The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-11
]. \. P|NNER WINS
OVER DR.. BRIGHT
BEATS PHYSICIAN CANDIDATE
FROM HENRY WARD BY EASY
MAJORITY OF II TO Z.
ELECTED TO COUNCIL
BODY UNABLE TO TRANSACT MUCH
BUSINESS BECAUSE OF SLIM
ATTENDA NCE-MEET AGAIN
MONDAY NIGHT.

Mr.. James H Primer was elected a
member Of the common council from
Henry ward a the session of that
body last night to succeed Mr.. Wal
lace &. Saunders, resigned He was
chosen over Dr. J. Fulmer Bright
by vote Of II TO 7.
Those voting for Mir, Primer were
Messrs. Blake, Bowman Burke. Cease.
Gill, Haddon. Jones. Mills. Pollard.
Powers, ] C. Richards. Richardson,
| Rogers, Seaton. Seiph, Cmlauf. Pc
tiers.
Those voting for pr. Bright We're
Messrs Boschen. Huber. Miller. Pow
ell. Reade, Nonderiehr, Workman
President Peters. who presented the
name of Mr., Primer, laid special EN-
phasis on the face that Mr. Primer
had not originally sought the office
himself, but had been urged BY Mr.
saunders, who lived In the same house
with him 70 stand for the position.
Mr.. Fred II. Powell presented the
name of Dr. Bright and In so doing
pointed out that his favorite was a
large taxpayer, a native Of the city
land widely known. Dr. Clifton Nj
Miller. OF Monroe ward. seconded this
/ nomination
Three for Bright
Three of the four members of the
I Henry ward delegation occupied seats
side by side in the chamber and were
all for Dr. Bright. President Peters.
the other member. stood alone for
! Mr.. Primer. and TO the uninltiated II
looked as If Dr. Bright had a walk
f over. However the fnr ~
I Primer had evidently been done in
advance, for II was quickly evident
after Colonel Ruskell had begun the
roll call that ne vas an easy win
ner. In fact. Captain Mills. a PIN
ner man, forecasted the exact vote
even before Colonel RuskeH started
down the list Of members
Both Mr.. Primer and Dr. Bright
were present during the proceedings
After adjournment. which Immediate
Is followed the election, Mr.. Primer
T came forward and met some Of the
members. who gave him the glad
hand and welcomed him to their
midst. Mr.. Primer halls from Chuck
Ht4ck, near suffolk. but has been
residing in Richmond for the last
year or two. lie holds responsible
/ position in the American National
Bank and II he lives up IL the. as
sertions Of President Peters. ventured
by that gentleman in putting his
name in nomination he will repre-
sent the people and not special inter-
ests III the city council
Fail TO Caucus.
Although majority of The Henry
{ ward delegation stood for Hr. Bright
i they did not deem IL necessary to
| bold caucus and recommend "a
; name 10 council. as Is usually done
z Had they Gnn9 {yh r
have been different say those who
know.
owing 10 the Tact that only TWEEN
ty-four members of council were
present last night. the body succeeded
III iransacting practically no business
+ OF Importance, most OF the commit
/ tee reports and recommendations
! being tabled untn Monday night
when an effort will lie made to have
larger membership on hand,
Among the recommends lions
adopted were thu following
Payment ri $3.50 to Miss Annie
! Braudrick, who was injured June so
as result Of stumbling >oYer
meter box opposite 2703 East Clay
street.
Permission given the Virginia Rail-
way aud Power Company To string
an overhead electric wire from Cary
:
10 provide current temporarily for
the company building the new First
Nationa bank Skyscraper at that cor
ner, the current IN he used for the
operation Of a hosting motor engine
Granting THE Woodland Heights
Corporation temporary permission TO
use cit water at the usual nou-resi-
dent rate.
Suspension Of the ordinance regu-
. la no rs4f ira H1.N
gerous weapons by pawnbrokers for
period OF sin months from date
OF passage of the ordinance, SO as
to give these dealers time 10 dispose
OF their present stock in trade
Bernstein Matter Goes over.
me special ordinance granting l.
bernstein exemption from lhe segre-
cation ordinance Was reeommitted to
! the ordinance committee Mr.. Won
deriehr stating that the committee
desired to hear an additional party
in connection with the matter
Mr.. Nonderiehr asked the press o
call attention 10 the fact that coun-
ell several months ago named a spe-
oial committee of FIVE To look into
the feasibility OF providing addi-
tional territory for colored folk who
might suffer by reason of the segre-
cation ordinance and might lie UNI
Ole to ~hnd quarters In tine present
: city limits. lie said he hoped to get
the committee together some time
next week, II is composed of Messrs
Nonderlehr, Pollock and Richards
from the common council, and
Messrs, Kahn and Mitchell, from the
upper branch
Members OF council absent last
night We're as follows; Messrs. Bat
kins, Bradley. Brown. Butler Fer
gusson, Fuller. Hirschberg. Hobson,
Lumsden. Lynch. Pollock. Powers,
John T.. Radcliffe. Wiltshire.