The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-30
|ESSlle DUTIES
KEEPS WISE AWAY
! Dus Letter II Read settiag Forth HE
vievss-HaAaea Addresses Spring.
aeld scASol Meeting.

Taxing the auditorium of Spring
sieid Public school to its capacity, sew
crai hundred East Enders. besides peo-
Ole from practically every other sec
zion OF the city, were present last
might at the meeting given under the
-~auer,ces OF the Young Mems Progress
/. s,tve Association.
r.. arsy Haddon. one of the caudi-
dates for the office as Commonw ealth' q
attorney was present and made nm
address setting forth the issues of
She campaign. He made an interesting
taik and was very well received BY
she East Enaers, He wRs introduced
~ Alfred J. Kirsh, we'll known local
attorney who had many compliment
cary thinss to say about Mr.. Haddon,
ceiling OF his caps hiiities. He told his
hearers that In his opinion MIR. Haddon
will hll the office In n most eHieien
manner in the event he is placed III II
10y The voters of Richmond.
george f. Wise the other csndi
date for the office, was busy at has
IN ice preparing indictments for the
Stvelub Der term OF court and was unable
20 be present. However. he was rep
resented by Vaughan Gary, young
attorney. and Alfred e. Watts. Of
Church hill both of whom bestowed
DsaiKes upon MIR Wise.
Just as the meeting was about half
ssrer Mrs. Charles Y Meredith and
1l4sx Elsie Hin arrived at the meeting
and had some things to say regarding
votes for women, Both OF them made
brief talks ard after the meeting dis
STihuted suffrage literature.
Charles A Feivy. well know n
-es-IFz East Enuer. made II talk regard
ing the proposed purchase of n large
plot OF ground in the Northeast End
fp- an athletic field He told Of the
need eff snch an Improvement 10 Church
lin, aud urged the members of the
club TO be present at the meeting of
fhes Utilities Committee next Nednes-
lay in an effort to secure the grounds.
Members OF the club were unanimous
IN favor OF the movement and they
rave promised to not only attend the
nnesins next Wednesday night, but to
do everything else in their power 10
9aelp the thing along
The following letter was read from
3r. Wise. explaining his inability 80
Fs present
T~xa Of Letter.
oct 90 1915.
y'oanr Mems Progressive Association
Of Richmond Richmond. Va.
lt5enliemeH.--No one regrets more
Fan ! do the sacf that cannot at
tend tonights meeting, and discuss the
appointment about three months ago.
9r special prosecutor In the Hopeweii
asses. and my appointment by Judge
richardson TO the vacancy In the office
- Commemorative attorney. | have
been working night and day. until
physical endurance has almost failed
3fls.
The docket OF the court this month
as been crowded with cases and I
h. 49, ,ttan t.
ceiling that the faithful discharge Of
ny official duties was OF far greater
Importance than anything else
The grand jury for the November
arm n3eets on Monday. have not
- yet been able to write single
Indictment for that term. The papers
are on my desk, and the work must
is done. There Is limit TO capacity
Fno matter how s.renously a man la
oors On the public platform sas,
light ] discussed the issues with Mr.
iaddon. and feel much disappointed
hat the foregoing circumstances pre-
%ent my doing tonight hold foI
min the highest personal regard. To
ward those whose political methods
criticize. | bear no malice.
The Injustice that feel has beer
heaped upon me. is Of secondary i'm
portance to the injustice that I FEEL
has been attempted to be heaped upon
The voters.
Fortunately, the voters can defend
themselves at the polls on Tuesday.
MY defense Gf defense were needed)
81 that my candidacy has made thf.
JossiblA.
I am thankful that few men--s
majority Of the City Committee-ar.
not the Democratic party, although
they claim to represent the party.
To the people Of Jefferson Ward, I,
she people generally. TO my opponen,
fnd to you, again offer my regrets
IN being absent tonight, and hand you
his letter by the kind hand Of a tru.
democrat and my loyal friend, who will
present II;
Very truly yours.
Crn n