Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-06-10
CITY ORGANIZATIONS
w A R D ME EFT I N G S


GUS wards were held last evening for the
purpose of thoroughly organizing fol
the approaching election and the selec-
ton of delegates to mass meeting OF
the people to be held at the City Hall
on Monday evening, the, 21st instant
which meeting will nominate candidates
Tor the Legislature. All the wards were
we'll represented, and most gratifying
enthusiasm prevailed.
lsT WARD.
John 7 Hall, Esq was elected chair
l nan of the meeting held at the 1st
! Ward, and D G B Wilson appointed
| Secretary.
On motion il was
Resolved, That thirteen delegates be
appointed from lat Ward to the Mass
| Meeting to be held on Monday the 21st
| instant. ta r". '.
| On motion it was ... .-e
| Resolved, That the power Of appoint
ment be vested in the chair, and time
| given to select the delegates, and that
their names be published in the city pa
pers. WISER ..a- r:s
On motion the Chairman and Secreta-
ry were added to the committee of thir.
teen.
On motion of Mayor DeCordy, Col.
Walker, Mr.. Lewis and Mr.. Taylor were
unanimously endorsed by the meeting.
SECOND WARD. DE-.
The meeting of The citizens Of the
Second Ward was held at the Good Will
| Engide House, for the purpose Of nomi-
| mating delegates to the convention to
| be held at the Court House on the 21st
June. Mr.. r. FL. Stevens was elected
| chairman, and J. c. Duct secretary.
On motion of Mr.. Geo. Bluford, the
meeting proceeded to the nomination
and election of delegates to said con-
vention, which arc as follows:
John E Doyle, Chairman Delegation;
Cater Dozier, M Howell, G w Dozier,
S r Borum, Geo Tumblin, NJ Dolard,
John Smith, w w Lamb, Col ] W
Hinton, Jas Kicks, G Milhado, VIM
Britsol, VIM DENLY, M Dozier, Charles
Davis, N H Moore, j L Reid, j t Jones,
Geo Reid, VIM H Foster, j G Duct, r
H Stevens and G w Kemp.
On motion of Mr.. George Bluford it
was E-. '.-.--
Resolved, That committee of ten
be appointed to search out and bring
forward all of the voters of this ward
who did not register at the last regis
tration.
On motion meeting adjourned.
THIRD WARD. Gil 81.
The meeting was called to order by
calling Mr.. E. w. Sales to the chair,
and j. E. Doughty, Secretary. .
The following Committee was APP
pointed to represent the Third Ward in
the city Convention, to be held on the
21st inst, to nominate candidates to
represent the city of Norfolk in the Leg
islature.
JB Whitehead, B D Thomas, Thos
Blick, Glenn Brooks, w II Breck, G G
Brown, W J Capps, D Cannon, W. Faitz,
J M Gibbs, A Hofheimer, Thos I Kemp.
D Moloney, ] H Humphrey, W Raw
sor Cha cL~-r, ~ Ut.osouUT, Onas II
Rowland, Norman Bell, E w Blanks, j
w Forward, H Ghieslin, j B Gaskins, ]
P Renter III
The following gentlemen were elected
permanent officers for the organization
of the Ward:
John B. Whitehead, Superintendent;
Jesse Ssgar, Secretary.
Finance Committee--W. B. Deggs,
I Treas. and Messrs. Adder, Bobie, and
| Pritchard.
Challengers-J. Fl. Humphrey and
| r. A. Nelson.
The Superintendent was authorized to
| appoint canvassers to thoroughly cau-.
vass the Ward. .e.la vEl
The meeting then adjourned to meet
next Thursday, the 18th inst, at the
Engineers Hall.
FOURTH WARD.
| The citizens of the Fourth Ward met
at the Hook and Ladder engine house,
and the chair was taken by Capt. I. f.
Owens, Superintendent of the ward,
who stated that he had become resi>
| dent of another ward, and rendered his
resignation, which was accepted
| Mr.. Baltimore nominated S. A. Ste
| vens to fill the vacancy, and he was
unanimously elected, and took the chair,
after returning his thanks for the honor
conferred upon him.
Ch. G. Rabotean was appointed Sec
rotary.
The object of the meeting having been
explained by the Chairman, .....
On motion of Maj, Milligan, q com
mittee was appointed by the Chairman
to recommend twenty-five delegates to
represent the Fourth Ward in the City
Convention to be held on Monday, the
21st instant, to nominate candidates for
the Legislature.
The Chairman appointed Messrs. Mil
ligan, Bottimore, Marrow, Kevill and
Phelps. is s-. ..s 81 .t
The committee retired for consulta-
ton, and on their return reported the
following gentlemen, who were appoin-
ted by the meeting Ja1r
S A Stevens, E Vance, j G White,
R Fogarty, Ethan Allen, 4 II Hudgins,
JY Leigh, G S Oldfeld, H V Tomp-
kins, G Maltby, G W Duvall, ] f Mil
ligan, P Cornell, j d Tompkins, G R
Nash, R Corbett, Frank Stuart, J Men,
doza, j E Barry, j Montgomery, " P
Henneslev, Woodbridge, T Kevill,