Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-13
CITY HALL VOTE
EXPECTED TO RULE
CHARTER ELECTION
Continued from First Page.

''pl''IHicu from FIRST Pagc.) .
as An individual. he would make no
statement. and was inclined TO discount
'hc activity OF city employees on the
5-rround that th"y had acted entirely
within their legal rights.
% E0LiiE:S WILLING
TO sign PETITION
j have not circulated, signed or
asked any ono TO sign the petition
SAID MT. folkcs. Ii il were presented
to me. ] would unhcsitatinGly sign il.
J nave long since learned that every
s thing ] 90 as a member of the Admin
.istrativc Board is wrong. would he
"A bad man il | signed the potition
while IL. did not sign the paper op-
ponents would say that | was acains,
ALLOWING the people to exercise THEN,
,,rights Of suffrage"
Captain Mccarthy discussed various
~phases Of the movement at length hu,
declined to make any statemcu; 70,
publication.
~, During the interview. which occurr,d
-.ln the Offices Of the board. Captain Nc
tarthE declared that the ncwsp,pers
/" were hshtinG tho board and the present
iorm OF government. lie resented
"hat he declared, !" he attempts on
Mihe part Of tho press to dircc, the af-
STAIRS OF the city government. Tn,
1.-Two other mcmbc: of the hoard
-duie;ed him after he had made ysrIops
S-charges.
8 Charges hav" been made tina, tho
petition came from the board" The
board members "cr. toll.
There is no truth in tho statement"
replied Mr. Hobson.
" THEN YOU deuy that the bosrd is
connected with the movement?,
there arc only three members
present" Mr.. Hobgon answered. ANA
we cannot make amy such statement,
sIi!ere wa no official action. ana ,h.r.
.3was TO conference Friday afternoon
Sas reported"
SECRECY STIMULATING
INTEREST, SANS HORsoN
bui the people arc entitled 10 know
tho origin Of ,his apparentIv nm.
sponsored m"vemem,:"
wei IT seems that kcep:n. il 81
secret has stimulated in,ercs, ~
The petition" Mi. iIobson answered
Wouldn't it he better 10 allow # 70
remain a sccrct?''
We would all like 10 know VINO
started IT," Mr.. Foxes .|ntcrrup,od.
hui II seems to be an atttmpt ,c
force something down the ,hroatc o,
Nthe people"
Not any more so than the activity
Tof the Civic Association Mr.. uohson
said. There is nothing to prevent any
one circulating petitions"
IT was reported that the ci,c,,a,io,
OF petitions was decided upon E'rida,
Afternoon, and that Commiss;nmnr,
eHirschberE and IIobson were amonr
those attending the meeting NJ
Beck was out of the city. The neti.
,ftIons have been circulated bv ON
<pioyees under the supervision or m.
hoard, among them City paymas,nr
Charles Z. Shepherd. Thomas w
s~aiitcheii. assistant plumbing inspector
and Wyndham Wright, stenorra pher in
gthe ONCE Of city Engineer Boiling.
EBELIEVED "INS- CAN
z our'OTE PERFORMERS
The petitions We're distributed Sa,ur-
sliay morning. and the CAMPAIGN hno.,
an earnest. There has been no cessa-
E1ion since that time. Directors r. ~.
Tfiyic Association vii! DC called 10 nee,
s1n the next few days. II was learned
last night. and they are expected -
take definite action In the matter
What steps vii! he taken by the as.
2eociaiion 81 prob!ematical, but in some
,~rsIrcies IT was believed tina, the nv.
fE1nization woul throw It's support "a
petition in q final attempt to re,
the matter before the people.
v Whether or not the strength of the
streform movement H. as great AS de-
-clared remains to be seen. In fact. IL
Was believed by close followers o! local