The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-26
HOTTEST ] FIGHT N
IDEAL CAMPAIGN
/, CANVASS FOR CITY sERGEANCY
ovENHADows ALL OTHER
CONTESTS.
BOTH ARE CONFIDENT
GRIGGs ND sATTERFIELD CHAs-
ING r0 vOTEs-oTHER CAM
DInTEs ARE ALSO ON
THE RUN.
BOTH ARE CONFIDENT

With tn primary election less
than three weeks in the future. an
other busy week for the candidates
starts tods. Several meetings have
already ben scheduled. Others will
be held. tn time yet to be flxed.
The two most important are the
one to coie off tonight under the
auspices ofthe West End Democratic
club. and tat to be held on Wednes-
day by alian-American. All the
candidates have been invited to be
present atthese two meetings.
While tn campaign is now on its
last lap an the candidates are COM
ing down ne stretch. the politicians
are busy frmulating states, and the
other frier1s Of the candidates are
specializing on the result
Ginning Southside.
Satterfiel adherents are claiming
both Lee md Clay wards, while they
admit 1t vii be very close in Madi-
son and JEFFERSON. Griggs men claim
the SouthsAe by three to one vote.
Satteraeld does not concede this.
Madison ward Is certainly the main
bone OF coitention, while Clay ward
appears to ,e In the throes of one Of
the most hated campaigns for the
ONCE Of cit sergeancy that ward has
seen for mlny a wear.
Jefferson ward is apparently taking
care of itsef. Both candidates have
many friens in this ward, having
lived there most OF their lives.
IT is significant that the ward poll
tfcians and workers who are consider
ed as strox for any candidate for
whose election they work are split
this time,
Clyde ". Saunders, looked upon by
many as tn little boss la a strong
Eatterfield nan. while W. =. Leaman.
Eho has fiaIred In many close fights
p for Grig@. Many OF the workers
Who were wth Satterfleld in his for
mer campakn. are now with Griggs
Chile some OF the men who fought
Ghtterfield Last time are with him now.
OF the -four candidates in this race
before. two are dead. c. Smith and
~ohn Epps. James Anthony who
made a hurricane race last time
against Sattrfeld. and who was de-
leated by les than three hundred. has
slned up against his former opponent.
Many of the Smith and Epps support
ers are against Satterheld. but there
>re many Of both with him.
~ voters He claims that many OF
MS supporters will be from the busi-
sss and professional ranks. men
~hom ne has been thrown in business
INntact in HIS Office as magistrate for
She civil court. while he also claims
<hat "A majority of the labortng class
viii be with him.
Satterfleld says the majority of the
business people will be with him, and
that he will gea large following from
the labor ranks
Other Candidates arc Busy.
The other contests have been cast
in the shade by the heated one for
the sergeancy. Sheriff Mercer says
he feels that he will be returned by
q good majority, while his opponent
and former deputy, Stephen Johnson.
declares that he win have a majority
getting most of his votes from among
these who did business In the courts
In which his duties called him when
he was deputy.
Commissioner Tresnon Is conducting
a strenuous canvass. So are Messrs
r r. Howle and Fred Peasants. The
political wiseacres state that the fact
that there are two opponents to the
incumbent practically insures his
election. but the candidates them
selves do not concede this.
The legislative candidates are busy
Five men are to be chosen from a
list Of nine, Two Of these. Messrs
Meyers and Stratton. are now out OF
the city. both on the road to the Con-
federate reunion at Chattanooga
Under an agreement the other seven
promises to withhold strenuous activi-
~ during their absense or the nine
aspirants. four are members of the
lower branch of the legislature
Messrs. James j. Dreamer. f. r. Cox.
Hill Montague and Captain John A.
Curtis The new ones are Messrs
Graham Hobson. James Cannon, j.
Taylor Stratton. w. Fl. Myers, and
ID. L. Toney. former delegate from
Manchester.
Colonel John s. Harwood has no
opposition for the State senate.