The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-09
EAST ENDERS HEAR
CANDIDATES TALK
NONE OF THOSE OFFERING FOR
COUNCIL ARE ASHAMED OF
THEIR RECORDS.
THEY ALL STAND PAT
CHARLES Il. RICHARDS MAKES
MOVE TO GET AUDITORIUM IN
BELLEVUE DESPITE UN-
FAVORABLE ACTION.
THEY ALL STAND PAT

Most Of the candidates for Council
from Jefferson ward awaited them
selves of the privilege and opportunity
last night to aid their views when the
East End Citizens Association held
It's first rally OF tho spring season
in Chin borazo Hall
Morgan Mills was there and so WIS
George w. Rogers. Both told how
they fought the four ward plan and
both were vigorously aplauded for
hat most of the East Endars regard
as very manly action. They think
other sections of the city will club to-
gether under the new order of things
and give them a raw deal In the
appotrionment OF funds and other
plans.
However. that was only one Incl
dent OF the meeting. Captain Mills
and Mr.. Rogers pointed to other
phases Of their councilmanio record
and were willing to stand on them.
they thought that alone ought to re-
turn them to Council Neither of
these speakers could recall a single
vote which they were willing to SO
back on.
Never Mfnccs Words.
! Another speaker was John A. selpn,
who talks right from the shoulder
never mincing words, He did not
claim to have done everything while
in Council. neither did he suppose
that he had pleased everybody. He
too, was willing to stand on his rec
ord, confident that his constituents
would send him back to Council where
ne had represented Jefferson for the
last two terms.
w. Y. sullivan, better known to his
friends az BILLY Sullivan, took pleas
ure in pointing to his efforts to gel
a retaining wall for that part oil
Grace street between Twenty ninth
Thirty second STREETS and he was still
hopeful that an appropriation woule
be Forthcoming soon for that pur-
pose.
Some of the other speakers were
jeff C.. Powers, George b. Welsh and
b. Gallagher. Mr.. Powers Is mem
Der of Council and wants to go back
Mr.. Gailag CHER Is one OF the managers
for the American Can Company and
believes he has a good chance to get
there, even though he has never been
before. Mr.. Welsh has had some ex-
perience in running for Police Com
missioner and numbers his friends by
, the score,
Three Of the conneilmanie canaf-
dates were conspicuous by their alb
! sence These were r. G. Dawson, G
n. wiltshire and Charley Weston. A
any rate. they did not answer whef
their names were called
Must Bidc Their Time.
The three candidates for admins
trative board from the East End wert
on hand. They are John Hirschberg
George b. Davis and Charles e. Rich
ards. They will be given an oppor'
tunity to address the club after the
cou ncilmanic race ends on April 80
On motion of Mr.. Richards, a reso.
luton was adopted which will be pre-
scented to the Board of Aldermen a.
their meeting tonight The paper
calls on Council to make provision
for an auditorium in the new Belle
vue School. on which work Is expect
ed to begin shortly 1t will be re-
called that the plans were revised re-
ducing the cost of the structure from
$4,000 approximately TO 100000
II Is now proposed to have Finance
Committee reconsider the matter.
Humorous talks were made TOWARD
the close Of the meeting by Sam Sterr
and Tony Lucas.
The club will meet again next Mon
day night. ]. Matt Davis, its presi
dent. occupied the chair last. III. r
Simpson, the efficient secretary, wa.
also on hand.