The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-03
ENTHUSIASTIC meeting
At CAMPAIGNS CLOSE
YastIes~ right or Several Weeks Du-
ration Ends With Some Real
Enthusiasm.
GENEROUS IN THEIR APPLAUSE
Cty's Sovereign Give Various Speak
Have Been wendcnburg Crowd.

City's Sovereign Give Various SPEAK
ers Hearty Greeting seems &c
Have Been wendcnburg Crowd.
A campaign which has been almost
listless from the start came to an end
at joint meeting in the City Audi
forum last night with more en-
thusiasm for the various candidates
than has been shown in all the prevf-
Gus meetings combined.
About 600 men sat and listened
patiently to every candidate, IRE
quently punctuaiing their short
speeches with vigorous and prolonged
applause.
Hold Speakers TO Time.
Harry Nj. smith. Jr., president OF
the Clay Ward Actives. presided, and
without hesitation held all of the
speakers to their allotted time. He
varied the usual order. allowing the
for the House Of Delegates
to come first. those for the Senate
next, and reserved the aspirants Tor
seats on the Administrative Board for
the last.
Generous In Applause.
Applause for candidates for the
Senate and for the Administrative
Board was perhaps more vigorous
than for the others. due perhaps TO
the closeness Of the races in the first
two fields.
II noise indicate anything. wenden-
burg and Cannon will go to the Sem
ate, and Foikes, Beck and Gunst are
going to give each other tight race
Mills and Hardwicke shared in the
bat
no doubt as to the fact that 1t was a
crowd.
FoIkes Given Hearty Reception.
Efben c. Folkes reused the crowd
to vigorous and prolonged applause
when In an eloquent statement as to
his position as the matter of new
charter he said
They say that we won the right
to a voice in our government al
Yorktown, at Bunker Hill. when the
American congressman signed the
of Independence. when
Patrick Henry said. give me liberty
or give me death and yet there are
In the city of Richmond
today who say that we should sur
render that right for job under the
/ say to you that ne
Job In 30 rich, and fear of defeat is
not 80 strong that would under any
surrender my right to
vote"
PRICE Has HIS Inning.
James II. Price was the first man
called upon. He briefly stated his
platform to be Richmond in particu-
lar and the State OF Virginia In gen.
erai. He promised to work fearlessiy.
and efficiently II elected TO
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talent was at the service of the State
John n. IIghtfoot came next. Cap
tain Myers being late. Mr.. Lghtfoot
said that ne was not asking for the
honor OF the ONCE. nor a gift at the
hands of the people. but that he was
willing and anxious to sink his per-
sonal gain I'm behalf OF the public
good. In matters which concerned
the government he WAS willing to fol-
low the win Of the people. In matters
which concerned his conscience he
promised to follow the dictates Of
his conscience.
James r. Jones. speaking for the
business interests OF Richmond in a
speech full OF witticisms and good
stories. asked his hearers to send him
and four other good men to the Leg
Not having been to the Leg
he had no mistake to cover
UP and no good laws TO crow over, but
he promised to do his duty. He thought
that his business experience qualified
him to be able 70 represent them.
Tells His Record.
Captain Myers said he had worked
for the Torrens land bill. reduction
on the merchants tax. bill TO make It
sasier TO collect damages from rail-
roads for losses sustained by shippers
and other progressive measures.
Graham b. Hobson was greeted with
applause which amounted to an ova-
lion almost He promised to look out
for Richmond's interests In particular
and stated that IL sent back that he
thought that he could get the Legis-
lature to provide 100000 State Of
dee building In Richmond.
'e7'' FsroMiSsd 10 Ne Progressive.
q. r. Fuller promised to work for
all progressive laws that were right.
experience In the City Council. He
protested against allow
Ing corporation lawyers to become
judges
r. r. Bowden presented written
platform. He believes In the initiative
and the referendum, repeal I the poll
tax law, free text books for all school
children, abolition of convict contract
labor. In the workmen's compensa ton
bill. and he believes that the promulga-
ton OF the State constitution was .
crime against the State.
A. o. Boschen vigorously took issue
with Mr. Bowden on the repeal Of the
poll tax law and received vigoroug APP
plause from crowd.
L. O. Wendenburg and James E. Cam
aon reviewed their previous terms and
asked to be sent back.
Asked Business Representation.
G. w. Hardwicke and Morgan r.
Mills each asked the crowd to send at
east one business man to the Senate,
to look after the peoples
interest
Marx Gunst was sick, with d bad
throat. and Mr.. w. X. Bates spoke
or him. Mr.. Bates reviewed Mr..
Gunst's career and n the applause
. any indication Of the feeling Of the
,rowd then Gunst had some warm sup
,orters on hand last might.
II. c. Fol<es claimed the authorship
II nearly one-third Of all the motions
made In the Administration Board. Mr..
Tolkes spoke with telling force and
he crowd was not stingy with the ap-
,Iause. He reviewed the work OF the
board and asked for the reward of
abor well donc--another term.
Thera Was no oratory IN Harry n