Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-21
CANDIDATES WELCOMED
IN SCOTS ADDITION
aspirants for Mayor. board and
Council Set Forth Their
Claims for Office.
HALL FILLED TO CAPACITY
.iinslie Stands Upon His Record for
Re-ElectiOn, While Hawkins Prom.
iseS Necessary improvements in
Annexed Territory if Chosen.

Annexed Territory if Chosen.
Every sea, in The small school
house ia SCOTS Addition was taken
and standing room was at n premium
last night ~ tho political rally held
under the auspices OF the Scott's Ad-
dition Citizens Association. Caudi-
dates for the Mayoralty the Admins
tra,ire Board and several Offering
themselves for the Common Council
mad" their first appearance before the
voters OF this section. ana were re-
ccived with rapt attention by those
present.
Q. A. Hawkins. candidate for Mayor,
was the first speaker. lie said that
the city had all tho territory that II
needed for several Gears TO come. and
thut 1t should give all the new sec
tons what was due in the way OF i'm
provements II elected he said. he
would see that AL necessary improve
ments would he made. The laws and
ordinances oil the statute books should
be enforced. lie declared. and IL any
were found through their enforcement;
TO react To harm the city. they should
be repealed. MIR Hawkins stated that
the money nov received by the city
In the collection of taxes was being
iu'lciously expended.
AINSLIE ASKS VOTERS
no SEARCH HIS REC ORD
Mayor hinslic picfaCed his campaign
address with q few remarks congratu-
lating members Of the association for
tho good work they were doing with
their organization. and urged them
no matter which way they voted in the
primary. 10 keep up with the work
Of the community body. He stood on
his record durn" the time he has been
In office, ana said that he had given
the best that was in him IN the dis
charge Of his duties He asked the
roters. before they made their selec-
ton. TO And out he facts He was
entitled 70 that. he said. and thought
that they owed that much 10 them
sclves
Robert I-ecky. Jr In opening his adj
dress. said tina, he felt that the great
est honor that could be bestowed on
a man was 10 elect him Mayor of the
city OF his birth He said that after
entering the race he had adopted "A
platform under which he is now run
ming. II that frs; statement he said
he had set forth that II was not -
government OF men but Of measures.
and that nu change was needed in tho
laws through the lack of authorize
invested in the Mayors office A good
man and poor law, he said was
workable; but a poor man ana "a good
LEI " "cuIu DE Il failure.
HoBsoN PROMISES HIS
BEST EFFORTS no CITY
The Candidates tor the vacancy on
the Administrative Board were next on
.he program. George Med. Blake max
Ing the first address Mr. Blake fox
ingly said that he hoped when he next
appeared before them that he would
not nave as much trouble finding the
meeting place, and that, in his opin-
ION. they need better building In
which they could hold their meetings
People OF any section OF the city when
they are taken IN, some against their
Will deserved some improvements
from the money they paid into the
city's treasury in taxes. he said. Mr..
3lake said that he had two warm
friends opposing him for the Office
nut that they both had good positions
ana ne thought the voters should keep
them there where they could do the
city the most good He referred to the
expenditure Of the appropriations made
in the annual budget. and said that the
Administrative Board was the most
important office in the city govern
inent. without any reflections on the
| Mayoralty candidates.
Graham B. Hobson said thar he had
been 80 busy in the Legislature that
he has not had much time to see the
voters. but that his friends had asked
nm 10 run for the office shortly after
ROBERT Whtttet'S death He told them
he said, that lie would no; be cau-
didate before the Council for the Office
unless lie was allowed TO fulfn his
duties In the General Assembly. be-
cause he felt that he owed the citizens
mat much. He said that he did not
intend 10 make great campaign fight
out mat ne wanted to show the people
OF Richmond that one man could he
elected TO remunerat!vc Office in the
city without fight He promised. II
elected. TO sec that tho needed inn
prorements In the way OF water sewer
age and electric lights were provided
before bridges were erected. and other
ways OF beautifying the city were car
ried out.
EQUAL SUFFRAGE PLEA
BRINGS MEETING no END
w i. Knowles stood on his record
,as an employee and Superintendent OF
the Gas Department. in which he has
work ID for forty years, lie said. Dur
ing the twcnty-one years that he has
mad spent $4,000 0O OF the peoples
money without question: had built up
the Gas Works To 4 high state OF e.
hcicncy ana had made for the city IN
rroiits ;iom the n.anl more tnan 3:
hon.Ic" During this time he mas heen
III close contact With ali departments
of the city government. he said and
was veil versed in tic methods lf con
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