The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-07
commissioners START
POLITICAL BALL GOING
Beck and FoIkes to Get Into Field
With Campaign Litera-
furc.
MIx.up IN CITY COMMITTEE
May Enlarge Membership Because of
Greatly Increased Number of Voters
In Nariops Wards--Police Commits
sfoner Next.

The. summer campaign has started
lup. With the names or all the candi-
dates in the hands of City Committee,
nothing remains now but the speeches
and the votes.
Candidates Beck and FOXES have
started the ball rolling They nave
sent out fifteen hundred letters TO
lo.t'zens who signed petitions asking
them 10 come out for reelection.
MIR. Beck, IN his letter says: If re-
elected, I expect 10 continue my pes
eni careful and cautious consideration
~ a3l matters coming before the Ad-
reinlstrative Board. and 10 decide all
question IN fair and impartial man
me- ana with due garI for The m
torests of the entire e3mmuniv."
Mr.. Foikes IN his letter says: Il
have been present every day since
the board organized in 1913, trying by
such service to my colleagues as I
could give, and hearty cooperation.
To- nelF on In the work of the city
committed to the charge of the
board"
city Committee H:;x-up
4 peculiar situation prevails tn the
ranks of the City Committee At
present there are twenty eiek. NOM
hers Of that committee. eight from
clay Ward, seven from lee Ward. six
from Madison, and seven from Jeffer-
son Under the rules Of the committee
The representation from zach ward -
fixed In accordance with the voting
population. II IL conceded that the
voting population. has greatly in
creased since the last election, due
to annexation. and that probably the
membership OF the committee may he
I. II Ixts
week
In Lee Ward bat We members hand
ed in their notices, fhls leaving two
vacancies which must he filled ty
the committee. The two whose ne mes
were left off were Committeeman
James Blanks and. Frank Ferrandini.
Mr.. Blanks has decided TO retire
from the committee. while MIR Fer
randlnls name was left off inadver-
teutly
With these two nar.es off the list.
there will be some lively fitting for
the places when the committee .s,,es
mp tn duty OF filing the vatar"isv,
Several names have been mentioned
already for the places.
There are three extra candidates In
Clay ward Eleven applications have
been placed on the list. 1t Is pos
NtVtE tilaA WIN liifN litttFd bFFiAN-
ton of the ward, all these candidates
may be chosen
May Increase Membership.
Madison Ward voters are discussing
the fact thar while there are but six
bers Of the committee in the ward
the large increase in population may
give several additional members.
Woodland Heights Swansboro and
Oak Grove besides Forest Hill and
other Outlying territory, have been
added to the, Nagd.
Lee Ward may be entitled 10 more
members. also. With Ginter Park
Highland Park. Barton Heights added.
the members OF thel committee feel
that more should be added TO the
membership.
jefferson Ward has increased, too,
bat not 10 such an extent as the other
three wards.
Resides this condition Of affairs. in
tnrcst is being conferred in the election
If member of the Police BOARD
from Madison ward at the July meet
ing of Council. Commissioner Nc
Carthy's term expires while the term
Of Commissioner Bradley, of Washing
ION Nard also eAnires Washington
Ward has been absorbed by Madison
Ward. and 1t is understood Mr.. Brad
ley will stand for election to succeed
MIR Mccarthy.