The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-26
may YET Name
BUSINESS TICKET
TAIN n nSvu IN SOME oUARTERs
nUT NEWS SEEMS SOME
WHAT SCARCE.
NOTHING ON OUTSIDE
-oUNCILMANIc CONTEST MUST FRO
BABLY DE SETTLED BEFORE
ACTION ON NEW BOARD
Is TAKEN.

II the business men purpose put
ting a ticket Of their own into the
fieiL for administrative boaru,. they
are evidently keeping their plans 10
tnemsei> es penang settlement OF
the municipal pfAndfy next Tues
Gay.
reports that they have been ac-
lively engaged In formulating o slate
for the new board have been rife IN
certain quarters tor the last two or
three days. However. the man OF
news has been able to gather prac-
ticahy nothing on the outs.ue IN re-
ga,d 10 any such plan.
A good many Oh .ne business peo-
pie 40 not hesitate to say that the
calibre Of some of the men in the
race is not so high as II might be.
Nevertheless, they do not deny that
every mas, who chooses, has n right
to enter the lists and make the race.
Now that the plan TO select the board
nominees in convention has fallen by
the wayside, as 1t were, 1t would APP
lar that the business people--at
least those who are apprehensiSe-
have only one alternative left. That
Is to make up a slate OF five men.
good and true, Thoroughly capable
and efficient, and to stand by them
'tYlfoukh thick and thin IN the primary
come what may. BY pursuing such
a course, It is pointed ont, they
would al least he able to put UP "A
stiff front 80 far as votes are con-
cerned.
Coming Down Home Stretch.
Meanwhile, the councilmanic cam
didates are coming down the home
stretch in a free-for-all race, with no
y, l.
running on his own bottom. II he Is
standing for reelection, he is running
mostly on his record. If he is new
entry, he Is running on promises and
his reputation in other walks OF life'
There are no particular issues al
stake. Every man wants to see the
>ity prosper and grow. If he did not.
he would no. have the nerve to run
In each OF the four wards, there Is
an abundance of candidates. Five
councilmen are to be named in each
IT the wards. There Is only one con-
est for the Board of Aldermen. That
Is in Clay ward where Robert Whittet
one Of the representatives in the up
per branch. concluded to run for the
administrative board. Contesting ror
his position are George McDuffie
Blake and Ordway Fuller. Mr.. Blake
Is merber Of Common Council a,
present from old Monroe ward. but
| having soon shifted to Clay under the
redistricting plan he has become q
| candidate for the other branch, find
| ing the field Of candidates or the
'ower branch rather crowded. Hi.
| friends say he has something OF thu
| .dge on Candidate Fuller though tn,
latter has many friends, tits said. ant
g standing somewhat on his recort
| IN the Virginia legislature, in which
he served several years ago.
Airing Their Views.
| All the candidates have been siver
| tull opportunity to air their view,
| at political rallies held within th'
| past few weeks. The last OF thes'
| ne etings was held in Fulton Wednes
lay night. Another will be held IL
fraternity Hall on West Broad stree
tonight under the auspices Of thu
rorthside Social and Democratic Club
| This will be Lee ward gathering
| Other rallies will doubtless be helt
| before the curtain goes down on tn
scene Tuesday.
AZ soon as this contest Is over
candidates for the administrative
board will get busy. At least, the!
| will begin to air their views in public
so far. they have been content will
still hunts for votes. This contest will
mary to be held July rs. in accord
ance with the ruling OF the city com
mittee last Tuesday night.