Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-02
RALLY At AUDITORIUM
WILL CLOSE CAMPAIGN
Voters From Every Ward Will Gather
Tonight to Hear Final
Appeal.
SALOONS CLOSE AT 6 O'CLOCK
Private Club, Hotel and Public Bars
Will Remain Closed Until Wednes.
day Morning-LonE Voting Day
VIII Encourage Large Vote.


VIII Encourage Large Vote.
Under the auspices of the Clay
for the Administrative Board and Leg
islature will make a final appeal for
support in to-morrow's primary, at a
mass meeting that will be held to-
night at the City Auditorium. II will
he the final meeting Of the campaign
and probably the largest. Voters from
every section Of the city will be on
hand TO hear the candidates swan
song.
Every saloon in the city will close
ita doors at o'clock this afternoon
ana VIII remain closed until Wcdnes-
day morning.
The polls will open Tomorrow at
sunrise, SIG o'clock, and will close at
sunset, 7:l6 o'clock This will give n
voting day of fourteen hours. and will
allow ample time for workers TO get
out large vote. Conservative esti-
mates place the total vote that will
he cast in to-morrow's primary at be-
tween $500 and 5000. The more lib-
eral estimators make il 10000 to TO-
400. These point to the now voters
In the annexed territory and to the
voters recruited as the result of the
recent registration movement. none of
whom figured in the last primary cleo
ton.
FIRST INTEREST CENTERS
IN ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD
While the campaign which comes to
an end to-day, compared with tho more
spirited contests of recent times, has
been listleSs, there has been n good
deal OF active personal work and the
usual amount of speechmaking Mass
meetings OF voters have been held in
North Richmond. SCOTS Addition and
church Hill, Fairmount. Fulton. South
Richmond, SwanSboro and Oregon HILL
The meeting tonight, while held under
Cay Ward auspices, will he more in
the nature of n city wide rally, and all
wards will be represented
interest in the outcome of the con
test centers first in the Administrative
Board race in which the two incum-
hents. Elben c. Folkes and Henry p
Beck seek reelection. One of the two
vacancies on tho bonrd is being sought
by Marx Gunst, Alderman from Lee
Ward, and for twenty-one years a
member of the Council
IN the race for seats in the House of
delegates are entered nine candidate
w. NJ Myers and Graham B. Hobson,
mentors Of the last House by election
by the people, and +. r. Fuller, men,
her by appointment by the City Demo
cratic Committee 10 serve the uDcA-
PRED term of the late d. l.. Toncy. all
seek 70 be returned. The new man
%no seek election 10 the House Of
Delegates are: A. Q. Boschen, r. T.
Rowden w. a. Crenshaw, j. r. Jones.
j. b. Lightfoot, Jr., and James H. Price.
FOUR CANDIDATES
FOR STATE, SENATE
The campaign for the State Senate
has been waged by four candidates,
While two OF the four were members of
the last Senate. neither was elected by
1,A
Cannon, junior Senator from Richmond
was elected by tho City Democratic
Committee in 1913. to succeed Elben C.
folkes. who resigned TO become a
member of the newly-created Adminis-
tratire Board. Louis o. Wcndcnburg
County as Senator from that county.
and became Richmond voter by rea-
son OF the recent annexation.
The other two aspirants for the SEN
ate are Charles w. Hardwickc and
Morgan r. Mills. The latter was for
the Council, and was defeated for re-
election to that hody a the last NUM-
cipal primary. Mr.. Hardwickc was AT
one time member of the City Council.
RivalnG the major campaigns in in
terest is the City Democratic Commit.
nine candidates seek election to eight
vacancies. The candidates arc CLYDE
w. Saunders, Edward l.. Ryan, Horace
3. Burnett, w. 3. Jennings. L. o. MIL
Ter, John NJ. Purcell, w. r. Pace.
Charles j. Shuman and Thomas a. VIII
liams
Somewhat the same state of affairs
exists in Jefferson Ward, where eight
candidates for the City Democratic
Committee are in the race for seven
vacancies. The candidates arc Phil j.
BaEley, L. w. Evans, II. T. CARRIER,
Thomas Il. Johnson, l.. StaEg Powell,
Mann T. Powers, Charles b. Peoples
and William r. Sullivan.
There arc no contests in Lee and
Madison Wards. In Madison Ward the
candidates and vacancies tally in num-
Der. and the candidates have already
been declared elected by the commit
tee. Their names will not appear on
tho ballots. In Lee Ward there are
only five candidates for the seven
places. and two members will have to
he elected by the committee when it
meets for organization. The names of
the Lee Ward candidates for the City
Democratic Committee Will also not APP
pear on tho ballot.
Charged With Stealing Ice.
Dabney Mckenney, colored was ar
rested by detectives Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway Company yesterday
on charge of stealing ice from the
a. ~ N TlNn 1f 4 H.