The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-17
GLAD TO Be KNOWN
ASPREACHERS' MAN
Umlauf Answers Charge That
He Is fractional Can
didate.
AINSLIE FOR COOPERATION
Tells of Efforts to Produce lIar-
mony in City Admin
1stration.

Seventeen candidates for election TO
me CilE council from Clay and Leo
w iruS ana tho TWO candidates FOR the
int!oralty took turns last night III ad :
dressing massmcctinE OF West END
voters held in the AUDITORIUM of the
John i. Cary School. under the au-
spices of the West End Citizens Assoc
citation. II was the first large West
End meeting OF the campaign, and be
tendance.
The candidates for the Council re-
stricted themselves to tive-minutc talks.
several Of them summing up their
claims for prcfcrinent III less than half
OF their commute allotment; Hy
common consent. the two candidates
for the office OF AIaNOr were not limited.
ana each spoke about twenty minutes.
Councilman Cmlauf who was the
last OF the nlayoraity candidates to
speak. brought his ir" to bear upon
the criticism which. he said. has been
commonly made, that he was the can
didate of the preachers. One citizen,
he said in making the charge. accom-
painted the term preacher" with "a con-
temptuous adjective, which lie did not
isters?' demanded Mr.. Umlauf. III
tell YOU why. They knock them be-
cause they know that the ministers are
one class of people they cannot con-
troll or influence. When ordinary citi-
zcus bring their influence to hear in
iSlation. ii is REGARDED as regular and
no protest is made.
BYt let preacher anpcar In tho
moral measure. and the cry is raised at
Once that lie. is ont OF place.
rne preH 6,r P S oHf h Of RlaSe in
that are called. When they want a
commission 10 INVESTIGATE vice. whom
men: That's all they are fit for
Mr umlauf declared his gratifica-
IAN h4f no Il La no !, re-
candidate He would feel. he said. that
he would better than ever be able TO
with the support of the ministers and
commanded their counsel and advice
after election
Not "CIIauc" Candidate
Mayor Ainsl.c. who preceded his OPP
ponent, on, the speaking program. ad E,
dressed himself 10 the practical
Of Mayor. lie recouuted the circum-
stances OF his election by tho Council
eighteen months ago TO succeed Mayor
Richardson, impressinS upon the au-
candidate OF no clique or faction and
without allegiance TO any political
cOtcric.
I'm my opening speech after my
election" said MANOR Ainslie. Il made
AN appeal for "a close cooperation be
tween tho city government ana the
citizens have endeavored consist :
/ emily 10 carr into effect that ideal
nave never been ashamed TO ash. ad :
T wee ana Us tHll 10 !its i4t l!Ot OILY
the heads Of the various city depart
/ mcnts, but Individual citizens"
Comments Community Spirit.
Without claiming more than con
I tributorH share in the community spirit
which is Itichmonds Keynote to-day.
Mayor Ainslic rccountcd his activity
IN bending his powers as Mayor 10
serve this cooperative end. From pub
lie Fairgrounds To conventions he aid,
lc has at all times given freely OF his
time and energy to movements making
FOR the city'S good
The mass-meeting was presided over
| by W. y. klcVesahl, who presented the
J candidates in alpha betical order. Short
I talks were made 10y George j. Hooper
John j. Mitchell. Lawrence Paul and
| w L. Finncgau. Clay Ward candidates
! for the Board of Aldermen Edgar T.
English. 7. {. Bcaslcy. Harry {. Glcn.
, T.. Gray fIaddon, II. l.. Peters. l.. T.
/ Pitcher. &. \. Scaton and y. Y. Shca
7 candidates for the Common Council
from the same ward, and w D. i!utlcr
+. clyde ". Ratcliffe. Blanchard s. Forbes
Fred II. Powell and A. j.. Nonderlchr
Lee Ward candidates for election TO I'll.
Common Council.