The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-03
URGE VOTERS TO SUP
PORT SLATE OF FIVE
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diaates in the field. and observed the
activity on the part of the profess
slonal politicians in behalf of pal
pabiy weak and inefficient men said
to themselves We must be up and
doing II We do not bestir ourselves
and voice our preference of ehese
candidates and work earnestly for the
election of the f1ve best men. regard
Tess of friendship or favor. this city
in which we are interested to the ex-
tent of all we possess. and all that We
hold dear, will be delivered into the
hands OF incompetent men who can
poll the vote-not because they are
fitted but because of friendship and
the activity of professional poll
ticisnS.
Gathered together with this idea
In mind, the Cit szens' association for
many hours fabored over its ticket,
first putting down the seventeen
names and striking off incompetents,
and then narrowing the remainder
down to fiye-strtklng OF names and
putting on others as good sound log
ical reasons were advanced by think
ing business men for the putting
down and striking off. As a result OF
many hours OF thought and labor the
citizens ticket as II appears today
WAS produced - ------- =
There are many men on that tick
et. who, when their names came ur
before the Citizens association receiv-
ed the vote of men who have not beer
on friendly terms with them for many
years and men who, were they moi
the best qualified for ONCE. would no,
receive the vote of those not friendly
to them.
As to why the citizens ticket wal
endorsed and Is now being urged fol
support With seventeen .candtdatea
in the field, and. all things being
l=pquzt.=erch=ff=iA a=HAxenteaa= a.
good chance for election as the 9TH
err.
With each voter casting his bal
Iot for a different set of FIVE men. II
can readily be seen that small vote
would give a candidate a necessary
majority to nominate him.
In this way an incompetent mar
could poll the required vote.
With the members Of the Citizens
| association casting their votes for the
same Ave men--Cariton Mccarthy
henry p Beck. Marx Gunst. Edgar
n. Ferguson and William H. Zim.
| mermann-and with the other sub
stantial business men casting a sole
shot" without scratching any nameI
from the ticket, the vote for the fivs
men regarded as most competent anc
safest will be solidified. and thu
guarantee to the best men the high
est vote
The citizens ticket should appea
| to the business man o; Richmond be
cause IL Is made up by that class o
men--men. not In politics in an,
| Aense Of the word--buts men VIII,
have the best interests of the city a
| heart, and who want TO see the cit,
I nYafntafu It's present era ut prosperity
! and progressiveness.
The citizens ticket should appeal I,
/ the working man because It liz com
l posed Of the men most fitted to Civ,
1 the city a good administration. ant
1 to so conduct lis affairs al to lighter
| The burden or taxation. and make tn
community prosperous, heAlthful an,
I maintaln the highest public schoo
! efficiently and the lowest possible Ia
/ rate.
The citizens ticker should appea
| TO the man who has NOT vet deter
| mined what Ave men he will vote 70
| because 1t was mat de up carefully an
pasnstakingly with deep thought an,
deaEberasian-sbs the ssttisears Asseeia
! i on, each member of which has
large material stake IN this city an,
| who has rtriven for YEARS. 4hrcuGl
his own business ~ profession TO a
the hest Ne could Tor the promotion
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