The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-09
MANCHESTER.
..CI'T|.Y'|I'..C':,Ol|U|NC|:.,.l|.L:.
Joint Session for Election Of
OFFICERS Tonight.
FOR CITY ATTORNEY E'1',:
Mr.. Page Expresses Himsef-Jjtudge
Clopton Out Of the Oity--Oond'''
!. ton Of Mr.. Watts--Mr. Rives' n.
Appointments, y
Manchester Bureap Times Diupatch,

Manchester Bureau Times Dupatch,
" No. i1o2 Hull Street, ls
A. Joint session Of the" City Council will
be held tonight, when several city OIL
ciais, will be elected. There will be op-
position to Judge Clopton as City Attor-
ney, but from indications last night IT Is
probable he will be reelected. Nh &
Mr.. Charlie Page, who has been mem
toned by his friends as a. candidate for
the position, said he would not let his
name DO presented II he were PRESUMED to
be candidate on the ground Of the stand
he took In the recent street car strike
Judge Clopton Is away on his vacA tlon,
and will not be back In time to look at
ter his interests In tho contest but hs
friends will conduct the fight for him.
named. In reference to the matter Mr.
Page sends the following letter to the
Times-Dispatch.
night unofflcially. that he would not be
named. Mr.. Page sends the following
letter to Tho sTimes-Dispatch.
~ Az Manchester. September 8. 1909
Editor OF The Times-Dispatch:
Dear sir.-As the impression has been
created through tho papers that tho OPP
position 'to Judge Clopton, the present
City Attorney Of Manchester. or that an
tioipatej, presentation Of my name for the
position, in the City Council Of Man
chester grows out Of the feeling engender-I
ed by the late strike, ask your perlnla-'ES
sion to say through your columns, thar
under no circumstances would permit
my name to be used for any such purpose
and. while I am not authorized to speak
for the City Council, or any Of It's mem
bers, / feel assured that they are, one
and ALL Of the like mind.
1,ba 70 rt ia That [ was spoken TO ON
the subject by a member Of the Council
several months ago, certainly some time
before the recent strike. who informed
me that number of the Council--a ma \
1ority, he Notwithstanding himself-de-
sired to make change In the City At.
torney, and desired to learn II ! would
accept the position II rendered me. ta
grave responsibility which would not
care to seel, under any circumstances. and
that I did not care to oppose Judge CloPls
ton personality; but that, II majority
Of the Council really desired my services,
and should tender me the position, did
not feel that ] could refuse to Serve.
This, I repeat, z occurred long before,
tho strike. have not since. by WORD or
act, sought to influence q single vote IN
the Council. nor even broa ched the sup
tect to g soul, In or out Of the Council.
Whenever spoken to on the subject, l
have invariably suggested the ability or
the present incumbent, and my own
doubts II could serve the Council any
better, If as we'll. +5..o! "a
2 My relations with Judge Clopton are
personally Of the friendliesti sort. ana, II
they we're otherwise I recognize his ablli-
ty as a lawyer too we'll to voluntarily seek
position In which it seems ne has oeon
unable to give entire satisfaction.
ss Var, rocnect f1111v ltifl
COUNCIL MEETING. &
The Common Council last night was
presided over by Mr:asampson. No busi-
ness was transacted, except the presenta-
ton OF resolution by Mr.. Bradley, re-
questlng the Street Committee to take
charge Of the lawn and walkways OF the
courthouse sqlare. and put them IN pre-
ferred to the Street Committee. a-
Those present at the meeting We're
Aressrs Sampson, Reams. Fair. Ferguson,
Bradley, Cox. Nunnally, Grizzards and
Owen,
u CONDITION OF MR.. WATTS.
DR., Hill, in attendance upon Mr.. i'm
Watts, Is still undecided as to the actual
internal condition of his patient. Mr..
Watts was injured by n street car COLI
sion with his wagon early Monday morn
ing, from which he suffered two broken
ribs and other injuries. He Is receiving
tho best Of attention, and 1t is hoped
by his friends no will be all\ right ~
few weeks. .s
On Saturday the case OF the car men
who had charge Of the car that ran into
the wagon will be heard by Mayor Mau.
rice.
CITY COMMITTEE.
Chairman Robert French said last night
that 1t was most important that all cltl'
zens register
Ha also requests all who are to DO n
the field for city committeeman to sen6
as they will have to be voted for at the
primary on tho oath.
The official voting precincts are! First
Ward. No. 702 Hull Street; Second WARD
No OPT Hull Street; Third Ward. Right
sall'a: Fourth Ward No 1891 Hull Street
| MIR, MOORES SUCCESSOR.
The vacancy left by Mr., Mike Moore
who resigned from the water department
to take q place on tho police force, VII
be filled temporarily by Mr., G. l. Jones
who has been assistant in that depart
mcnt for some time, and who is an e1pe'
rlenced man. !. =, = 4. y
Major Sol. CutchlnH, District deputy
Grand High Priest, will be at the meet
Ing OF Royal Arch Nasons on Thurs
day night, when he will make q few re
marks, All Masons In Richmond anc
Manchester are invited to attend the
A The tents Of the Olympia Club, tina
have sheltered many happy citizens Q
Manchester at ocean View all summer a, y,
their way back to Manchester Thes
tents have afforded pleasure to many PEG
bio during the summer, and they ar
destined to do the same thing mex sum
mer, ,4 A,,1, NoTEs
Mr.. Herbert Ferguson. brother OF Coun
! Gilman Ferguson, Is III at the resldenc
] OF his brother, No, 1902 cambridge STREE
All of the Southern Railway employe
who were laid OFT several weeks ago or
Mrs Dora B. Cournow was buried. !
Maury Cemetery at o'clock yesterda
a fternoon, The services were condu'te
by Rev, =. v. Badly,
y hay ride Will DO given this eyenln,
by the ladies Of Sacred Heart churel
The wagons viii Leave Fourteenth en-, an ,
:. I,iia,,,. Enrm Chesterfield count.