The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-27
FIVE CANDIDATES
SPEAK AT MEETING
First Appearance at One Time of
All Aspirants for Admin
istrative Board.
EACH ADDRESS is BRIEF
Open-Air Session of Henry Clay
Club Draws Out Large
Crowd of Voters.
EACH ADDRESS is BRIEF

All 1--WE candidates seeking nominal
ton for two vacancies on the Admin
iStrative Board in the Democratic pri
mary. which will be held on July 1G,
addressed an open-air meeting ON
Spring Street last night under the aus
pieces OF the Henry Clay Club. This
was the first meeting of the present
campaign, when all of the candidates
spoke. and more than 100 citizens were
present to hear them.
Each candidate spoke briefly. and
! there was not even a hint by any of
casting any reflection upon his oppon-
cnt.
Frank Williams, president OF the
club. called upon John -. Blair. but the
latter declined TO be the first speaker
insisting that one OF the old cam
paigmers do SO. Accordingly, John
liirschbcrE was the first to speak
You will find" Mr.. Hirschberg said,
that Slanderous remarks are being
made against me. They arc malicious
and untrue. and are calculated TO Sc
the Administrative Board. 1 call upon
any man to bring proof of my record
in public or private life.
FINE-MENIBER BOARD
NOT ONE-MEMBTIt
Certain attacks have singled me
out as making mistakes which have
been made by the Administrative
Board. Remember. II Is IA nvc-mcm-
Der board and not one member
board. There was "A time when one
man could dominate any body, but,
and give thanks for the fact, un-
der present laws this is not true.
las TO producing the records OF any
city department, IT any person who
wishes to see any documents will
merely call upon the Administrative
Board the department in which they
are filed will at once produce them
John Mann was the second speaker
Il cannot refer you TO my record on
the Administrative Board, lie said
but | can refer you TO my twenty
year record in the Board of Aldermen
commissioners. I feel fully qualified TO
fill the office seek. do not care
about the salary that goes with it. but
ii is tho political life want.
Il was not "a candidate in the first
race for the board, because I could not
afford TO take the chance of drawing
Il short term. At that time many of
my friends urged me TO come out. but
| said would not do so until the sec
ond election. when the term would be
for four years. ! am keeping this
promise. and that is the reason l am
before you Tonight"
WAS NEVER IN Politics.
DECLARES MIR. blair
Mr.. Blair prefaced his remarks by
saying that he had never before been
in politics.
Part Of the platform on which 7 am
asking your support for the nomina-
ton for the Administrative Board" he
said. lis that when Il vacancy occurs in
any city department. | Will use my
best efforts to advance some man in
that department. and not go outside
and bring IN u stranger
Il viii also work to see that city
contracts are given to Richmond CON
Germs, for by this means our money
will he kept at home"
Here the speaker referred to An &C.
count published yesterday in reference
Of the award by the Administrative
Board OF paving contract for S22O !.
square yard, instead Of $l.67 rs APP
proved by the City Engineer Eff
teen thousand dollars could have been
saved ON this contract" he declared
and the money used to install water
mains and sewers IN some OF the city's
unimproved territory"
SAYS BOARD HAS MtD:
SOME FAMOUS PLUMBERS
IT is not my purpose to cast rctlec-
tons upon the present members of the
Administrative Board" said Graham
llobson. but ! do say that the board
has made some famous blundcrs
concerning the Free bridge j wish
to say that do not wish to see orc
penny spent upon ii. ! want to see il
torn away and Il new structure put I'D
!" ~ Pi'''e' "iSo advocate the eS-
Enlistment of n third bridge. spanning
the river nt some point in the West
End
At the conclusion OF Mr.. IInbson's
address, Mr. Williams called for Can
tain Carlton Mccarthy. but the latter
did not respond. and the meeting WAS
adjourned Most OF those present, how
ever. remained. chatting with candi-
dates and friends. In short while
Captain Mccarthy arrived. AMI the
meeting was again called to order
i did not come here for the pur-
pose Of making an address," he said
but merely wanted to be present I'm
orcer to show my appreciation OF The
courtesy of the Henry Clay Club in ex-
tending me an invitation to speak"
captain Mccarthy spoke barely "a
minute He said he was DELAYED by
"oar'inS the wrong street ear