The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-08
BEGIN FIGHT FOR
COUNCIL HONORS
Many Candidates Expected to
Enter Race Long Before
Spring Primary.
TO RUN IN ONLY FOUR WARDS
Thirteen Aldermen Hold Over
Ter Another Two Years.
Wllittct a Candidate.
TO RUN IN ONLY FOUR WARDS

| AS n result of the rcdistricting ordi-
nance recently adopted, dividing the
! city into four wards. aud so reducing
| the membership OF the City Council
y one half, there IL already evident n
vigorous campaign for membership in
B tho reduced body. The new ward lines
throw some of the old members into
/ territory whore they are hut little
] known. and since even IL no new cam
/ didates come out. only half the pres
! ent number can he reelected, the light
Is apt to be warm one. The entire
Common Council OF twenty members,
and tho Mayor, are TO be elected in
the spring election on the Second
! Tuesday in June. and 1t is anticipated
that the Democratic primary, which
practically settles the result. will be
held carly In April.
Aldermen Hold Over.
Thirteen members Of the Board OF
Aldermen hold over for another two
/ years. and these members will COM
pose the upper branch for the comin,,
1 two years, with tho addition OF onI
| member from Clay Ward an accident
OF tho now ward lines giving that sec
ton but two hold-oycr representatives
while each ward is entitled TO three
Aldermen. Aldermen Robert Whittct
president of the upper branch, whose
term expires this year, will be q can
dldnte to succeed himself in Clay
Ward,
The thirteen hold. lover member, OF
| the Board are.
jefferson Wsrd-William H. Adams,
John r. Grimes. II. ". Melton, A. G.
Nielsen
Madison ward-P. H. Donahoe. ]. R.
Pcrdue, Joseph L. Powers
Lee Ward-John 3. Rliicy. w. j.
Gilman, Barton II. Grundy, Marx
Gunst.
Clay ward-John F. Don Leayy.
John J. Mitchell.
Aldermen whose terms expire OH Au-
gust 81 next and who will have no
opportunity to offer for recollection
Tor the upper branch In the coming
primary. but who may offer for the
common Council. arc: II. E. Atkinson.
q. w. Bennett Frank l. Butler, s. p.
Cowaroin. Graham B. Hohson. Joseph
NJ kain. james a. Moncurc, John W,
Moore. r. +. Patram. r e. REYNOLDS.
Lineup of Councilman.
The new ward lines divide tho Nom.
bers OF the Common Council as fol-
lows:
New Jefferson ward-John Hirsch-
oerg, George II. Lumsdcn. John ].
Lynch Morgan r. Mills. Jefferson c.
Powers Charles Il. Richards, George
"a n, i,
sullivan. {. II. Wiltshire
New Madison Ward-W H. Boscban
barney Bowman. w. 3. Bradley. L. r,
Brown, John ]. Burke. George 81.
cease f. r Fuller, B. A. Gill, julius
~ Hobson. Carter c. ones. Gilbert X,
POLLOCK, Frank n. Rcade. W. W. Work.
man.
New Lee ward-claude I. Batk,ns.
w. D. Butler. e. II. Ferguson, Clifton
NJ Dali
Powell. Clyde II. Radcliffe. James II,
Pinner, a. L. Vonderichr.
New Clay Ward-Gcorgc Med. BLAKE
4. Gray Haddon. Harry Huber, John
I. Powers. W. Fred Richardson, clar
ence A. seaton. Jacob Umlauf. Robert
Lee Peters.
Five From Ench wurd
IN each OF the four new wards five
members of the Common Council arc 10
nc selected The shifting OF the lines
gives. according to present addresses
Of members. and until the present
council expires on August 81, Jefferson
ward ten members, Madison Ward thir-
teen n embers, Lee Ward nine members
ana Clay Ward eight members. 1t is
obvious that even II no now candidates
LOT councilmanic honors enter tho field.
twenty members OF tho present Councn
must drop out or DO left In the coming
primarE which has been termed By
several members an elimination test.
Mayor Richardson's term also exptrcs
August 81. and he is a candidate fon
denomination in the April primary.
with no announced opposition UP to
this time y
Tho first Administrative Board I'm.
aer the new plan of government recent
~ adopted is to be elected in the gem
eral election next November with a
" n hn art. S,1N mt
pay their poll taxes prior to May / will
Dc qualifed to vote in that election,
the list OF voters for the spring elec.
ton having already closed.
Need Good Men.
IT has been pointed out that by .rea
son of the double duties to be imposed
on the reduced Council during the in
terim between the time 1t takes Office
oil September ] next and the time the
first Administrative Board takes office
ON January ] next. and because of
the many perplexins problems that win
arise In the transfer OF the business
OF the various departmnts to the new
board. that st is OF the greatest i'm
portance that the voters select the best
available men for the next Council.
Even under the now method the Coun-
Gil retains its Finance Committee. It's
Ordinance Committee and those func-
lions OF the Street Committee which
pertain to public service corporations.
1t retains the right to levy taxes. 70
appropriate money. to enact ordinances
and to grant franchises The executive
duties hitherto handled by fourteen
Council committees concerning the
management OF the Gas and Water
Works, streets, sewers. markets, aims
houses. cemeteries. parks public build
ings, street lighting and similar under
tekings are transferred to tho new Adj
ministrative Board as soon ae Il shall
have been organized on the first of next