The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-15
POLITICS
IN HENRICO
Situation is Becoming Very
Interesting.
CANDIDATES. ENTERTAINERS
The County Officers and the Lee Dis
trict Cow Qucstion-Ninety- five
Feet OF Hole, and Still No
Water-Couaty News.

The political situation In Hen1co couii-
ty grows decidedly interesting as the
time for the primary rapidly approaches.
The election Will be held on September
3d. not quite three weeks hence. and
meanwhile campaigning Is brisk and the
pot bos on right merrly.
The new registration to be held IN nc
county before the primary has stirred
things up no little, and has gotten the
candidates down to work again where
they had let up for for awhile, thinking
the canvass about complete. Quite
number Of meetings have been arranged
| for the future. There Will be grand
Democratic rally next Tuesday night
| at Toney's Hall, in Towards Grove Pre-
| cinct, Fairfield District. All the candi-
| dates have been invited. The speaking
viii begin at $3.50 o'clock sharp.
1t is whispered that the great consta-
bles' race may come off at this meeting
on Tuesday night. but there IS some no ~
II the constables can be gotten up 10 INC
point where they will run. Several OF
them declare they are willing to do -,
however There are seven candidates 'er
this single office In Fairfield DISTRICT
alone. one Of them announces tnat
there will be fire sale OF consea oles
next week. ,
The time limit for candidates for all
ofIlccs to hand in their names to the
Democratic Committee expired YESTERDAY.
They will have until several days tate. )
however, to meet the assessment. a
great many Of the aspirants Tor once
were at the courthouse YESTERDAY: 1hose
who entered their names Win tre co'''i-
mittee are as follows:
Clerks. p. Waddill, j. E. Broaddus.
Treasurer-W. II. Brauer, w. j. TODD.
| II. G.. Hechler.
sheriff-slmon Solomon ". W. Tllier.
Commonwcalth's Attorney-L. Q. Wen
| denburg, Julian Bryant c. w. IhrocH-
| morton. ~,
House of Delegats-F. NJ. Jones. T. w.
| Gardner. T. A. Wickham, J. R. Russel,
W. ]. Binford. A. Won n. Rosenegk
Supervisors: Brookland District-W. =;
Saunders. j. Herbert Floyd. Falrhaid
Districts. A. Allen. J. w. Barnes. w.
pottoms. yarina District-W. B. Fray
| ser Frank NJ Yahley. Tuckahoe lis LIS
| trict-R. w. Browning.
Magtstrates-R. T. Sale. W. F. Ruskeli'
| Thomas r. Darra colt, V. l.. Floyd, ST.
| 7 w. Tillcr. w. c. Gibson, Thomas r..
Thornton, George W. Thomas, Myer An
gle r. N. Burford, ]. R. Martin, a.
Mccabe, r. C. Friend. J. p. RobInso or
James T. Lewis, ]. II. Jackson -
| wyatt, Edwin Rugg.
nstables-George R. Waidrop. p. r.
Brother. D. r. Temple. c. J. Ness X. r.
| Hobson. T. j. Franklin. John w. camp.
i. H. Saunders. ]. T. Eubank. Char!es "
| Burch w. l.. Ford, Arthur i. VI dppii.
Overseer OF Poor-Mchael Burger W.
T. Warmer George c. Conway. ;,
| Commissioner OF Revenue-R. ~.
Pitcher. L. H. Kemp Caskie f. o'r''n'
Charles w. Childrey.
The action Of Justice Crutchhelo IN
keepine COWS out Of Lee District mas
touched a responsive chord among me
| county officers The only dlt1cuty IS III
| tbe fact that the city ordinance is olilef
| ont from the statute that governs the
| county. According to the county law the
| cf5cers have no authority to interfere I'M
| Less complaint is made by residents
| Squire Lewis says that he will guaran-
| tor that the offenders will be fined II the
| nconle troubled by the COWS viii take
! the nroner steps The owners OF the COWS
| viii he subject to a fine of 81 each, when
| fine. by the way, goes to the person VINO
makes the complaint.
| II Is very remarkable well that IS
| being dug on Marion Hill, In Henrico
| county. Ninety-fve feet have the d1g-
gers gone, and still no drop OF water ma
| appeared to encourage them IN thelr toiis.
| Everything else conceivable except water
| has been dug up or into. including sundry
| relics, sharks teeth and other OF me GUS
tomarv traces OF a prehistoric" age.
The dIrrers have gotten disguised and
thrown IN the job. Mr.. William Jenkins.
| who owns the hole. says he must nave
water. He will employ another digger.
| Walter Thomas, charged with cruelty
| to animals, was tried yesterday before
| SQUIRE Lewis and was fined SO and costs.
|