The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-18
HOTTEST CANVASS
FOR MANY YEARS
LOCAL POLITICS TO EMBRACE NUM-
BIER OF CONTESTS FOR NUM-
CIpAL OFFICES.
GRIGGS WORKS HARD
STEVE JOHNSON MAY ANTAGoNIZE
SHERIFF MERCER-OPPosITI
LOOMING UP AGAINST HIGH
CONSTABLE WYATT.

With the municipal primary a long
time off. there are already a number
of aspirants for local Offices. =
In the coming primary there will
be candidates for most of the city Of
fees The treasurer, commissioner of
revenue, high constable. sheriff and
city sergeant win be up for renomi-
nation. In several instances there
will be opposition.
1t Is already announced that
Squire Wilbur Griggs will oppose City
Sergeant Satterfield for the position
of city sergeant. Waller Scott has
stated that he would oppose Commits
sioner Henry Tresnon. The friends
of Steve Johnson, deputy sheriff, are
appealing to him to become can
didate for the place. It is said that
High Constable Wyatt will be OPP
posed by man who is weil-known.
but who has not signified his inten-
ton of announcing himself, preferring
to await a short while, to size up
the situation.
Griggs' Friends Energetic.
Mr.. Griggs has been in the field
some time, His friends are conduct
ing a quiet campaign. They have
held a number of meetings within
the past few weeks, and feel conf
dent of the election of their cham
pion. In the meanwhile. however,
Sergeant SatterfieId is not sitting still
in the boat. He is not even rocking
1t. He is saving wood.
With the fellow associates of Mr..
Griggs in the office of high constable
working for him, and the deputies in
the city sergeant's office working for
Mr.. Satterfield, this fight Is likely to
be the hottest of the campaign, Be
cause there are more deputies in the
office in which Mr.. Griggs is located
than there are in the city sergeant's
office, and each one of them has some
influence. They cover the city like
the moonlight.
1t is a little different in the fight
for commissioner of the revenue. Mr.,
Scott must depend upon his personal
efforts and those of his friends while
Commissioner Tresnon has the aid of
his deputies.
There is no opposition to the city
treasurer. There Is no indication
that there will be any opposition. Mr.
Pace has held the office several years.
and has been faithful and compe
tent man, and It Is not at all likely
that there will be any one who wishes
to supercede him. He beat the
strongest man available In his first
campaign---Major j. b. Woodland
since then there has been no opposi-
ton.
johnson Non-committai.
Sheriff Mercer will probably be OPP
posed by his Deputy Johnson. but
Mr. johnson said last night that he
had not yet determined what step to
take.
II am one Of the closest friends
of Mr.. MERGERS" he said. land I'M
less my friends become insistent,
shall help Mr.. Mercer TO succeed him.
self.
While it would seem like trying to
move the moon as to defeat High
Constable Wyatt, who has been in the
office for two terms, and who has
conducted the affairs of that Office TO
the satisfaction of most of those who
have business to do with him. II is
said that he will have opposition. The
man who goes up against him Will
have to be fortified with many votes
At any rate when the campaign
gets hot there will probably be many
things to keep the public interested
and to keep the political pot boiling,