The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16
POLITICAL Talk
AND POLITICIANS.
Interest in Meeting Of Legis|a,
ture on Monday.
CITY FIGHT TO OPEN UP NOW
.ossIp Among the tandlda'es-Big Meeting
for Masonic Temple-tla, or Taylor
May Up.n ais Canvass
Shortly.
CITY FIGHT TO OPEN UP NOW

There will be many matters Of public
Interest on hand during the coming week
In Richmond.
Not the least of these will be the re-
assembling on Wednesday of the Legis-
lature, which returns after a recess OF
about two months. There is a. great deal
Of interest in it's probable action on vari-
Gus subjects, and many lively fights are
anticipated over numerous propositions
Elsewhere in to-days Times will be
found an outline of some of the probable
questions that will engage the attention OF
the body. The law makers will begin to
gather as early as tomorrow, and by
Tuesday night most of them will be here
The municipal contest for Office here is
likely to assume interesting shape this
week. There has been talk of Major OF
way Allen Mr.. Virginius Newton, Cap
tain George D. Wise and Colonel A. ;.
Buford entering the mayoralty race, but
it is not believed from what they say
that any of them will do so. The date
chosen by the City Committee seems TO
suit all parties concerned. Mayor Taylor
is pleased and Captain Mccarthy is. too
Mayor Taylor may speak somewhere
5hortly, but as yet he has not said so.
Arrangements are making for big rally
IN the ground floor of the Masonic Tenn
ple A meeting will probably take place
next Friday night and will be under the
auspices of the Lee Democratic and So
cial Club OF Clay Ward.
Some of the clubs that will hold meet
ings this week arc as follows: Jackson
Ward Democratic Club, at Whalen's
Hall, tomorrow night, Rockets Club
Tuesday night, Solid Shot Club Wednes-
day night, Union Club of Fulton Thurs
day night, Lee Democratic and Social
Club Friday night, and .uc Clay Ward
Actives Saturday night. This fills up the
week, and it promises to be one OF unusual
activity. All the clubs have issued stand
Ing invitations to all the candidates to
attend all meetings and make addresses,
and now that the primary date has been
fixed they are expected to do so.
One of the prettiest fights is for City
Sergeant. Sergeant James c. Smith is
making a very. energetic canvass, and is
being ably assisted by his first deputy,
Captain T. w. Chamberayne. EH-Ser-
geant H Claiborne l1nns is actively at
work. and has announced that if elected
he will retain Captain Chamberlayne.
Another interesting contest is for sheriff
Mr.. John T. Hughes Is again in the field,
and his opponent. Hon. John E. Epps.
They are both oId-time campaisners, and
proulise to make the race n lively one.
| Much interest centers around the Coun-
eli fights in the various wards. There Is
| a, great army Of aspirants out. and they
are making every effort to capture votes
| A matter oe great local interest VIII
be the meeting OF the Madison Ward D m
| ocrats at Murphy's Hotel on TUESDAY
| night to select Council ticket. II Will
be largely attended and some lvely tunes
| arc eypccted. as some desire to put up
81 tho IucumbentS.
| It is said by some that Councilman
| Harry c.. Glenn stands a good chance OF
being endorsed for reelection by the
! meeting.