The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-04
WOULD GIVE ALL
VOTERS A CHANCE
NO PRECINCTS PROVIDED FOB
THOSE N WESTERN SECTION
OF MADISON WARD.
CEASE WANTS MORE
FlLI. PROVISION MADE FOR HERD
ING OF VOTE IN CENTRAL
SECTIONS At THREE
PRECINCTS.
CEASE WANTS MORE

To offset "a far as possible tho
solid machine vote in the central Sec
ton of Madison Ward. Councilman
George NJ Cease would like 10 have
the part of the ward on this side &C
the river divided into four precincts
instead OF three, as at present.
Under the plan adopted by Coun-
Gil recently, Madison Ward north OF
the James would haye three voting
precincts located in the vicinity or
Eighth and Clay. Seventeenth and
Broad and Seventh and Franklin.
1t is said that special commission"
ers. headed by Clyde w. Saunders.
who rearranged the voting places after
the city was redisiricted, had prac-
iicaily agreed to give Madison Ward
another precinct. bat the Ordinance
Committee. for some reason or other.
thought three precincts were suf'i-
Client
Under the plan proposed by Mr.
Cease. there would be four precincts
located approximately as follows:
Fifth and Main, Ninth and Broad.
Fifth and Clay. and Seventeenth and
Broad.
In other words. Mr.. Cease would
like To make il more convenient for
voters in the western section OF tho
ward to DO tneir duty on eleClIoH udSs
Pollock 10 Aid Him.
Though the sesta hiishment OF an-
other precinct would doubtless jeop-
ardize his chances OF reelection to
Council, IL Is understood that Gilbert
X. Pollock will aid Mr. Cease In his
efforts to have Council reconsider the
ward precinct question.
Only fourteen candidates have 10
far Indicated a desire to compete for
the Ave councilnanic positions at thu
disposal of the voters of Madison
Ward They are az follows: George
NJ. Cease, Frank NJ. Reade. G. X.
Pollock. J. j. Burke, T.. X. Fuller,
j. K. Hobson. n. f. Atkinson. w. H.
Boschen. Carter c. Jones. W. w.
Workman, l.. Il. Brown. J. W. Moore,
l.. r. Patram.
All of these are either members OF
the Board OF Aldermen or Common
Council at present. and five of them
reside in old Washington Ward, for
which three precincts have been pro-
vided.
Odds Against Them.
Voters on the south side OK tho
river. according 10 reports from that
quarter. would like to send at least
two of their representatives to the
Common Council, although the odds
on this side are heavily against tneHi.
There are about 800 qualified voters
in South Richmond and fully double
that number In Madison Ward. on
this side of the river. Tho South
siders, according to reports, would
especially like to retire Councilman
Pollock. because Of some grudge or
other, and II is likely that they will
be able to do so II "a sufficiently strong
combination can be made with the
anti Pollock forces "pn- flfis side. . -
Election in June.
No date has been fixed for the
pemoorativ municipal primary. al
though It 10 generally supposed that
it will be held some time in April.
The election will be held in June.
Five Councilmen from each OF tho
four wards viii be chosen. Clay Ward
will furnish the only aldermanic con-
test. 1t is practically admitted that
Robert Whittet Jr.. will be the VIM
'ner in that event. He Inns been pres
ttient OF the Board OF Aldermen for
the last two years
Election OF the new administrative
board will not take place until the
fall.
The indications are that Mayor
Richardson will have no opposition
in the spring primary.