The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-01
CANDIDATES POUR IN
FOR COUNCIL FIGHT
City Clerk IL Kept Busy Receiving
Many Lists of voters and Dis
penSing Iuformatioa.
Alderman Melton Has OppoEttiOn
while tiibeEf Il. Pollock Locks
Horns With Lawrence Paul In Clay
Ward for Board.

respective candidates fCrr com
mon council and the board of alder
men made a fine path through the
snow into the City Hall yesterday af-
ternroon. Following the warning note
in The Virginian yesterday. morning
that the hours were passing rapidly.
City Clerk McDowelrs office became
the ofice-seekers Mecca early in the
day, and until late last night. Amaz-
ingly few new names had tteen added
to the list last night, however. 1t
had beer spread broadcast by the
political Know-all that there would
he opposition all around the lot, and
that the Jefferson ward crowd. par
ticularly, would develop into a small
sized mob. Nothing OF the sort has
as yet become apparent.
The list to date contains several
well-known fellow citizens. At the
head of the column the name of for
mer Councilman Gilbert k Pollock
stands, He is in the ring with Alder
man Lawrence Paul, and II Is antici-
pated by the Clery ward, leaders that
there will be quite some anvass
Melton Has Fight ON Hands.
Aledman wave Melton finds him
self face to face with opposition in
li4S P0iSOh vi w. II. 1EOSS, VINO IL re-
lated to several men OF prominence
in jefferson ward politics. and who
is said to he preparing TO make a
swathe in the ranks of the Church
Hin sovereigns. Some of his friends,
It is said, are in office, and MAJ be
removed by the proposed charter.
This. 1t was said last night. ma not
he good news = for the followers of
Alderman Melton, but that candidate
feels no fear.
A three-cornered fight for alderman
has developed In Madison ward. Jo-
seph ., Nunnally, young lawyer.
popular Southsider. and recent addi-
tion to the city committee, is in the
running HNth Aldermen L r. Chris
tian and W. W. Workman. He ls
looked upon as a good campaigner
for a young man and the race prom
ises to be interesting. II he beats
Alderman Christian all tn. Madison
ward upper branch men will hail from
the Southside.
Jack l.. Epps, real estate mar and
active c~anvasser. Is out for the lower
branch in Clay ward. He and Frank
Kruck are the two new ones oppos-
ing the old members from that ward.
James Collier and NJ. c. Johns are
the new candidates for the lower
branch from the East End. All the
old ones VIII be In the running.
So far Robert B. Airport for the
board, and w. G, Carpenter for COM
mon council. are the only new aspir-
ants from Lee ward. Mr.. Carpenter
halls from Highland Park.
Tho complete list OF those who
have placed their afidavits with City
Clerk Mcdowell to date:
List of Candidates.
Lee ward-For board of aldermen:
Barton Fl. Grundy, Marx Gunst. r,
B. Airport, Common council: Fred
H. Powell. c. l. Batkins, ". d. But
Ter. r. Lee Roden. ]. e. Rose, ". C.
Carpenter.
Clay ward-For board OF alder
men: Lawrence Paul, Gilbert K.
Pollock. Common council: Edgar b.
English, r. Gray Haddon, Clarence
a. Seaton. r. L. Peters. Jacob I'm
lauf. Jack l. Epps. Frank Kruck,
dermen: l. T. Christian. W. w,
Workman, Joseph C. Nunnally. Com
mon council: Harvey e Atkinson,
L. ]. Cheatwood, C. c. Jones, Jesse
A. Ladd. John w. Moore.
jefferson ward-For board OF al
dermen: Fl. w. Melton. ". II. Cross
Common council: Morgan r. Mills,
Jefferson G. Powers, William z. Sui
Ivan. NJ. C. Johns, J. A. Collier.
Candidates, according to City Clerk
Mcdowell. have until tonight to Ale
their notification papers with h city
treasurer. Chairman John NJ. Pur-
| cell. of the Democratic city commit
tee. stated last night that he would
receive papers from candidates until
u o'clock tomorrow night. If he is
/ not seen at his once. in the state IL
brary building, he will be at home.
| No. III North Vine street, and will
list names up to midnight.