The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-21
ZEE WARD MEETINas.
Nominations In all the Wards ex-
cept the Third.

In the mira u meeIlng
to Tuesday evening, and in
the Seventh, the nominations had pre-
been made, and no meeting
was held, but one will be held on Tues
day evening at the Paradise Garden.
FIRST WARD.
The First Ward Republicans as
sembled at McJohnson's Chapel, ad-
Edwin McJohnson's store.
The meeting organized by appointing
Prof. J. w. Knight, Chairman, and
J. Groves, Secretary.
Mr.. Knight announced that nomi-
nations for Councilmen were in order,
whereupon VIM. Liant, Albert Stein
bach. Edwin McJ Johnston. VIM. Bed
ford, ST., and Major Mattison. were
placed in nomination.
Mr.. Mel hnston declined to be a
candidate. The first ballot resulted
as follows:
VIM. Bedford
MRttison. --......
Wm.
Albert 8
AS previously agreed upon, Mr..
Steinbach vas dropped. he having
received the smallest number of votes.
Major Madison then withdrew in ia
vor Of Mr.. Bedford, ST., and thanked
his friends for the complimentary
vote he had received. The next bal
lot resulted in favor Of Mr.. Bedford.
as follows:
William
W11lam
Mr.. Bedford was declared duly
nominated. and on motion it was made
unanimous. Some gentleman cast a
vote for Mr. knight. Mr.. Bedford
was called on for a speech, and in re-
ply said he could not make a speech,
but if elected. he would endeavor to
do his duty. It was then moved by
Col. Buchanan that twenty delegates
be selected to represent the Ward in
the City Convention.
This motion elected considerable
discussion. and a general opposition
to q delegate Convention was mani
tested. The speakers thought that
every Republican that chose to at
tend the Convention, should have an
equal voice in the selection Of can-
didates for city officers. The motion
to appoint twenty delegates, was final
ly passed; then the vote was recon
sidered. and the motion Withdrawn i,
when it was moved and carried, that
every Republican in the First Ward
be a delegate to the Convention next
Saturday night" ARd, on motion the
meeting adjourned.
SECOND WARD.
The voters of the Second Ward met
at Habenicht's grocery, corner of Oak
and Fourth streets, on Saturday
evening, in good force.
Mr.. John S. Hopkins was called to
the chair, aud NJ. Henning, Esq !,
made Secretary.
The President addressed the meet
ing on the importance of selecting for
Councilman one who would suitably
represent the interests of the Ward.
On motion of Mr.. McNeely, the
following gentlemen were made dele
gates to the City Convention, to be
held at the National Hall, on the
10Th:
Jas. Davidson, S. w. Thompson,
VIM. b. Caldwell. Edward Tombler,
Geo. Liant, John b. Young, S. r
Hornbrook, Peter Zapp, John S
| Goodge, Thos. McCorkle, Jas. II
McNeely, R. NJ. Davis, II. Hahe.
NIGHT, Thos. G. Smith. Chester o
Davis, James Steel, Henry NJ. Sweet.
ser, John w. Foster, Joseph Saber
ton, Jacob Meyer, August Brauns
Jos. Turnock, Reuben Hart, A. NJ
McGrif, John Georget, Moses Kahn
d. j. Mackey. Thos. Scantlin, Abra
ham Gumberts. Peter Marker, VIZ
E. Holliugsworth, Marcus Sherwood
Michael Meyer, Geo. d. Bowen, VIM
Turnook, r. S. Babcock, VIM. Dean
VIM. Reavis and DR.. L. Hass.
ON motion Of Thus. G. Smith, tn,
meeting proceeded to nominate, an,
on motion of Gen. Shackelford. AL
yah johnson was unanimously nomi
mated for Councilman.
On motion of DR.. S. w. Thompson
the delegates were left free to deter
mine whothe vote of the Ward shoul
be cast for in the Convention.
After a very harmonious and pleas
ant time, the meeting adjourned.
THIRD WARD.
The meeting was organized b
~electing Mr.. FL. Nelson, chairman
and Mr.. r. Clay Wilkinson, Secretary
Mr.. Sar1. Archer moved to adjour
to Tuesday evening, which was accor
) dinghy done.
FOURTH WARD.
The Republicans of the Fourt
+ Ward assembled at Marlett's Hal
F. M. Thayer. Esq, presided, and NJ
{ Sam. j. L~oewenstein acted as Secre
tary.
The president explained the objeC
of the meeting to be the nominatio
Of a candidate to represent the War
in the City Council.
The name of 81. V. Bennighof b
ing proposed, that gentleman wa
nominated by reclamation. Afte
a the empowering of all good Republ
s cans to act as delegates to the Cit