Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-31
ONLY THREE SEEM LIKELY
TO make RUN FOR BOARD
Beck, Folkes and Gunst Promise
t6 Wage Triangular
Contest.
MUST QUALIFY BY THURSDAY
Four Days Remain for Candidates to
Comply With Primary Law rs to
Paying OF Fee and Filing Formal
Declaration.

With less than four days remaining
in which candidates for election to the
Administrative Board may qualify for
! the race, it appears now that when the
| lists are closed on Thursday, there
will be only three competitors for the
two seats on the board. that Will be
vacant on January !, 1916 and that
Beck and Elben c. Folkes. the In
cumbents. and Alderman Marx Gunst.
! OF Lee Ward.
While these three are definitely in
the race. none of them has as yet quail
| fed for participation In accordance
with the provisions of the new pri-
| mary law. This act requires that be-
| fore a candidates name shall be print
ed on the official ballot he shall pay
candidacy fee OF per cent OF one
years salary attached to the office to
which he aspires. and file n properly
attested declaration Of candidacy with
| the chairman of the party commit
tee in the case of the candidates for
the Administrative Board.
NO PAYMENTS HAVE
BEEN MADE TO TREASURER
The first step in the direction of
qualification is the payment of the fee
of 1902 per cent of the $4,000 Ad-
ministrative Board salary--to City
Treasurer Pace. The latter said, yes
terday. that no such payment has as
yet been made by any of the three
| acknowledged candidates.
Under the law the payment must be
! made sixty days before the primary,
which this year is on August g. This
would make B o'clock Thursday after
noon the final limit for paying in the
candidacy fee to the City Treasurer.
Under a special ordinance that he
came law with the Mayors signature
| last week, however, Thursday is made
municipal holiday. In the absence
OF an official ruling on the poin; it is
assumed that this will have the effect
OF deferring the final limit until 3
o'clock Friday afternoon.
In the first administrative Board
primary il was aeli that notice of
candidacy could be filed with tho city
Democratic Committee up to midnight
OF the final day. The candidates will
probably avoid possible complications
by complying with both the fee and
registration requirements before Thurs
day. since the effect of the Councils
| declaring Thursday a holiday, as far
as II applies to the State primary law.
appears to he controversial. 1t may
possibly have the effect of making
w eOneSOaS the maj limit.
PETITIONS For ALL THREE
ARE IN CIRCULATION
The primary law provides that the
name OF no candidate for city or county
Office shall be printed on the official
ballot unless he shall have filed along
with his declaration of candidacy a
petition therefor signed by>fully quail
petition therefor signed by Atty quail
flied voters.
Petitions of this character contain
ing several times the required number
| OF names. have already been signed up
on behalf of Mr.. EeCh. Mr.. Folkes and
Mr.. Gunst. Friends Of the latter ex-
! hibited last week petitions for his
candidacy containing 3t1 names, all
| properly witnessed as require 10y the
| primary act.
| Although rutAo:s were rife several
weeks ago that the expiration Of the
| qualification time limit would find s.v-
| eral other candidates for the board
| in the field. thcv have failed of sab
sanitation. Wilbu. j. Grigps. whose
candidacy was urged hy substantial
! following, annCsinoed last week that
! he would not run.
! 4 delegation Of citi"ene called re.
Gently on Councilman p. +. Pitcher
! with the suggestion that he enter the
race. Mr.. Pitcher is serving his first
| term in the Council as member from
| Clay ward He Informed The Times
! Dispatch last night that he has de-
! nnitely decided not TO enter the race
MY acquaintance it not extensive
| enough to justify it," said Mr.. Pitcher,
and there seems TO be no large dema nd
! for another candidate than the three
| already announced. I consider il n
| compliment that / should have been
! mentioned in this connection, but do
not see my way clear TO run"
| LIST APPARENTLY
| LIMITED TO THREE NAMES
With the lists apparently closed.
| students of local noliticS arc olreadv