Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-21
POLITICAL CALDRON IS
SETTLING IN HENR|CO
Local Fights for County Offices Over
shadow Wars in Europe
and Mexico.
SOME SHARP CONTESTS O
Chairman Saunders, Of Board OF SUI
pcrvisors, Only Man to Succeed
himself Without Being Opposed.
Ihree-Cornercd Race for Sheriff

me political caldron is seething In
hehrico The ordinary things of life
such as the newest wrinkle in tho
titanic struggle going on across tho
water or the probability OF American
Intervention in Mexico. arc for the NO
ment relegated to the background and
poislcs mold the center OF the stage
nat the final outcome will be no man
can tell, but this much is certain. II
VIII be fight to the finish
win the date of the primary not
quite TWO weeks off, the candidates are
entering The final lap of the race, and
each one OF playing his best card. Not
one admits defeat yet. nor even the
possibility of defeat Many OF them will
receive terrible jolt when they wake
up on the morning of August 4
race OF especial interest is that
between w. w. Beverly. n young attor
ney. who has been practicing law in
tenrico for the last six wears and
FRANK T. Sutton. Jr., the incumbent.
LOT commemorative Attorney Mr..
Beverly has made a marked success NJ
county. and has won many strong and
influential friends. while the incum :
bent has been equally successful and is
very popular. winning by a good mar
GIN Tour years ago over strong oppo-
sition.
There is three -cornered race on for
sheriff. r. A. Smith a well known
magistrate Of Fairfield District; w.
Webb Sydnor. for the last seven years
deputy sheriff Of the county. and w. NJ.
Milan, 4 well-known dairyman arc the
aspirants. Each man Is we'll and favor
ably Known TO the voters and each
should poll strong vote
COMPLETE LIST OF
CANDIDATES IN HESRICO
complete list OF the candidates is
as follows:
For the Senate-Julien Gum and W.
Walker Ware. sheriff of Charles City
County.
For the House of Delegates-C. W.
Throckmorton and Harry c. Beattie.
For treasurer. II. Kemp, who is
now sheriff, and J. 4. Leach, now com :
district
For sherifr-R a. Smith, W. webb
Sydnor and w. VI. Milan.
Fer commissioner of the revenue up
per district-H. NJ. Fleet and Cashie r..
Smith. For the lower d!strict-W. Is
Frayscr. George +. Donnclla, j. r.
Pocklington and John /. Shurm
For Board Of Supervisors. Fairfield
Observation-Disclosures Bottoms. incum-
bent, and j. Morris Carter. varina
District-George J. Stoneman. incum-
bent, and Frank y. Valley. Tuckahoe
W. X. Ford. Brookland District-W c.
Saunders. the incumbent, who has no
opposition. MIR. Saunders is chairman
of the board.
For constable. Fairfield District-E
r. Wallace. incumbent. who has no
opposition. The other three districts
have no candidates.
For Commemorative Attorney =
Frank L. Sutton, Jr.. the incumbent and
W. w Beverly.
Overseers Of the poor-Fairfield Dis
trict, c. III. Graves; Varina District, w.
T. Warmer; Brookland District. Joe
T!tchfield; Tuckahoe District, j. II.
browning. All four men are incum-
bents and have no opposition
Mag istratcs-Fairfeld District H. S.
Sunday. an incumbent; p. y. Binford,
and II. w. Hardy; Brookland District.
Thomas r. Darracott and Charles O..
Burch: Tuckahoe District, J. VI. Henley.
an incumbent: r. G. Garnett, Z. ]. Pur-
year. and l.. u. oliver. Narina District
has no candidates.