The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-06
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No. 1918 East Main street. The meet
ing will be called at IL o'clock
promptly and each speaker viii be
limited to Ave minutes. John G, Easley
will preside and introduce the speak
ers.
The exchange has membership of
come fifty firms-which means hum
bred members--and as the business
men generally are invited. the candi-
dates are assured in advance of a
large audience and a representative
one. The quarters OF the exchange
are large and airy and furnish an ideal
place for a midday meeting Of business
men.
Henry Clay Club.
At o'clock tonight the candidates
will address the members OF the
Henry Clay club at Spring and
Beividere streets. 1t will he an open
Tomorrow night the candidates will
probably be asked to talk to the
CANDLES Hill club. though this in
vitation has not been definitely for
mulated.
! Henry p. Beck addressed a large
and attentive audience last night in
| Taylor's hall. at Twenty fifth aud
| Broad streets. He was the only can
didate present.
City Committee to Meet.
| The city Democratic committee Will
1 meet tonight at Murphy's hotel at y
O'Clock to select the judges, registrars
and clerks who shall serve in he ad-
ministrative board primary next Tues
! day. The committee will also re-
ceive the designations OF several mem
| bers who are officeholders OF thu city.
| whose retirement from the committee
| is enforced by reason or ths Ferguson
! anti pernicious activity ordinance.
| Whether the committee will fill tie
| Ave vacancies tonight or leave the
matter open until after the primary
! liz not known at this writing,
| Returns from the primary TUESDAY
| night will be officially received by the
committee at the City auditorium. and
| these will be read from the stage.
The public generally is invited to at
tend and hear the returns
citixsns' Association Busy.
| The Citizens' association. despite the
| FIRE that Is being directed upon II
from several quarters, Is saving wooe.
Another--and the last--of the open
| letters to the.vosers OF Richmond. VIII
be sent out tomorrow. winding up the
| campaign so far AZ tho association Ia
! concerned. The Office force Of the
| association is busy sorting out the
replies on the return portions OF ten
| thousand postal cards recently sent
out by the association requesting vot-
ers to express approval or disapproval
| of the Citizens ticket. These are
beng received in every mail and are
hAxv n
In majority of instances the vot-
ers are standing for the Citizens tick
ct, while many scratch one or another
| OF the aspirants Some Of the scratch
| ed cards are signed and others are
anonymous. and very few have taken
| the trouble to return the cards with
! the entire ticket scratched. On the
whole the gentlemen behind the Citi-
zens' ticket movement express them
selves as very well satisfied with the
| results this far.
A 'Machirs' Slate.
Gossip Is rife and the merits and
| dement's OF the administrative board
! candidates forms almost the sole
topic of conversation In homes, the
cafes, hotels and on street corners,
though few wagers are behind laid
on the result with the uncertain odds.
With sixteen candidates in the field and
only five places on the new board that
Ia to be created, there Is no man SO
bold and reckless as to attempt TO
pick the winners.
The slate-makers. however, are still
busy. One. which contained the
names OF Messrs. Beck, Folkes. Gunst.
Knowles and Zimmerman was circu-
lated yesterday, was said to be faith
erred :. by *.as-,e ,Essehtsa. I. = Who COM
pose the cogs OF this particular ma
chine did not develop.