The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-11
THE MEN WHO WILL RULE RICH
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Gpower to reopen them. The best mea
Tin the city might get together and
.name ticket composed of business
1en who are eminently fitted for SER
Nice in the Council but these nominees
acould rot get on the Democratic ticket
Y and could not ask the support of the
4 Democrats of the city. For better or
for worse, the Democrats of the city
have practically chosen the men who
are to administer the affairs of tho
city for the next two years. They have
made their bed and they might as we'll
prepare to sleep in it.
This paper printed full list of the
candidates Saturday, with their occu-
pations as given in the city directory.
This list is not an altogether satisfac-
tory way of judging the men who arc
TO rule Richmond during the next two
Years, because the occupations given b.
/ some of the candidates are more or less
.lperfunctory and because. also, the posi-
ton which man holds is not always a
true indication on the real worth of the
man. Bricklayers have become states
men and clerks have been leaders, just
as men in more exalted station have
sometimes stopped to crimes beneath
the lowliest and the humblest citizen.
Taking the list as it stands, however,
Richmond Will be governed during
19to-12 by a curious combination of
citizens. Among the candidates for the
Board of Aldermen. of whom there are
sixteen, six are clerks and statesmen,
two are underwriters. and the following
classes are represented by one candi-
date each: Merchants, manufacturers
agents, mechanics and foremen, gro
GERS, retired capitalists, contractors and
saloon keepers.
There are sixty-two candidates to I'LL
thirty-five seats in the Common Coun-
GILL OF these. thirteen are clerks. sales
men and solicitors. fourteen are mer-
chants and dealers. nine are mechanics
laborers and foremen, five are lawyers.
four are manufacturers, four arc con-
tractors. two are real estate agents.
two are physicians. and two are agents
of manufacturers or corporations.
There is one grocer, one saloon keeper.
one undertaken, one librarian. one
druggist, one officer of a brewing com
pany and one retired lawyer
Some of these men are known by
their works, and some have stood the
test of long service in the Council They
are worthy of reelection, regardless of
their occupations; but are the candi
dates, taking t'iaf1. asa whole repre-
tentative mer..niiSsn who can admins
fer the affairs OF Greater Richmond.l
and wisely handle the immense bust
mess interests of the community"
Should there be thirteen clerks and but
seven professional men. and should
the Aldermen be without single law
yer while the Council has five? There
can be but one answer. The list is
disappointing to ever man WHO hopes
1or representative city government.
we 90 hot peiieNe 'i'i' t'teto a.
any men IN TINS lls' WHO coulu'
under any circumstances DC pre-
vailed upon 70 40 ''y'i''hs 'ne4
did not consioef 10 pc iof '"o
best interests OF the city put we
no NOT heheVe 'Here are eHoush S'et-
ling business men among the nominees
to give Rlchmohd me ecohoin'ca4 anu
conservative administration siie Heeus
at THIS CRISIS IN he' career pf'"S'i'9
that every man IN pi'e Sou''e'i eiee'e"
from these nominees "ouiu DC u's''lse'
ested ana honest y noeS no iu''o"
That they VIII DC ape eouHe'iots %
safe guldes ior 'ne ci'S' me ptoSpeVt
IS not hFight ono. is'stit'Viiu teaA'
not expect ihouei government u"' ii's
the next Two years.
me people oil i'ich'ilohu' ho"eNe''
and not Inc oounc'i'awii DC fespohStp''
Tor any MISTAKE great OF si'laii' -" :
may be mace pS 'ile council me PEG
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