Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-14
GEORGE E. WISE NAMED
TO SUCCEED FOLKES
CONTINUED From First Page.)

{ nominateS some one else. will YOU be 4
/ candidate IN the general election .
MIR. Wise was asked
Il am not crossing bridges until
get TO them" replied Mr.. Wise. II will
say this. however. II were named by
the committee as the party candidate.
could not help feeling that the COM
mittees action was barring other able
candidates from, going before the
voters on an equal footing with me.
and should ask the committee TO
make no nomination at all, thus throw
ing the field open to everybody.
Il feel that no person who would
have qualified for the primary. had
there been time to hold A primary.
should be denied the opportunity Of
Der election. l should still hold the
same view should the committee
nominate me-.
IN NOVEMBER ELECTION
Mr.. Wise made IT clear that he did
not intend TO criticize the committee
for any plan OF election upon which II
may have decided Should the COM
mi,tcc decline 10 throw the election
open and name a party candidate, he
decide upon his course of action then.
There was hardly room for doubt that
II is the intention OF MIR. Wise TO be n
ca ndidate in the November election
whether the City Democratic Commit
tee does or does not declare him the
party nominee
Friends of Mr.. Haddon stated posi-
lively that his campaign for nominal
ton by the committee will proceed,
without reference 10 yesterdays ad
interim appointment. X is commonly
believed that a majority Of the COM
m!ttcc has been pledged TO support him
as the partys nominee. Should Mr..
Raddor be named by the committee,
there is every probability that he and
Mr.. Wise will be rival candidates in
the November general election.
Judge Richardson will issue writ
OF election on October 4. calling for
the holding OF an election 10 elect
successor 20 commemorative Attorney
tolkes, on the same day as the gem
eral election. OF November 2.
HADDoN SAYS HIS
CAMPAIGN WILL CONTINUE
Whatever plan IS adopted by the
city Democratic Committee will suit
me, said Mr. Haddon last night. dis
guessing the situation created by the
al interim; appointment. If the COM
mitt-e should decide 10 make 40 non:i-
nation az all. ! shall re 4 candidate in
The general election. If +; dominates
ne. shall. OF course, run. Under no
circumstances. however. will I run in
ne general election il tie committee
selects another person as the party's
nominee
TIE campaign in ny behalf Will
pro-eed unaffected hy ;o-day's appoint
-.~=t. nave rad many assurances OF
sG7ro-, from, c:enl he.s Of the CITY
Democratic Committee, and feel conf
cent t-a- :: the committee decides TO
nominate : viii! get good support in
-aa body ! nave asked 40 member
OF ths committee 10 insist on noni-
nation, believing that that is matter
20; re whole committee should de-
eide F.. the best interests Of the party
!. - unfortunate thar sufic!en, time
All :or remain for the holding of n
primary should the com rli,;ee decide
70 make 10 nomination, and thus throw
~oglI have participated had a primary
been held. il will be entirely salts
factory % me-, and viii enter the race
"itr such others as may aspire TO the
Office
What want 70 make clear above
eve-%t thing else, however, Is that Will
not !ur as an independent should the
comn!tree nominate Mr.. Wise or some
one else XIII abide strictly by the
pagr"'s action"