The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-19
Clay Ward Annex League to
Launch Their Campaign for
Change OF Government
WILL NOT VOTE NOW;
{ SUPPORT INDEPENDENTS
Will Appeal to Citizens Generally
to eep Out of Primary aud Lend
Support to Reform Movement.
Features Of Campaign.

Though the time between now and
the council primary is so short THAI
I 1t may be counted In hours. the Clay
Ward Annex League has launched q
city wide campaign TO Induce those
voters who desire municipal govern
rnent by commission to take no part
In the primary, hoping thus that the
primary vote villa ue So small that the
reform" party at mass meeting
can nominate "a new ticket and elect
lis own nseu, aA OF whom sh,ti be
pledged 80 change the form oI city
COVER nlnxfss 10 sae commission plan
as soon as posi- bic.
Tne league controls about one hum
6raa votes la its own ward, and WIN
: noL IL Is llndsEsiOnd. Eapport SIN
gle ore of the candidates who have
: Thus FAX annolAn1ed- 1henlaelAss FOR
the council, as none of them VIII
pledge their support Tor commission
government.
Plans of the League.
Should the league fail II u attempt
this Anar- IL Mill work quietly, SO the
leaders OF the movement declare. un-
vii the neat council election Is held.
the reform party Will. they hope,
sweep everything before ii, elect It's
soon thereafter as posi- bic and elect
In its place board OF commissioners
composed OF business men who VIII
be given absolute charge of the city
government.
A special committee Of 1--WE. com
posed of Messers. L. Il. Hatcher. h.
l.. Ryan, M III. Omohundro. j. w.
: e. NFrfF grfr.
pointed by the league Monday night
10 prepare the preliminary plans foi
the city-w asset zion. This COM
naEttee VIII report back - the leasne
Immediately after the primary, while
1 ntfae meantime every member Of the
organization liz busy endeaeoring 10
induce voters in ali parts Of the city
10 refrain from participating In the
primary. IN those who take part In
this election must vote for the regu-
lar party candidate in the June cleo
don instead of being able to vote with
the proposed inass-Jn Getting.
Say They Wealei Run-
II IS learned that several business
men of considerable prominence have
consented to run foF'the Council on
an independent ticket from Clay
Ward, and these. politicians declare,
stand an excellent chance Of election.
as without the support of the league
voters those candidates who win run
under the primary can hardly hope
Cor victory
The league claims, according to Its
officers. that the movement La one of
business rather than politics. 1t
claims that the old form Of govern
ment has worn out, and Is no long1
capable of meeting new conditions.
IL claims that the affairs OF the city
can be handled better by business
men than by a large body Of rep
resentatives, many of whom have had
no large business experience, and
claims flnaay that III those cities
where the commission plan has been
titled the result In financial saving
has mere than justified the change
To Make Disclosures.
In all other wards the candidates
who expect to win under tho primary
are pushlng their fight TO the utmost
and nJN that the election draws near
are using all kinds Of campaign am
munttion against each other.
AT the open air meeting OF the JEFF
ferson ward voters Tuesday night MIR
w. r. Delaney promises to make pub
lie disclosures OF certain actions OF
member OF the City Committee, I'M
derstood to be Mr.. Mann Rogers. anu
! norder that fair treatment may be
observed wishes Mr. Rogers to be
present. He declared at meeting of
the East End Citizens Association
Monday night that he would have
made the disclosures then but for the
fact that the man whose name he
would mention was not present 70
nnEwcr him.
The charge which Mr.. Delaney Will
bring involves certain so-callea ac-
tivtty on the part % the committee
man IN favor OF g eounclimantc can
didste, 1t being generally understood
! that the members OF the central com
mtttee are To take no part in fne
campaign, their position be,ug, tadi-
cial rather then anything else.
Madison Ward Ei2Ia.
Probaly one Of the most iuteresiiug
Aghts in tho whole city is being made
Nm Madison ward, whore coneorted
effort Is being made to defeat Mr..
Gilbert Pollock for the common colin
ell.
10 strengthen his position MIR, poi
lnck. recognized as one OF the inTu-
entail members Of the city Sempiy.
has procured an open letter Of en-
dorsemept from fofHer Mayor Carl
! ton AcCerthY, while he has an opIn-
4cn from City Attorney Pollard de-
N3AFfHg that ID Ii sot Illegal fora
60unrftma1 10 practice law. airn0ugn
he may. be called apon in the ourse
II his practice 10 defend those charg-
~ With violating city ordinances
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