The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-24
MILLS CHALLENGES
HIS DETRACTORS
Will Resign if They Can Show
He Ever Favored Gas
Works Lease.
Big MEETINGS TONIGHT
Municipal Campaign Ends, With
Primary for Mayor and
Council OH Tuesday.
BIG MEETINGS TONIGHT

III any person In this city Will prove
that / had any connection with or at
amy time supported a movement TO cs-
tablish :; park for colored people In
/ tho eastern section OF the city, l VIII
resign from tho Council Furthermore.
ii any person will prove that 1 1t any
time, either by word or act, Justified
Ike belief that | was III favor of lcas-
ing or selling the Gas Works. l Will
resign from membership III tho City
Council to-day.
III these uueuuivocal terms, Morgan
II. Mills. Councilman from JEFFERSON
Ward, and candidate for election is
sued Il broad challenge last night TO
the faction which from the beginning
OF tile present campaign has fought
his reelection. Alone among the
seven candidates for the Council who
addressed the voters 1T the Fairmoun.
school last night. with "a weil-denued
fight OH his hands, Mr.. Mills seized
upon the TWO most common charges
made against him To issue his defiance.
iliE Meetings To-Night.
The denial IL more than ordinarily
significant. because OF the biz Jefier-
son Ward rally, which Will he held at
5 o'clocil Tonight IN Libby IAN Park.
All factions Will be represented, aud
the anti Mills elements will L;,yo a
free field 10 reply. James L.. Dickcr-
son. who leads the auti-Mills forces in
Jefferson Ward, and who made q bitter
attack on MI, Mills ut the ChmhcIazo
( school meeting three weeks ago was
present 1T last night : meeting, but
made no effort TO reply 10 the chal-
lcugc.
,aa, ,,t'it,.. =" =. N"cls p,csidee over
:" ''c'.'s' "h.1h va "cIo
Citizens Associaticn--toInc the
Paramount Citizens Associations Be-
~ a,''i eSS'e % ''!e Two mayor
,,i 49, -. Spe.'ies were h'aac ny
T",, ~ = -foai,S an" -. W
,.,.' -. I, '''t'.' op"h ~ ~ .ihes
a.,a -. w. Hoitah ~ Mis-
~ 49, -. i'uniS"eh anu George y
"o''. >''"' i'V men were pres
wis u "of"i ''c"Sur"''
councilman tmlauI. candidate for
IN. Office ~ Mayor. WAS tho first
speaker WITH Mayor hinslie he h;td
addressed q rMrnonnt gathering ten
uaNs ago III tn" Paramount Town Hall.
ana ne inade ssls REMARKS brief. lie re-
.ouhte" nus activities IN the Council
az !. mcinher 81 ten years standing
a"e1hhs upon MS sh;tr. IN sccuanS
,he enactment ~ ordinances winch
nave fesaitca IN married benefit to the
e'tJ al large.
VT tmiauf referred point"dly to
TIE IMPRESSION that - being created in
certain quarters mat n" - arrogat-
'ie 20 h!'nseiI loo much Individual
ttedit ior the good measures that the
Iounci mas enacted during his mem
petshlp IN mat bodE. 10 assured ms
aieIS tHAt ne made no such claim.
'oh claim that am possessed
~ 90 tiie Grams IN the city. sald Mr..
'ihi'"l. 90 not claim that am
"'oh" feSpohS'b!o Tor Tn" good laws
E.. mat I'll" council has passed. | do
claim however, that have been a
'iai moral measures which are said
10 nave zone much for the city's well
iare. II takes more than brains when
you are confronted Win grave moral
ISSUES GU t'uSt nave character. anG
claim 10 have that"
Ain-iic's to-upcrntiye Program
Mayor Ainslie WAS equally brief.
, f.!ccted eighteen months aSo by the
4 council To succeed Mayor Richardson,
i !fe SAD, lie took Office bound by no
promise or pledge 10 classes or fac
Y tons, and intcut upon executing the
duties oil his office without reference.
4 TO cliqucs or parties. 10 this pro-
gram. he said, h. had adhered without
Il departure, dcvoting the best that was
In him TO impartial service OF all tho
I people OF the city.
As Mayor. said Mr. Ainslie. he early
set himself the task OF weIdinr mo
Y separate city departments info . more
| harmonious whole To this end II.
/ said, he called the department h.ads
into Joint consultation, forming vboi
has been called bv TN. new4nan.r. ~.
/ first Mayors cabinet in the hisior,. or
the city government The tlenariurc
lac thought, has borne good fu,i, "a
have also frequent concentrations r.,t,
the heads OF tcpartineuts in ~. r,,,,,,.
uation OF his annual message ,o ,hc
/ Council
The same co-.ner,,iye .,i,,, ,,
! MAYOR Ainslic. has c,,,ecd ~, 80,
brace every opportunity To- idnn,It,.
himself ,itb a,o, :" '"eit'''