Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04
MAYOR CONFIDENT
Of HOLDING SEAT
Alnslie Closes Campaign With
Strong Address to Clay
Ward Supporters.
HIRSCHBERG HOLDS RALLY
Record-Breaking Vote Expected
Tuesday-Polls Open $50
A. NJ, Close 6 SO P. M.
HIRsCHBERG HOLDS RALLY

WIN only one working day to in
tnrrcne before the polls are opened
TIE most strenuous mayoralt. fight
secp IN richmond in years WAS
brought 10 climlr last night
FRIENDS OF both c2ntcstan:u will work
INCREASINGLY 70. .wo NOR. days ard
Hisht' nut the op.1 campaign wound
up with meetings held In scparat,
nails by the two asp.rah,Y.
Mayor A!nsiie, speak ~ n tho au-
d!torium OF Grncc Arents School. IN
Clay Ward. voiced his confidence In
ciean-cut victory. although MT
6oihS TO the length or staunch sup.
por'efS IN predicting as s"Iarins Il
result as that In 1916. when he over
"helned TWO candidates BY a vote
Greater than that received by both.
speaking in the same ward. John
iiirschberg followed the line that
mas characterized his addresses in
othcr sections OF the city, and TO an
audience made UP largely o. faith
iul followers. His promise to shatter
Mayor A!nslie's answer TO his plat-
FORM brought out a big audience. even
Tor the City Auditorium. and il was
apparent that tho candidate was
among friend.
Meeting In South Richmond.
Other meetings were held through
out The city. but were overshadowed
by the final talks Of the rivals for
once. Chief among tho lessor meet
insa was one in South Richmond.
where II. 81. Smith. Jr.. and W r
Dabncy 5ddresscd several hundred
voters In advocacy Of the return or
Mayor Ainslie to his present posi-
tion.
The election Tuesday Is expected TO
bring out the largest vote In tho his
tory Of the city. although rain viii
naturally cut down the total. ii Is
confidently expected. however. TIM,
1900 OF the 1850 qualified voters
of the city will cast ballots. This
VIII exceed the vote in 1916, when
Mayor Ainslie defeated o. A. Haw-
kins and Robert Lccky, Jr. by moro
than 1000 rotes. Mayor Ains!!e re-
ceived in that election 5.202 10 3.S07
for Hawkins and 7le for I,ccky. n
total of a.7oo
The polls open on Tuesday at $50
o'clock, which means that q large
labor vote will DC cast before thc
hour for the daily work 10 start. The
polls close at C:36 o'clock. again Civ
ing the worker an opportunity 10 vote
AFTER finishing his work. The thirty
Enc precincts VIII have plenty of cier-
icIf~ help. and under the ruling Of
assistant Acknowledgement Josiah +,
liank, Jr, that poll tax receipts Will
DC suiiicicnt evidence of qualification.
the customary difficulties In the way
OF voting VIII be removed and the
"oVk VIII be greatly facilitated
None o! the ballots will be long the
longest having twelve names OH II
therefore the results in each precinct
should be tabulated long before mid
night.
Times-Dispntch Bulletins
The Times Dispatch, following it's
custom OF the past will show the
returns in front OF it's siiice build
ing. or South Tenth street 4 big
screen viii be erected. and viii h,
clearly visible at any point along the
entire block. AS many as 5000 per-
sons will be enabled to watch tna
results as they are flashed on the
canvass. In order that the DELAYS
VIII not be irksome. motion-pictures
Will be shown.
Returns will also De received nj
Democratic Committee will be In ses
Is IN TO receive the official results
" is will accommodate Hundreds
g5 re- OF anxious citizenry. although
majority will prefer the open air
tI -. crowded armory
.iayor Ainslie brought his spcccb
In the C9lce Arents' School last night
TO close with stirring personal
appeal to his supporters to come To
the polls on Tuesday and do all in
their power to bring others
Don't let us forget" he said. that
the thing that counts is the ballot
that Is put in the box"
Ainsiic Deals With Facts.
Mr.. Ainglie's last talk TO tho pub |
lie was as free from personalities OF
the mud Singing varint, :; his pro-
vious utterances. lie .:lncd him.
self almost entirely u iaG1s dealing
with the important worNS accom- |
plished, or in process OF cd.41letion. |
in each of the four departm:ss,s un-
der his supervision, and gave his !
hearers an instructive review Of the |
city's life since the Administrative |
Board was abolished and the pres |
ent form OF government written into |
The charter.
Although he referred to his OF
poncnt only once or twice. and then
Indirectly and casually, Mr.. Ainslie
did reply TO .vcral OF the leading
arguments adversary.
The man ai,s you that have
told Jefferso. ard. Madison Ward
and Clay Ward that they didn't have
brains enough to furnish a man for
Tho advisory board tells an un-
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