The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-04
OPENING Gun Of
THE CAMPAIGN IN
SOUTH RICHMOND
Mayor Ainslie. Council Um-
lauf. His Opponent, and 9th
er Candidates Speak to En-
thusiastic Audience in Court
house.

With 800 representative voters pres
emit, the candidates for the mayoralty
last night, at the meeting of the South
Richmond Democratic club. held in
Hastings court. part III, fred the frst
big guns of the campaign.
Interested and enthusiastic, the crowd
heard two rafting good speeches by
Mayor Ainslie and Jacob Umlauf.
giving the voters keen insight into
the way in which the fighters will line
up between this time and the 2sth,
the date set for the primary.
The meeting was called to order by
d. L. Toney, member of the house of
delegates from this city. and the PEG
pie present were asked who should
be heard first, and they decided that
the candidates for council. board of
aldermen and for mayor should follow
in the order named.
Mayor George Afnslie was the first
of the candidates for mayor called on.
He spoke of the progress made by the
city during his administration. He
stated that previous TO his election,
that Richmond. was on q plan In which
everyone was for himself, and the
hindmost left out, but that he had.
since his administration organized the
different heads of the departments of
city government. into cabinet or
cessful in that II secured ce-opera-
ton among the different city depart
ments. and that he felt that great
deal OF the city's growth and de-
velopment was due TO this fact. Mr..
Ainsiie spoke OF the different meas
ures before the last house OF dele
gates go far as they pertained TO
Richmond Important among these he
said was the social evils. He stated
Enf f..It To oil mol IL
cies since holding the Office that he
had organized an investigating COM
mittee, for the purpose of gaining In
formation and the opinion of other
well-inforrned persons as TO the best
way In which 10 handle this question,
and he stated that as coon as this
committee had made its report that
he would carry out the plan consid-
cred most feasible for Riding the city
Of these evils. Mayor Ainsiie brought
out the labor conditions of the city. and
stated that the State commissioner Of
labor had stated to him that he was
the only official in the State who had
made an investigation of each sepa-
rate case before issuing permit for
children under the age of fourteen
years to work.
Jacob Umiauf was next introduced
by Mr.. Toney Mr. Umiauf opened by
votes in the coming primary through
sympathy. and do not want the office
on account OF friendship. but / have
been q member of the city council for
ten years and will stand on the same
platform on which have stood during
this time" He went on by stating that
II am as free today to represent the
wishes OF the people. as when first en-
tered the council chamber.
Something had been said to YOU
about my being unable to address the
different conventions which meet In
this city from time to time. and I
want to state right here that the
parties who circulated that report do
nor desire that the convention remain
in hall to be addressed by anyone.
but want to see them scattered over
the city having good time
MIR. Umlauf also brought out the
social evils OF the city. and asked what
was being done to correct them. He
said: Gentlemen. do you believe that
the police force of this city are the
kind of men who do not desire to
protect your home "" and his voice
rose as he said: NO. you do not be-
ueve this, hut YOU know that the
trouble comes from the neglect of
duty Of some one higher up" Here
he was interrupted by shouts and ap-
plause which seemed to grow in APP
prevail Of his utterances. Mr.. UNI
laut closed by asking the support of
those who his utterancesownrHt kt,:.
those who felt that he was the best
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