The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-12
CANDIDATE BLAKE SAYS
he LIKES OPPONENTS
Says Both knowles and Hobson Ara
Too Good Where They Are
20 be Changed.

Candidate George Med. Blake. who
aspires for q place on the Admins
trative Board, who has for some time
been conducting large grocery store,
with liquors AZ an adjunct. declares
that he Ia out OF the liquor business,
and wants the help of the dry vot-
ers to establish himself as a public
off1cial
Mr.. Blake has been prominent In
political and public matters In Rich
mond for many years. He was one OF
the leading local orators in the old
days when Republicanism ran strong
here. and made live wire speeches for
Bryan in the notable campaigns
against Mckinley and Palmer. He
has served In both branches OF City
Council. and has been successful in
business.
Now he wants to serve the people
for pay in an ONCE which, he be-
lives. he can be of service to the COM
munity.
His Maiden Speech.
In his maiden speech Of this CAM
paign at Springfield School Thursday
night, he said:
II would not be here asking your
support except that the prohibition
bill puts me out of business. / have
spent my boyhood days here and
am too proud OF Richmond to leave
IL simply because I am put out OF
business by the prohibition bill.
do not misunderstood me---the
people have spoken and I am willing
TO abide by their verdict am done
with the business. But and | want
you newspaper reporters to get this
and put 1t where the ministers can
see II, the dry people told US one thing
l. Sfxl, u9 I<a q a
When we asked them what was going
to become OF all of those people which
the prohibition law would put out OF
business. they said, Well help you.
Now. I want them TO stick by their
promise
He said that he had the profound
est respect for Mr.. Knowles-too
much respect for him az gas ex-
pert to allow the city TO lose him
from the head of the gas works. he
said that MIR. Knowles himself would
agree that experts were needed at the
heads OF the departments, and that
Mr.. Knowles was one OF the very best
experts of the gas works to be found
In the whole world. The city could
not afford--it must not lose him from
the gas works If elected he would
see to IL that Mr.. Knowles were KEEP
at the head of the gas works anc
would recommend a raise In his salary
IL that became necessary. 1t wouic
be nothing short of calamity L
| take him from the gas works.
"Mr. Hobson Is also friend o.
NINE" said Mr. Blake. sometime
ago he came to me and said he want
| ed to go back to the Legislature. HI
| said You know, Blake, you have go
| to keep sending them back and ge
them more experienced each time.
"Now think Mr.. Hobson is on'
| of the best legislators in this state
| believe his experience Is wortf
something to the State and l wan
him to stay right there In the Legfs
| iature. / do not believe that the PEG
pie can afford to dispense with hi
/ services In that capacity, ] promise
| him my active support in keeping hin
| in the Legislature, and hope that a
OF YOU will vote to keep him there.
| He said that he realized that tn
Office of administrator was one OF tn
| most responsible in the city--in fact
! the most responsible. You may tall
| about the chief executive of the city
| but I believe 1t makes more difference
where your $4.000.000 ydar are
spent and how they are spent. TIT
! board has the final disposition of TN
taxpayers money and this in itself Il
| sufficient to make II one OF the mos
| iroportant In the city