The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-23
How Ills in Madison.

t ono must DC defeated, ana TIC Folei .
up there have n way OF saying they wish
there were three seats to I'LL rather than
two. BEL
Much the same condition prevails IN
Madison, where there Is n close and
interesting battle between three strong
mentor two seats. 8y s
1.-THE candidates are Alderman r. n.
Donahuc,fwIth elghtgyears OF service be-
hind &himaa Captain Robert lie Mnsurier.
at presentta member Of the council and
man OF widespread popularity; ana
NfajorieL. II. Christian. we'll known and
popular as business man.. councilman AMI
members OF the Legislature.
81 Down In Jefferson. PrcsIdent@rilrpi
Alderman ". III. Adams and former AL
1erman T. d NJ Noble are running for
two seats. They are all men OF strength
qnd popularity.
In Marshall, Aldermen Louis Washer
and John j.. Obi Sye). satterfeld are
Tho ,incumbenis. They arc strong mon
their records Of n nnmberSof years. Mr.
VIC. Gnyle, OF Fulton. q hrotbc.-ln-law
Of Mr.. Washer Is also IN the race. ana
Is making a heavy cancass for. votes.
All Have Opposition.
All the members OF tho lower branch
who are seeking reelection. have OPP
position. in the sense that more than
ilvc candidates have offered In all the
wards. sst6
Mn Monroe, the incubents, are Mcssrs.
II. r. Green. John p. Lea, z. Fl. Spence,
Ennion G.. Williams. New men. P, J.
White. ~ F. Jacobs, DR.. Thomas D,
Merriclt. John 3 Bllley.
Lee-Incubents. II. r. Pollard, Jr, =.
H. FERGUSON, ". ". Morton, c. j..
Batkins. New men, James +. Cannon,
& n, 4 In tpr ~ .
Jefferson Incubents. w. T. Atkinson
Morgan r. Mills, II. 0. Gates. John J.
Lynch. c. IT. Wiltshire. New men. John
IT. selph, Joseph o. Phillips, G. II. Lank-
ford, Dir. y, a. Hord.
\ ,Henry-lncrInben cliff Neil. Harry
Huber, President r. Lee Peters Thomas
w, McCaw.. New men, Graham 3.
IIobson, ltFlundson Carry, f. NJ. Roscher.
rsl,all--lncumbents, r. L. Smith,
John r. Grimes. William II, Curtis, +.
II, CARRIER New men, John L. Seagle.
+. D. Richardson, Charles E. Richards.
JEFF G.. Powers.
y Clay--IncunbentR, Jacob Cmauf, John
j, Don I1eavy, W. Ford Richardson, l..
w. Miner, C.. p. Davis. New men, Al
bert o. Boschen. John 7. Powers.
Madison-Incubents Gilbert *. Pollock,
w. III White. Julius a EIobson. New
men, David Meade White, f. Henry
Gilbert F.. a. Barker, Jr, DR.. Thomas
J.tRlddell.
Stand Good Chance.
or course there arc all kinds Of spccu-
7lntjons in the various wards. as 10 what
will probably happen TO this or that cam
d!date, for the lower branch, but cool,
rar-seeing political judges seem to be OF
opinion that the present council as q
whole Is a good one, and that most OF
tho ncumbcnts have good prospects or
return. 5i
There Is one rormor councilman who
aspires to enter the body again. whose
prospects arc regarded as bright. lie
is Mr., james Il, Cannon, who served
with distinction rs member from Mon
roo until recently, when he resigned to
remove his residence to Lee Ward, Mr.
Cannon is running IN the upper district
with good prospects OF victory, Mcssrs
e. Henry Gilbert, Of Madison; Hunsdon
Cary, OF Henry; John P. selph, Of JEFF
fcrson, and G. r. Richards OF Marshall
arc other new men for the lower branch,
whose friends express confidence In their
winning qualities,
What Their Friends Say.
Some Of the inc,,mbents who arc looked
upon by their supporters as strong fac
tors for re- election, arc President II. lhi'
Peters, Chairman Pollock, Of the stre3.
Committee; Messrs. Pollard and Morton, Of
Lee; u. Hnrvie5 Spence. Of Monroe; Mills
ana Lynch Of Jefferson; We'll and Huber,
OF Henry; Hobson, Of Mad'son: Grimes
and CARRIER, OF Marshall; un'lauf, Don
Lcnvy. Richardson and Miner, Of Clay,
This Is Just the talk that Is heard
among those who are giving attention to
the fights IN the various wards, and Is
stated for what 1t Is worth
So far as can be learr;<-. there Is no
bitterness being displayed anywhere. and
the fight has been conducted on clean
aud lofty lines.
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