Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-29
POSITION SHOULD SEEK
MAN, SAY |NCUMBENTS
Lee Ward Councilmanic Del
eeauen Stays Away From
Meeting,
NEW cANp,pArRs ALL THERE
Hoh~"r rNsors oue-Doiinr ems.
rrtcc Advurntc~ SMALL city Farm.
Speakers lthcrHliy ApPioudcd NJ
GtRtrr Park Scaoat,

Maintaining their stand. agreed
anea At thp heKiapins ot the primary
campaign, IA wa,ch u was decided to
refrain fsNr engaging In public
meetings dwrinK the canvass, the
Lee Ward delegation In CITY Council.
decliaed t. appGar \; y maSS-mcct-
las q! citizens IN Girtcr Park School
las: nisht> Tho mcot.ng was held
under tho auspices II the League OF
Women VHtcr> and was presided
over by M!ss Lucy Randolph Mason.
Tho letter % dccl,nation. which was
rendered by councilman l., Leo Ro-
den, rcHroseu,iax the others Of the
delegation. was read NY Mrs. Frank
J~NSon,
NrS lohson also read \ letter from
Thomas j. t.naAcY, candidate. for
Common Couac!l. who declared he
had determined ia refrain from pub
lie speaking when the campaign
started and that, while ne .pprc-
GATED 'hc Invitation and hoped the
women would support him 1T the
election. he would have to decline
the opportunity because OF his orig
inal determination. He would repre-
sent the war,i Ia the best OF his ab!i-
!ty, he asserted.
The chairman expressed regret at
the noaappearance CT those cand!-
dates, and then presented those who
did accept the invitation. During
the progress Of the meeting reso-
tuition indors!ng The city farm, n
city library ard extension of au-
thority IN the Juvenile and Domes-
tic Relations Court was adopted.
Price Fa,ors City Farm.
Or. Lawrence T. Price. candidate
for Council. referred 20 his record
as public pirited citizen and a
business man as sufficient reason FOR
the claim that he would prove an
acceptable representative OF the peo-
pie. He tavors city tarn. but
urges tina, !, be not 100 unwie,lv
Graham Is. Hobson, who has many
years experience as a public scr
want. ASKS fo- sea; in Common
council He believes the city IS
rapidly approaching city manager
stage. and is heartily in favor o..
such form OF government. He .d-
Tocates 81 gas and a public library
but wants TO see the money first,
Walter f. Williams. II. would rem
resent the whole city and see that
alike.
Al! the speakers favored fro.
bridges within the city and pledged
themselves TO protect the interests
OF inc city as well as the ward. An
were literally applauded Included
In the list Of speakers were BEVERLEY
n. Davis. fo- the Board OF Aldermen.
CaTTotl d Hagan and S. 6 Meredith
icF Common Council. There we're
about seventy -nvc men and women
IN tho audience
Extract From Statement.
inc letter sent by the Lee Ward
ueieSation contained this statement.
Some time before IL became know,
who would Offer for election TO tho
common Council and the Board Of
Aldermen IN the coming primary
and even before We had d.nnIteiy.
decided TO offer ourselves FOR ra
erection. the present DELEGATION from,
Lee ward agreed that. In the EVEN,
we dic stand for recollection. We
would MAKE no active canvass: would
spend no money in the uampairn.
ana would make no public addresses
during the campaign. feeling that
the position should seek the man
falher Than the man the position.
The agreement was made in rood
iR'th ana Win no intention Of cyad
IN rrespons;b!i;y We nave supported.
and VIII continue TO advocate. such
measures as Will afford the greatest
good 10 the greatest number. h.liey.
ms mat what may Toe of the great.
est benefit 10 Tho city as a whole
must necessarily be reflected in the
comfort and the, 4SI.venie;lcc OF the
wnoic people. wilhoui rceard TO class
or section"