Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-06
ADAMS ISSUES CALL
FOR JOINT SESSION
Council to Carry Out Wishes OF
People In Election of
iObSOn.
CHARTER CHANGERS PLEASED
l.coky, on "Standpat" Platform. Ran
Far Behind, While Jones, Chair.
man OF Chartcr-Chnngc Commit
tee, Led Ticket I'm His Ward

yesterday call FOR Il joint session OF
! the Common Council and Board Of Al
dermcn for the purpose OF clectiug Gra-
ham Il. HohsOn Il member of the Ad-
ministrativc Board, for the uncxpircd
term "f the late Robert Whittc,. Jr.
! mus carrying out the wishes of the
people as expressed at the polls
The Joint session will he held ON
Tuesday night at 7:45 O'Clock. This
meeting will Immediately preccde no
! regular session of the Board of AL
/ dtrucn.
/ MI Adams lost no time in calling
tn" Joint session. as il is regarded .s
"eSirthse that Mr.. Ilobson he seated
US member OF the Administrative
n"ard ut the earliest possible time
mere are many matters Of itnport,rcc
pending before this body and rnon
which the other commissioners 40 nor
10 pass until the fan board can
i. he ne acton by the Council viii mere
~ pe a ratification of the Will NJ ,L.
people. resolution having boon ,doa,
eu that the citys lcrjslatiya hr,,,
""u'" he guided in tins matter M, So
preferential primary '"'
LAYS THE MYTH or
''f EMPLOYEES Solidarity
ci.N nan and corner cigar st,res
discussed with a high d.rrc. or -;
Yesterday the antics OF Tues
Urinary The I-told- you.So club
M" many members. for i'm snite Of
'"" or three distinc, surprises no
e!"c'ion resulted rs The political nronh-
cts said it would
mere the seers went saddest a.niss
MaS IN their sizing NJ of the Admin
D nd
'''iht iaNorit" OF The so-c.ilcd or
s"HiZa'ion II vas pointed out ,h.t
Mr.; Hiake would certainly hur, Mr.
it"bSon more than he would AIR
Nh"w!cS' and the city employees were
counted upon TO rally to The standard
i"i the gas superintendent ana rarry
: aim safely into office
IN the cool aft.rthou"ht inspired by
me ni-~p'nantic precinct returns civ
tihl P"Htiyl} observers admitted rue
.i',n 1,"t tuesdays primary mas in
uehntelN laid low the mvtn of tn.
Soid CITY employee vote Tbcr
rn>nted to precincts In jefferson Ward
where Gas Department employc.s-all
v"tcrs-dwell in large numbers which
! registered as many votes for unhson
as for Knowles.
CHARTER CHANGERS
FIND ENCOI-RiGE:MENT
Nhen the city awokc last Angus, to
! .h' mat commemorative At,orpey
WIS" mad snatchcd victory from r.
Cray lladdon. immensely ponu!or in
ms ward Well known EVERYWHERE in
me city aud backed by such leaders
as clyde w Saunders. i, realized ,ba,
IN" city had graduated into "A new or,
I"f municipal elections Tuesdays nri
mary confirmed that realization Here
aner there viii be less talk OF city
emp!oycc solidarity and the overwh.l,n-
! ing advantage OF III" "ins"
( How far The recent agitation for
lra"!chl charter changes influenced III.
! Vol" in Tuesdays primary apn.ar,
"fcn I" question Rober, Ieckv, Jr
frankly the apostle OF things ms ,h,v
pc and against ncddlng with long
flcd existing forms. received an mn
counted druhhing The small vo,.
boiled by him. however is accounted
10Y partly by the fact that he was on
posed by two candidates groupcd in
# inc popular mind as the real rivals and
10 whom an overwhelming proportion
: "' Inc vot" was certain to grav;tatc
TN the other hand. Councilman car
TER {. Jones, chairman of the recent
Charter-ChanGe COMMITTEE. and Leader.
+ OF the movement for Smplification az
the machinery Of city government, led
me ticket in his ward