The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-11
WARM CAMPAIGN
FOR COMMITTEE
House-to-House Canvassing in
Progress in Jefferson
Ward.
FEWER JUSTICES OF PEACE
Four-Ward Plan Cuts Number
in Half-Fight on
Ferrandini.

Most Of the public attention in the
campaign just drawing to a CLOSE has
been given to candidates for the House
or delegates and for the positions Of
City Sergeant, Sheriff and Commission
err of the Revenue, but in some sec
tions of the city there are even warmer
campaigns on for positions ms Justice
or the peace and for the City Demo-
cratic Committee. In jefferson Ward.
where sixteen men are running for tho
seven seats on the city committee. sys-
tematic house to house canvassinG for
votes is in progress The ballot there
Will be long one, and predictions are
that the Jefferson Ward precincts Will
be the last to come in o-morrow night
Gay Ward is usually the last TO be
heard from. Fourth Clay being the
largest precinct in the city. but in Clay
Ward there are only eight candidates
for the eight seats on the City Demo-
cratic Committee. so that all will be
elected AS 1t is an election and not
primary In their case the names
must appear on the ballot
Have NO Opposition.
Having no opposition. the names of
Colonel John s. Harwood, for State
Senate; Minetree F'olkes, for Common
wealth's Attorney: James B. Pace. for
City Treasurer; Herbert l.. Hulce. for
City Collector; William II. Wyatt. Jr.,
Tor High Constable; Walter Christian.
Tor Clerk of the Hastings Court: w. L.
Duval. for Clerk of the Hastings Court,
Part H.; Charles o. Saville. for Clerk
OF the Chancery Court, and Luther
Libby. for Clerk OF the Law and Equity
Court will not appear on the official
primary ballot. but they will be de-
clared the parts nominees by action
OF The city committee.
Tne agreement OF the legislative
candidates in regard to the use Of
money In this campaign has limited
spectacular effects in advertising prob
ably the most unique being the deco
rations on Cherry Street on MEMORIAL
Day by friends of T. Peter Howle and
the placarding. of Jefferson Ward with
brilliant signs announcing the candi-
dacy for the city committee OF stone
wall Goddin. In business hoGrs Mr.
Goddin is employed at the state Capt
tol, where he has heard so much of
politics that he wants to get on the
committee and see how the wheels go
round.
Cuts Number In HALF.
The redistricting OF the city into
four wards by the City Council last
year is having a great effect on the
race Tor positions OF justice OF the
peace. The law provides for three JUS
tees in each ward. Cutting the city
from eigh- wards to four, reduces the
total number of justices of the pcace
from twenty four TO twelve. Changing
the ward lines. too. has had an en-
barrassing effect. w A. Graves. who
Tor many years presided in the Police
Court in the absence of Justice Crutch-
held, was elected justice OF the peace
from Monroe Ward. and has occupied
the position for twenty-seven wears
The redistricting throws him into Lee
w ard. where he is not so we'll known
and where he has the opposition of
three old Lee Ward justices, and of
one redistricted from former Henry
Ward
Madison Ward has nine candidates
for justice of the peace. with three to
be elected. With nine candidates. for
the city committee. of whom six are
to be elected. the ticket in that ward
is almost as long as that in Jefferson
Lee Ward has eight candidates for the
city Committee. and seven seats to
fill. Frank Ferrandini anticipates that
something OF a fight will bee made on
him because of his prominerGe in the
recent court contest, but in view Of
his victory and his probable saving
Of the later necessity OF having the
whole primary declared invalid, others
believe that the voters of Lee Ward
will rally TO his support and elect him
by big ma jority.