The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-13
POLITICS WARM
IN C0CkAOE CITY
CANDIDATES ron LOCAL OFFICES
LINING UP ron SPRING
ELECTION.
NUMEROUS CONTESTS
LARGE REAL ESTATE SALE -
MADE--TOBACC0 SALES LARGE.
LIZ IN EXCESS OF LAST
SEASON.
NUMEROUS CONTESTS
yirginlan Bureau,


PETERSBL Rd, VA. March IL
Politics is getting warm In municipal
affairs, and the friends OF all the
candidates for office are busy. The
latest candidates to announce them
selves for the Council are Messrs. w.
A. lofty and X. NJ. Craddock, from
the Third Ward. and w. &. Andrews,
from the Fourth Ward. Messrs.
Craddock and Andrews are members
Of the Council at present. and are
seeking reelection.
Charles w. Bland, councilman from
the third Ward, will not Sta d FOL
reelection, and II. T. Donnan will
not stand for reelection to the
Board of Aldermen from the same
ward. q. Cleveland Wright is being
mentioned for the Board of Aldermen
in place Of Mr.. Donnan.
In the First Ward Thomas &. Mac
lin today announced his candidacy
for tho Board Of Aldermen. 1t is
not known whether or not w. E.
Moore. the present incumbent, Will
seek reelection. James b. Wells has
announced his candidacy tor the
Common Council from the First
Ward. and B. N. Keys. of Blandford,
Will also probably be a candidate.
In the Second Ward w. r. Nc
kenney, one Of the present council
men, will seek reelection, but Carter
Hall, the other councilman, will not.
Alfred Friend. member OF the Board
OF Aldermen from this ward, will not
stand for reelection. No one has an.
nUunced himself candidate for Mr..
Friends seat.
viii Not Stand for Reelection.
In the Fourth Ward neither J. Fl.
Irn~ dol ..-f1 h.S
candidates for reelection 10 the Coun-
ell. J. K. Young and w. T, Slaugh-
ter will not be candidates for their
soais.
In the Fifth Ward p. II. Hawkins
will have no opposition for re-elec-
ton to the BoaIu ut Aldermen, and
G. T. Williamson and w A, Baxter,
present councilmen from that ward,
will seek reelection.
The Sixth Ward Is ably represented
in the Board of Aldermen by T. F.
Kidd. one Of the most prominent
members of that body. He will prob
ably stand for reelection. The coun-
cilmen from this ward. Messrs. c.
j. Cabaniss and C.. r. Walsh. are
candidates for reelection but II is
thought that they will have opposi-
ton. The namea OF Robert G.. Bass
prominently mentioned by their
friends in connection with the Coun-
Gil from the Sixth Ward
DR.. Roper Conducts Meeting.
Rev, DIR. l., NJ. Roper, OF Spar
tanbu~g, S. C.. who recently accept
ed call to the pastorate of the First
Baptist church OF this city, will con-
duct the "Wednesday night service In
that church tomorrow night, and tho
public is cordially invited to attend.
Opens Recruiting Station.
Lieutenant Charles s. Fowler. H.
s. A, has opened a recruiting sta
ton in this city over the iewel-y store
OF A. d Harding In Sycamore street
for the enlistment of men for the
United States army. Corporal kneed-
ham is In charge Of the local recruit
ing station.
Wed in Washington.
Miss Ola Pitchford. daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. K. F. Pitchford, and Macon
Allen. of Amelia county. were mar
ried today In Washington. They will
reside in Amelia
Good Tobacco Sales
The sales Of tobacco today aggre-
gated f70,0 900 pounds, and the sales
here this season will be largely In ex-
cess OF those OF last season.
Brought Home For Burial.
The body of the late Eddie p. COM
WE'LL who died Driday at his home II,
Austin. Tex, reached here this after
noon at O'Clock, and was buried
in Biandford cemetery. Rev. DR..
George II, Spooner officiated
Personal and Brief.
NJ. A, Finn has sold to Walter Sachs
the property on the southeast corner
OF Sycamore and Lombard streets for
the sum of $4,000
John G.. Whitmore. who travels for
a New York firm, Is visiting relatives
in Apollo street.
Mrs. Bessie Bass. of Raleigh, N. c.,
IS visiting Mrs. r. X. Totty In Grove
avenue
f. r. Wilson is in Sussex county
on legal business.
+ Eisherp Tucker viii administer the
rite OF confirmation at the Good
Shepherd church next SUNDAY.
Miss Donna Noble. OF Richmond,
who has been visiting Miss Louise
Clements. has returned home.
+. w. Britton. postmaster at Gee,
Va, was visitor here today.
Charles w Saunders and Allen
Temple. of Prince George county, were
In the city today.
A. w. Walsch. OF Green Bay. Wis.
died this morning. He was the father
Of Secretary -'Walsch. of the local Y.
NJ. C.. A.. who left today to attend the
funeral.