The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-23

Peter Zapp, John Lockwood, George
Hitch, VIM. Storton, and VIM. Day.
The delegation was instructed to
cast its vote as a unit, and was au-
thorized to fill vacancies. +
iit .. 49, SECOND WARD. 4
Meeting organized by appointing
DR. w. q. Ralston President, and
Thos. j. Groves Secretary o4 q
Jas. 81. McNeely announced the OBJ
ject of the meeting to be to nominate
a candidate for Councilman, and ap-
point delegates to the Convention on
Monday night. afHaF sa5 @ ~
, The following gentlemen were nom
mated for Counciimen: Reuben
Hart, William Dean, John s. Nc
Corkle, and B.. Dyson. Messrs.
McCorkle and Dyson both declined
the nomination. zsu. ss4ass4 stesl =.
~ After remarks from several gentle
men, proceeded to vote for candidate
for Council. which resulted in the
choice of William Dean The nomi-
nation of Mr.. Dean was made unani-
nous. ,ft ~
On motion they proceeded to APP
point delegates to the Convention On
Monday night.
The following persons were chosen !:
VIM. H. Chandler, Capt. Reavis, Benz.
Dyson, James FL. McNeely, John s.
McCorkle, Major Blythe Hynes, Cap
tain Lee Ewing, Emil Bischof, Lieut..
Thomas J. Groves, Henry Schafer,
Reuben Hart. DR.. Isaac Haas, Cap
tain G. E. Scoville, DR. Thompson,
Jacob Myers, A. w. Chute, J. G.
Jewell, Henry Adams, Capt G. Tom
hemelt, and WmSTurnock "a
1t was ordered that the delegates
cast their vote as unit in the Con-
vention, and that if vacancies occur
in the delegation, the delegates have
power to fill the vacancies.
THIRD WARD.
The voters of the Third Ward met
at the Council Chamber, and organ
lied by calling Philip Hornbrook to
the Chair, and choosing j. N. Silver
thorn as Secretary.
The Chairman announced the OBJ
ject of the meeting to be to nominate
a candidate for Councilman in the
Third Ward.
On notion it was resolved that the
nomination be made by ballot, and
that all present pledge themselves to
abide by the decision of the meeting,
and use all honorable means to secure
the election of the candidate.
4 The names. of the following gen
tlemen were presented to be voted
for: w. E. French, Peter Semonin
VIM. Mills, and r. K. Dunkerson.
VIM. jTileston and J. B. Hudspeth
were appointed .tellers; and, on the
second ballot, VIM. D. French, hav
ing received a majority of all the
votes cast, was declared duly nomi
mated, and, on motion, the nomination
was made unanimous, with enthusiasts
tic applause. The nominee, being
present, thanked his fellow citizen
for the honors thus thrust upon him
and for the prospective emolument
of the Office ,slRfom "a s92SiM
The. Selection of delegates bein
next in order, on motion, it was OF
dered that majority of the dele
gates shall determine the vote of tn
ward in the Convention, after which
the following gentlemen were ap
pointed delegates to the Convention
to be held at the Court House, Of
Monday: F. M. Thayer, G. K Drew
John F. Glover, James Davidson
Philip Hornbrook, VIM. Baker, Wn
Mills, H. s.. Bennett, VIM. Capell'
Chas. Redden, John u. Reynolds, ]
L. Green, Samuel Archer, Georg
Euler, Chas Tileston, VIM. Tilestor
VIM. J. Denbler, Jacob Smith. j. E
Hudspeth, and Fred. Feldecker.
On motion, it was ordered that tn
delegates be empowered to fill vacar
cies. - = G
A communication was receive
ffrom Louis Frederieks, announcin
himself as candidate for City MAJ
shal, and asking the favorable consic
Grafton of the meeting. The commit
nication was ordered to be be laid b.
fore the Convention, Monday night, b
j the Chairman of the Third Wan