Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-13
MORE THAN go CANDIDATES
ARE IN RACE FOR COUNCIL
Most Interesting Municipal Contest in Recent Years
Field Large. With No Favortcs-Strcc Car and
Jitncy Regulation Chief Issue.

More than sixty candidates for
counc!!man!c honors have entered the
stretch IN the most interesting mu-
nlcipal race In recent years. The
field is large and there are no ia
vor!,es. From every ward come vol
untcers for the WORK az handling the
reins OF legislative affairs Many
patriots are now walking the streets
81 Richmond looking back upon days
OF service In tho CITY Council with
mingled thoughts Of amusement and
contempt. some OF the best citizens
nave set IN all their glory beneath
the eleanor OF the electric lights in
the Council chamber. Some proatcl
ny their service. Their minds we're
broad"ncd and their vision clarified.
OTHERS los, The .ufatuat!ons and
temptations 81 public life were not
to their liking. They did not lit in.
Now come sixty more. Twenty-Five
81 these sixty are Ia harness They
lik" II, and feel they may be able
TO contribute sun more OF their time
ana talent In the uplift of their be-
loved city. with few executions. MI
VINO stand for reelection have served
more than on" term. several have
served for more than tyvo decades.
"hi!c number have been In Council
more than ten years. These men who
seek continued support OF their con
stltucnts have performed more or less
Eniu"o!e service to their city. All
81 Them are Unidentified with the big
'l'LHrs now confronting the people,
suc' as the S3.0VO.0OD sewer projccr
'iIr fpdcn street Improvement pIul,
ne gas ana water extension schemes.
inc expansion OF the park and play
grounds proposition: the motoriza-
''"n 81 the Fire Department, BY which
IL becomes the most effective in tho
country ana the construction of a
inGs.
Former Members OF BODY.
Three OF the candidates are for
"cr members Of the body two. Jn-
s"ph Welsh and John II. Grimes. ON
~ rom JehrTSon Ward and l.. X.
br""n. from South Richmond
There are few big oucstinny co,
IRON, ING the incoming Council. R:.,l-
~ me only big thing which will r.-
SeiNe IN" attention Of the BODY. viii
De )itney regulation and stree, =, r
.r"h"hisc matters Streets. sewers
'!t" department, water and gas ANA
schools have been taken car. ct MI.
'ta"N. The work OF these dcpar,
-" continue Tor several years
"hu.r plans already provided.
oi the four veterans who drop ON,
IN" running. Clarence y. Seaion
ot Gay ward. is the hes, known,
h"FiAS served twcly, Years i'm ,bn
!O"tr branch. with signal succ.ss
nc ulspiayed an energy which be-
SHH 70 snow itself early in his career
* member OF the Committee on
'rouhds and Buildings He was
KNOWN as the baby member" and
he showed marked ability in what
eyer ne started To do. He served on
me Finance Committee for nine
years. and is now sub-chairman az
thh' committee. ana is yicc-presi
ueht oil common Council. He ten
dtrtd his resignation at the last
meeting of the Common Council. TO
take effect on April /. MIR. Seaton
gave as reasons for his retirement
continued bad health and increasing
business obligations. Council re-
FUSED TO accept tho resignation. pre-.
ferring TO give Mr.. Seaton anotber