Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-06
|'EATED FIGHT FOR
| MAYOR IS At END
NO Candidates Make Closing
Statements, Submitting
Claims to Voters.
|tRGE VOTE ANTICIPATED
terest Is Statewide in Mu-
nicipal Election-Polls
Open at $50 A. M.
|tRGE VOTE ANTICIPATED

Polls open Al $50 o'clock this
'!ninE and - th!rty-slx minutes
81 Q o'clock this evening the most
pof'an' and most bitterly contest
mayorany campaign held since
chmond vas torn BY the problems
reconstruction. will he matter
history. owing to the unusually
ary vote II may be rnidniEh, be-
IL VIII he known who Is to be
mex, Mayor Of Richmond.
richmond shivercd las, night in
grasp OF the cold wave which is
altering low temperature records
April all over the South. The
coast for today Is for even cold
weather. but this is no, expected
materially decrease the vote. In
irs past. the size o. the vote huct-
;ed With the weather 10 a large
gree, but the great mass o. voters
too thoroughly aroused 10 ,hci.
ic duty 10 he kept from the polls
Jay D! rain or unreasonable cold
ftaiemcnts issued by both candr-
es yesterday reflect the usual pre-
ction confidence. Mayor Ainslie
he would win by an over
Ginning majority. 4, those voters
have expressed their approval
his Illustration come 10 the
is and af'tx tho stamp OF that ap-
'"ai IN material way.
IiirncbhrrE Ia Coindeat.
ohm Hirsnhberg, State Labor Com
g!oncr. IL sup-cmeiy confident OF
cess. according TO the statement
ued yesterday at his head1uhr-
5. The iabu: candidate claims
olson. Jefferson and clay Wards
four precincts IN Lee Ward. the
Fni,tcd AInsi!e stronghold. This
vss Mr.. .,inslic three precincts in
Ward nncontcsted. Among the
ting fraternity. however. odds OF
on the incumbent are being
itcly refused.
While Richmond is awaiting the
ult OF the primary aimos, with
ed breath. the election has APP
.ently taken on Significance
ich isfts Il from the realm OF To-
lights and makes 1t OF Interest.
every community Papers al over
Commonwealth are commenting
the camra gn. and the political
$ OF far-d!stant States will he
used on Eirhmond tonight
icnera. in;cre.t in the dgh; has
IN aroused by the spectacle OF or
r!zed labor attempting To storm
political citadel OF ono Of the
est and most conservative cities
tho United states The ciccIioi,
Mr.. l!:rschhcrS would Undoubted-
be acclaimed 5 one OF the great
victories yet achieved by or
iized labor. While MIR. !s!rsrhbcrs
the aroTcd laho- candidate. nc
not iahor's undivided support.
Radicnls Versus Conservatives.
That the workers vote is badly
II is matter OF common knowl-
te. but the dividing limo in union
ks is understood 10 separate the
SressiNe. or radical. element from
conservative group. who believe
[ class government is autocratic.
espectirc or which class is in the
Idle.
their SLOGAN Yesterday. Good
vernment .trsus Glass Govern
nt."
last-mipute development of some
eres; was the return 10 Richmond
terday OF Alvin NJ. Smith. who
$ claimed by both candidates ms
;uprorter. Mr.. Smith branded the
of letter written by h:m 10
Hirschberg's brother-in-iaw to
thcr the candidacy OF the labor
n rs IAN obvious piece OF trick
and added that he was sure il
uld secure no. votes for Mr..
.schhcrg He has announced his
nualifed support OF Mr.. Ainsiic.
declared that nothing in his let
couli be construed to mean that
would support any other man.
Political forecasters. who have es-
lished regulations for guessing
m right" are largely OF the opin-
that Mr.. Iiirschherg will receive
% ballots today. irrespective of
total number cast. If this proves
be true. Mr.. Ainslie will win II the
al votes exceed 10000. 1t Ia gen
lly conceded that bad weather
uld be a decided advantage to the
or candidate. The total number
votes Is variously estimated at
m 1900 to $4,000, hut the con-
vative do not expect more than
300 ballots.
rry Poll Tax Receipts With You.
oters are urged to take the pre-
tion of carrying three poll tax re-
ITS to the polls to prevent the pos
lhy Of being barred because the
ing list does not contain their
hes.
andidates for Council arc possibly
only citizens OF Richmond who are
20 deeply interested In the coun-
nanIc fight than the .mayoralty
1paign. Two OF the candidates
N Clay Ward. r. NJ. Roscher and
r. Branch, have been inadvertently
Continued on Second 2age.)