The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-01
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trust to new and inexperienced men.
Some OF the voters have said that the
TACT that Cross Is related socially and
otherwise with men connected with
the traction company may induce him
70 throw his influence that way at
times, although 1t U.s. not believed, they
say that he would permit any inter-
est 70 influence him 10 the com mission
OF anything detrimental to the inter
ests az the city.
Strenuous eauvasses have been
made by Collier. Johns. Smith and
Brittou. IL is Understood that the III
gers VIII support one or the other Of
these men as against Jeter, and nat
. perhaps Collier or Smith, may come
into the breach.
Street Car Question.
I , In some sections of the city the
voters have injected the street car
1 question in the canvass In every in
Stance, wherever the question has been
asked, the candidates have indicated
their Independence of any connection
with the street car company, and
practically all of them have stated that
they would not vote for fve-cent
straight car fare. 1t is said that many
of the candidates. while not commit
ting themselves to the interests of the
[
they would give the company as much
consideration In any public or private
matter which might arise, as they
would the claims of any individual
taxpayer. The company Is a large
contributor of taxes to the city treas
ury. and deserves much consideration,
they say.
| Interest In Madison.
! There is little excitement In the Mad
; - - xsv{Fb ), Hrau ayaI
Of Councilman Cheatwood. the Geld
was left to six candidates for common
council. and three for the board of
/ aldermen. In the former race II looks
/ like nip and tuck chase for fifth
1 place, with Mike Scher, the young
land energetic Broad street merchant
keeping good time Christian and
| Wortmen look like winners. Many OF
the Southside voters have reached the
conclusion, It is said that the South
side has enough members in council.
They do not feel like deserting Work
man, after what he did for them in
the charter changes committee, and
they feel that the north side is entitled
to at least one alderman. while the
lower branch should have at least
one councilman. All of which is
mighty kind of the Southside contin-
gent
This is where Richmond is being
annexed to Manchester" commented
one of the FOUNDERS at Murphys
Independent Candidates.
In Lee ward the impression that
the new candidates for the board of
aldermen are running against Grundy
and Gunst Is being dissipated
Il am not running against any one"
stated Candidate Airport. THE terms
Of both Aldermen Grubdy and Gunst
expire, and I am running for the
board Of aldermen to flll one of the
vacancies. 1t should not be under
stood that l am running against any
particular person The vacancies are
there, and the people may select their
representatives."
one Of the last day reports coming
out Of Clay ward is to the effect that
Councilman Umlauf is to be scratched
in favor of Jack Eppes, one OF the new
aspirants. Mt Umlauf said yesterday
he felt secure, and was sure his friends
would stick by him, on the splendid
record he had made IN his advocacy
OF moral questira
small Vote Expected.
Statlsticans, who have compiled
election returns for many years, and
who have followed the tables with
eagle eyes. figure that the total vote
tomorrow will fan short of 5000. The
reason given for this Is that there
away with the colors, and that as the
average vote in the councilmanic pri-
maries is not often over 10000, and
the natural increase being slight this
year, there will he a considerable fall |
ing off Of the normal vote.
The returns viii not be received by
the city committee. The official re-
turns win be announced ny the cleo
toral board about Thursday. the poll
being turned over to that body on
Wedn esday, and the count being taken
the following day.
List of Candidates.
The complete list OF candidates fol- !
lows;
clay ward: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Paul, Gnbort X Pollock Zone TO be |
chosen. CouncIl--Henry NJ Cousins, |
Edgar b English, Jack l. Epps, T. |
Cray Haddon. Frank Kruck, r. L. Pc !
tiers, Clearance A. Seston. Jacob Um- |
iauf. f. Floyd Garrison ave to be |
chosen).
Lee ward: Aldernen-~-R, n. Ali |
port, Barton Fl. Grundy Marx Gunst, |
William Stewart white 1.-TWO TO be |
chosen). CouncIl--Claude l. Batkins, |
w d. Butler, w, c. Carpenter. Fred |
H Powell. e. Lee Roden John f. Rose, !
Jr C1ve to be chosen
Madison ward; Aldermen---L. r.. |
Christian. Joseph c. NunnaIly, w. w. /
Workman 1.-TWO to he chosen), Coun- !
ctl--Harvey f. Atkinson, Carter c. |
Jones, Jesse A. Ladd, John w, Moore. |
Thomas r., Morton and Mike Scher |
{ive to be chosen).
Jefferson ward; Aldermen--R. IT. |
Cross II Waverly Melton zone to be |
chosen) tCouncll--C. Ernest Britton. |
j. Collier John r. Grimes. John Il, |
Jeter, NJ r.. Johns. Morgan r. Mills. |
Jefferson c. Powers William r. Suli- |
van, Percy r. Smith Gave to be chosenl. !
Stolen Car Is Recovered.
Sergeant Atkinson yester- |
day recovered an automobile stolen |
from joan Jaralemon, of Hampton, |
and the owner wired police headquar
ters last night that he would come to
Richmond fnnnrrnM To identify his [