The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-23
MUNICIPAL FIGHT
WARM THIS YEAR
People Must Elect IS Members
Of Common Council in
Spring Primary.
HALF OF BOARD HOLDS OVER
Early Indications That Campaign
Win Be More Vigorous
Than Ever Before.

Election day for city Councilmen is
not far off. Signs OF the approaching
event have been apparent for some
time. Members have introduced with
n flourish land had referred to some
committee impossible ordinances for
smooth paving whole sections Of the
city and for raising various salaries
In every committee the Will of the
people is supreme. and any ordinance
which large delegation appears to
fight is tabled at least until after the
primary, II not rejected outright.
The election proper comes on the
second Tuesday In June Custom has
dccreed Democratic primary late in
April. at which the. membership Of the
governing body OF the city Will be
two years to come. The entire Com.
mon Council OF thirty-fve members
and twelve members Of the Board OF
aldermen come up for reelection
for another two years.
TFose whose terms expire are Alder.
men a. G. Nielsen and John NJ. Spence
OF Marshall Ward: n. w. Melton and
Powers and r. II. Donahoe. of Madi-
son; William r. Zimmerman. OF Mon
roe; Barton II. Grundy. OF Henry, w
J. Gilman and r. ". Elicit, Office, and
Samuel II. Cottrell and John j. Mitch.
ell, of Clay.
Warm Contest Expected.
Reports from several sections indi.
cate that n warm councilmanic contest
may be expected. At the last election
the contest for the uayoralty over
Swallowed that for the Council, and
resigned from the Board on his re.
presentation without much general at
tention from the city at large. So far
only one pronounced contest is on
resigned fro mthe Board on his re-
moval from Monroe Ward into Lee
District. is candidate for the Board
from that ward. making 1t necessary
for Mr.. Elicit and Mr.. Gilman to lool,
after their political fences.
Mr.. Gunst already has assurance OF
hearty support, and is as well known
In the ward into which he has moved
as in that which he represented for a
number of years.
While not yet an avowed candidate
report at the City Hall is to the et-
feet that former Councilman John
Crimes Will stand for the Board of Al
dermen in competition with Messrs.
Nielsen and Spence. of Marshall Ward
So far as is known all of the present
members of both branches will stand
for reelection except Alderman zim-
inermann, who at the time of HIS elec-
ton to- I'LL the unexpired term of Mr..
Gunst in Monroe gave 1t to be under
stood that he would not again be n
candidate. If he sticks to that deter
ninati9n the seat from that ward will
Mr.. spence. of Marshall, and Mr.. Mel
ton, of Jefferson. were elected by tho
Board TO fiji nnexpired terms and their
strength before the people OF their
wards has not been tested
Those Who Hold Over,
While not yet announced candidates
other men are known to be feeling
their way in their wards with view
OF mating a contest for a seat in
either branch. and the prospect is for
an early opening of vigorous cam
ralgn.
Hold-over Aldermen who do not come
UP lor re election at this time are Presi-
sign at the next meeting; Vice-Presi-
dent Robert Whittet, of Clay: Alder
man Bennett, of Lee; Richardson. OF
Marshall; Rennolds and Aloncurc, OF
Monroe; Atkinson, Of Madison, and
Hobson and Kahn. of Henry