The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18
CITIZENS TICKET
PUT UP TO VOTERS
Association Sends Circular Let
tiers Making Known Its
Recommendations.

Five thousand copies OF circular
letter addressed to the voters OF Rich
mond are boing mailed out by the
Cltizens' Association. which has recon-
mended a ticket for election to the
Administrative Board. In it are set
lortn some OF ;he reasons why the
association gave its ENDORSEMENT to
the ave men CHOSEN by it.
The letter IS signed ~ william I.
Reed. pres!Gen., and Thomas 4. Me-
adams. vice president OF the Citizens
Association The executive commit
tee IS composed as follows: Henry W.
Hountree, Cnarles V. Meredith, Mann
>. Valentine. Thomas q. AIcAdams.
Niles NJ. Martin, William L. Reed.
John y. purcell L. u. Morris. Ashton
StarAe. Judge George l. Christian,
I'd B. Wood and Frank Duniord.
Following is the letter TO the voters.
Citizens Are Stockholders.
You are stocNhOlGer. SO 10 speak.
in the big milliom-doilur corporation
OF the city of Richmond.
You have voice in the manage
ment of its affairs, share in It's
Aonors. responsibility Tor its fail
ures
FOR you are one OF those who VIII
vote Tor the employment Of men for
your Administrative Board. And these
men VIII nave the spending OF So
100000 year.
And JUST as you would employ able
men IN the managemenS OF = bust
ness so SHOULD you employ the men
who VIII compose this board.
Not for friendships sake-not for
acquaintances sake-but for the
economical and efficient administration
OF our clty's affairs.
with able men in Office our tax
late can be reduced. which means
lessened expense FOR those who own
properly and lessened rent for those
who rent their homes
With inefficient men in Office 1t will
mean increased Neutrality-suspicious. Tor
ali.
1t is not the object of the Citizens
Association to attempt 70 dictate whom
shall be elected we have no powers
OF dlolation.
Only real heartfelt wish for the
c!tys welfare prompts us TO suggest
nve candidates that we believe VIII
best I'LL the positions
Enough to Bcwlider.
Seventeen candidates are enough to
almost bewildcr any voter. Many OF
the candidates are unaccustomed TO
such burdens and responsibility as the
Administrative Board must shoulder.
II IS nard to Investigate the worthlness
OF each.
Too often such information is given
by friends OF the men VINO arc running,
who magnify their virtues and mint
nlze their faults.
So the Citizens Associatlon-com-
Iosed o; representative business men.
without favoritlsm for any candidate;
thou, solicitation from candidates
with out the knowledge OF candidates
ggested-suggest five men. Just as
they would pick the best five men for
important positions in big industry.
These men are; Henry p. Beck,
Carlton Mccarthy, Marx Gunst. e. IL.
FERGUSON. w. II. Zimmerman.
The committee spent days looking up
the records and weighing the qualities
OF the candidates before they suggested
the I'VE Random selection could never
give so we'll balanced a board
Each was chosen for certain qualin-
cations that are needed on the Ad-
ministrative Board, just as variety OF
knowledge and talents are needed in
any business.
Let's put our city government on a
business basis VIII You cooperate
, with u.s.