The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-30
JEFFERSON WARD
CANDIDATES SPEAK

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In Patrick Henry hall last night 10
hear the candidates present tAsir
claims. Neither Mayor Ainstie nor
John HirschbsrS attended ths meet
fng. Courteous attention wae given to
the short addresses made ~ the
four candidates for hoard Of alder.
men. and ten Aspiranta tor places n
the common council. II thoro wAa
any favoritism shown Il seemed 70 -
to the incumbent1 who were Asktng
reelection, though each OF the new
men in the race appeared - have =
fair sprinkltns OF friends In the audi
ence.
In the absence OF the chairman OF
dermAn Arthur c. Nelson was request
ed to preside over the meeting.
w. H. Adams. president Of the
board Of aldermen. and candidate for
reelection, opened the now OF orAtory
with 4 reference to his twenty years
service AZ . member Of the board.
seven years of which he had served -
president of that body. He was con-
fident that he knew the ins and oats
OF the city government better than
any new man whom the voters
might send. ana he was in Z posi-
ton to render more effective service
owing to his experience.
Alderman Nielsen was In the emhAr-
RAISING position OF having to intro
duce himself. but he gave himsslf .
fine send-off. He stood on his record
in the board, and stated that he had
accomplished what he had originally
set out to do. the raising and Inn
proving OF Lester street. He asked
for reelection and the cooperation
OF the citisens in his work In their
behalf.
George w. Bowden, candidate for
alderman, was late in arriving. but
was giving m opportunity to present
his claims as soon - he came in.
He began by stating that he appeared
ed he would represent the masses OF
Jefferson ward. who were made up
largely of working men. The capt.
talists. he said could take care OF
themselves
H. w Woody said that it Was the
second time he had made the race Or
election to the board Of aldermen, and
he hoped this time to win. He
promised If elected to do the best he
could.
James E. Dickerson. candidate for
the common council. was prevented
attending the meeting owing to
AIO0DfC WAN h1h LAEO9@ 810 0Ch& -
letter which was read to the meeting.
II. p. CARRIER and Raleigh Phillips.
the two Fulton men in the race,
urged their claims to election on the
ground that Fulton had not had q
representative in the council for
four years, and that 1t was time the
precinct had look in.
Dolly Cobb took the same view Of
the Paramount district. declaring
that municipal Improvements in JET
| ferson ward were confined to the
area in which the incumbents now re-
side. He said he felt at home in Full
ton because the streets there looked
so much like those In his own ter
didate in Jefferson ward living north
OF Clay street
| Others of the new men in the race
for the common council who address
| ed the meeting were: c. Ernest Brit
| ton. M. r. Johns, Percy 8. Smith,
| and w. NJ. Smith. The one-mAn car
was made the object Of attack by q
number OF the candidates. Witch
| brought statement from Chairman
Nielsen that the Nunnally ordinance
would be taken up by the streets
committee Monday night at o'clock
at the City Hall, and all those who
l WeF0 lutcfcSIcu HI SiiG IHNNLVE NO0Au
present their views at that time to the
committee.
John r.. Grimes, Jefferson c. Pow
| ers and VIM. e. Sullivan. present
| members Of the common council
from Jefferson ward, made brief I'D
dresses. presenting their claims Tor
reelection. The meeting was the
most digniied yet held during the
campaign, Chairman Nielsen stated.