whoever lie
may be- FIe said the laws Of this coun-
| try reco gnized no classes. He would not
| insult the people by arranging them into
imaginary classes. He owned no class
| He had no votes save his own. People
| should not vote for him or Mayor Taylor
| They should vote on good government
Another proposition was that IL the
City Hall reeked with corruption. it would