The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
CAP TAIN TAYLOR
NOT A CANDIDATE
Grateful to Friends, Though He
Isn't Seeking Place on
New Board.

! New Board.
Captain Charles r. Tsylor's with
drawal yesterday from the field of
candidates tor the proposed Admins
J trative Board practically leaves the
situation without an announced candi-
/ dale, although there arc about twenty
moro or less well-known mon who
have indicated to their friends that
they could be induced to offer for the
position under certain circumstances.
Those most active for tho betterment
OF the government OF the city urge
ali to withhold their pledges--to walt
until the issues are squarely Joined
until the final candidates are in tho
= heid-and then make the best selec-
ton regardless of friendship: regard
less OF the fact that some candidate
= Is good fellow or needs the place:
regardless Of everything savo the Sc
lection OF the five bost available men
for the position. Much interest is
taken In the announcement that the
commercial organizations active in
bringing about the change in the
methods Of conducting the government
contemplate bringing out citizons'
ticket. and that these same bodies
VIII lend their best efforts to q cam
paign TO have as nearly as practicable
the entire electorate OF Richmond
oualined for the coming election.
/ Mayor Signs Resolution.
Mayor Richardson yesterday morn
Ing signed and returned 10 CITY Clerk
Ben I. August the joint resolution
tnstructins the City Attorney to Sc
cure from the General Assembly tho
charter changes which Will provide
for the Administrative Board Affirm
alive action on the part Of the Legis-
lature is understood to DO a foregone
Z, conclusion. The whole report of the
! special committee by the Mayor'a
action yesterday Is now the law of the
city. Tho redistricung ordinance Is
already In, force. and the Admins
tretive Board resolution needs only the
/ approval of the State Legislatures
y The first Council to be elected under
the new ward lines will BIO aelected
;, on June IL next, at which time the
! city will also elect n Mayor for four
years. UP to this time Mayor Rich
ardson has no announced opposition.
In that election only twenty members
OF the Common Council are to be
selected.
!; Even without allowing for new
blood which may be injected-new men
who may offer and be elected under
the enlarged ward lines. 1t Is OBJ
vious that the voters will have to
select from the present forty members
the twenty they prefer to have repre-
sent them. and on this reduced Coun-
OIL and the holdover members of the
Board OF Aldermen will fall the duty
| of paving the way for the Admins
trattve Board. and effecting the srans-
Ter to 1t OF the city departments now
managed by Council committees. Tho
hrst board will be elected November
Q. and will take office January 1,,1els.
The primary for that election will bo
n Sci hnr
OF candidates will hardly be closed
until next summer. so that citizens
would be unwise to pledge themselves
SIX months in advance without know
Ing what manner of men will be in
the field when the time comes All
not now qualified have until May 1 to
register and pay poll taxes to take
part in the election.
Norfolk Perfectfng TIN Plan.
city official Of long experience
said yesterday that he deeply regretted
the evident effort In some quarters
10, throw cold water on the plan by
pointing out Its similarity to methods
OF government which have not proved
satisfactory In Norfolk. The answer
is that the Norfolk Council has with
In the past week adopted resolution
Tor appointment of special commit
tee to redistrict that city into not
more than four wards in lieu OF ten
1
ing the Police Department out of the
hands of the Board of Control and
80 out of politics, and In other WAYS
! 10 make the Norfolk government more
nearly conform to what Richmond's
CITY Council has Just adopted This
onnoial said that In all OF his expe-
3 rience In the Richmond city govern
ment. where there have always been
Two or more boards IN addition to tn,
council, there had always existed har
mony, the Council working with the
, FIRE. Police and School Boards for
the success OF those departments. and
1t Is difficult to believe In view Of
! the past conditions and experience
mere. that nntagonism and pulling
apart can ensue between the civ
council and the Administrative BOARD
put that both Will work hand In hand
Tor building UP the city Just as the
Council has always worked with its
| boards
Had there ever been any such fric-
tion here as is reported to have ex
listed In Norfolk, the officials state that
IL would have been impossible for tho
fire and Police Departments to have
made the success they are to-day.
Captain Tayior's Announcement.
Captain CHARLES T. Taylor, presl-
dent OF the Board of Fire Commission
/ ers. the only announced candidate TOR
the Administrative Board. Withdrew
from the race yesterday. issuing the
following statement:
while 1 appreciate tho fact that I
nave had many expressions from
| friends of their desire that 1 should
become candidate for position on
| the Administrative Board. II It shall
BIO created by act of the Legislature.
yet recognizing the Importance and re-.
sponsibility OF the office. and the right
OF the people to make their selections
| untrammeled by premature pledges OF
| support, wish to say that do not
at this time desire to be regarded as
! q candidate"
Already the Grounds and Buildings
| Committee Is beginning To study tha