The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-08
Eleven Out of Twelve
Candidates Not in
Favor Of Plan.
OPPOSE SALE OF
CLARK'S SPRING
Proposed Transfer to Hollywood
Cemetery Company Produces
Sharp Passage at Arms Be
tween Alderman Mitchell and
Candidate Hooper-Um-
lauf and Ainslie Speak.

E!oven Of tho twelve candidates for
election TO the City Council from Clay
ward who addressed q Inass-rnceting
OF voters under the auspices of the
Henry Clay Democratic club last night.
placed themselves officially on record
city Gas Works The same Candidates
declared their opposition to an; plan
having for It's Object The sale or ,,n.n', tr"ns
Spring tract
Both issues were brought sharply to
the front By President +. :. williams.
of tho Henry Clay Democratic club,
who opened the meeting at 80 o'clock
with q request that tn" candidates al
dress themselves particularly 10 these
two questions. one after another the
speakcrs announced In practically un
qualified terms their intention. II elect
I'd. To resist any alienation OF the gas
and Clark's Spring properties
Issue. Before Council
The expression - notcworth$ In view
OF the pending movements affecting The
ern Gas and Electric Corporation. of
baltimore, IS now. before the Council.
term OF thirty years at an annual ron
tai Of $4,000. The baltimore com
publicity campaign in an. cfior, 10 win
favorable consideration for It's propo-
The The hostility to such plan was pu,
in baldest terms by president Peters.
Of the Common Council, one OF the can
cidatcs for reelection.
Peters sn.s Its Folly.
~, is sheer fol!y 70 ,h!nk Of leasing
tho Gas Works" said Mr. Peters The
years, developed IT and made X
paving property, and :, IS IDLE to think
900 Il year. Those who favor such 4
proposition certainly cannot be good
ci,izens am am i%r Lnu munlGipai trl owneT Y,Tj
always
Councilman T. Gray Haddon WAS no
less outspokcn. AS far as nc knew. he
said. not n single member Of the city
Council az nov constituted would favor
himseif .a. he sal said. would " aiwnys oppose
st. Moreover he said he would never
consent TO me sal. OF me ,,,.!,,il:S Clark :
Cemetery Company or 10 any other
company.
Of ;he city properties were eNprcsscd
by Edgar r. l.nElish. 7. G. Beaslcy. y
y, shea G. y, SeatGn and H. g. Glenn.
mon Council. and J. ]. Mitchell. George
!. Hooper, W. l.. Finegan and Lawrence
Paul, candidates for election 10 tho
Board OF Aldermen.
y. y. Pitcher. candidate for The Com
mon Council, did not commit himself
MnyoraIty Candidates speak.
Mayor Ainslie and Councilman I'm
lauf addressed the enthcrins briefly
had been heard Both we're accorded
warm reception. The demonstration
that greeted tho appearances Of Mr.. I'm
tho reception given tho Mayor. but the
lattcr's speech was foliowed by, ap-
rorded rord the address, OF III his 'Ti rTival. "
setwtSn T 200 I'm nnd zoo mtm9ers RS ana nd
enas o me ctR he 'rSn 0HS ior n6s 'hs
In the open from an !mproviscd plat
form attached to the wall OF the club
house.
The evening was marked by pas
sage nt arms between alderman J, j
MsGhsl AMI f1r George 1MS lSopS5 Tya C
Ward seats on the Board. Mr.. Hooper.
who spoke first, recounted his services
To tho ward as n member OF the Council
ten years ago. and then asked leave
10 advert to certain ISLANDERS against
him. which. he said. tho campaign has
cngendered.
Hooper DeDounces Islanders"
II had hoped to go through this cam
Hooper but l cannot permit 10 go
nnchallenged slander which is being
circulated tr at. by ac, persons WHO Want, want 10 In.
these persons that favor the sale OF
H., Tie Clark's SD Spring property to tho
of this, 1t is stated that refused
70 sign resolution passed by, the
dressed to the city Council. requesting
1t to oppose such sale.
The person who is circulating this
Citizens Association---is in this as
sembly. and | defy him or any other
nsrsom to show n that s, such ad
Association, or that 1t was ever pre-
scnted to me for approval as president
q: that association. | see no occasion
for the city to sell the Clari's Spring
property; and am opposed to its. sale,
The challenge called out Il heated
reply from Alderman Mitchell, who fol-
lowed Mr.. Hooper on the platform. lie
expressed his reluctance at being drawn
Into a dispute that savored of the per.
The preceding speaker. however. said
MIR. Mitchell, left him no choice
Mitchell Calls Challenge.
Mr.. Mitchell produced a typcwritten
copy OF II resolution said TO have beer.
passed by the West End Citizens AS
ing the city to retain the Clark's
Spring property for playground pur-
poses and TO oppose its sale. He read
il TO the assembly, which received it
with demonstration.
by the West End Citizens Association"
shouted Mr.. Hooper from the crowd be-
low.
Instantly there was n hubbub, and
the crowd waited expectantly for de-
as secretary Of the West End Citizens
Association on the evening Of February
e. elbowcd his way to the front and
confronted Mr.. Hooper, who, as prcsi-
dent of the association. presided over
the same meeting.
Know it," said Mr.. IIeslep, addressing
Shea. who Is right here, and who was
present at that meeting, to bear me
cut. How about II. Mr.. Shca?"
Shen Thinks IT. Was Passed.
purport was passed mt the meeting"
said Mr. Shea, but I cannot say with
certainty whether or not 1t was in
just that language" Mr.. Shea had