The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-14
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yelled: But you had to do your duty.
Davy." The Mayor. IN coming back
on this point, provoked applause by
saying that IL this was painful to the
judge he must enjoy the pain. for he
had made no other kind of address from
the inception of the campaign.
Judge Richardson expressed the be-
lief that he was in every way capable
OF making an up-to-date Mayor, and
promised If elected to study questions
upon which he might not now be fully
Informed. and the Mayor, in briefly out
lining some of the complex questions
arising In the Office. undertook to show
that lie was already familiar with its
duties.
BotI, Heard Eagerly.
Though Judge Richardson spoke
much longer than did the Mayor, he
was listened to with close attention.
and when aptain Mccarthy arose to
reply. the crowd remained, displaying
equal interest in what he had to say.
The Mayors throat was in perhaps a
worse condition than at any time dur
ing the canvass, and he declared that
his physicians had told him that IL he
insisted upon speaking he would be
in danger OF permanent loss OF his
voice. Els speech was hardly twenty
minutes long. and 1t was entirely free
from anything smacking of PERSONAL.
abuse for his opponent. Both candi-
dates closed with earnest appeals to
the voters to turn out to-day, and par
ticipate in the primary. and to exercise
their best Judgment for Mayor and
Councilmen, and each promised If elect
ed to perform the duties OF the office
honestly and faithfully, and to the best
of his ability. 1t was about 1890
o'clock when the Mayor concluded, and
thus the fiercest, II not the bitterest
campaign fought out here in many
years, had come to an end so far as
active work on the part of candidates
Is concerned.
VIII End Tonight.
the city viii begin at A. NJ.
and end at P. NJ, shortly after which
latter hour the results will be known
or course. the mayoralty contest is
overshadowing all others. and the
friends of the two aspirants for chief
early and late, getting the voters out
and seeing as far as is possible that
they get in their ballots before the
polls close.
All the election paraphernalia was
given out yesterday afternoon by the
City Democratic Committee. and the
judges and clerks received final In
structions concerning the conduct of
the primary. No one can say approx
imately how many votes will be cast.
as the situation is fraught with many
unusual contingencies. The registra-
ton was exceedingly heavy when the
last poll tax payment was due. but
whether the vote cast to-day Will be
heavy in proportion Is a question. The
Republicans have issued an appeal to
all who feel inclined against submit
ting to the national pledge on the
ticket to remain out Of the Democratic
primary to-day. but this advice will
amount to very little. There are many
Democrats, however. who have said
from time to time that they will not
vote because OF this pledge.
Final InstructiOns.
The chairman of the committee has
issued final instructions to all the cleo
ton officers not to count any ticket
for. any office tonight from which the
pledge has been erased. This pledge
must remain unmutilated and UNI
marked. under any and all circum-
stances, or the entire ticket will be
thrown out. A person may vote for
Mayor or Councilman or delegates to
the State convention, and scratch the
rest of the ticket, and 1t will count for
those officers as to which 1T is properly
marked, provided the pledge remains
untouched There are sharp contests