The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-09

Tie political volcano which lias been
smotildering for some weeks In tho
Third Ward Of the city is to-day in the
full activity Of violent eruption, and
before sunset this afternoon, the days
battle of ballots will have terminated
and decided the heated campaign
waged between Messrs w. r. Hart and
NJ. r. Lloyd both running for seat in
1.-THE city Assembly from the Third
Ward
The first sensation sprung in the
contest between tho candidates came
I'm the form Of an open letter addressed
to the voters Of the ward by Mr.. Lloyd
and printed in The Tlmes-Dispatcli
yesterday morning. This corlimunica-
ton directly challenged the legality OF
the nomination of Mr.. Hart as candl-
date for election by the City Central
Committee. This letter called forth n
reply from Mr. Charles Rurlsert. of the
City Committee. And to-day Candidate
Lloyd is out in a rejoincr, In which he
charges that Mr.. Hart Is the nominee
of committee rather than the choice
OF a party
Intcat from MIR. Lloyd.
Mr.. Lloyd issued the following:
To the voters OF the Third Ward:
TT is to be regretted that Chairman
Burkert did not answer my inquiry
as ~ WIlStuCI'a SOlCl Nao OouIiA
der tho circumstances shown in my
letter OF the 9Th. He had full time and
opportunity to do so. / now ask you
and Mr.. Burkert, who put Mr.. Hnrts
name on the ticket? Who asked Mr..
Wakefield for which position he would
'stand?--the long or the Shorthand
upon his refusal to say why he was
put up for the long term when there
We're already two gentlemen who had
filed their applications of same, why
his name was not put up for tho short
choice tho voters of the Third Ward
had? Mr.. Hart alone was put UP by
the committee to stand for the short
term; three others were put up for the
long term. This action you bitterly
resented, us is shown by tho forty-five
scratches. And now it Is stated that
they will stand by and see that you
bend your vii; to their wishes that
they "have a right to watch you, and
this they will do. Are you free men?
Have YOU had any voice. in this mat
ter? Are you in honor bound to sup
port the nominee of the committee,
when one vote alone for and ninety
nine against him would effect the will
OF the committee?
What Chairman Says.
The card of Chairman Burkert Of
the City Central Committee. follows:
IN reading this mornings report
that one would. on first thought think
that w. 7. Hart. thefnominee of the
Democratic party. was not Endorsed
legally by the Democratic party. That
this Is a special election her. for the
purpose of filling the tuncxpired term
OF G. G. Cox and that he, w. Il. Hart,
has not tho Endorsement of the party,
and that those who voted In the pri-
mary are not bound to support him in
this election. This is untrue. as Mr..
Hart was a candidate for this office
in the primary held May 18th. and re-
ceired the majority of votes cast, and
was declared the nominee of the party
for this office, whether it be by spe-
cial or general election, and every one
who voted In said primary is in honor
hound, according to the oath taken,
to support the nominee. whether he
voted for or against the nominee.
When you vote in the primary you
vote to pick out the strongest man,
and all good Democrats who voted in
the primary should vote for the cand-
date who received the largest number
OF votes. AS to the executive session
that the City Committee has held they
have been held since Mr.. Lloyd an
bounced his candidacy, and 1t would be
unfair to hold these sessions openly