The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-19
SHORT CAMPAIGN
FOR ANNEXATION
Little Time Left Before June
Primary in Which to Con-
Slider Question.
CHOOSE NEW CITY COMMITTEE
Fight On in Three Wards Six
teen Candidates for Seven
Places in Jefferson.
CHOOSE NEW CITY COMMITTEE

NO move has yet been mado by tho
plans committee OF the City Demo-
cratic Committee to formulate n pro-
gram for submission of tho annexa-
ton question to the Democrats OF
Richmond in tho June primary. The
election Is to be held June IL, SO that
but little more than three weeks re
mains In which to act In that t,,ne
the committee must act and. II II 10
sun determined to put the matter nm
10 the people, 1t is necessary to in
III III 'he puniic of the method adopt
cu' 10 give the voters some idea of
what the proposition Is, and to begin
a campaign of education.
IN view or the lack of time for anv-
thlne IKE a campaign for or against
ahheSntion. 1t has been suggested that
ene IVY democratic Committee might
submit TO the people in the primary
me question: Shall the annexation
ordnance be submitted by the CITY
Councri! Should an affirmative vote
result the Council would be rcouestcd
90 establish referendum. OF course
ms would be open to the objections
already urged-that It would tend TO
aorogate the representative form Of
government that now exists. and would
require the people to vote on a promo
sltion to which they could give but
little personal attention, but which had
peen closely scrutinized by the men
elected to act for tho citizens of Rich
mond In tho Council
Elect New Committee
The action OF the City Committee I'm
so promptly adopting request from
one organized body, has directed pub
TIC attention to membership on tho
committee. SO far, tho fact that n new
ha
mary of June IL has largely escaped
attention. In three of the four wards
contests are being wagcd for places on
the committee.
IL ls no perfunctory affair either
The candidates had cards printed bear
ing their names and indicating their
Willingness TO serve the Democrats
or their wards on the city's governing
body These are being distributed ali
over the city wherever people are
gather ed together. Large red posters
have even been invested In by men who
hlcd their names as candidates for the
committee. No fewer than sixteen
aspirants are on the list from Jcffer-
son Ward. which Is entitled TO seven
members
Az tho recent meeting, Walter q.
Duke, the secretary, cast the only vote
finally registered against the resolu-
ton. Others were opposed to Il. but
did not carry their opposition to the
end. 1t came out In the meeting I'm
South Richmond Friday that some
committeeman did not think the com
mittee had committed itself TO u refer
endum. but had merely asked the plans
committee to consider the request of
tho Central Trade and Labor Council.
They arc mistaken. since the resolu-
ton as adopted reads as follows:
Resolved. That the question Of an
neNation be submitted to the Demo
IL
OF June 10, and that the matter OF
preparing the proper wording to go
on the official ballots be referred TO
tho plans committee for formulation,
that committee to report back to the
City Democratic Committee"
Clay Ward Alrendy Chosen.
Tho people of the city will be call
ed upon to elect new City Demo
cratic Committee on June IL. The Clay
Ward candidates are already elected,
since they had no opposition. Follow
Ing are those who filed their names
FOR the eight places in this ward:
James H. Hayes Jr.. w. II. jennings.
Leo .. Miller. Edward l. Ryan. Horace
r. Burnett, b. Walden Ragland. Clyde
~ Saunders and James NJ. Purcell
Messrs Jennings. Burnett Saunders
and Purcell are now members.
The following eight candidates for
the seven places from Lee Ward are
Blanks, William Russell Jones. Wal
ter g. Duke Miles NJ. Martin. Charles
v Darlington, Writ r. Taylor, Frank
Ferrandini. Some of these were elect
ed last time from old Henry Ward.
Madison Ward Ia entitled to six
members. and tho following are run
ming the nrst five named being now
members: Jesse A. Laid. p j. Lena
han. James Z. Hart, George I. Davis.
Hugh H. O'Neill. J. T. Bethel Leroy
6. Crcnshaw. John L. Morris and W.
II Washington.
Following are tho sixteen candidates
In Jefferson Ward. which Is entitled TO
} seven. the first five named being now
members Earle Sibley, u. w. Evans,
/ r. J Pagan. VI. T Rogers. G. w.
Hodges. =. p. Jones. Phil j. Bagley.
/ II II Phaup. L. Stage Powell. H. i.
CARRIER. J. II. r. Peay, Stonewall Cod
/ din. w + Enright, Walter +. Lipford,
Thomas T. Johnson and Charles r.
Epps.