The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-11
CAMPAIGN WORKERS
URGED TOGET VOTERS
Reused to Great Enthusiasm on
Eve Of Fight to Round
UP Dclinquents.

tee left the Masonic Temple, where tho
with the purpose OF making tho cam
paign. which will be inauRuratcd to-
morrow night. tho greatest thing Of
it's kind ever attempted in this city.
Tho supper was one OF tho most on
tiusiastic gatherings on record here
Twenty -four precinct captains headed
the tables at which their workers were
conpregat.d ma listened for nearly
three hours 10 DR.. S, &. Mitchell. presi-
dent or the Medical College Of Virginia.
and one Of the bcst-known educators
in the South: Andrew Jackson Monta-
guc, Congressman and former Cover
nor. and last. but not least William
!. ilabney, whose forccful pleading has
landed many a convention for this city.
Er. MitchclIs strong Talk.
Or. Mitchell WAS greeted with a yell
br a coteric of former students from
Richmond College and by cheers from
the time he began until he concluded
his address.
His talk was along the lines OF civic
patriotism. He compared the national
spirit with the city spirit, ana cited the
instance In which Great britain spent
$25. o0o, 900 and lost 200 lives to rescue
one British subject from I, foreign dun
gcoii. and showed how tho rcncdying
Of condition IN tn. cities is fully as
Important in the long run, and is equal
]" patriotic act Movements such
as tho committee is engaged In Will
in time, bring the civic patriotism up
to the national standard, and he pre-
dicted that the time would conc when
men woul: be as eager to rescue girls
and boys from poor environments as
the nation would be 70 protect one Of
It's citizens. He declared that the con
science OF the voters must be quicken
80, ft-lt Of t~f,,t Ter, 10.
fore the city can be made the model,
such as It's past traditions predict.
Ever: voter in this city, according
TO statistics furnished by Dr. Mitchell
represents fifteen persons. and lie mus.
H. shown that he has no right to lie
down on the Job He urged the com
inittcc 10 snow the citizens the high
privilege OF the franchise, and told
them not TO stop at 5000 new voters
but 10 go after the full Number Of de-
iinquents. which totals more than
10000.
Need bigger Registration.
Mr. Montague continued along the
line followed by DR.. Mitchell. He de-
plorcd the small registration Of the
South, and told his audience that Al
bany. y. Y, with about the same pop
ulation as Richmond. has Ave voters 10
It's one. and compared many Southern
or the same size.
The lack Of two parties. sai6 Mr.
Montague, Is the probable cause OF the
lax voting population. It eliminates
ideas essential 10 the appropriate po-
litical excitement. while the lack OF
proper party issues tends 10 lessen in
tcrcst in the franchise. Bad govern
ment, he stated. Is net the achieve
nent Of bad men, but OF the Indifferent
ones
MIR Montague called upon the men
of the city to put themselves on the
regist: rolls. \ sincere elector
ate with the ballots honestly counted
and certified would pur the city as
close 10 political perfection az is pos
siblc Man. lie said, does not exist for
government. but government for man.
and IL rests on man.
The city is dragged down by those
who do not vote. Patriotism, said the
speaker. is abovc partisn aship. and. no
matter which way a man votes. or with
which party hc Is affiliated, he should
register and take up his burden OF cit,
izonship, always casting his ballot ac-
cordins 10 his conscience
Dnbney on Efficiency.
Mr. paDncy took up the question OF
Municipal efficiency. and told what
Richmond would get in the future by
Il. cooperation, he said. was what Is
now reeded. /, is the duty of every
man to commend public officers when
they do their duty and 10 criticize them
when they do wong He stated tia.
lie was IA favor Of the movement to
increase the electorate. The city en-
ploycs. he said, number HOO. and I'M
I'll last year were able 10 control an
election. He called upon the commit
tee TO bring the voting population up
TO . point where il would lie beyond
Che control Of any class.
j number OF instances Of municipal
efficiency that have been neglected
were cited ~ Mr.. Darncy. and num-
Der OF suggested things for the future
were explained. The Council only pro
vidcs FOR the present. he stated, and
does not look 10 the future. He ended
with a real booster talk on the present
situation and tho approaching cam
paign, and did much to arouse the
workers 10 Il sense Of their duty
Charles +. Walford. Jr. u melnber
Of the committee. explained TO the
workers the plans TO be followed As
siSnments OF territory were made TO
the captains OF the teams. and cards
OF information and blanks for use in
the campaign We're distributed. The
workers viii get out early Tomorrow
night. and will endcavor TO clean up the
Ward Assignments.
The following assignments were an :
nounced by President Fairfax G. Jones:
+. J. Sampson. Fifth Madison; John
{. Goodc. Second jefferson; q. II. Bates.
Fourth Lee: l.. {. Adair. Third Clay;
Logan Walford. First Clay: j. b. PIN
der, First Lee: Lewis Meadow. Fourth
Jeiferson q. Jcter Jones, Fourth Clay:
William L. Crawford, Second Madison:
Bernard Lipscomb, First Madison:
James {, Pollard. Third Lee: A. p.
Shield. Second Lee; DR.. w. H. Street,
Fifth Clay; T.. Il. Philips. Sixth JEFF
ierson; !. III. Kicks. Fifth Lee: +. IL.
Rowe. Third Jefferson: Charles Rich
ardson, Second Clay: Charles T. Wal
ford. Jr.. Fifth Jefferson: Charles T..
Ford, Fourth Medison: Thomas 4. Viii
liams, Third Madison; Allen Saville.
FIRST Madison, and Earle Lutz, Sixth
Madison.