The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-23
ELECTION IN
MANCHESTER
Legislative Primary Comes
of Tomorrow.
THE COUNCIL ALSO MEETS
Said that Dark Horse viii Be Named
for City Attorney-Negro Man Ar
rested Hurt by an Electric Car
Personal Mention.
THE COUNCIL ALSO MEETS
Z Manchester Bureau Times Dispatch,
( M 1102 Hull Street,

Manchester Bureau Times Dispatch,
IN No. 11o2 Hull Street. J
The polls will be opened in Manchester
ats o'clock tomorrow morning, and VIII
remain open until Z o'clock.
n There will be four voting places as
usual which have been determined upon
by the City Committee, as follows:
First Ward, No 7o2 Hull Street.
judge. w. Reams; clerk, n. T. Bailey.
Second Ward. No, o27 Hull Street:
Judges-c. "A. Pickett. A. Knorr clerk,
w. C. Pullam.
Third Ward. No 1l1s Hull Street.
Judges-M. A. Rightsal Puckett; clerk,
Tourth ward, No. 1921 Hull Street
5udRe.-Charles Burkert, w. T. PuGh;
clerk, James Watts.
The ticket to be nominated will be for
the Legislature and the City Committee.
For the Legislature, Messrs Robertson
( and sader are up for the Senate, ana
Messrs Rives, WoodL and Harrison Tor
the House.
x The friends OF all the candidates, and
the candidates themselves, nave con-
Quoted an Industrious canvass, and now
call upon the voters to do the rest. There
have been no public meetings In Man
chester, but the voters have been ap-
pealed to quietly.
present indications are that a small
vote will be polled. =,
The Republicans and independents Will
look on and keep hands off, and at
district convention on October I'd Will
nominate a full ticket for the Legislature.
All the election officers mentioned above
will meet at the Mayors court room at
8 o'clock this evening for Instructions
Chairman French OF the City COM
mittee, asks all voters TO get thelr
votes In.
WILLIE GRAY ARRESTED.
negro. named Willie Gray. was ar
rested last night on the specific charge OF
stealing a pistol from Walter Smith some
time ago,
other things are believed to be ur
against his door, and Officers Smith anc
Moore will investigate. The negro Is
believed to be one wanted In Richmont
an a larceny case. and Detective Hal
! will interview him to-day
A colored man, named Roger Smith, wa
struck by a Richmond and Petersburg
electric car about II o'clock Monday nigh
near No. 2 Station and quite painfully
hurt. He was sitting on the tie at tn
time, and was apparently asleep IN
injuries were not serious
TO ELECT CITY ATTORNEY.
Council has been called In Joint sessio
for tomorrow night to elect City A
torney The only candidates so far mer
toned are Messrs. Charles Page and !
l.. Puuiam,
OZARK HORSE"
Owing TO opposition among some cour
4 cilmen to electing q man who alread
held city position, it was said h'
night that a dark hhrse" would b
named at the meeting Tomorrow nigh
IT was also said by councilman ths
the name OF Mr., D. L. Pulliam would /
withdrawn by his friends, and that {
his son, Mr.. Willis Puliam, substitutes
Mr.. willis Pulliam is a young lawyer {
great promise. He has been spoken {
frequently by citizens as the possih
successor to Mr., Page as Common
wealth's attorney. the latter gentlema
having expressed himself as being "o'
OF IT. for reelection.
AS Mr.. Ernest II. Wells and Mr.. Robe
Riyes are tho only other lawyers In Ma
chester, and as the former says he
out OF politics, and the latter is rn
ming for the Legislature. Mr.. Willis Pu
liam Is probably the dark horse" 7
ferred to by the councilman last night.
PERSONAL AND NOTES,
MI. James Watts Is able to be about