The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-27

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There will be no sluggards in the
political race this week. In coming
down the home stretch the candidates
and their friends will suffer no grass
to grow beneath their brogans.
i One week from tomorrow. at sun
rise, voters will begin casting ballots
for candidates of their choice for City
Council the mayoralty and the Ad-
m illustrative Board,
Up to this time there has been MOTH
Ing. but apparent listlessness In the
campaign. although il is one of the
most important the. city has had. for
long time
Altar July L the duties OF the Mayor
viii be multiplied and there are many
important legislative measures ahead
for the consideration or the City
Council, while the importance of the
Administrative Board is increasing
day by day.
There are some pretty fights in the
councilnlanic race. Several old mem
bers of Council are striving to return
with strong changes Of success. Other
leading members of Council feel them
selves !tottering on the brink OF de-
feat. - t
Lee ward CanutdAtfa.
In Lee Ward there Ia little fear on
the part OF present members of Coun-
ell. Those who are standing for re-
election are Councilman Powell. Bat,
kinS and Butler. Counciinan Fergus.
son and Ratcliffe have DECLINED to rur
for reelection Prognisticators are
claiming that r. Lee Roden and !
Edward Rose will fill the. places Of
Messrs. Ferguson and Radcliffe
Friends of DIR. w II. Street ana ]. J
Stallings Indignantly deny this. AL
dcrman Gilman has no opposition.
There liz sofnething OF n not can
vass in Clay Ward. Both Aldermen
Mitchell and Phi1er have opposition
The aspirAnts are Harry e. Glenn. 2
former member OF Common Council
and OF the House OF Delegates, and
c. p. Fitzriison. a merchant.
/ Thise light does not compare will
that being wagea for places In th'
, lower branch of Council The Ave in
: cumbents are again In the .feld. Their,
are thee new Richmonds Ia. tn
. field. all conceded strong ones-.6;iiber
0 X. Pollock, recsyjtly moved from, Mah
Z son Ward; Jacob Umlauf, forme
. | Councilman. and Albert O. Bosehesl
n welt7known lawyer.
n Active Clay ward Men.
Clay ward Councilmen have bee,
I active In municipal work. Councihnel
= Seaton, Haddon and English have hg
. ured In almost every question OF pub
1 lie interest that has been brought nr
4 wniie Mr.. Pitcher. being new man II
: public life. has kept quiet and ssaidiei
$ the situation His principle act o
public interest was to introduce III
$ resolution, calling upon Police Connie
l sionef wefisto resign. The result 0
this resolution Is stiii fresh eih tn
4 minds of the public. $50, y; ,s.ts .
= Pr axlasEs-- Peters, as~-sA who II e@1
in. touch with matters OF public con
Germs ~ patron. Of 4nnemea bic measure
Of general Interest. and his ruling
as presiding officer of the body hav
been eminently satisfactory ID tn
hodNs and the people at large
Messrs Pollock and Umlauf wsr
/ both active members of thu lowe
branch OF Council. while. Mr. Boscher
is looked upon as an able young AT
torney.
Present members, of. Council from
Madison ward have no easy sailing
There are nine candidates for Common
Council and Two for the Board o
Aldermen.
southaide's Opportunity.
Five of Tn exc candidates for Common
= Council are residents of the south sid
OF the ward. all that territory sout'
OF the james. embracing South Rich
e nond, Swansboro. Woodland Heights
| Forest Hin and Oak Grove.
II is said that ~ that section cast
a solid vote for the five candidates
; IL WALL elect them all, as the South
! side has more re Clustered voters, thar
= The north side of the ward. The foul
n. ambers as~Geaaeii sfael satisfied tha
they win be returned. while the friend
of IpsHpn Nuruxify ard John w. Moor
, are making elaine Aef possible vic
, tory. George 81. Cease. former Coun
Gilman. James p. Dodd and j. G
Blake. declare .theysAave equal I ha nee
with any. other. candidates ss.4~
A1defmxh Jpssph Esxpowcrgrfs max
ing q strong plea to Southsiders II
point tin & atf- his,sS fkprtA@ III securinf
bettpr- strnsr. car rervice. and IN Gsht.
ing haId for the reduction In the pric'
) ur..w-r Marhsvs. pplrts 70 hts Ions
s.denee-tn che solshstde 80 on asset
in,-h. .. $500 49,. go -. s-r-,. N.
Jefferson Ward lie not the hotbed oi
poiitics-IEAf 1t.ased 70 be. There is q
large neld, however. and some OF the
running is fast. fractional differences
appear TO be healed. and with this
result IL fs likely two old members OF
Council may be returned with good
votes John X. Grimes and Morgan
r. Mills are conceded TO be winners.
Neither Councilman Rogers or Welsh
will stand for reelection. -
while there IL no, slate. the wise
acres believe. Grimes and Mills viii
be winners. with John f. letter as a
possibility among the three tncum-
bents-Messrs sullivan. Powers and
Lumsden. This lis by no means adj
United by G. r.. Britton. w. +. William
!. son, J. b. Kelley and ]. Il. Maynard.
II the other contestants.
Neither Alderman Adams or Alder
man Nielsen has opposition.
From what the students of the sit
uation say. Mayor Atnsiie and Candi-
| date Hawkins are running a pretty
race for the Lead in the mayoraity crn
test. with MI Lecky possibility II
there Is no runaway" In reference to
the other tw[o.2
Blake IL strosg Factor.
The situation In reference TO the
/ preferential vote for candidates for
rhe Administrative Bsard. has changed