The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-28
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JHpEuRaON wAnDEns ADVISE
UNIQUE PLAN 10 SELECT sue.
cEss0R 10 Mn. LYNCH.
WILL HOLD UP MATTER
IDEA Is 10 LET MAN WHO RuNs
NEAREsT TO WINNERS IN
PRIMARY FILL UNEx-
PIRED TERM.

EAA~S1ssS AHSH~%Hs
The man who runs sixth In the
xosson waAu w.a sAavwx1 ~ serve
on, tns una~p.s-u team ot .ns late
joan =. 10y A.sL
An.., AZ MAS reported last night,
- lao pam upon WA.cn tne seileisoa
WAau uuassa..oA nave sAerccu IA Ie-
gaiu ~ tnc 4uGs. IA OF A.ShAnS u sue
Csosvr 20 AAs. Ataacn.
Sucn plan, ~ was pointed out,
WOusu teiAu ~ viAeato e. "a yDouy and
tneaeOy ooslAte any hi-iee.inx t4lat
1n4xn. arse from a sc,iie,nent OF lns
41oe,irn pAoIu tne pt.inary ms
spAln<. Ine pea sonnet OF Lac delera-
ton i. ON Jemes son ~ 4sl Ss.rs. itiscn-
be. &. AAiils, s,-Apn anu wiltshire. adr.
hst echver9, ~ ~ true. II tunn,ng lor
the Administrative bOatd, buA ne Is
LOOKING tor oven less trouble tnan
II no were sland.nx for re-eiecuon to
Council 1he oua.r three members
&se cumrar lively safe OF re-eiesuon.
Howc.erss they do not care 70 take
any chance.
~ Three Mentioned.
Three mcn are prominently men
toned for the position made vacant
hv nrt Lyncns ueAtn. Tney are Y.
a Daiison. Charles Weston. and Joe
Welsh. Mr.. Dawson In strong with
the labor people having held Inn
portant positions In their unions for
4 number Of union years. On two
previous occasions he has made sue
ces9ful runs for Council. Mr.. Weston
operates a stall In the Second Mar
ket. He recently announced himself
FOR Council. Two years ago he as
pired to be q councilman. but emery
Cd In the ALSO ram class. On that
occasion he was the favorite can
didate OF Leader Saunders and was
supposed TO be pitted especially
against Mr.. 6elp. In years gone by.
he served on the city Democratic
COMMITTEES. Mr.. Welsh Is a former
police commissioned. who also an
nhunced recently that he would like
10 get into Council Some doubt u
raised az TO whether he would be
eligible for the 1nexpircd term. In
view OF the fact that he resides IN
Marshall ward, which does not Of
iicially become an integral part OF
Y~f>rron nrfi, Ge-%.~ hen
the next Council goes into once.
Time ID short.
The fact that Common Council VIII
hold hardly morn than one meeting
before the primary 10 regarded %
the Jefferson ward delegation as sur
1tcient reason In itself to postpone &C.
ton In regard to the selection OF an-
other councilman. Il
the primary will be held about MAY
1st The exact date viii most hkeN
he axed by the city committee when
II meets tomorrow night.
g Alderman Frank butler. or Jeher-
eon, who viii b. crowded out OF Of
Gee By the change In ward system. IL
ofkertng for the other branch. he u
already circulating cards and giving
the glad hand TO oil the voters In
the East End. He Is a member OF
the Finance Committee and claims to
have made n first-rate representative
They say that another desperate ef-
rort viii be made to defeat Morgan
Mills, but II Is most probable that
he will land on his feet. AS he has
done Ia previous campaigns. Mr. Mills
10 rcsourccfuI, to say the least.
with tho exception OF Charles f.
Richards. who Is Offering for the ad-
fninistrative board. the old guard In
MArshali Ward are In the race In sue
coed themselves In the lower branch
Of the municipal legislative body.
They are Mesars. Lumsden. J. c.
Powers, Rogers and Sullivan. Alder
man 3. r. cowardin. who. like Mr.
~rr.ctea - enter the COUNCILMAN mic
contest. The hoidover aldermen in
Marshall are Mesars. Grimes and Nell
ecn. Those who hold over In JEFF
Ssr.on are Messrs. Adams and Mel
enr.
Il n n said over in Jefferson tha,
- The ieadtnr csndidates for IN,
h~.erd iii sfrenrahen M. H,rsch.
sHrr:S chances for the board hv a,
1easf Is Or cent. Mr.. Hirschbcrx Is
l. sss g n {. WIN % eon n