The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-12

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II tfe t~reaxnr~rs of the city commit
~. Mr.. Howie IL deputy on h Of
nee of the city treasurer. MT. Pleas
ants il an insurance agent
n Some time ago Squire Wilbur J.
ryrigrs announced himself as an as
pirart for the position Of city sergeant
against the incumbent John Satter-
0eId. Mr.. Griggs has for seven years
h<en the magistrate I'm the office of
4hA /kigh constable. For about three
Years he has been the acting police
d Justice, having beer elected to
that position by the city council He
was formerly a councilman from
Marshall ward. Before that he was
a moulder. q street car man n
later a clerk.
Mr.. Satterfield was for years a COM
mission merchant on lower Franklin
street. He was a member Of the
board Of aldermen from Marshall
ward.
Last Election.
At the last municipal campaign no
got in the running for city sergeant
There were three other men In the
race-Ctty Sergeant j. c. Smith. John
e. Epps and James Anthony. There
had been no special charges against
the incumbent, Mr.. Smith. but tho
other a~spirants felt that the Office
belonged TO the people and they
placed their narne on the list After
The campaign a gone for several
weeks. MIR Epps, who was at hat
time the city sheriff, feeling that he
could not win alone withdrew and
combined his forces with those OF Mr..
Satterfeld. This combination was
brought about by friends of Mr., Sat
terfield- They met and agreed among
r p e~>G,ixsae shot r,atsh.r EassaraaTF n,-
Epps couid win II both remained in
he field, So 1t was determined that
q combination of interests should b.
made, and this being done, Mr.. Satter-
field WAS elected. Epps was given
the position OF chief deputy in charge
of h affairs pertaining to the con
duct OF the Hastings court.
Mr.. Anthony ran less than three
hundred votes behind MIR. Satterf1eld.
Mr.. Smith was hopelessly in the mi
nerity. In response 10 a report that
he was TO be Mr.. Griggs' chief deputy,
Mr.. Anthony said last night:
II am not In any way interested in
this fight, except that naturally l
culd like to see MIR. Satterfield de-
feated. because he defeated me last
time. SO far as accepting q deputy
ship LIS concerned. that Is prepos-
ferrous ! would not accept a deputy
af a. At &bs tfGAhh+A hlfii VI AiIt
Griggs offered IT. My real estate and
cigar interests bring me an Income
which LIS sufficient for. my needs and
for the support OF my family of a
large number of children. / am
simply Interested in the defeat Of Mr..
Saterieid because, naturally, L would
X to SEQ the man who beat me get
bea himself"
The question OF local option and
prohibition was injected in the cam
paign at a meeting of the West Enc
club. 1t was stated that Mr.. Sat
terrified was favorable to prohibition.
II liz we'll known that Mr.. Griggs is a
local o%ptionist.
Satterfield Not Dry.
In quoting Mr.. Satterfield. Writ II.
Taylor. who Is with him II the pend
ing campaign. said last night that
Mr.. satterfeid would. If the ques
ton Of wet and dry came up in Rich
mond, vote the wet ticket.
Aside from these fights in the
municipal end of the election, there
Is something of a fight among the
nine aspirants for the Legislature. The
incumbents. Dreamer. Cox, Monta-
que and Curtis, have no easy sailing.
There are fights against Montague
n Dreamer on the stand they took
regarding h suffragette measure
which was presented TO the last legts-
iature. Another fight on Mr.. Mon
tague In that he favored the proposed
act, which allowed non-residents to
hold office In the city Of Richmond.
Mr.. Cox aspfres to the position as
chairman of the house OF delegates
vacated by r. +. Byrd.
Hobson. Myers and Cannon ask foI
recognition, as young. active adyo-
Gates OF everything on the calendar
for he good of the city and the State,
J. Taylor Stratton asks for recognition
on the grounds of personal knowledge
or legislative matters, and us a mar
who fought for his country. SO does
Captain Curtis
There are three fights for the minor
places Squire Mccarthy. OF Madison
ward, Is opposed by "A number OF good
men and true. n Squire. Lonnie
Graves. an old landmark, who is
placed in Lee ward by the change Of
ward lines Ia worried for fear the
people may not know who he is.
City Committeeman Frank Ferran-
DIM. who hailed last time from Mon
roe ward, and who is now in Lee by
force OF circumstances, has opposition
on account of his stand in the refer
endum fight.
In that ward are a number Of the
leading members OF the city commit
tee, including h chairman, the SEQ
Rotary, and other active Democrats.
There are eight candidates. with but
sever to be chosen. Unless many yot-
ers cast their ballots for MIR Fer
randini and scratch some other can
didate, he may become a martyr for
the cause.
h Southside has three candidates
for the city committee. There are
nine candidates. with six to elect
With the Southside split on other
questions 1t is likely that the six
Northside men mag be the chosen
few.
Curtain Goes Down..
The meeting at Mechanics tnsti-
tute lats night was designed by the
Grtggs men. as a reunion Of the work
ers before the battle of today. There
were more han four hundred men
present All were enthusiastic and
optimistic
Gentlemen said Mr.. Grtggs, "this
gathering tonight has touched me so
that 1 can hardly express myself 4
can see nothing but victory. ] hear
sounds of this from every quarter Of
the city. From men in the highest
and in the lowliest stations Of life. tell
me that / will win"
Calls for Frank Ferrandini follow
"a tI dn mot fhEsE I CAa1,x4d arAalx