The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-09
GET CARTER GLASS
AND WATERME
Members of East End Citizens
Association to Have Big Feast
on August 22.
sATTERFIELD. MELON MAN
Candidates for House Of Dele
gates Tell Why They Should
Be Elected.

Garter Glass as chief speaker and a
watermelon feast to relieve the inner
vacuum, is the allurng menu that
was mapped out for the evening of
August % by the East End Citizens
Association at the Chimborazo Park
clubhouse last night. The action was
taken upon the initiative of City Ser
geant J. L. Satterheid. who proposed
an attraction of this nature to arouse
the voters from the midsummer leth-
trsy into which they have lapsed at
the most critical stage OF the political
campaign.
The idea met with instant approval,
and was unanimously adopted. y let
ter was read by Secretary simpson. OF
the Citizens' Association, from Con-
gresham Glass. expressing the nope
that he would be able 10 respond to
the invitation EXTENDED him by that
body, and deliver an address in Rich-
mond some time during the current
month. l. is thought that there Will
be no mitch IN plan to bring him here
tor the jollitication a committee OF
hve was appointed by President j. Mat
Davis to arrange for the speakers and
contract for the melons.
wnnt Rond Improved.
ton the road leading around the park
10 the station OF the United States
Weather Bureau still remains in statu
quo. The bad condition OF this road
has been a thorn in the side OF the
East End League which interests in
self primarily with civic Improvement
and the matter was taken up with the
city departments. \ letter from
Claude l.. Batkins, chairman Of the
-. ,Ir I'D ls,tfl a i'm
read last night. stated that the matter
is beyond the jurisdiction oil the city,
and that the road work will have TO
be done by the government. He has
referred the matter to Director L. a.
Evans, OF the local branch of the
Weather Bureau.
John Alexander Curtis. candidate for
the House of Delegates, asked the
voters OF Richmond to elect him at
the primaries next month the
strength of his past record in the
House and in consideration of the re-
forms he advocates for the future.
While l have nothing but praise for
every candidate in the race. and be-
Heve that each one, ii elected. will
faithfully represent his constituency,
| believe | can do a shade better than
the others because l am an old timer"
said Captain Curtis. In his opinion.
the biggest problem which will con-
front the next Legislature will be the
subject of taXation-one in which
Richmond must be deeply concerned.
because under the present system the
city Is paying proporuonately too
large a share OF the States taxes.
Dr. George 3. Steele spoke briefly
in favor of his claims on the public
as eXemplifed in his past record in
the House of Delegates. II elected he
promised a strict adherence to the
best interests of the city and the
Commonwealth.
South Ricbmond Candidate.
South Richmond was represented by
Candidate D. L. Toney. who presented
In a convincing way his reasons in
asking for reelection TO the body OF
which he has been a member for the
past four terms. He did not want to
be understood. he said. as claiming
that South Richmond as a community
vas entitled to n representative of It's
own Its destinies may safely be m
trusted to any one of the candidates in
the race. Among the first to advo-
cate consolidation. he firmly believes
in the identity of interests of both
sides of the river and the ability of
a Richmond man to represent South
Richmond and vice versa. He rested
his claims on his record In the legis-
lative halls. and asked for an unbiased
inspection of it before voting.
W. A. Crenshaw was the only other
candidate for the House of Delegates
present. While he could point to no
previous experience in the House. he
said. he had record for initiative
and efficiency in the City Council.
where he has fathered several I'M
portant measures and effected their
passage In the face OF strong oppo-
sition. With no axe to grind. and no
personal ambition TO satisfy, he asked
for the vote of the public on plat
form of civic bettermrnt and, esre-
cially, development of thn suburban
and outlying districts of the city.
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