The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-19


deemed 10 be highly improper conduc,
on the part OF one whose position Is
supposed to be judicial, yet unwilling
to go into details without the pres
ence of his authority. w. f. Delaney. a
candidate for the CITY Council from
Jefferson Ward. caused mid sensa-
tion last night at the rally of the East
End Citizens Association, of Marshall
Ward. Mr. Delaney promised the big
audience To make his disclosures to-
night at a big open air meeting of JEFF
ferson Ward citizens at the Christ
Church Association baseball grounds.
This will insure large audience.
After the meeting IL developed that
Mr.. Delaney's promised expose relates
TO the action OF Mann j. II. Rogers,
member of the City Democratic Com
mittee. In warmly espousing the cause
OF certain candidate for the Council
Mr.. Delaney and other candidates re-
gard this as improper, Inasmuch as
committee members are supposed to be
in position OF Ilnpartiality as be-
tween party candidates. 1t was said
that Mr. Rogers had placed bets on
his man and has further stated that he
could name the ticket which viii be
nominated in Thursdays primary.
For River Improvement.
Liberty Hail was SIMPLY paShsh WIZ
members of the East End Citizens AS
| ISOLATION, together with sprinkling
OF residents of Jefferson Ward This
organization Is always full OF enthu-
1 siasm. having produced the largest
crowd of last falls campaign 10 hear
| Judge r. T. ". Duke at Corcoran Hail.
! Ii Is after public improvements, and Is
after them In business-like way.
| Every candidate who advocated pubic
| betterments, and especially work de-
| signed 10 further James River trans
portation. got plenty of applause.
| A brass band was on hand and cigars
were passed around for the entertain"
ment of those In attendance president
!, Mat Davis, OF the association. presideu.
John r. Grimes. a candidate for the
/ Board of Aldermen, was the nrst speak :
| er MIR Grimes called attention 10 the
fact that IN this race there was no
THIRD MONEY; to be successful one must
be either first or second. He was for
merly in the City Council having been
knocked down two years ago, bat not
counted out
He was used he said, TO lighting
! He expected warfare If elected. and
4 felt fully able to hold his own In the
I BOARD. He had heard good deal OF
| street car franchise talk He did mol
believe any man who would vote to'
| the scent straight rare Woulo eSc'
appear before the people again. liz
was a six-for- quarter man. Hf
thanked the people for their support
of him In past years. and sat down
The band played "Auld Lang Syne.'
q This band, apparently without nal
ice aforethought, played more or les
appropriate airs after every speech
! one OF them was, Listen to the Mock
ing Bird" another, odd kentucK!
Home" while one candidate drew 20
, Hes a Jolly Good Fellow
Candidates Plend.
A. c. Nielsen asked for recollection
because of the experience he ha
gained in the position. John NJ. Spence
urged the people TO vote with due re
! gard to the men who could give TIL
I best serYice
! Brown and Henry P CARRIER promised
(. their best efforts.
So far as j. w. Gentry knew. tn
/, newspapers had not been called apo'
i to give headlines to wrongdoinG il
Fl the committees to which he belonged
The offering of inducements t
Z transportation companies to use tn
!, James River was regarded as of grea
! Importance by w. p, Goode. He IA
I yored the building Of city wharves
. George H. Lumsden wanted to d.
VI his best for the city and the ward.
i A statement by his friends that h
II did not need to ask for votes was no
Hooked upon with favor by Jefferson