The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-26
CANDIDATES MAKE
THEIR LAST APPEAL
Municipal Campaign Ends With
Speechmaking Before Clay
Ward Actives.
CITY PRIMARY ON TUESDAY
Addresses Marked by Evident
Fricndlincss Of Candidates
for Each Other.
CITY PRIMARY ON TUESDAY

Rounding out short six-wecks
campaign. all tho candidates for NUM-
cipal Office from Clay Ward finished
active solicitation of votes last night,
when they addressed the Clay Ward
Actfves, Reference to Daniel In the
lions den mingled with praise of Will
son. Recital Of personal ambition
followed hard upon discussion Of the
necessity and ability Of wearing even
Ing clothes. OF personal Issue or is
sue as between causes there was none.
The last battle OF the campaign wore
to It's close without Ggurative blood
being drawn. and only by the shouts of
tho multitude. consisting of about $50
men, would 1t have been known that
battle was on.
Applause was frequent and often
boistcrous. A few In the rear of tho
auditorium of tho Madison school. in
which the oratory and argument were
given vent. exploded into blcacher
yclls. and calm was slow in It's rcsto-
ration. Both candidates for the may
orally were vocifcrously greeted, and
only the cast of a die could have told
which OF the two won tho most ap-
plauso.
cided to give the candidates for the
City Council ten minutes each in which
to set forth their claims for Office. Lin
It was not placed on the two candi-
dates for the mayoralty.
7. Gray Haddon being absent In Din
speakers in all 10 A V. Shea, candi-
date for the Common Council. fell the
lot Of speakinE hrst. and ?: GRADUALLY
lie and his opponent for Office, Jacob
Cmlauf.
Ainriic Stands on His Record.
Mayor Ainslie recitcd some of tho
achievements resulting from his tenure
Of Office In the last nineteen months.
and urged that II the people believed
he had conducted the administration OF
the city's affairs capabiy and efficiently
that he be returned to ofiice. on the
other hand, no said. that If it were not
business of tho city wisely and well. he
would not ask to be returned, but
would retire, with. gratitude for the
trust imposed in him during the past.
He said that he was Co operationiSt
by nature. and that he was firm be-
liever in the cooperation OF the heads
urged claim for future considera-
ton that he had been tho Mayor of all
the people. that he was tied to no class
or cause. and that every man. whoever
he might he or whatever his cause, had
received like consideration ut his hands.
He felt that his conduct OF tho Office
had been sound and busincssliEe. but
that reasonable personal modesty would
forbid him 70 elaborate on his achieve
mcnts. and he would leave the question
as 10 whether he had been efficient In
tho hands of the electorate.
UmInuf Defends His Appearance.
Mr.. Uinlauf reiterated denials that he
was not n good speaker. and that he
did not make a good appearance.
What's the matter with my appear
ance?' he demanded. u put on dress
suit when two Presidents were here.
and / can put on one again whenever
1t Is necessary"
AS to whether he was the preachers
candidate. as had been said OF him. he
declared that he didn't represent any
class. but that he would be glad to
have the preachers with him. They
have" he said ~ large following, and
shall be glad TO have them with me"
Mr.. Cmlauf referred to his ton years
record in the City Council. lie said
that ne had fathered many moral meas
ures as ne wanted II to be such a town
that no man would be ashamed to
live in.
And they say" he exclaimed. that
am too straight 4 man. but / want
you to see who arc against me, and
who have been against me for five
times. 1t Is situation moro serious
than that in Mexico, and when you go
to the polls on Tuesday want you TO
shake off the shackles, lie any of you
have them. and exercise your God given
franchise" lie advcrted n moment to
his stand on the Richmond and Henrico
Railway Company's franchise question:
so that there would be no doubt that
he had voted to give the franchise to
that company. He also referred to his
position on annexation. and said that
lie had advocated straight lines, not
lines drawn so as to leave certain pri-
lines. In closing. he urged that the
Clay Ward Actives remember him we'll
on Tuesday.
The other candidates presented their