The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-07

of attention. 1t is necessary now for
candidates for the Council to speak
ahead Of the lilayornlty aspirants at
the nightly rallies If they desire to
speak at all, and so anxious do the
crowds appear to hear Captain Nc
Carthy and Judge Richardson that they
do not allow those running for the
Council over five minutes each, as
rule. Those who degire to SIT IN the
next Council havo decided that their
best chance with the voters is by letter
or personal talk. and therefore they
have, to largo extent, abandoned
stump speaking and are seeing the vot
ers personally.
Mayors Friends Meet Tonight.
There will be many interesting fea-
lures during this the final week of tho
canvass. Mayor Mccarthy announced
that he Will have a conference of his
friends and supporters ut Murphy's
Hotel Annex at s O'clock Tonight. lie
has sent out some letters. but he re-
quests through the1pr that all those
who feel an interest In his campaign,
and who desire to do SO will attend.
The conference has no reference To
the fight which is going on over the
pledge to be placed on the ticket. 1t
IL purely and simply for the purpose'
of discussing the Mayors campaign,
and 1t was called on Saturday before
there had been any development in
the pleuEe matter.
The date Of the German American
rally at st. Mary's Hail. on Marshall
street between Third and Fourth, has
been changed 1t was originally an
will be held tomorrow night instead
This change was made so that there
would be no conflict between this
meeting and that which the Mayor
Thursday night. Both MAJOR McCar-
thy and Judge Richardson have ac-
cepted invitations to attend the Ger
man american meeting.
Little Rally of His Own.
The Mayor will have one rally all |
to himself, and it will be Mt the Acad-
envy of Music on Thursday night. 1t |
can he best explained by printing tho
him Yesterday:
"In pursuance of n custom which
inauguratcd in my first campaign for
the Office OF Mayor, md which I fol-
lowed in the second campaign. In whIcl
I was elected. and which have con-
tinuch since have been In Office, will,
on Thursdny: April 9th. ut the Acnd-
cmy of Music. ut s o'clock y. NJ, de-
liver nm address entitled The Fnlncc
Guard
"of course. the public is invited. and
this invitation include. the ladies' of
the city OF Richmond who nrc interested
In this campaign, and when they np-
penr at the hall the ushers and the
police OH duty there Will be instructed
boycs aud the iogcs and the balcony or
dress circle.
"cARLToN MCCARTHY"
Three More Meetings.
In addition to those noted above
there will be at least three more meet
ingS before the campaign ends and
two of them will be addressed by the
mayoralty candidates. Marshall Ward |.
Futon. Friday night. AZ the same
hour the Jefferson Ward Democrats
will be holding their final rally in Cor
coran Hall. The Mayor and Judge
Richardson Will speak at this meeting,
as will also the thirteen men who de-
sire election to the. Council from that
ward.
From Jefferson the candidates Will
jump to Clay and Will wind up the
campaign on Saturday night at Monroe
Hall. This Is very small room, and
it may be that Belvidere Hall will be
secured. though this has not yet been
determined The primary viii take
place on Tuesday next. and it Is not
likely that there will be any speaking
on Monday night. as it is usual for
candidates to devote the evening prior
to the election to lining UP their forces
and preparing for the battle of the
ballots.
Seats Not Vacant.
1t is being contended In some quar-
tiers that the members of the City
Democratic Committee who are run
ming. for DELEGATES to the State con-
vention have vacated their seats In |
the committee. The contention Is /
based upon. the following section FROM
the by-laws of the committee
Any member of the committee who I
shall Become candidate for any party |
nomination or Office elected by the |
people shall resign from the commit |
tee, and no person shall be accepted |
by the committee as a candidate for |
the City Democratic Committee who Is |
n ma mn,
or office elected by the people, or who |
is deputy to any candidate for any |
party nomination or Office elected by |
the peonle."
The theory is exploded at once when
1t Is recalled that seat in a party |
convention is in no sense an office |
The section referred to was put in to |
keep the committee from being packed