The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-04-02
Majority Of Candidates Met
With Committee Last Even
ing But No Action Was the
Result.
CITY JUDGESHiP IS
UP FOR DISCUSSION.
General Sentiment Expressed
Was To Abolish the Office
- Committee Will Meet
Again Tonight.

On or before Monday. May :, the re
publican primary nomination will be
held. In all probability. No date has
been set as yet by the city committee
this is to be done tonight-but at the
meeting of the committee last night
with the candidates and interested re-
publicans. every expression made was
for an early primary.
The meeting last evening was well
attended by the majority of the cam
didates and many voters. But two OF
the candidates for mayor were repre-
sented in person. Henry Deuker and S.
h. Morgan. e. H. Harris sent word to
MIR. Ferling. chairman of the commit
tee. and presiding officer. last evening
stating that whatever the committee
did in setting date. would be satis-
factory TO him. Bennett Gordon
and DIR. w. w. Zimmerman were not
present and did not send any word.
election on q Monday.
The election will be held on q Mon
day. This was positive assertion OF
Chairman Ferling last evening. The
reason for this is. that II enables many
travelling men to vote before leaving
the city.
Committeeman lreton moved that
the committee meet tonight at the Of
flee of DR.. Ferling and set q primary
date. The motion was seconded by
Joshua Hunt. committeeman from the
Third ward. and the committee acted
accordingly by unanimous vote. ADJ
journment was then IN order.
The purpose of the meeting was for
the committee to obtain expressions
as to what date would be most accept
able to the candidates. However the
meeting digressed onto discussion OF
the city judgeship and the probability
as to whether the council would dis
continue the office. Six OF he coun-
cilmen were present and five Of them
came out as opposed to continuing the
office, owing to the expense.
Wait Councils Action.
1t is probable that the committee
this evening will leave the matter OF
assessment open until some definite
action is taken by council in regard 10
the city judgeship. This will be done
for the reason that two candidates arc
In the field for the job.
Councilman Englebert was the first
to express himself on the matter and
stated that he had found at least 2O0
persons who favored abolishing the Of
flee in question. Otto Williams. coun-
Gilman from the first ward. said: my
name will go on record rs against the
office" Councilman Bartel said: II
find that public sentiment Is against
the office. and I shall vote to abolish II
unless I find that public opinion
changes" Councilman Burdsall said:
IF 1t comes to vote will be against
it, Councilman Henry Deuker, can
didate for mayor. evaded the question
in respect to announcing his action II
the matter came to q vote. He asked
several questions and then sat down.
Councilman Won Pein was the only
one who came out favoring the reten-
ton OF the office He favored II for
personal reasons. but said he would be
against the office because Of public
sentiment. II don't think the mayor
ought to be burdened with the city
judgeship.- said Mr.. Won Pien.
The discussion became 80 heated that
Chairman Ferling had to call the at
tention of those assembled 10 the pur-
pose of the meeting.
csndidates' ssnsimeets.
Henry Deuker. candidate for mayor.
stated that any date thu COMMITTEES see
would suit him. similar expressions
were made by q. X. Morgan. eandtdate
for mayor: Otto fWnsiamg cnndidate
for councilman III Ia -f.s :. and by Prank.
lin Moore. .esatiate ssw councilman
from the firth -spTd. kde also stated
that the firs' ssaf.s,.y IN May wOuI1
suit hinx .,s~ar.a Ssiiken. candiaste
for couns i,ssa.. f;see yie Fourth ward.
said that q. safEie. dsts than The
above va, -..esss.-s.
II was an~s -seta,s sh~t the busineae
men wvNsec sn earl, dyss - their has-
ineas was b.ssas I-g-. by the unsett1e1
conditkr. tasasssSSsn Engleoerts
candids.s sschs tsss etAd ward. favor
ed &c sAf.. das.. % Sid Cash Peck.
caudssse err csyincilman-at-lasge-
John Y. Wlsts. candidate froa ths
Second ward. favors an early date.
John Burdsall. candidate for council
from the Eighth ward; DR.. 8. Edgns
Bond. candidate from the Seventh
ward. and VIII BarteI. candidate fro1
| the Fourth ward, also favored a eos1y
date. Balts Bescher. Who = 60
didate for city clerk. wnn1go - -
set for early in May. -
Charles z Shiveley Was called upoe