The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
.GOSS|P|NG ABOUT
LOCAL CONTESTS
All Sorts of Surmises Regarding
Successful Candidates for
House.
VOTER MUST CHOOSE FIVE
Race for City Collector Now
Regarded as Extremely
Close.
VOTER MUST CHOOSE FIVE


TOOK occasion to comment publicly on
the good feeling and lack OF personal
attacks manifest in the contest for the
five seats in the House of Delegates
from Richmond and although no i'll
humor has been displayed at any OF
the many public meetings addressed
by the candidates. there has naturally
been some undercurrent of gossip.
Speculation exists as TO those who Will
be successful In next Thursdays pri
mary and TO the standing on the
ticket when the votes are counted, end
this brings up reasons for the strength
or weakness OF the men.
Comment has been made on the fact
that there are five candidates out of
the ten whose names begin with the
letter c. Some tocular remarks on
this have been heard. among them that
of Colonel John S. Harwood. who sug-
gested that when the voter marks his
ballot he leave out at least one OF the
i've C's' and take the name which
comes neXt--his own.
City Legislative Ticket.
The names Will appear on the ticket
in this order:
VI. A. Campbell
Edwin II. Cox.
james j. Crenmer.
w. 4. CTcnshnw.
John A. Curtis.
John s. Hnrwcod.
Hill Montague.
George u. Steel.
I. w. Thrcckmorton.
D. l.. Toney.
The voter must mark out Ave Of
these names-no more no less or his
vote will be thrown out and no.
counted This plan is always used In
Richmond 1t prevents NOT only the
~ rff re
have his friends advance his cause BY
voting for him alone. but it also obvl-
ates the pooling Of Interests by two.
three or four candidates
Dock Matter Tnlked OF.
Rumor has it that those candidates
who are now members of the General
Assembly arc being criticized in some
quarters because OF their support, or
rather failure to oppose, the bill
which passed the last Legislature Civ.
ing the State Corporation Commission
private dock affected with q public
easement Proceeding under this law.
the owners of the Richmond dock, by
recent petition. sought TO have such
an order entered. After a hearing.
the commission denied the request
saying in its opinion that it did not
think the time had come to close the
dock
Giving his evidence for the owners.
a Bradley testified that he had
taken the matter up es a promoter,
and had secured the passage of tbs
necessary legislation He said he ex-
planned the bill 60 some at least of the
local members and that they under
stood Its purport.
When the defense was heard. SEN
ator L. C Folkes and Captain John A.
eta
that they did not understand the in
tention Of the bill. being left under
the impression that II was planned
only TO close the unused part of the
dock west of Seventeenth Street.
May Take southside Inn.
The impression seems TO prevail that
the voters on the north side OF the
James are disposed TO nominate one Of
the two candidates from South Rich
mond. the newly annexed territory.
which through consolidation has been
separated from its old district of Ches-
terrified and Powhatan. D. L. Toney.
the incumbent. and NJ. A Campbell are
the men from old Manchester who are
seeking the nomination. II seems
probable that one or the other Will
be among the successful 1--WE.
1t would seem likely that tho race
for the office of City Collector will be
quite close. AdherentS OF the three
candidates each appear equally certain
of victory. and TO the onlooker 1t is
apparent that each has decided and
positive sources of strength which will
tell the polls. a very close vote
would surprise no one of the initia ted
and it is regarded as a toss-up which
will win.
Some small betting made on the re.
suit is all at even money. and no odds
are in sight The three candidates are
Collector Herbert l. Hulce. George
Claiming Ruskell and Frank T. Bates
Various possible tickets for the House
race are being made up, but It is of
course largely guesswork, Wiseacres
say that three men are practically sure
OF nomination and that the other two
places are to be filled from the rest of
the field. seven OF the ten.