Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-31
.SCORNs PETTY POLITICS
IN PLEA FOR BALLOTS
Williams Says Councilman
Ought TO Serve Interests
Of Entire City.
LEE WARD CANDIDATES srEAk
Dr. Price shy, knowledge OF Medi-
cine May Prove Valuable In Conduct
of Municipal tTairs-.iitney RcGu-
latfon Favored.

That City Council should bc com
poscd Of body Of men OF dignity.
free from petty ward politics and
jeaiousies. and with the interests Of
the city as a whole al heart. rather
than those OF any particular class.
faction or Organization. was empha-
sized by Walter 4. Williams. Jr.. can
didate for Common Council. before
meeting OF Lee Ward voters. al Co
lombo Hall last night. The meeting
was under the auspices OF the League
O. Women Voters. Miss Adele Clark
presiding. There were about fifty
voters present. Members OF the Board
OF Aldermen and Common Council.
who are standing for recollection. adj
hered to their original plan TO refrain
from public speaking, and remained
from the meeting.
People Indifferent In Past
Mr.. Williams said ii was casy 10
promise. but hard TO make good such
promises But" lie said. when
problems arise, / promise. II elected
10 Council. TO give them my most
serious consideration. and &C; for tn.
Interests OF the general public. The
trouble In The past has been that the
people We're too complacen, and in
different as TO the qualifications of
their candidates whom they after
ward criticized"
He favored regulation of The jit-
neH. and declared there had been too
much "hrawlins and pickering over
me transportation question" The
speaker favored city farm. free via.
ducts. new bridges. the coming law.
city library, and continued supper, OF
the Juvenile Court.
Beverley IL Davis. candidate fo-
inc Board OF Aldermen. said il was
the duty or every citizen TO do what
he could for the be;termeu, OF HE
city. He taid men should be elected .
To tho Council who Will co-opsrs,.
win the administrative branch O.
inc CITY government. He tavors be,-
ter transportation IA cilities and ius;
handling OF the street car question.
with regulation o, the jitney Their.
seems tc be lack OF sympathy" he
rany and tho Council. There should
he medium through which the
question Of franchise may be .
solved. thereby adding to the possI
lhites OF Richmond as progress
srve center" Mr.. Davis would sun
port Efforts for q city farm. free
bridges and Improvements in tho
Juvenile Court.
For Workable Frnncht>e
Carroll u. lIasan said the stree,
ear com1hny should have a work
able franchise. and the jitncys
should he regulated lie favors IRE.
bridges, a city l.n any. more play.
grounds. support 10 the Juvenile
Court and i. !; appeared to lie 10
the hest interests OF the CITY. he
would favor a reduced membership
or City Council. Council needs men
o, vision. lac said.
Dr. Lawrence Z. Price candidate
for Common Council. believes there
VIII he occasions when The know!-
edS OF medicine may prove valuable
In city affairs, and while ne would
not contne himself entirely 10 that
line. he would e glad 10 follow in
me footsteps of such men as Dr. En-
MON G Williams. a former Council
man lie said public utilities must
he protected and iitncys regulated.
and he declared himself in favor oc
city farm. proper construction and
observation OF the Sunday "b!uc
law and declared that the handling
OF The city's sick was being done adj
miraolN by the department. o. Vel
fare.
Graham f. !Iob;an wen; over The
ground prevtousl. r.por,sd He is
welded 10 tIngI. body Counch.
and II elected To Councii wil do
everything Dossihl" for the good o!
the city lie paid tribute 10 the
work Of the ADVISORY Board ana City
Council and said The present t"rm
OF government had proven the best
the dty ever had.
:. q. Meredith favors free v!adUc,s
aud jitaey regulation. He said a
city Farm $ most desirable ana the
Juvenile Court Indispensable The
question az tunncc would he the biz
one before the next Council. and
wise men should bs selected TO han
dig tina; problem