The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-03
ELECTION
CAMPAIGN 8UB8l|hG.
Many Candidates For CouRtinisa'ic
Places Expected In Approach
ing Canvass
TWO or FOR MAYoRALrlYl
Efforts to Get MORE Candidates In
Field Has Proven Fruitlcss TO Date'
Now Ainslie and Cniiauf.

The question as to possible candi-
dates for the mayoralty has stirred
up much discussion in public places.
So far as IL known, there are put
two candidates Mayor Ainspe ana ia
cob Lrmiauf. Efforts have been maue
to get Alderman Adams and business
Manager W. r. Dabney. of the chanl-
Der of Commerce, in the he1d. hui
neithers Of these gentlemen nas been
has o. A. Hawkins, former commis-
sioner of the revenue. been able 10
find it convenient to get into The race.
An effort to have Commissioners
Hirschberg of the Administrative
Board, announce himself has not been
successful. ii Is not believed Mr
Ifirschberg has given the matter any
thought. Some Of his energetic friends
have made the suggestion. but they
would just as well try TO get Henry
+. Beck in the running.
Mr. Hirschberg has three years
coming 10 him as member of the .Ad-
ministrative Board, at $4,000 a year
It is not believed by his friends that
he will give up this three years Ger
tainty--which will so into tive-year
term 10y the next election---to take
chances on the maycra'ty Min no
positive hope of election
AinsIie and Umltur.
So, from the ata odpoint OF the wise
acres around City Hail, the race seems
to have settled down Ia one between
the two old candidates. Mayor missile
and Jacob Lmiauf
There will be some fighting for
places in Common Council and the
Board OF Aldermen, however. Many
candidates are getting ready to loom
up over the horizon. Opposition TO
some Of those now In Council will de-
velop. One of the fisnts will be made
on some of the candidates because or
their attitude I'm connection with the
'rerouting scheme OF the street car
tracks on Church HILL The entire
Jefferson Ward delegation stood pat
on the retention of tracks on Broad
Street. and IL is upon this action that
opposition will develop in certain cir
cles.
Opposition 10 Alderman Powers, OF
Madison Ward, is dwindiing away.
The Southside people, who were
against him at the last election, feel
that he - entitled TO ss'me considera-
ton from them for his efforts in get
ting the Hull street cars through to
Sevenh and Broad.
The opposition 20 Councilman
English has also disappeared, largely
tHlVuSH his Is lfi SiPiiS AAiN fFp-
pie of the West End the jitney SER
vice, which they SO profoundly sought
Mills May Enter Arena.
Captain Morgan X. Mills friends
are hoping to get him to run for
Council from his old ward--Jefferson.
The East Enders feel they have miss
ed him since his retirement two years
ago. Councilman Lumsden will not
run again on account of his bad health.
Hints are going around that there
will be some new candidates in Lee
Ward. coming from the Northside.
Ginter Park, Barton Heights and
Highland Park think there should be
at least one representa- tive from that
side of Shockoe Creek.
1t Is said there will be some new
faces in the race from Madison Ward
when the bell Is rung for the opening
of the campaign.
Just three months remain between
now and the primary and 1t Is be-
lieved that within the next week or
two candidates will be looming MP,