The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-27
ALL CANDIDATES
SURE OF SUPPORT
West End Improvement and So
cial Club Gives Aspirants I'm
partial Applause.
HARD TO FIGURE ON VOTE
Satterheld, Absent, Chccrcd Ono
Minute; Griggs, There, Checred
Minute and Half.

| Members OF the West End Improve
ment and Social Club. who assembled
| 200 strong in their clubroom at 1000
Ashland Street last night to give ear
! to the several aspirants for contested
city offices, applauded rival candidates
with equal warmth and sent the whole
field home secure in the belief that
each was sure of their support.
| The three candidates for the Office
I of Commissioner of the Revenue APP
reared within few minutes of each
other and as far as is detcrmiuabl by
the size of demonstration that follow
ed their speeches. each is sure Of the
clubs undivided support. Henry l..
Tresnon. the incumbent. detailed the
service performed by the Office during
tho eighteen months that he has been
it's head, and asked for recollection as
public mark of approval of his SCR
wee. The applause lasted one minute.
Fred Pleasants, candidate for the
same Office, a Democrat all his life but
never before an asprant for political
preterment, thought he was entitled
10 the Office for many reasons. and was
certain he possessed the ability to
discharge its dutiea If elected. he
SAID, he would employ several of the
deputies now in the commissioners of
nee. The handclapping lasted one min
ute and ten seconds.
NOulN SOltcct TnNcS.
T. Peter Howlc told the meeting that
II he were elected Commissioner of the
revenue he would introduce reforms in
inc system of filing and following up
TAX HETEROGENEOUS. which would rem
der unnecessary future Investigations
ny special grand juries. The proper
enforcement of the tax provisions he
thought. was largely n matter of the
efhciency or noncfficiency OF the com
inlssioners Office. In making the
statement. he explained. he had no in
tention of calling into question the
eiflciency OF the present administra-
ton. His speech was followed by an
plause which lasted one minute and
twenty seconds
j. Herbert Mercer, Sheriff, and can
oidate for reelection, In the absence
or his opponent, confined his speech To-
a simple request that the members of
the club indorse his past record bv
choosing him again next June They
promised to do so with thirty seconds
OF demonstration.
In the absence of Sergeant Sotter
field, Deputy y. IL Johnson of tbe
sergeants office. took the platform for
his chief and bespoke for him the good
Offices OF the West End voters. He
Denied In vigorous terms the charge
mat supplies for the city jail were pur-
chased out OF the city. and testified to
Mr. Satterfield's liberal policy towards
ms deputies one minute OF Satter-
field applause
GriEEs Gets Rig Hand
or all the candidates present. Wi1bur
D. GriEEs. candidate for the office OF
CITY Sergeant, alone was applauded he
Tore no began speaking. He declared
himself in favor of an eight-hou dav
Tor deputies and employees of the Ser
ccahts Office and for q rigid observ-
ance OF the Buy it in Richmondv moi
Icy as regards all supplies The charge
that he has promised thirty friends
1ohs under him in case he is elected. he
SAID. was bald lie He asked its
author. if he were present. 10 stand
up in order that he might repeat what
ne SAID to his face. Nobody stood IN
Inc applause that followed Mr. Griprs's
speech lasted minute and half
James j. Creamcr candidate for re-
election to the House OF Delegates. de-
cilned to make speech. although
urged by many calls from the floor. He
told the meeting that an agreement
with the other candidates for the House
forbade any of them from making
speeches during the week. The action
was taken because Candidates Stratton
ana Myers arc absent from the city
President II. l.. Powers announced
that the club will hold one more meet
ing before the June primaries to which
the candidates will lie invited The
secretary of the West End Improve
ment and Social Club is w E. Finne-