The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-27
NEW BLOOD
IN COUNCIL.
Primary Has Served to lnfuseS
Fresh Material III Both
Y Branches. 81
MAJOR ALLEN PASSES OUT
For Many Years Prominent
Figure III tho Board-Dc-
tail Tables.

More than two-thirds Of the present
membership Of the lower branch Of the
City Council were rcnomnated at the
primary yesterday. or the total num-
Der chosen, thirty-nve. eleven of them
are new men. Four of the present mem
brslip ofitl, lower branch wer defeated
Messrs. IIeslep, Tecfy. Whalen, j. w.
N. Allen. Messrs. Hicks, Crenshaw.
Bossetix, O'Nel Bloomberg, lIargrove
and Cloves declined to run for the nom
nation
There were but few changes made in
the Board membership. Three men 60 in
from Henry Ward-Messrs. Blair and
Grundy being the new ones, and MIR.
aldermen were defeated Slajor Allen and
Mr.. sBahen. They were succeeded by
Messrs. Dabney and Rennods.
Two of the old familiar figures in the
Board of Aldermen will disappear with
the reorganization.
ACTIVE LEADER GONE.
Major Otway s. Allen has for years
been an active leader in tho upper
branch lie was looked upon az a. sort Of
Watchdog Of the treasury, and H served
on tie important Finance and Street
Committees, where his influence was
widely felt.
AS chairman Of the Street Committee
he exercised a strenuous gavel, and, J
was due largely to his counsel that many
of the improvements to the streets, par
tcularly in the West End. We're mnde.S
Nj. Ballen was a member of the Street
Committee for some years. He was
originally elected to Council as a Re
publican from jackson Ward, where for.
4. II t,,Fl '.H,{f I,
tho colored vote. Several years ago he
came into the Democratic party, and has
once since been elected by his constitu-
cnts as a Democrat el
ptIusIus u -l1uld....su eSddQusMXIllutl
With the reapportionment'a and, the redls-
trIctng Of the city, Mr.. Bahen' ssconstit-
uency was divided He was unable a TO
control the OLD Monroe Mar ia , yqse ana
WAS BARELY DEFEATED.
d :, Mr.. Hesiep was barely defeated In Clay
Ward. He was chosen two years ago,
when big fight was made on certain n
members OF the Street Committee. lie
succeeded Mr. William Gibson from that
ward by a close vote. and bore the dis
tinction of being the boy member.
Mr.. j.. M: N. Allen at present represents !
wards placed him in jefferson Ward,
but he was not strong enough to beat out
the other old men from that ward. 81
MessrS. Teefy ana Whalen. got lost IN
tho maclstrom that wiped Jackson Ward
,rheres 4 are not enough new men in
Council Ito interfere materially with a
reorganization on. the old lines.
Messrs. Hicks. Gloves, Bloomberg,
Oneill, fHargrove, Bossieux and Cren-
shaw were strong men, and will be MISS
ed from the City's Council Chamber.
The wsmen are looked upon as strong
ones, Mr.. Griggs is we'll known as a
labor leader and the new members from
Monroe Ward are first class business
men. ME- Dickerson has stood IN Coun;
2 eli halls before. and Messrs;; Corley and
affairs OF State Mr.. Ferguson comes
back after a short rest, and Messrs. Um-
lauf and Don Leavy are most capable
men. the latter having been member
some years ago.
The new Aldermen will grace their
places in the Chamber and Richmond
will probably have reason to be proud of
the new City Fathers.
Tables giving the results at a glance are