The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-20
Appears In His Element
B e fore Enthusiastic
Crowd.
AINSLIE MAKES
PLAIN STATEMENT
But the Audience Wal
lowed In the Promises
of the Young jefferson
Ward Candidate.

John Hirschberg, candidate for
Mayor. was given a hilarious recep-
ton by Madison ward voters last night
at the mass meeting in the auditorium
Of cambridge Junior high school in
South Richmond From the time the
candidate entered the auditorium I'M
I'll he finished his last word a con-
tinual clamor for John Hirschberg"
was kept up.
When Mr.. Hirschhcrg entered the
auditorium almost the entire audience
chcered and cheered vociferously He
! took his seat on the platform amid
storms Of applause. Repeatedly
while Mayor Ainsie was speaking
there were calls for "HirSchberg
/ Hirschberg, let's hear from John"
when a scattering of applause would
begin for Mayor Ainslie this was
greatly outweighed by the Hirsch-
berg clsmor.
The auditorium OF cambridge
high school was packed and many
stood during the meeting. The en-
thusiasm. attendance and elamor sur
passed that OF any political meeting
held on the Southside in recent
years Repeatedly jests. puns and
! slurs were passed back and forth be-
tween each faction
REFUTEsS ARGUMENTS
Mr. Hirschherg began by refuting
ard discIaining the arguments made
by the mayer During his speech
Mayor Ainslie said that if there was
any surplus electricity at the NUM-
cipal plant il was all being used or
would be used by the new gas plant
Mr.. Hirschh berg replied by saying he
was glad that the present admins
I tration had finally found use for the
! surplus that has been going TO waste.
| The mayor said that the FIRE de-
I partncnt was now almost motorized
( and would properly take care OF all
/ fires. His opponent replied us fol-
! lows: why do we need fast moving
I fire apparatus when we haven't got
/ the water supply TO properly put out
I fires. and when the largest and best
( motor apparatus could not pass over
some Of the South Richmond streets
I II there WAS a fire"
! The mayor said that an Y Ray ma
( chine was being installed at the Nir-
GINA hospital for the use OF patients
there. but Mr. Hirschherg stated that
/ this machine vas iirst ordered while
( he was member of the administra-
/ tive board. Mr.. Hirschberg said there
I was nothing new in the methods for
garbage collections or charity inyes-
/ legations proposed by the mayor, as
I sill OF these had been recommended
! while he was a member of the ad-
1 ministrative board, He also said he
/ was the father OF the Virginia hos
/ pital. having separated that from tho
/ almshouse. He also is the Inaugural
| tor OF the model playground he said
/ and was responsible for the play
ground now on the Southside, Mr..
! Hirschberg is in favor Of more play
grounds. both for children, and grown
| ups
/ NO NEED FOR MORE TAXES
/ There is no necessity for in
| creased taxation" the speaker said,
I for the reason that to increase your
tax rate in The face of a new assess
meut OF pfopeTty ". which will increase
| thN capital on which taxes will be
rated. viii incSease your tax rates
| both going ar9 coming"
| The candidate also said ne mr. \.
posed 70 make every viaduct in the
| city free to vehicle traffic. Il also
stand for systematic improvement Of
the City's streets. but I do not intend
to allow the use of taxes to be used