The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-05
MANY CANDIDATES
FOR POST0FF|CE
lie. West Believed to Have Good
Chance for Norfolk Plum.
COLONEL BOWDEN RETURNS
He Pays His Resp cts to the Democratic
Newspapers, but Preserves His U.s.
val SiIemc RESTS With Him
and A!vah II. Martin.
Especial Dispatch to The Timcs.)

NORFOLK. VA, December 4.-Colonel
George Z. Bowden and party returned
from Washington this morning. He has
nothing to say as to the results of his
visit except that the Democratic news
papers publish more news than he could
invent He believes giving hhem the
largest liberty his silence will allow. On
the side, however it was heard that j.
f. West one of the candidates for the
pcstoffice has no reason to be discouraged
IN his efforts to obtain the office. He
s,niingly admits that the only thing he
Jacks is letter from President Roosc-
welt requesting him to accept the salary.
The truth is, however, that the fight
is not settled, unless it was settled by
Colonel Bowden, who is national com
mitteeman, and Alvah II. Martin, who
Is the representative, sometimes called
the boss, of the county Republicans and
the fusionists. If those two agreed i'll
Washington. they y obaby secured 4
Utical department of the administration.
JUNK DEALERS REPORTS.
Junk dealers = required TO make
daily reports to the police headquarters
of their purchases They often purchase
articles viii have been stolen, and for
which the po-.ce detectives can IND the
owners. The idea is, If the police have
the owners of the stolen articles. but
They can catch the thieves, too. One OF
the detectives showed the reporter a
sample Of the reports the junk dealers
viii send in if they are not followed
closely. One report fnowed that the
1unf dealer had done Scents worth OF
business during the day, and another
report showed the increased Tansac-
ticns of is cents.
knows - said the officer,
.that these men cannot exist on such
trivial business as that.
In the course of 4 speech in the Cor
poration Court Commonwealth Attorney
I !ton referred to one of the junk deal
e.s as being ready to buy Norfolk
and Western locomotive of a negro he
dceant know at night and in the dark
for SO cents, provided he thinks he can
sell it for a profit or compel the owner
30 redeem it. These statements show
.nc reason for stringent laws against this
class O fdealers, because they can become
such effective assistants to the police ana
car. be an absolute protection to the
thieves according to the manner IN
which they transact their business.
CHARGED WITH BRIBERY.
A serious charge was brought against
T. NJ Dcdson in the Corporation Court
Yesterday morning. The charges We're
preferred by Bessie Mason, the negro
woman he is accused of assaultng. She
saws that Clarence Mcrrell approached
her with an offer of SIS to leave the city
and not appear against Dodson, or to
aIpear in court and say that she Tell
ard hurt herself. Judge Martin, sitting
in the Corporation Court. issued rules re-
curing both DodSon and Merrell to APP
pear tomorrow to show cause Why they
should not be fined or imprisoned for
contempt of court. The case against
Iodson is that he assaulted and beat
Bessie Mason so that she was laid up in
led for several weeks. and then gave
birth 10 still-born infant he was tried
and sent to Jail for six months for
beating the woman and appeared the
case Pending the hearing of the APP
real the infant was born and a new charge
was brought against Dodson. The case
las attracted a great deal of attention
because Dodson is collector for
prominent furniture house here, in which
the assault occurred.
WILL HAVE STANDPIPE.
Mr.. Caldwell Hardy. of the building i
committee, informed Fire Chief Ryan
to-day that. no matter what action the
Council takes on his Ryans) recommen- |
tations for an ordinance requiring stand
,ires on all large buildings for fire pro-
lection purposes, the new Virginia Club |
building at the corner Of CRANKY and |
Plume Streets, will have standpipes and !
al necessary hose connections. The |
Abiding will be seven stories high.
The thirty-one piece workers at the |
Norfolk and Western Railways repair |
.hops who walked OUT last Mon |
day. walked back again to-day, sat
i.tactory adjustment of their grievances
Having been reached last night