The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-18
JOAN A. REIrz sIAUGHTERED.
Van Ripper Goes In. and Sam. Jones
Gees Out.

Van Ripper Goes In, and Sam. Jones
Gees Out.
Pursuant to the call published in
the Courier for several days past, the
| Dem ecracy assembled in the various
wards last evening for the purpose of
nominating candidates to represent
them in the City Council. With one
or two exceptions. the meetings were
very small, and but little interest was
manifested by the unterrifed.
We give below the names of the
persons put in nomination by the
different wards:
FIRST WARD.
The First Ward met at Barney
Rusche's grocery. Capt O. r. Rudd,
of the "Rough-and- Readies. was
called to the Chair, and Alex. Wilson,
of the COLOGNE Club, appointed
Secretary. About fifty persons were
present, and Mr.. Henry BrommeI-
hous was nominated for Councilman.
SECOND WARD.
The Second Ward met at Mike
Hofs grocery, corner Of Oak and
Sixth Streets. This was very good
meeting, there being about seventy
five present. Aug Ellis was appoint
ed Chairman, and Captain NJ German
Secretary. Captain Frank p Carson
was nominated by " reclamation"
which was nothing more than was
EXPECTED, as Stackhouse lives in that
ward.
THIRD WARD.
The unterriGed gathered slowly at
the engine house, and il was not until
o'clock that the farce began.
OF the magnates OF the party we
noted only the following: The
Brothers Shaukliu. DR.. Walker, DR..
Morgan, DR.. Muhlhausen. DR.. Ma
geniss, e. G.. Van Ripper. Fl. C. Stin-
son, Jesse Walker, Ben. Nurre, Geo.
Stackhouse and James E. Welborn.
Dr. Walker vas called to the Chair,
and George Shanklin was chosen
Secretary. In the meantime II G..
had been circulating extensively
imong the magnates, and acted very
much as if he had a presentment
that something important was about
to happen. The President stated the
object Of the meeting to be to select
candidate for Councilman.
DIR. Muhlhausen submitted reso-
luton pledging all who took part in
the meeting TO abide the decision Of
the meeting, which was adopted.
George w. Shanklin, after long
delay, moved that the call made upon
e. g. Van Ripper through the columns
of the Courier. be endorsed,
b. Nurre said :" Waitl'' aud after
consultation with Mooney, Inquired
for Joe Bofandick
Tho meeting waited several min
utes. When the question was called
for, and being put. the motion was
unanimously adopted with loud ap-
plauze, considering the numbers pres
ent.
Van Ripper was called, and coming
forward, said: Friends and fellow
citizeus-Ploase accept my thanks for
the high honor conferred on me, and
the fattering endorsement of the call
that appeared in the papers. | have
been called upon by many of my
friends (alluding, no doubt, to the
Byrnes, Healy, Jarrett, &c., to be-
come their candidate for Councilman,
and [ promise. if elected, viii do my
whole duty. [ will never vote for an
appropriation of single dollar or a
cent unless I think it really neces.
sary. I expect to attend as many
meetings of the Council as any other
man, and may be more. | am a citi-
zen of this city; all my interests are
here, and all statements in the'papsrs
Of the city that | am not, is false"
Eckles then sunk exhausted into his
chair.
Geo w. Shanklin, proprietor of
the Evansville Courier, remarked that
he believed there was no further
business TO transact, and moved that
the meeting adjourn, and it adjourned.
It was a noticeable feature of the
meeting that the Courier combina-
ton managed the whole affair. and
that Councilman Jones and his
friends were utterly ignored,
FOURTH WARD.
This meeting was held at Sheriff
Miller's Office, in the Court House,
and numbered, all told, just fourteen
persons. Sheriff Miller was called to
the Chair, but no business was trans
acted, and after a brief discussion,
the meeting adjourned, to meet at the
headquarters Of the sweot-scented
Jockey Club" on Friday night, thus
ignoring the fact that Tom. Hen
bricks will speak on that night
FIFTH WARD.
The citizens of this ward met at the
Vine Street Engine House. and John
A. Haney was appointed Chairman,
aud Tim. Gavisk, Secretary. Henry
Reichert, Henry Gumberts and Mi
chael Stumpf were put in nomination.