The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-08
MAvORAlTy FIGHT
TO DECIDE issue
Will Prove Whether or
Not One Element Shall
Control Government.
ONE NEWSPAPER
ACTIVE IN FIGHT
Labor Candidate to Re-
ceive Support Of Pub
lication, Which He Will
Assist in Enlarging Cir
culation.

Within a few days the gumshne
work OF candidates for municipal
honors will have developed into the
noisieEs Of campaigns
1t has been no secret that there is
10 be great battle OF ballots as be-
tween organized iabo~ and common,
ordinary citizens For months the
labor element has been busy corral
Ting it's voters They have met al FREE
aucnt intervals In secret sessions and
have adopted resolutions pledging
their support 10 ALI candidates who
represent organized labor.
On thr ether hand The common
citizen who has no organization to
STREET his movements. but who feels
ahst now is the time for all coed citf-
xets IN stand together for the COM
sssseh good regardless OF the dictates
ef tf,aae who have personal ambition
and Gs'hsh motives in taking hold Of
u city government. In beginning to
tSsta. Sea he tro Isl lining up his poii-
ssss iis canisc, understand why
there sffauisi no any particular class
sfersssatiua and he sill, in all nkeli-
hnat. vote against class control Of the
sssy treasury. .s
Ill will nrove In We rrcsty battle.
Ths auestien ha. q rIsenM there kuf-
s,siss*s xss~fngIl nv INV rs<s<td iAbcF
ranks 10 capture th. esontroftin9 in
terests DC the city re that rote stands
aiunA, and Eets no AID fron the other
rtenterts in civic life than IL Ii said
by students or psslsiae affairs that
they have not SUFFICIENT vote 10 con-
fro! the situation
The real tight fer the next two
months WALL develop ia the mayorafty
contest Both candidates are well
known ny the average voter. Both
have been before the people nups-
hers Of times. One or them has Huf-
tered defeat. while the other has not
Will the latter this time inset his
Waterloo. That is the question 10 be
answered by the sovereign voter In
dicafions are that the largest vote
aver polled in Richmond will be an
nuHnced the night OF April s.
ARRANGEMENT WITH PAPER
One OF the candidates has entered
into an arrangement with an after
noon newspaper by which that paper
ts to give him its support. while he
u 10 use his influence in securing
subscriptions for the paper from the
union labor ranks Circulars 10 this
effect are being mailed broadcast 10
citizens This in itself is unique
angle in this remarkable campaign.
While the fight for councfin1anic
hnnors> will prove, in some sections,
as hot as that for the mayoraiiiy, Ii
viii hardly result in giving new men
control OF the body The council
must be in accord with the policies
OF the mayor IL the citizens expect
10 get anything out Of the fight For
under the now charter while the may
~ n xx{xs Ar, yv%Se -
privileges, the council after all. must
finally. act. The mayor cannot an
point his advisory board without the
consent OF council. and the council
Itself elects the city attorney and fha
comptroller. So that mayor with
out q sympathetic council would he
IN had on as the Democratic presi-
dent now is with a Republican con.
greSh
In Madison jefferson and Lee
wards STAN lights on individuals
may be expected. Alderman Powers.
an old warehouse from Madison ward.
u opposed by Jesse G.. Bune. recog-
nized leader Of the labor, forces and
counsel Cor the local branch OF the
Federation OF Labor. This contest
may be looked upon as real one
Tor the labor vote claims much from
the Southside, the big voting section
nf Madison ward From the North
side Of this ward. there are two can
dtdates Tor common council, Jesse A.
Ieadd, The incumbent, and W. r. Lea
man Htsidcs the four other incum-
hents all; OF whom come from the
aouthside. there IA new candidate
from that section IN r. r. Bethel. who
made q strong run for the ie9isla tire
II the hast election.
Aldermen Adanls ana Nelson old
members OF the board arc sSopnnxefi
NJ two East End men,. A four hand
ed race Is not considered very dan
gerous TO the chances ~ef the fnside
men losing out,
Two strong men loom up in Lee
wAr@ There n mn vacancy Ii that
skGrd Mr.. Bsitlxri itkvifiY deter M iIfs.i
40 Withdraw from publig life. Z IA
asereAn8ugeef settsswi III No. nxtse t1 SI1tst
tho two new one8, thus defeating one
~ tbs other old men a
y TWO ~ the present eouncifmen III,
Cay MAI9 dr0ilA ont Eur thnrc xr q
enough rev candidates III that ward
"a Al every 0HeRln&. and the ssia hor
~ ~ s;ssa u ;ss VI ~ M
xone az the Eatlnx workers hxye
Sann0unccd the fOrnk6 lion w cluhs. III
sat. hut ttS n 1tk0ly tfnt hSfnfes ai1A
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