The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-26
CANDIDATES HAVE
HARD GRAB FEAST
EASr-ENDERS HEAR SPEECHES
AND PROMISES. AND GIVE
MUCH APPLAUSE,
PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATIC CLIB
HOLDS ONE or BEST MEET
INGs OF CAMPAIGN AT
SEsBRoaKE PARK.


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SceAchauSe corner was redolent with
words from the throats of fourteen
candidates for ~hs administrative
board last night. upon the occasion
&c the outdoor meeting and Summer
feast Of the East End citizens Pro
rrcsslye Democratic club
While the clubs headquarters are
al Eighteenth and BROAD streets, the
outdoor meetings are held in Sea-
brooke Park. the city property in the
block between Broad and Grace and
Eighteenth and seventeenth streets
There was large crowd More
thar thres hundred voters gathered
To arauairt themselves with the can
didates and the.r Yirws. Some Of the
candidates had never been in that
section before All 81 them got n good
reception There was fine sprink
ling Of women ian the crowd. and the
small Roy was there Also the small
girl with her mother
President DICK" Hroph2 presided
and introduced the speakers. lie was
brief So h4s remarks concerning the
candidates lie simply announced their
names.
Absent Candidates.
CANDIDATES lso1A.. -.s4G'ss-rlhy @y2&
FERGUSON were not present. There
have been named by the citizens
committee Messrs. Guns, and Elm
hermann, Two others named bY that
committee pere on hand They not
only spoke to the crowd iu Seabrop ke
PARK. bat they afterward went 20 the
club. where hard shell crAbs we're
plentiful, and mingled with the mem
bers so did alt the other speakers.
John Don l4eayy the dean Of the
Grove d. was the first speaker. He told
of hoH he had spent many Of his
years In the service Of the city, and
how he would he glad to devote more
81 hls time as Il member Of the ad-
minjstrative board. He was anxious
10 see that section OF the city get ina
prov cucpts and nc would help t. get
them.
Senator Il, & Foxes followed. and
SAID that his record was as an open
hook 70 the people Of the city He
wanted to be 4 member q the board
and he pointed TO his record to show
mat mis- every action had been for
gne btHE1r OF thu pu0piC,
George h. Davis who served in
council from Jefferson ward, some
years ago. Vas received with APP
pianHa when he aroNa TO speak. He
SPOKE briefly. but Indicated that his
efforts would be foi the interests OF
9he city My experience in municipal
matters as well as IN business. / feel
gives me the right 10 ask your SUI
trage," said Mr. Davis.
Lost His Voice.
Alderman Mara Guust said his
so nuch maj he had lost most oil
his voice. some of the other candi-
dates were glad of this, but aae peo-
pl. who were there 10 hear from him
gave him the hearty welcome aud told
him 10 go on and talk some more. lie
said he would be the servant Of the
p.se5I1Te IN ne oft7Tts. aE ne f1s4rf t7t---t1
for a number Of years in council. and
bone3 ma, th., wouls see their WAYS
,,qar 10 supporting him.
John t{irxrbhers rere,xed a home.
ftre pslrnn,e This IL Ills ward. and
mss ia his crowd lie tata them an
,ha, he feft that s.. hr had leen sue
gsvsfnI a., .,.ar,,tffIUe else. be vats}d le
abrcessful In this sGiv. Ito "a chance
III shov, Won, what one al YOUR own
t9ovs ,..r A., se SD
rs
He bsd neyer been IN uolttiss before,
and haa No record TO refer Il. Neither
had h.. been IA M. war 4 smpie
business man. Rut h. vas ready 10 DO
me right thing If elected
/, n Richards mad. the longest
sreech Of the evening Bu1 il was IN
terestine. and held the attention uf
the crowd lie told or his work ia
council. and SHOW cd how much he had
done for the city i win do more
ID chance
Charles 4aEioF ioho"ed MT
Richards. Everybody Thought 10 was
goihs - MAKE iopR sptS~i'' 10y ,l'
f""led thehl' a"d tooh eAael'5 gin M"
u'ss 10 Ten 1ht'ta az lhAt ne az 30 :,
~ .'"t ness ''oui rioD1 "''1 ,,. "'S 80
~ "dta &c - ~ -.
80 " ,lF1ti - t,1ord ~ ia
i ~. u trc,. :, LII ~ ,.on X, SAID
.a,a ! a~L va,, Ia lnnl il over good
iohn Moore knowu 40 the midget
caadidate. bera1ts.. he weighs about
$40 pounds. SAID that ne was not much
OF a speaker Bis friends would not
ssree with him, because he made Il
good two~minUtes Grafton. He said
his record as d public man and az IA
private citizen and business man were
open 10 every ORE IF | am elected
- THIS position he Saiu, small De
vote al my time 70 the city interest.
shd retire from AL pf'Fate business
tte reserved a great amount 81 APP
plause - ~ slatein0,iu ,
"h''".. 49, ''PP''A'
Hiuff man oh'NtV' Na9 ave"