The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-02
COUNCIL FIGHT
ON IN EARNEST: | | |. { J ]
Slim Field Yet, Bit New Mcn
Are Entering tic Race
Day by Day.
MEMBERS WISH REELECTION
Most Of the Il1cu1njc,ts Will
Stand Agail,-No Opposition
to Treasurer Pace.

4 f .I Il II 4
Only about twcnty-1vc days IRE left IN
Whcl, to conduct the municipal campaign
for counclllncl,, aldermen and city treas,
llrer, and from this day on come OF tho
tcGntests promise to be sharp, though there
bnrc no Indications hutnny5of them Will
be bitter. 81
The c1itlre council -thirty-nvc members
eleven aldermen ana n candidate Tor CITY
tren surcr will be nominated, and IL full
vote will, III MI probability. be polcd, a
There are five counclmen from each
ward and most Of the incumbeilts will
stand ror.rc-elcc the eleven al
dcrmcn3 wl,osc terms will expire on July
LIST, all VII run again, save Mr.. John 3.
Minor, OF Lee Ward, who does not desire
a{re-eection.
81 II 8sccrns well understood That City
lrrtasulYr3 James 81 Pace will have no,
opposition III the primary
In the West End.
", III Clay Ward. Aldermen Cottrell and
Seay viii come up for recollection. 50 far
as; Is known, they have no opposit Ion up
10 this time.
i, lilo councmcn III Clay Ward nrc
N1essrs. Don Leavy, Richardson. Miner,
Davis and umlauf. No new candidates
have been heard from 80 far.
III Leo Mr.. Minor will retire from the
Bonrd, ana Councilman H. II. Elicit VIII
stand for his seat. Mr. Elliott is In At
E1nnta, but has instructed his representa-
tive hero to enter his name and pay his
fee the moment the books nre open Tor
this purpose Former. Councilman James
u, Cannon will run pfor scat IN the
lower nbranch from Lee and Will almost
surely win. Mtssrs. Pollard Morton,
Ferguson and Bntkins arc the four incn-
bers Of the lower Lranch from Lee, be-
G,11 ufo nd
again. Mr.. Gilman Is the other alder
man whose term expires.
President Peters.
Henry Is the ward OF President r. Lee
Peters. and he will come back to the
Council with ease, and be reelected to
wieldsthe gavc, no doubt, without oppo-
asition. IA ;sa u ri
81 Mr.. Peters has been IN the lower
branch for many years and besides be-
ing II prominent business man, has al
ways stood on the side Of the people N
the city legislature. lie Is popular, not
only with his nstituents, but as well
with those over whom ne presidcs. MI.
Herman Stein announces that he VIII
not be a candidate for reelection,
though the, other three members, Mcssrs,
McCaw,, Huber and We'll VIII all prob
ably run ngain. Alderman Burton comes
up for recollection and Will win with
ease.
Mr.. J. G. {Woodburn has made II faith
ful councilman from Monroe Ward, but
he will shortly; move into Madison. ana
will therefore not be in tile race.
The other Incumbents, Messrs. spence,
E G. Williams, Lea and Green are cN-'
pccted to stand for reelection.
No One Against Him.
AR. G,nst is the 49, alderman y IN
Monroe whose term viii expire, ana lle
will likely havc no opposition for re-
election. f5
Messrs John Howard, nJr.. and Joseph
w. Bley have been mentioned for the
lower branch, from Monroe: y,
There is usually a fight in Madison
Ward, and one is expected this time.
The aldermen whose terms expire are
Messrs Allen and Donohoe. The former
says he2will not stand again. me iatt"f
Will Friends of Mr.. e. IT, Cloves desire
him to4run for the Board, ana nc may
There is one vacancy In the lower branch,
occasioncd by the resignation OF Mr.. John
T. West.
The incumbcnts arc. NIessrs. Robson,
Pollock, White and Masuricr They arc
all candidates for recollection. and Mr.
L, Fl. Gilbert, a new man, is In the race.
In Old Jefferson.
NTessrs. L. NJ. Eppcs and Joseph Wal
lerstcin are mentioned and may enter
tho lists as candida tes.
In Jefferson Mcssrs. Turpin and Adams
come, up, for reelection to the Board, and
will probably be unopposed.
fAll the noumbents for the Council viii
stand again They are Messrs. Nils.
Lynch, Wiltshire, Gates and Atkinson.
Other candidates are Messrs. j, Q, Phil!
lips. John Selph and probably Samuel
Steiner
NIessrs. Grimes, Curtis, CARRIER, Smith
and Dickorsonf represent Marshall In the
Council. 1t is said that the two latter
gentlemen will not run again. Mcssrs'
d. II. Richardson and J. T. Nenglc are
talked Of as probable candidates from
Marshall Ward for the lower pranfh. Il.
rio alderman whose term expires is
Mi. Satterneld, and he Is In the, race
again ana so far without opposition.