Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-30
JEFFERSON WARD HEARS
CLAIMS Of CANDIDATES
Young Mems Progressive League
Holds Large Meeting at
Springfield school.
=. L. WATTS SPEAKS roE WISE
Haddon Reviews His Own Record rs
AttMney. and Asks Voters Not to
Make Him Nicarious Sacrifice for
City Committees Action.


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4 Between 600 and 40 jefferson Ward
voters gathered ut tho Springfield
School last might to hear speakers il,
the interest Of tho two candidates Far
commemorative Attorney. Tho meet
inS was held under the auspices %
tho Young Mems Progressive Associa
ton. President j. j. Wicker, Jr. Of
! that orShnizati"n. presiding.
/ cf tho two candidates. 7. GRAY Had
don alone appeared. On behalf Of
,Ec"rS" L. WISE. tho rival candidate.
Au"rn"N j. Vaughan Gary presented :,
letter III which Mir. Mis-" cXprcsscd his
! Cd with the commemorative At
! torncy's office, which he is now iilliug
temporarily under appointment by
JudSc Richardson. made il impossible
! for him to attend.
The grand jury for the November
.";;n meets OF Monday" wrote Mr.
! Wise. II have not as vet been able
! 20 write u single indictment for that
! term. The papers arc on my desk, and
tho worl; must he done. There is :,
limit to "a pacity. no matter how siren
uously Il man labors. ON the public
! platform last night discussed the is
sues with Mr.. i!addon. and fccl ;n,ich
disappointed that the foregoing cir
| cumstarces prevent my doin. so to-
might. ! hold For him Che highest
personal regard. Toward those whose
polii'ca! methods criticize. ] bear
no malice"
MIR. Gary supplemented the lcttor
with a shor; talk OF his OWE in which
he commended the claim q. his candi-
date to the support OF the voters in
| Tuesdays primary.
ALFRED u. WATTS SPEARS
ELo0I ENTLn FOR WISE
Before retiring Mr.. Gary introduced
Alfred II. Watts, who presented Mr..
Wise's cause in An eloquent address.
The csscnoc Of true Democracy, he
said. WAS uuhampcrcd choice at cleo
'ions. lie hoped. he said. that Rich
monds Dcmocracy was rf this stamp.
and that il would yot. for tho candi-
date Of IFS chooSiu" nest Tuesday with
out regard To au4 previous selection.
Attorney Alfred !. kirsh. who made
spirited address in favor of Mr.. Had
don's candidacy. devoted twenty min
utcs {" an arrairnmcnt OF the OPPOSE
tons claim that the city Democratic
Committee, in nominating Mr.. Haddon
has been guilty of an unjuStitable
act. So far from being irregular. said
MIR. kir*h. the nomination WA; in strict
accordance with what the law required.
The opposition, said the speaker. was
in a poor position TO attack The COM
mittee'S nominations when by its own
failure TO ask for Mr.. WiSc's nomina-
ton ut tho hands Of the committee it
admits that no other choice was left
that body.
Haze MIR. Wise submitted his name
as MI. Iladdon did. said Mr.. Kirsh, there
might to-day bo two names on the Dem
ocratic ballot Instead OF one AS one
Of the several whose names were Sug-
ScStcd for the Ccmmonw calth's attor.
ncy vacancy. said Mr. Kirsh. he was
himself given assurance by several
members OF the committee recently that
had lie sent in his name to the commit.
tee that body would have considered
hiaturelN the question of adding his
name 10 the Democratic ticket,
NADDON REVIEWS HIS
RECORD AS ATTORNEY
Mir. Haddon in his own behalf re-
viewed his record in the law Office: of
Wyndham X. Meredith and Attorney
Generals Anderson and Williams and
ms general practice OF three wears to
show that he was not the iucNpcricnccd
y"uneStcr in legal matters tina, the
opposition has tried % make ii appear
that he is.
The whole camuaiGu. said Mr. Had
don. has ccntcrcd about tho question
Of The justice OF the CITY Democratic
Committees nomination. With TWO
can'iidatcs seeking Office, til, SurJrisinc
thing. he said, is that tn.rc seem ,r
be less concern nhou; their relative
qualifications TO MI the Office than
there Is about whether Tue ,iiy Demo
cratic Committee acted wisely or We'll
rms situation. SAID the speaker. mas
worked 10 his hurt because there has
been Il tendency even among his fri, udr
10 make him the vic..riouS Sacrit;.c fo,
III, committees action. IN order 10
NF'N" AT INC committee. he sail il j.
necessary INST to strike him! situation,
witch u" said ~ n"mifcstly unfair