The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-26
Richmond Merchants MdWee Bargains

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LIQUOR men WILL.
MAKE BIG FIGHT.
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10 an the penalties Imposed upon can
tdatcs themselves Tor violations
Have Been Aggressors
In this matter, the liquors dealers have
hoe,, t11a a pgt.essors. The association has
been al work for some weeks IN antic-
natIrr, uf tho final action takon last night.
Town in Fulton a representative of this
nuper discovered 1aat night that poll
tax receipts had been received by n
large number OF voters, enclosed IN on
velopes. along With Ing STATE, which
the iid,lor men desire. IN some instances
It was learned that the parties receiv.
ing these receipts and States" were not
Registered. and not qualified to register
fror, residence standpoint. Out In Clay
Ward 1t was learned. that the 5ssocia-
ton Is making n desperate fight for its
SLATE and that Councilman Davis Bot
tom Ia one Of those marked for saugh-
ter.
Councilman r. H. Elicit. Of Lee Ward.
said Yesterday that he was being knitted
by the li1uor people,. and In the same
ward Councilman w. w. Morton Is a
target Of the Citizens League, President
A. Is. Williams having Issued letter.
askin5 the voters to leave Mr.. Morton
off their ticket
Some Alleged States.
Following Is the printed slip Issued by
a1r. N'illiams:
Aldermcn-Eo recommendation.
Councimcn-Ba tkins, Hargrove. Pol
lard. Ferguson. Elicit.
Under instruction of the Executive Com
inittee OF the Citizens Union, am au-
thorizcd to say that the union endorses
the above ticket for Lee Ward
ALFRED 3. WILLIAMS,
President citizens Union.
Richmond, Va. April 90 1904.
While Mr.. Elicit stated he thought the
|luuor people were fighting him, the fol-
lowfnr IS said to be their ticket for Lee
Ward:
Aldermen-A. w. Bennett.
Common Council-Claude L. Batkins,
T. III. Elicit, Z. II. Ferguson, w. w.
Morton. II. r. Pollard, Jr
The following were SAID 10 De me
states in other wards:
Clav Ward-Bottom Miner, Splcer. Don
Leavy. Hesep ..
Marshall-G Dickerson, curtis,
Neag!e Barber.
shire and williams.
Henr,-Peters Huber, Stein, Corley and
We'll.
For Board-Burton. Grundy and Blair.
Nonroe-Board; Beck Rennolds; Couh-
Gil. SPENCE, Lea, Williams, GriInmeil ana
Cannon.
Where Interest Centers.
But the mayoralty struggle was the
talk OF all Richmond last night and
the action of the Liquor Dealers Asso-
citation was Its chief feature. There was
talk Of odds on Mayor Taylor but the
Mccarthy people said they couio not
find the money in any large sums.
Undoubtedly Mccarthy had the dig
end OF talk and confidence, but the
fight promises to be so close that It
viii require the counting Of the ballots
In order to enable any one 70 actualiy
name the winner.
The air was full of rumors last night,
and they were for the most part IN
tended to injure Captain McCarthys
prospects.
For instance 1t was being persistently
circulated that If he should win the
value city bonds would OF once depre-
ciate. and that the credit Of the city
would be impaired.
The Other Side.
+ on this point one of the best posted
lawyers in the city said:
"If any one public act OF Captain Nc
Carthy stands out prominently about an
other. 1T is his able and successful fight
for n settled and business like policy
Of handling the city's debt. which we all
know has tended toward q decided appre-
citation of our bonds. y
The great meeting at the Academy held
on Saturday night was another topic, and
the Taylor people were saying that It
was composed largely of His Honors
followers.
The Mayor, however was not COM
mended for ignoring the invitation. and
as an evidence that it was not a gather-
Ing gotten up and packed inNthc interest
Of any one candidate. 1t was pointed out
that careful and farseeing non-partisans
like Hon. j. Taylor Ellyson We're upon
the stage and made addresses.
Will All Have Workers.
The voting promises to be spirited to-
day ami while the ouncil fights in the
various wards are attracting attention
interest centcrs in the eieht struggle for
Mayor. The liquor people are expected to
haze workers IA all the precincts Tor
Mayor Taylor and their Council. and
small army OF volunteers, carrying no
burdens and compliments 80 far as the
Council ticket Is concerned Will he on
hand TO look out for the interests Of Cap
tain Mccarthy.
The fight for Mayor. which has RACED
Among the voters and between tile cal
ddntos for three weeks, md Which will
be transferred to the ballot boz to-'iay,
has been most remarkable o''s, and it
PROMISES to grow il interest until the
result IL announced late tonight.
Richmond people have witnessed many
spirited contests for this coveted office
in the past, but it is the first time that
any single organization has risen up ana
undertaken to dictate who shall I'll It.
and 1t is plain from the talk heard last
night that the average voter Is de-
termined to exercise his own free VIII IN
the natter without regard to states or
"endorsemcnts" from any source,
Wont No DictatiOf1.