The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-30
Woodland Heights Man De-
clared by Knowing Ones as
Certain to Succeed Me Carthy
CAUCUS CT MADISON
DELEGATION TODAY
viii Be Held at 5 O'clock and
Ioint Session of Council Will
Convene at 8 O'clock to
Elect

Thomas Herbert. vice-president
and manager of the Merchants
Cold Storage and Ice Manufactur-
ing Company, resident OF the
Soufhside, living at. Woodland
Heights. viii be chosen police
commissioner from Madison Ward
by Council In Its joint session to-
night, according to well-informed
observers.
The Madison Ward delegation will
have a caucus at O'Clock this after
dean of the delegation in Council from
that ward, and efforts will be made
to get together on the nomination OF
a candidate. It Is forecast by those
who profess TO know the situation that
no candidate will be agreed upon by
the delegation. though several names
will be presented.
The Delegation Divided.
It is expected that the caucus viii
be attended by the full Madison Ward
delegation. as Harvey Atkinson. who
is on his vacation, will return to at
tend tonight's joint session, and IL is
said he will be among those present.
Mr.. Atkinson Is said to stand with
Chairman Pollock and Mr.. Powers for
the nomination OF D. r. Mccarthy for
reelection, while Messrs. Cheatwood,
Jones, Fuller and Workman are un-
derstood to be for Commissioner Brad
ley, of Washington Ward. which went
out of existence in the recent redis-
tr,cting of the city. Major Christian
is advocating DR.. W. p. Mathews.
Other names mentioned are those Of
Jesse Ladd and Alexander Birchett.
The name Of Mr.. Herbert may go
before the caucus this afternoon. cid-
zens Of various sections OF the city
having urged members OF the Madison
ward delegation that he Re named.
Whether or not the caucus decides
upon any candidate. Mr. Herbert's
name will be presented at tontght's
Joint session and q sufficient backing
has been marshaled to assure his
election on either the first or second
ballot
Herbert Strongly Endorsed.
Mr. Herbert is a progressive. public
spirited citizen. Is well and favorably
known. and his name will be present.
ed with the approval OF large por-
ton OF the Madison Ward citizenship
II was said last night that he will be
elected without the slightest difficulty.
IT was also stated that it Is possible
that the name of Mr.. Bradley may not
be presented at the Joint session.
It L. said that the body may regard
Mr.. Mccarthy as ineligible to serve
on the commission. as he Is now a
resident in Jefferson Ward, the recent
division OF the city into wards having
placed the line between Madison and
Jefferson Wards at Seventeenth Street.
It was formerly at Eighteenth Street.
Mr.. Mccarthy lives on Broad between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth Streets.
and Is no longer in Madison Ward.
Mr. Bradley has been strongly
urged for the place by his friends for
the last two months. He has not In
dicated whether or not he will be a,
candidate
To FIJI Other Places.
South Richmond people want rep
resentative on the commission, and
IL is said that they are strong for the
naming of Mr.. Herbert. Mr.. Herbert
is acceptable and is strongly endorsed
by Madison Ward citizens north OF the
James.
The joint session tonight win also
name members OF the Board OF Health
and of the Fire Commission. The
terms Of DR.. Ramon d. Garcin and
OF James e. Phillips on the Health