The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-11
MEMORABLE FIGHT
BROUGHT TO MIND
MORE INTEREST THAN IN ANK
ELECTION SINCE TRACTION
CONTEST.
ALL CLASSES WORK.
CITIZENS FROM ALL WALKS or
LIFE GATHER At roLLs AND
TAKE ACTIVE PART IN
SELECTION.

some years ago, when the city was
stirred up by the action of council
in reference to the street car sit
uation, has there been as much In
terest in a primary as that shown
yesterday.
That campaign, in which num-
Der of city councilmen were assaiied
by the street car company and BY
local politicians. who acknowledged
that they were paid lobbyists anu
workers, was the most sensational
and Interesting OF any up to that
time.
Messrs. Robert Wnittet, Morgan II.
Mills, Gilbert Il. Pollock, T. b. Mos
by, James Bahen. John M. King and
William Gibson, all members OF the
famous street committee of the city
council, We're assaiied by the paid
workers for the street company. Iney
had argued and vosed against the
ordinance permitting the Traction
company the use OF the tracks Of tbs
Passenger and Power company, ON
the GROUNDS that II weuid be bat a
question OF time when monopoly
would exist by the absorption OF one
company by the other.
The ordinance was passed. how
ever. and the street car people set
to work to get rid Of the members
OF council who voted against ths
proposition. They engaged a num-
Der of local bosses and set them
TO work with the idea in mind OF
defeating the members who voted
against the proposition
Three Were Beaten
The workers used every means in
their power to beat Pollock. Mills
Whittet. Mosby, Gibson, Bahen and
King. Al one time the name OF John
r.. Grimes was on the slate to bss
defeated lie was withdrawn fer
reasons best known to the bosses
and they sueceeeked In defeating y.
King. Mosby and Gibson. Gibson w*S
the chairman of the streets commit
4.e.
A big vote came out Gibson was
defeated by Howard Heslep, by the
vote of less than Il seare. Mesby ssas
defeated by about The same ngure.
but King was showed under.
Since that time there have been
some hot campaigns, bur the present,
SO far as the interest taken by the
public Is concerned holds the palm.
In this election some Of the same
politicians who engaged in the ma
rnorable fiyht in which Gibson KIM
and Mosby were defeated. took rars.
They, ~ history seems 10 repesAs IT.
self, worked hard against Whittet.
one of those who got bs against thtir
enslaughts years ago. K#
Workers Were Active.
Yesterday was a day Of political
work. Very little else was done h,r
any one capable OF casting his vote.
From before sun-up tn the infinite
of the going down of the same, hum
dreds OF eager meh. anxious Tor frIs
success of their friends. were up and
doing. They succeeded in bringing
out the sovereigns to the number or
mere than has voted at any election
since there has been limited eiee-
tera,e.
Candidates. after a good nights
rest. appeared upon the scene early.
They were beat 10 Ii by their friends.
Some Of their friends. pledged
themselves TO at least eight men.
There were plenty or willing workers.
and there were numbers of volun-
teers--the men who really wanted to
see the best men elected and who
neglected their work and their busi-
ness 10 help achieve that end. There
were men who leaders in business
ana professional life in Rtchmopd.
devoted hours Of time to the cleo
ton of men who had not been named
by any clasx of citizens. and whom
they deemed equally "a good AZ -..,g
that had been named NV any cb,h
class or party OF men. These men
who are seen in the business resorts
ever day. devoted hours to the cleo
ton of people who had moi been
named by the citizens committee nor
any other committee.
They went without their dinner. I,
get the VOTERS out They hired
vehicles and carried voters Ia ma
polls.
The res,flt OF thu. eoncertaa acticn
on the part OF fIsintsrested citizens
against the politic,ans ana the paid
workers show. for itseif.
heavy vof. waa ExnSx,te.g
II haa heen cancadaa- thas Tiara
would he a heavy vote polled. This
nrornos4ication by the ast,,ta ara not
rniscarry. There was 1 heavy vate
and there wefe workers aroma evarv M
precinct from, the honr az rrnrisa ~
fhe rIose They cot ON The vf,fS ! ma
thay noured heans OF cenrurn rrn,.
fhe heads OF those who attemntea ~
lead them to the noIls ana DIRE,
them a. 70 which dIrestiar - 80.
fhcir baffofr. - ees.
The ratsrs ns Church I'm, st,,o.
hv their Yavorites They va. 1a,,a,
to the men who grew up WITH them
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