Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-06
PRIMARY LIST IS CLOSED.
CITY COMMITTEE TO NAME
TEN CONVENTION DELEGATES
iir>chbcrE md Ainsiic Only Mnyornity
CandidRteH-wnrm Race In
Jefferson Ward.

Two candidates for the office OF
Mayor, thirty-fo four for the Common
Council and ten for the Board OF Alder
men had qualified with John NJ. rur-
cell chairman OF the Richmond Demo-
cratic Committee. for the Democrats
primaries when the time limit in which
10 announce candidacy expired ycStcr-
DAY at noon. But sixty candidates for
seats at the State Democratic Convon-
ing ten TO he appointed by the COM
mittee Richmoud's quota being
seventy George Ainslic and John
iiirschberg are the two candidates for
Mayor
Jefferson Ward leads the lis, in the
NUMBER OF candidates in the field for
ants for the Common Council and four
for the Board OF Aldermen, with but
nve seats TO fill in the first body ana
Two in the latter. w. T.. Sullivan JEFF
all members OF the Council Mt the
present time, arc candidates for re-
election. Morgan r. Mills and John r.
Jeter are not candidates for re- elec-
ton
Eight New Candidates.
New candidates in the field in JEFF
ferSon Ward for the Council are:
Walker NJ smith. James l.. Dickerson,
s Smith. NJ. H., Delly) Cobb. c. Ernest
Britton and Henry I. CARRIER
Candidates for the Board OF Alder
men are w: II. Adams. II. w. Woody,
den. AIR. Nelson and Mr.. Adams are
now members OF the board.
Promise OF y spirited contest in
Madison Ward for the Common Council
seats appor;ioned to this district is
made with the announcement OF seven
candidates for the FIVE places. All OF
ne present couneilnen from this ward
are candidates for rc-clection They
are John W. Moore. Thomas e. Morton.
Jesse A. Laid, Harvey e. Atkinson
and Carter C.. Jones. The other aspir-
w. p Lea:nnn and J. F.. Bethel.
Duke Opposes Powers.
Jesse Clarion Duke and Joseph c.
Powers are the candidates for the
single seat In the Board OF Aldermen.
overs Is the present incumbent
for nomination TO the Common Council
in the field for each OF her i've appor-
;noGoS seats; Jandidates who are now
Ulniauc, Edgar &. English c. II. Win
Tree and Clarence ~ Scaton. Other
Gandidaies ar, are Joseph s. Black, e. NJ.
noScher, Charles w, Moss. l.. Il.
branch. James T.. Mann and James 4.
icters. Mr.. Peters is the son OF Il.
Ice Peters. present president of the
Council and who is retiring after
twenty years OF service.
For the two seats in the Board Of
Aldermen Jack l. Epps. Ordway Fuller.
rom members at present. and Charles
H. hu!l are eandidatSs for nomination.
Fonr OF the five Councilmcn from
Ice Ward will be aspirants for re-
election. They are John T.. Rose. Jr..
Fred II. Powell. w. Il. Butler was not
a candidate for re-clection w c.
carpenter and Charles w. Crowdcr are
the other candidates.
Colonel Barton II. Grundy is the nm
opposed candidate for the Board OF
Aldermen from Ice Ward
four applicants for positions in tn.
Council brought their annI;cations nc
MT Pnrcell too late yesterday after
noon to be recognized NJ Purccu
stated last night that he had not had
~ 10 tapuiate the complete list of
the delegates to the State Democro,ic
convention who have registered with
Candidates for Delegates.
Candidates whose names ,,,,r s,,
carry enough to be tabulated are: