The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-26

dates will now come out There ore
quite a .numher of Interesting contests
| for the various offices, and conditions
In the county during the past year
lend peculiar Interest to the situation.
Mr.. Q. w. Throokmorton. the repre-
lssentative Of Henrico in the lower
| branch Of the Legislature has no OPP
position. and Will no doubt be enthu-
siastically reelected, his recoSd hay
Ing been satisfactory to all parties.
His old opponent, Mr.. A. Won n.
| Rosenegk, with whom he has had
| several sharp contests at the polls,
has become n resident Ebf Richmond
| through the annexation. State Sena-
| tor Wickham also has no announced
Opposition. The other counties en-
braced In this senatorial district have
not arranged for a primary, and if
there Is no opposition he will no doubt
be declared the regular candidate.
| Commonwealth's Attorney Wenden
burg has as his topponent Mr.. Julian
Gum. OF Chestnut FILL Mr.. Wenden
burg stands pat on his record since he
! has been in office, and Mr.. Gum is
| telling the voters Of number of re-
forms that might be introduced.
| Sheriff and Treasurer.
a quiet and determined fight is
going on between Sheriff Solomon and
Mr.. L. II. Kemp, formerly commits
sioner of revenue of the county. Each
of the candidates are saving wood
/ and making no eXtravagant claims.
Mr.. Solomon has the Endorsement of
nearly every man who has served on
a county jury, on account of his cour'
) teous care Of the men in his charge
, The office is still quite a lucrative one
, although. like the other fee offices OF
a NV ca MN n n
J mine as before the annexation.
The four-in- hand treasurorship fight
goes on merrily, each candidate appear
ing confident and claiming a consid-
cradle number of pledged voters. Mr..
IIechlerfi the former treasurer.who was
removed by Judge Scott for malfeas-
ance in office, is seeking vindication at
tho hands of the voters. Mr.. Fraser
the newly-apo1nted treasurer, who sue
ceeded Mr.. Hechler, is working hard for
a popular election to the Office which
he now holds by appointment. The
! fight between these two is especially
bitter, and presents almost the only
mud singing contest in tho campaign.
i The other two candidate for the treas
urer's office are Mr.. John r. Broa ddus,
of Glen Allen, formerly clerk of the
/ old Henrico County Court before the
new Constitution went into effect. and
Mr.. George Watt, Of Fairfield District,
!, who presents recommendations as an
!, expect bookkeeper and accountant.
claiming that he Is the besl-equipped
man for the position.
, Lucrative Position.
No one about the courthouse could
say what the annual income from the
: treasurer's office amounted to. The fees
: are believed to be considerable, the
treasurer being entitled toy several ex-
> cellent commissions. Tho books have
been SO kept through the last three
administrations of the office, all three
5 of which have ended 6isastrously, thar
no one could say what the income has
been,.
9 Neither Mr.. Brauer, nor the estate of
Mr.. Todd, two of the former troas-
;, rrers Of the county, have ever set
: tied for their shortages, nor, so far
as the reporter haa been able to learn
Rave their bondsmen ever been charged
with what the county lost.
, In each magisterial district there
are a number of contests for position
of supervisor. magistrate, commission
: CT of revenue and other positions. Most
: voters In the county seem TO entirely
fail to see the importance of selectine
: the best available men for the DO.
! sition of supervisor. The powers anf
duties of this board are second onl,
10 the court itself, and they are called
, upon to pass on large number O.
= mat tiers vitality affecting the interest
y or the county. Wherever there ar.
contests for position on the boar
/. they are usually being made on tn
: position the candidate takes on roa,
a :, ana school improvements. those helm,
tne TWO items about which tho count,
is at present most alive and active
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