The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-01
On Eve of Battle
!, tor Political Honors Point
to lncumbents
INTERESTING FIGHTS
FOR CITY COUNCIL IN
ALL FOUR WARDS
Paul and Pollock Nip and
Tuck for Board of Aldermen
jim Clay--LiveIy Battle in Lee
and Jefferson
Probable Winners.

Probable Winners.
Jefferson Ward-AidermAn Nxelton.
sonnciimen: Mills. sullivan. Grimes
e.er. Powers. (Cross. Johns making
coed run).
Madison Ward-Aldsrmen y Chris.
ian Workman. Counciimen.F Akin
4 on, Jones. Moore, Morton. AAdd oa
sehers Conceded good race flor fifth
Lee Ward--Alderga@s 3rundy
<6unst. Councilmep. Pnwesli. Butler
todeH. Rose. Batkins orr CARPENTER
Airport and Carpenter nsaAsag guce
run.l
Gay ward--Alderraan Paul coun
Eelimen; Peters. English. aeatoss. Has
Rdon. unlauf. tsppa breaking III OF
some old men voses.1
Promptly at S;4o o'clock tonorrow
morning as Old Sol sttcks his moss
1Yer the horizon, the polls will M
Fea0eaed. and the battle for council
manic honors will hr on. At 80;
t'Flock, as Old Sol ducks into the vg est
the polls Will be closes. and after shs
| Votes have been eoursted and taslaes
TIE result Will indicate about susl
hat is pointed out asbove.
Four good faghts have been wswea
~sa1 aF F3tfi AksHt&AbtF4 xH& F8&H1f8 MI
show close taiiiess in Lac ward tls
friends Of Garpentsxs, II n raid. hasvs
heen making inroads upon the rass
!. sad file. with Ratkans as the obaee.
Sten. For several tNrxms Mr.. Batksn,
led the ticket in hia ward. Then or
ear he got careless, and helped ~.
friends by neslecting his own chances
and was defeated. New he needs IN.
aelp OF those he assisted when IS
sIstance WAS needed
Pollock Cutting IN ON Paul.
In Clay ward. pollock liz cutting 6
/ side swash In the Paul ranks Tn,
FAlderman y Fescrting to every devic,
y keep his forces tn lira. ard tn.
chances point ~ n.s snceesw. sam III,
asst vote may be the one that rostnrs
and Potiocks followers are psir,tins
iot his nne Qualities. and his vaIne al
III experienced mar,
The JEFFERSON ward fight IL the mos
serious ana earnest enc of all TIL.
Church nin Tigers. headed by Jim
nckersons Are using every effort t.
defeat Aldesman Melton and Coun
Gilman Ieiek The announced reasor
.or thls, a. stated In a public lsttei
rom Mr' uickerscn, is that the tive
councilrnen voted Tor the proposed
emended Charter. which win be votet
upon ~ an election. the date OF which
may De nxtd by council at its meet
/ 'ng tonisnt
ne eHofts OF the Tigers may prov'
boomerang. and instead or defeat
ing the TWO mon slated, may revoi
upon othsr members Of the delegation
VINO voted against the proposed char
ter, II IL conceded by uany voter,
/ n JeHersSn ward. as well as else
WHERE that the result OF fhs election
! tomorrow viii have no hearing upo,
the coming charter changes election
They say that even though all tn
couuciimSn who voted for the pro
posed nAtw rhnrt~% rray b. re-elected
hat will be no reeSson 10 believe tina
ha peokfe viii agree to the uroDoSe,
charter
No Nerrsanrv s.ouneeston
n In nnaerstood by tha mass q
votArs that ynanv az thosa who 10. a.
for the charter. aid 80 because of tn
fact that il carries section whicl
places -, whole rnatfer n the nand
Ani tho people after ali. Several coun
: of mNkr ana ataarmen Announced he
= II IN yo411s. the measure thai the
!. "a ~ WITH fs,,ssslyyars fsnt felt tsu,
~ Ave II tha rfnnla had tha sas
s.sA \ nafore II becomes 4 law the
y 9sh3t take tho ehanre.
"a 6 Sf Jnfferxon ward. however soma n
\ ha1lsaGersss have inJscsed the char
HANGS question into this cam
fg1sx |, and h-ve fought along that lin
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