Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-19
SAUNDERS ADVOCATES
HOLDING ONE PRIMARY
Would Select City Officers on Same
Date as State Ticket
Is Chosen.
WOULD SAVE MUCH EXPENSE
No Announced Opposition to Pace,
Hulce and TresnOn-SatterfleId
Office Not So Profitable Since Pro-
hiDition Came In,

CITY officers who come up for election
next November will be nominated ut
the state primary, to he held some
tiine next summer. if Il plan advocated
by Charm Clyde w Saunders, OF the
City Democratic Committee, is carried
out. His idea is simply to eliminate
two primaries by nominating city Of
ficcrs at the same time State officers
are named.
From every standpoint the plan Of
two primaries is undesirable" said MIR.
Saunders. 'it is obvious that the
state primary, tho date for which will
be fixed by the State Democratic Conn
mittcc, must be held. If the City
Committee insists upon selecting an
other date for the city primary ii Will
merely entail additional expense. which
will have to be borne by the candi-
dates for city otlicers. TIL" committee
would be forced to put Il special as
scssment upon the men. running for
Office to dcfray the cost of the pri
mary. But. il the CITY Committee
Will pick the same da L. as the state
committee. this expense Will he re-
duccd To Il minimum. viii make
every effort as chairman and as "a
member Of the City Committee to
have only one primary
Can "TRADE- WHETHER
ONE OR TWO PRIMARIES
AIR. Saunders expressed til" opinion
that there may be some objection in
some quarters to this plan 10y reason
of the so-called trade" Of votes. IF
there is any trading to be done. II
can he done ut one primary as we'll
as at two" he said AS a matter
OF fact" he added. there is very lit
tie Of this trading"
The city officials who come UP for
election at the hands of the people
include all those not elected by the
City Council or appointed by the Ad-
miuistrativc Board, with the cXcep-
ton OF the Mayor and Couucilmen.
Clerks of courts will not come up for
election at this time. their terms be-
ing for eight instead Of four years.
The offices, with their incumbcnts,
which must lie fllcd for new four
wear terms are as follows:
CITY Treasurer. J. Il. race.
CITY Collector. II. l.. iiulce.
Commissioner Of Revenue, Henry Il.
Tresnon.
commemorative Attorney. George L.
Wise.
city Sergeant. John l.. Sat'erfeld.
Sheriff J. Hcrbcr, Mercer.
High Constable William H. Wyatt
NO ANNoU Need OPPosITIoN
TO PACE, HUGE AND TkEsNoN
All iucumbcnts will stand for re-c!ec-
ton but now many viii nave Oppose
tion remains to be seen.
So far as is known now. Messrs. race
ITulcc and TrcSnon have no opponents
Various names have been mentioned
md suggested a likely candidates Tor
thc offices of CommOnwcalth'S Attorney,
civ Sergeant. Sheriff and High Con-
stable. No definite announcements have
been made, however.
While several men have been spoken
Of as considering entering tin" race
against Mr. Satterhcld for City Ser
ccsnt, much Of this gossip las recent
lv died out This is due directly TO
the fac; THAI the revenue from this
Office i said TO have already been cut
moro than 30 per cent on account OF
prohibition. which has been the direct
caus" OF cmptying tho City Jail OF
prisoners 20 such an extent that only
about one third OF the prison is now
utilized Mr.. Sattcrti.ld recently an
nounCcd that because OF the changed
conditions he Will be forced TO retire
two q! his deputies on January !.
Ifu, political talk continues in ref
crcncc To tho other offices. though it
- not considered likely that any pros
pcctivc candidates Will make any for
NAL announcements Of their attentions
until after the holidays