The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-16
CHESTERFIELD TO
! SEE. WARM Fight
Four Candidates Already in
Race for Office Of County
Treasurer.
soUTHslDE is LOOKING ON
Judge Gregory and Haskins Hob:
son for Commemorative
Attorney.

With Your candidates In the field for
the nomination of the Democrat tic
party for Treasurer OF Ches terNeld
county. and two strong men running
for the Office of commonweaith's AT
torney. the Southside Is looking for.
ward to one of the hottest campaigns
ofsits history. Interest in the coming
primary will be particularly keen IA
Swansboro> and the county-suburbs OF
the city. while South Richmond will
only look on without being able to
vote.
The campaign for the treasurcrship
will be fight to the finish. Five men
originally entered for this office. but
one has dropped from the race, leuv-
ing four in the field. The four
who are STRUGGLING are: DR.. j. T. Rag
land, OF Centralia,. man of universal
popularity. but ono who has never held
public Office; Thomas Woodnn, OF Mid
iothian. who is ct present county SUI
pervisor for his district: D, Mason
Walker. of Drewry's Bluff former
member of the county school board.
and James Gocdc, Of Moseleys juno.
tor, the present deputy Sheriff OF
Ali Are Strong.
Each has strong following and
has received many assurances Of sup.
port Judging from the last campaign
for this office. In Which HDr. j. y. Gil
liam, OF Winter Park. won from C;oode
By a handful of votes. Mr.. Goode
seems 10 have O good chance since his
victorious opponent. Dr. Gillian is
not In tile running this time In tbs
last election. Mason Walker also ran
and pollcd considerable hummer OF
votes. 1t was claimed by Goodies sup
porters that he would have won II Mr.
Walker had not been In the race us
the opponents OF Or Gillian split their
votes between Goode and Walker. Mr,
Walker. however, and his friends be-
licve that he has a coed IL not bet.
ter chance OF election this year with
the field clear OF DR.. Gillian.
While the strength of the other two
candidates has ncYer been tested In
race for Treasurer, they seem to be
strong. which, OF course. promises the
warmest kind OF a primary with the
Democratic voters scattering their
ba llots between four men, It is not
proba bly, that the successful candi-
date Will poll q very large majority
over his opponents
For Comn,onwcnlth's Attorney.
Next TO the hight for Treasurer will
come the race for Commemorative
Attorney of Chesterfield county. which.
though confined to a couple Of candi-
dates, promises TO have the same in.
tensity as the tour-cornered fight
Judge Gregory has served the coun.
~ in many capacities. and has host
OF supporters and friends, while Has.
kins iIobson. an attorney of Forest
HIM. comes comparatively new TO tbs
voters. He says, however. that he las
received assurances Of support from
all sections OF the county, and avows
his intention OF running until he
Drops
Judge Gregory, besides having the
record of serving the Confederacy
through the entire four years of the
war. is Furthermore cndeared TO the
Chesterfield people by the fact that
he was wounded four times in tie
defense OF the Southern Cause. lie
was elected to the Legislature num-
Der OF years ago by tremendous
majority. and served the county there
for couple OF terms. Later he be-
camc commemorative attorney.
Recently Judge Gregory attracted
attention by his sucressful prosecu-
tion OF tic STANDARD OIL Company, the
nond Oil Company on the alleged vio
lations OF the aAti-pcddling laws.
This case was Won by Judge Gregory
In the lower court. and is at present
pending IN the county Circuit Court.
Up 10 this time there have been
no public uttcrnnces by the candi
dates, but IT Is expected that they
will shortly begin stumping tho
county. When tho actual public cam
paignlng begins, the contest viii pro.
coed with vengeance.
No candidates have come forward
to oppose Senator Watkins and Dele
gate w w. Baker, the county'' repre-
sentatives to the state Legislature.
and il secE,S as IL they will he re-
turned to Richincnd without contest