The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-29
TWO SCORE AFTER
TWEhTy-0NE JOBS
So Nineteen Candidates VIII
Meet Disaster in Municipal
Primary Tomorrow.
HOTTEST FIGHT IN MADISON
Ten Citizens in That Ward, With
Three From Southside-Polls
Close at 6:57 p. NJ.

Members OF the Common Council to
serve Richmond for two years from
September next Will be nominated
in Democratic primary tomorrow.
Five men are 10 be selected in each OF
the four wards. thus making the new
Council body OF twenty instead Of
forty members. Thirteen members OF
the Board of Aldermen hold over for
the coming two years One vacancy
In the upper branch is TO be filled In
Clay Ward. where President Robert
WhIttet has not offered for rc-clec-
ton, getting out OF the Council in
order 70 run FOR the Administrative
Board. The sun rises tomorrow
morning at Ell: II sets tomorrow
night at 5:57. The boundaries OF the
new precincts together with the
voting places will be found on another
page in the Times dispatch to-day
The City Democratic Committee
Will meet tomorrow night at Muir
phys Hotel to receive the returns
Forty candidates are contrasting Tor
the twenty-one seats. making il OBJ
vious that many must fall by the
way. Ten new men not now in the
City Council are In the race, while
nfteen members OF the Council have
voluntarily retired and are not Of
fering for reelection. Five other
members Of the Council are staying
out of this primary to run for the
Administrative Board. Several Alder
men, oustcd by redistrictiur, arc can
d.dates for the COUNSEL
In Madison Ward.
Much the hottcst fight IS being
waSed In now Madison Ward. made
up of the central section OF the city
from Third 10 Eighteenth Streets. and
embracing all of South Richmond
Ten candidates are running for the
live seats of them formerly In old
Madison Ward, two redistricted from
Monroe Ward, ana three former repre-
sentatives OF the SOuthsidc II seems
generally conceded that the former
city OF Manchester Is entitled TO
representation. and It has put forward
as It's candidates John ". Moore.
Carter g. Jones. and II L. Patr.m
other members OF the Council from
old Washington Ward having retired.
Messrs. Moore and Jones have seen
active Service on the Committee or
Streets. serving on the subcommittee
which selected plans for the new
Mayo Bridge, SIR Moore won high
communication By his independent
stand In voting his convictions In tho
certain OF his constituents to con-
troll his voice. or the members from
the Northside, Mcssrs Gilbert *
Pollock and Frank NJ. Readc are the
surviving Council members OF the
spcclal committee which prepared tho
new plan OF governccnt. and their re-
election has been urged on the ground
that the new plan OF govcrnmen,
should have a trial AT the hands OF
ats friends. Mr.. Pollock is subchalr.
man OF the street Committee. and
one of the active noor leaders of the
Council. Dr.. Reade is a member of
the Committee on Finance. and has
taken an active part In measures re-
sardins the public health and relief
OF the poor.
In Clay and Lee.
In Clay Ward there is a contest
between ordway Fuller. an attorney,
and George Med. Blake. a grocer. for
the seat in the Board or Aldermen 10
be vacated by President Nhiitet.
President u. Lee Peters. Of the Com
mon Council. haa been rcdistricted
from Henry Into Clay Ward. and is
offering for reelection. II nominated
in Clay Ward. his reelection as
president of the Council is assured
He had won high approval by his In
dependent course III committee as
stgnments and In his tight for re-
form of counclman'c procedure
In Lee Ward two of the most high
lY respected men In the Council
Messrs. Pollard and Fcrgusson-hav
retired. Messrs. Butler. Ratclife and
Batkins arc Offering for recollection.
with Messrs. Vonderlehr and Powell.
redistricted from Henry Ward. Mr..
Vonderlehr won rong support north
OF Broad street by his patronage OF
the race segregation ordinance MIR
ARatclffc may be called the original
apatron OF the four-ward ordinance.
having offered two years ago plan
flttfng tho city into three wards. and
@ Council to fifteen members New
&8cn offering in this ward are: Messrs.
#A w. Miner. w. II. Street. James J.
lizard. and Larkn w Glazcbrook.
fJr.
In Jefferson Wnrd.
New Jefferson Ward embraces all
of the city East or Eighteenth street,
and the Mcchnnicksvilic Turnpike
Eight old members from Jefferson
and Marshall Wards are running. with
three new candidates. Mcssrs. Gala
Cher, Welsh and Dawson.
Morgan r. Mills has become the
storm centre OF the campaign. Saving
announced as his platform his ,9posi-
ton to the four ward ordinance Mr..
Mills is chairman of the Water Com
mittee and is recognized as one of
the active and alert leaders OF Council
faction.