The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-19
'GRUNOY'S SUCCESSOR
QUESTION FDR DtBAIl
Committee, But Who VIII Sue 1
coed Him?
MAY COME FROM EAST END
Few Changes Probable I'm Makeup Of
Committees With New Charter STAR
ing City Council in the Face--NO's
Opposition to Officers.

With the organization of city counse
Gil next month, the presiding ofiicsrs
and committees will be named. There
has been no suggestion OF opposition
to either President Adams. of the
board of aldermen. or President
Peters. Of common council. Neither
has there been suggestion as to ops
position to Vice President Joseph r.
Powers, of the board. or Vice-Presi.
dent Fred H. Powell, Of common coun-s
Gil.
| There has been considerable specula-s
flor. however. as to the probable sue.
cessor to Chairman Barton II. Grunoy.
| OF the finance committee. Colonesg
t;rundy has served as chairman OF this /
committee for a number OF years Ass
retires from the board OF aldermen
! on August 81 His successor, stewart
White, of the North Side, being Q
stranger in the body. will not succeed
Colonel Grundy on the finance cona-
mittee.
I Seaton to Succeed Grundy.
Il is generally conceded by those
who keep in touch with public affairs.
that Sub-Chairman Clarence A. Sea-
ton. will succeed Colonel Grundy. Mr..
Eeaton has taken much interest in the
affairs Of the city, and is posted on
municipal conditions. HIS elevation
no the chairma nshlp of the finance
committee would be most acceptable
to his colleagues in council other
names will probably be mentioned IN
this connection. but It is generally
/ conceded that Mr., Seaton Will nav
no opposition.
Then will come the selection OF .
man for the place of sub-chairmar,
The West End has had this honor TOT
some time, 1t will be pointed out, ana
there are rumors that the committees
will select its sub-chairman from the
East End or the Central section. a
peculiar situation confronts the cons
mittee In this respect with the pres.
ent membership OF the committae
from the board of aldermen from both
Jefferson and Madison wards. aa
: Both Alderman Melton, of Jeffersons
land Alderman Workmen. of Madtsons
are so often out of the city on business
THAT the body would hesitate in names
ling either as presiding officer on that
account SO. the question arises, shall
there be changes in the makeup OF
. the committee, or shall chairman
from the lower branch be chosen from
/ the East End. and an alderman al
sub chairman from the West End?
II would be unusual 10 have both
officers from either the lower or the
upper branch, so that In the complies
lily of the situation there is no telling
what may occur after the presiding
! officers of city council have been
. chosen and the work of the appoints
. ment OF committees begun.
, Three New Faces.
There will be but three new faces
, lin both bra nches--Alderman Grundy
lis succeeded by Stewart White. and
Alderman Christian Will give place ia
Joseph f. Nunnally. Thomas S.
Morton. of Madison ward will occupy
the niche vacated by Councilman L.
H ]. Cheatwood. There Will probably be
little shake-up in the committees, II
4 being generally recognized that in
view Of the new charter the men who
/ have been working on the various
committees for the past two years will
! be more servica BILE on their present
committees than If they We're trans
ferred In the case of White and Nun
nally 1t is probable they will take up
the place vacated by their predeces
sors, hut this is not probable in the
case of White.
Lee ward at present has three men
on the finance committee-Messrs.
Grundv. Gilman and Powell. Clay
ward has two. Councilmen Haddon
and Seaton; Madison ward has two,
| Councilman Jones and Alderman
| Workman. and Jefferson ward has
two, Alderman Melton and Council
| man Mills.
| There being no special reason why
Lee ward should have three. any more
than any other ward. the selection may
Ihe given to some other ward In the
| reorganization
| Much discussion will be INDUCED in
during the next three weeks concern
ing the complexion of the finance
/ committee