Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-03
MAY ELECT JACOB UMLAUF
TO CLAY WARD VACANCY
Well-Known Ex-Councilman Promi-
nently Mentioned as Successor
to Il. Gray Haddon.
HAS BEEN OUT ONE YEAR
Believed That Former MayoraIty
Candidate Has Inside Track to
Election Should lie Care to Re-
turn to City Council.

Jacob Umlauf. for ten years q MEM
Der of the. Common Council from Clay
ward. and in the last municipal cleo
ton candidate for Mayor in opposition
TO Mayor Ainslie, according to politi-
| cal gossip. will soon be seen among
the wards Representation in the lower
branch as successor to Councilman T..
Gray Haddon. who 1t is generally as
sumed. will be elected Commemorative
Attorney.
Close friends of MIR. Umlauf have
toiG Clay Ward Councilmen that he
would be candidate for the vacancy
that would be caused 10y MIR. IIaddon's
resignation. These have been asked to
refrain from committing themselves TO
the candidacy Of any asprant until it
| Is definitely known whether Mr.. Um-
\ lauf will accept election.
Il believe Mr.. Umlauf can get the
nomination of the ward caucus if he
| wants It, said one Of the CLAY Ward
Councilmcn yesterday. "IIe has had
long experience in the Council and
would add strength TO the wards rep
rtsentation. don't think any one. else
| in Clay Ward would have n chance IL
NJ. tmlauf wants the place"
lMi.AUF Eligible
UNDER CONSTITUTION
Under the Constitution. no membe Of
has been out of that body less than a
year. is eligible for election TO any
public Office filled by the Council by
election or by appointment. This rule
would have eliminated MIR Umlauf as
a possible successor to Mr.. Haddon had
1t become necessary to fill the vacancy
earlier than last "Wednesday. On that
day Mr.. Umlauf had been out OF the
Council full year. and was immedi-
| ately eligible for reelection
Should Mr.. Haddon he elected Com
| monwealth's Attorney-and il Is al
! most the unanimous opinion OF politi-
cal Richmond that he willard should
NJ" Cmlauf he chosen TO serve his un-
expired term the Council will regain n
| member who has been connected with
much important legislation and who
| has never failed to take an active part
| in the hody's debates and deliberations,
Mr. tmlauf has reputation as n lcgis-
| lator with decided opinions of his own
and the capacity to convert them into
ordinances.
RELIEVE UaILAUF HAS
EYE on HIGHER LIFE
| There arc still political prophets who
believe that Mr.. Umlauf has not parte ed
for all time with his mayoralty am
billions, Notwithstanding his decisive
defeat Mt the hands of the incumbent
at tho last election. 1t is pointed out
| that his return to the Council to serve
Mr.. Haddon's uncxpircd term would
bring him again into the foreground
and add to his stature as a possible
candidate for higher office.
Among the other possibilities for the
expected Haddon vacancy are W. b.
Jennings. member OF the wards dele
cation in the City Democratic Commit
| tee; John T. Powers. an ex-mcmhcr OF
| the Council and n candidate for cleo
| tion to the lower branch in tho last
| municipal election: Harry C. Glenn.
also n candidate in that election: and
! Albert .. Boschen. who narrowly
missed being nominated for the House
of Delegates in the primary Of August