The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-26
PLANS COMMITTEE
READY FOR ACTION
Fight Certain Over Submission
of Annexation to Voters
in Primary.
MAKING BETS ON CAMPAIGN
Voters Lining Up on City and
Legislative Contests-Out-
look to Date.

For tho purpose OF devisinE some
means OF referring the question of an
nexat!on to the Democratic voters OF
Richmond. in The city primary of. June
IL. the plans committee of the City
Democratic Committee Will meet at
Murphys Hotel al o'clock tonight
1T viii prepare n report TO the fun
committee, TO be presented at a meet
Ing which will be called within a day
or two.
The plans committee is by no means
unit on the matter. Some members
feel that ii will be impossible by any
scheme that can be devised. to secure
an intelligent expression Of opinion
from the people. Since no definite
plan Of annexation has been proposed
by anybody, and the Council Com
mittee is still Investigating the mat
ter. 1t is felt that the voters could
not possibly know on what question
they arc expected to register their
opinions.
Saunders for Submission.
Chairman Clyde W. Saunders, of the
plans committee, is still Of the opinion
that there should BIO a submission.
Since the MON bers OF tho CIT? Coun-
Gil which body will pass on the an
notation ordinance. were chosen by
the Democrats OF Richmond in tho pri-
mary. he sees no impropriety IN hav-
ing the Democrats alone vote on tho
question. While no has been regarded
as sn opponent OF annexation, Mr..
Saunders says that II IT is to be pur-
sued on reasonable lines. with care
not to take in farms and woods and
countrysides he Will not lift a Anger
against the addition of more territory
to the city
Whatever may be tho decision or
the plans committee, a fight is pretty
certain when the full Democratic
body meets To receive the report. Op-
position to the request OF tho Central
Trade and Labor Council for q refer
endum will be much more pronounced
than it was before, and il is even
stated that some representatives OIL
organized labor will appear and ask
that the Trade Councils request be
refused. Some labor leaders say the
opposition to annexation is almost at
an end
If the matter is submitted. the
voters OF the city will have only two
weeks TO consider IT, for the primary
comes Juno .. The issue. II infected
in the canlpaisn, will certainly eclipse
the local fights now on.
Primary Outlook to Date.
Richmond is Keeping up its record
or taking more interest In tho fight
for tee office Of City Sergeant than In.
any other contest before the people.
The adhcrents of John Il Satternc!d,
III" incumbent. and his opponent. Viii
bur J. GriSSs. are hard al work. and
beth sides claim victory. The city is
now pretty VOL organized as between
The candidates. Betting ranges around
even
A wager made a fcw days ago, Mt
even money, that Henry l.. rresnon
VIII receive more votes than both his
opponents For tho Office OF Commits
hioner OF Revenue WAS regarded as a
long shot. While his friends expect
Air. Trcsnon to win, they do not OK
Jiect such victory. T. Peter Howle
Is getting quite a large support. ana
the same thing is true of Frederick
Peasants
The odds are about two to one on
). Herbert Mercer Tor re-elc-,tion as
Sheriff OF the city in opposition TO
stephen Johnson.
The voters VIII have a cessation OF
oratory this W+ce.s - Tar as the cam
paigm for the House OF Delegates is
concerned. This is due to an agree
ment made between all the candidates
in view Of the fact that Captain T.
Taylor Stratton. adjutant Of Leo Camp.
and ono OF the Aspirants. viii be In
Grand Camp Of Confederate Veterans
in Chattanooga. ana that Captain VII
liam NJ. Myers Will be in the same city
st the head OF the Richmond Howit-
GERS.
Legislative Contest.
a good deal OF attention Is being
paid 10 the platform OF Edwin T.. Cox,
VINO Is candidate for Speaker or the
House or Delegates, AND whose rcnom
instion in tho Juno primary is 70
GaTded as certain. Ia speech before
the Henry Clay Club Friday night. he
advocated tho division OF the Finance
Committees OF the senate ana House
into two, ono or appropriations. and
inc Other on WAYS and means SO thai
tho latter might devote the entire
time ~ TIT, session to study Of tho
all Important question Of tax reform
With approximations before 1t. making
II subject 10 constan, demands iron
all quarters, the FINANCE Committee
In his opinion cannot tackle the uucs-
ton with satisfactory results
Captain John y. Quits Hin Monta
que and James j. Dreamer have beer
building M their fences with vim dur.
ing In" past tw" weeks with the re-
suit thai tho POSITION .uf All three I'M.
been strengthened and the nnai re
suits made more doubtful Stronl
forces are behind u. l. Touev ant
Captain j Taylor Stration While not
So we'll known to the voters Jane,
u. Cannon has some cMceedingb
strong friends whose work AWAY.
counts in the elections Of this ci:y
Although the nomination of Edwin T.
Cox. Graham y liobsou and william
NJ Myers has been expected lroin tn,
beginning. the margin between al
may not be Very wide.
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west End Club Meets
Candidates for city Offices have bee
invited to address the West End cit
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