The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-30
POLITICAL CAMPAIGN
!. COMES DOWN STRETCH
weather rnserfcres with Attendance
In Fatrmount, But Candidates
Meet Voters.
cHrMBoRAzo MEET ToNrGH-
italian Political Club and Clay Ward
Actives TO Wind Up Week Of
Strenuous Observation-Disclosures at
Forest Hill Tonight.
Political Meetings.

Political Meetings.
Thursday Night - Chimborazo
I School.
I Friday nisht--colombo Hall. West
, Broad street.
1 Saturday night---Clay Ward Activcs.
I at Binford School.
/. Tonight---Mass meeting at Semmes
/ Avenue and Forty-frst Street, South
Richmond, to discuss proposed James
! River bridge.
Inclement weather last night did
! not keep some of the candidates from
/ the meeting at Paramount School. but
! II did keep many of the voters away.
/ Chairman Felvey was on hand and
| a fair sprinkling of the sovereigns.
: But at the hour of s:30 II was ap-
! parent that there would not be suf-
! ficient attendance to hold a regular
: meeting.
Then the meeting was called off.
/ Mayor Ainslie shook hands with all
those present, including Candidates O.
I A. Hawkins. George ID. McTslake,
Graham b. Hobson, Captain Morgan
/ r. Mills and John Jeter.
I The little gathering proved most
| pleasing one. Drizzling rain and cool
| ing breezes caused shivers. but the
candidates injected a lot OF "hot air, :"
which made the crowd feel good.
Mr.. Hawkins got acquainted with
the people present, as did Mayor
Ainelie. They received glad hand
| from them, and proceeded upon their
way.
Hobson On Fairmount Mud.
! Mr.. Hobson got on a Twenty-third
Street car and went to the end OF the
| line. The end OF the line is six squares
from the schoolhouse. After walking
back in the mud of Paramount. which
the Administrative Board should fix,
Mr.. Hobson opined that when he 10
elected to the Administrative Board
! he will see that the streets are paved
and there are plenty of lights.
! Mr.. Blake was the only candidate to
make a speech, except Captain Mills.
He told the sovereigns that he would
| dc all they wanted. and would be in
| good position tonight to tell them at
Chin,borazo School what he Intended
to do IL elected.
And 1t will be some warm stun"
extlaimed Mr.. Blake.
! 1t behooves all the unsettled voterA.
| therefore, to get to Chimborazo School
tonight, II they wish to learn some
] thing.
Councilmantc Candidates present.
Captain Mills and Mr.. Jeter. candi-
dates for Common Council, were on
! itAASt sc PCt lhfAhnthoA' LGhc8@eS
wicker to the Roanoke convention
was also there. He stood ready to
make a speech In advocacy Of his cleo
1 ton, to which he has no opposition.
I Chairman Felvey, after announcing
that the elements had beat him to 1t,
asked the gathering to be present at
the meeting at Chimborazo School to-
night.
/ There will be two meetings tonight.
/ Both OF them will prove Of interest
l to the voter. The principal political
meeting will be that at Chimborazo
School. Is 1t will prove the fitst meet
ing of Importance on Church Hill this
] campaign. All the candidates for City
| Council from jefferson Ward, as well
as those for the general Offices. will
be- present to advocate their claims
for preferment.
Oid-time friends Of the ward, such
as Jshn r. Grimes and Morgan r.,
Mills. together with the incumbents
will be on hand to crate.
Chairman May Arrange.
At the same time this meeting IL
being held the people of the Yves,
End from both sides OF the river will
gather at the Episcopal Church. q,
semmes Avenue and Forty-first Street
TO hear talks on the proposed bridge
| OV0T lHS TlFoT III tue west Emo.
1t has been suggested that the chair.
man of the two meetings get together
so that the general candidates ma,
appear at both meetings. The can.
didates for the mayoralty. 1t is sug
Sested. may speak first at the Church
Hill meeting. and the candidates fol
the Administrative Board may speal
| first at the Forest Hill meeting. Coun.
I cilmanio candidates may speak in .ht
! interim. That will give the genera
, candidates the opportunity of meeting
) the voters at both places
Big Meeting at Colombo.
, Tomorrow night the Italian citixeni
Will meet together with their American
/ friends ut Colombo Hall This meet.
ing has been called by President Charis
, Trafieri, of the Italian-American Club
He has invited large number of Lee
and Clay Ward citizens to act as com.
mitteemen. and expects to have tn.
Z ecord-breaking meeting of the cam
paign.
, This club has a membership of ovel
) 500 voters. Many OF them will b.
! present. They represent every sectior
: OF the city, coming from Jefferson
and Madison Wards as well a. tn,
, West End wards.
! On Saturday the nnai meeting o.
: the campaign will be held. Old Cha,
Ward Actives, the oldest regular Dem
ocratic club In the city. will meet a
a Binford School. on Floyd Avenue.
: This clubs activities date back Int
: the geyenties- 1t has been facto
1 In the politics OF the city In man,
heated campaigns. of which this 10 not
although 1t should be, considering iti
Importance.
If the weather permits, the Henry
Clay Club. of Clay Ward, will hold M
| open-air meeting In front of Its club
house on Monday night This clui
has an influential membership. and al
ways draws big crowd. The club
house Is small and can accommodate
but a small proportion of the peopi,
who usually gather.
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