The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-13
JUDGE RICHARDSON
WILL APPOINT TODAY
To Name Acting Commonwealth At
torney Pending Election OF
Noven..>r 2. -
CITY COMMITTEE TO MEET
Crenshaw and Lad Suggested as Sue
ccssors to Pollock and Fuller in
Lower Branch OF Council.
CITY COMMITTEE TO MI

Judge Richardson having announced
that he would today make a tenn
porary appointment to the position
OF Commemorative Attorney TO fiji
the time between the meeting of the
grand jury on October 1, to the cleo
ton on November 2. the City Com
mittee will meet this week to discuss
the situation.
While II is generally believed that
that committee will make a nomi-
nation. II was said yesterday the COM
mittee was not unanimously welded
to such action. Some members. it Is
said. believe that the matter should be
left open to the public.
1t was said several days ago that
II the committee nominated O candi-
date, there would be two other cam
didates at the general election on No
vember 2. These two gentlemen do
not wish their names used at this
time. but both OF them have had ex-
perience In the criminal courts, and
both have at times acted for the Com
monwealth's Attorney
Members of the committee feel that
precedent should not be set In this
case. as IT might tend to disinteerate
the party orga nization.
Ready For New Party.
AhNfc arc III iuS diT llSit
now said a committeeman last night
in Murphy's cozy corner. Il, will not
take the drop of hat hardly to star,
q new party. People are beginning to
grow dissatisfied with the way things
are going around City Hall. and with
few likely leaders something could
be started that would be heard from
the basement Of the City Hall to the
fourth floor
The speaker was a man who has
mixed in politics since the days of
the armed challenger in jackson
Ward.
Why" continued the speaker. this
charter changes thing Is not the way
to clean up the city. With the new
charter in operation a new machine
could be started. and the people would
be in just as much Of hole as now.
What We need Is a good minority
party so we can change the officials
whenever we wish TO do so. You do
not have to change the charter to do
that The present charter is all right.
If we back 1t up with good people
The sentiments Of the speaker found
echo In the words OF others in the
crowd. but the majority of those pres
ent believed there should be some
changes In the present charter. Not
quite as great, IT, tttte>t~ fto-
posed by the Civic Association.
Candidates Are Named.
In the meantime, since the an
nouncement of the early retirement
from Council OF Messrs. Pollock and
Fuller. the Madison Ward wiseacres
are getting together. The Roalto. from
Seventh Street to the City Hall is
crowded with them.
The names OF Winthrop d. Cren-
shaw and Jesse Ladd have been sug-
gested as good men for the places
Mr.. Crenshaw Is the well-khown soft
drink man, and Mr.. I.add Is former
member Of the City Committee and a
leading fuel dealer.
It was said yesterday that the
voters Of Madison Ward. between
James River and Shockoe, were get
ting ready TO form civic club. to hold
forth in Murphy's annex. The reason
for such a club was given by one OF
the proposers:
''If the Democrats of the north side
Of Madison Ward do not organize the
the Southsied organization will take
control Of the ward. about one-third
Of the taxable values OF the city. This
section OF the city IL the wealthiest
OF any. and still this section gets
less than any other in improvements"