The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-05
QUALIFIED VOTE
| SHOWS DECREASE
Only 1000 Can Cast Ballot in
Petersburg in Coming
Election.
CITY HAD 1900 IN 1910
Reduction May Prove to Be OF
Considerable Advantage
to ''Drys."
CITY HAD 1900 IN 1910
Tiincs-Dispatoh Bureau,
Bollingbrook Street.
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IotefsburS. Va. March l.
me qual!ed vote in Petersburg.
when the local option election was
held two years ago. was 1900 or over.
The qualified vote to-day 10 about
1900, failing of of 800. Tho larger
proportion OF this decrease, 1t Ia said
Is among those who voted wet" in
that election, and this fact might
prove OF advantage to the prohibit
tionists. should they petition for an
other local option election In tho early
future, as 1t Is reported they contem.
plate doing. But the matter is In
embryo as yet and without confidence
that the majority of several years ago
against prohibition can be reversed,
tho Anti-Saloon League may not
hastily call for another vote.
1t seems not improbable that tho
liquor question may DO brought into
the spring municipal election, when o.
the two branches of the Common
Council are to be chosen. lndica-
ttons point that way now.
To Resign From Council.
at the meeting OF the Common
Council tomorrow night. r. Boiling
Wilcox will tender his resignation
as president and member of that body.
in which capacity he has served the
city Well Mr.. WILCOX resigns be-
cause of his candidacy for the Office
of Mayor. and this action sets at rest
the unfoundcd rumors In circulation
within the last day or two OF his
withdrawal from the mayoralty con-
test.
Y. NJ. C. A. Campaign.
A meeting OF the board OF directors
of the Y. NJ C. a will meet tomorrow
night to arrange plans for the cam
paign TO raise $4,000 TO build an as
ISOLATION. The campaign Is to be be-
gun as soon as committees and teams
can be appointed and organized. When
this is done a whirlwind campaign OF
ten days Will be opened. and it is be-
lieved that success will crown the eff
forts to be made in behalf of the in
stitution.
The Proposed Bond Issue.
The ordinance passed at the last
meeting of the Board Of Aldermen, pro-
vidins for an Issue of 100000 of q
per cent. bonds for public improve
ments. to be submitted to vote of
the people for approval, will come be-
fore the Council tomorrow night for
concurrence 1t Will go 10 tho Finance
Committee for report. The sentiment
in tho Council is said to be favorable
TO the ordinance. with probably Some
amendments Alderman William q.
Poole's suggestion that $4,000 be ad-
ded to the proposed Issue for the spe-
cific purpose of building an armory
and convention hall may be approved
by the Council and inserted in the
ordinance. An armory and public hall
arc improvements much needed, and
the city has available property on
which TO erect suoh building. The
ordinance as adopted by the Aldermen
also embraces crematory for the dis
position OF all tho city trash and gar
bage now being dumped about promisu-
ously.
General News.
The gospel meetings at Grove Ave-
nue. Baptist Church have made a good
start Notwithstanding the bad wea-
Their. The meetings will be conducted
every night this week by Evangelist
Fisher.
Snow fell all yesterday afternoon and
during the first half of the night. The
ground was covered to a depth of be-
tween four and hve inches this morn
ing.
Charles a. Word. we'll known young
cclored man, n graduate of Peabody
High School and twenty-one years old,
died this afternoon at his home on
Jones Street.
On complaint OF r. c. Uetzold, war
rants were this afternoon issued
against Willard Walker and Henry
Walker. brothers, charging them with
assaulting him with billiard cue
Petzold was struck on the head and his
scalp cut.