The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-18
CANDIDATES READY
FOR GLORY OR DEFEAT
Municipal Primary on Thursday toSelect Forty
Seven Members OF Council and Board---Warm
Fights Develop in Several Wards.

more changes may be expected. New
candidates are clifford Smith, Charles
III. Cosby, William l.. White, w. D.
Butler j. NJ. Blanks and John Kruc.
In Monroe nearly all are TO be new
men, DR.. Frank NJ. Rende. after one
term of service, becoming the patriarch
OF his delegation. John B. Bliley goes
to tho Board of Aldermen without
opposition DR.. Reade and W. II.
Boschen, recently elected to fiji an
uneHpired term. are the only Council-
men Offering for reelection. Other
candidates are DR.. Clifton NJ. Miller,
Just named TO succeed t. Il. Green;
W. A. Graves. julius a. spicgel. VIII
Liam III. Curtis, George NJ. Cease,
George McD. Blake and Wilmer ID.
Turner.
The East End Busy.
The East End takes naturally to
ward politics. Marshall and jefferson
being Hooded with candidates. In JEFF
ferson, Aldermen Melton and Adams
have as their opponent Thomas j.
Moody. Mr.. Adams seems satisfied at
the outlook, and is leaving MIR. Melton
to fight it out with Mr. Moody at the
polls. From all accounts there will
he some changes In the councllmanic
delegation, though all five are Offering
Tor reelection. The delegates are
John Hirschberg, John a. selpli, Nor
gan X. Mills. John j. Lynch and c. II.
Wiltshire Mr.. Mills has been away
on business lately, but has found time
between trips To look over the ward.
ana seems not TO be apprehensive as
70 the result Mr.. Lynch claims that
he VIII lead the ticket. as heretofore
The others are frankly nervous. They
nave as opponents T. Z. johnson. Em-
nett c, Dawson. John r. Jeter. Charles
a. weston, Claude r Lowry and W. +.
Delaney. several of whom are WELL
known in the ward.
In Marshall the usual contest is on
between Fulton and Church Hin. The
posed largely of Church Hill tax-pay-
ers, is taking vigorous part in tho
hEht. For the Board OF Aldermen for.
mer Councilman John Grimes is stand
and " c. Nielsen. Mr.. spence repre-
sents Church Hill and Mr.. Nielsen. Full
ton. ABOUT two years ago tho Common
Council elected Mr. Grimes a member
test of members OF the ward delega-
ton. who nominated Mr.. Gentry. The
ward apparently resented the slight
on Its delegation, and in the last coun-
oilmanic election Mr.. Grimes was de-
feated. In the lower branch, CouncIl-
man CARRIER retires. having reached the
age of sixty years. The other four
members--Charles f.. Richards, Jeffer-
son G Powers and James W. Gentry.
of Church Hill. and George w Rogers.
of Fulton, are standing for re-elec-
tion. New candidates are W Bagweu
Goode. William z. Sullivan. Edgar 3.
Wharton. George II. Lumsden A. l..
Brown. Henry p CARRIER and Percy L..
Smith. Some changes In the delega.
tion are expected.
Washington Ward.
Washington Ward did not come into
the city n time TO take part in Thurs
days primary. though II will vote for
Its ward delegation In the regular cleo
be made for n special Democratic pri-
mary In the ward shortly. Meanwhile
the Common Council and Board of AL
dermen of Richmond are TO elect MEM
bers for the unexpired term TO Sep
TENDER l. The slate is said TO include
u. Bradley, w. b. Gill and W W.
for the Common Council.
and j. F. Perdue, John W. Moore and
r. l.. Patram for the Board. There
Is said 10 be some uncertainty about
AIR. Bradley's accepting.
With forty members of the lower
branch and twentyfour in the Board
of Aldermen the question of change
in the form OF city government Will
become even more pressing than II has
ers of the Council agree that the time
has come for decisive reform move
ment, not so much in the personnel OF
the Council as in its working ma
and 1t Is admitted that the
chief problem to come before the In,
winter win be the working out OF
scheme for reorganizing the city gov
eminent along busnesslke and eff
cient lines.