The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-29
LOCAL MATTERS.
MUNICIPAL POLITICS.
WARD MEETINGS LAST NIGHT.

WARD MEETINGS LAST NIGHT.
Pursuant to announcement, meetings
| were held in all the wards Of the city last
night "to ratify the action of the City Gen.
tral Conservative Committee in making
nominations, and to approve the ticket pre-
sented to them."
CLAY WARD.
Mr.. Humphrey Calder, member of the
CITY Committee, called the meeting TO or
der, and explained the object of the call
| On his motion. Dir. P. E. Gibbs was chosen
chairman and W. D. Chesterman, Esq,
secretary.
The address ofthe committee having been
read. Mr.. Xix moved that the meeting ap-
prove and endorse it.
Mr.. Peter W. Ralston thought resolu-
ton endorsing the address unnecessary.
MIR. John II. Gilmer also thought the
proposed action ill-timed and unnecessary,
| as it anticipated the proceedings now pend
| ing before the Supreme Court Of Appeals.
He added, however, that the address en-
bodied his own views as citizen.
MONROE WARD.
The meeting in Monroe Ward was held
at the Gymnasium, on Broad street. The
attendance not being large, the business
was very quickly transacted. MontroSe
Angle presided, and E. NJ. Crump acted as
secretary.
Mr.. offered resolution endorsing
and ratifying the action OF the City Com
| mittee in declaring for an election on the
Sth Of November, and in making nomina-
tions and approving the ticket. 1t was
! adopted by vote of Il to 6, many not
voting.
Remarks were then made by Capt. Henry
Hudnall, n. NJ. Lee, Esq, and Abram
Hall after which, the meeting adjourned.
MADISON WARD.
At quarter-paSt O'Clock the meeting
was called to order by Mr.. Lovenstein, who
| stated that it had been called by request of
| the City Executive Committee to ascertain
whether the voters of this ward approve
of the action Of that committee.
Mr., G. Fl. Page nominated Mr.. W. G..
| Paine for the Chair, but it being stated that
| Mr.. Paine was member of the City Com
mittee his name WAS withdrawn.
Mr.. Powhatan Wcisiger was then called
to the chair and Mr.. r. D. Ward appointed
| secretary.
| MIR. Wynne offered a resolution endorsing
| the action Of the City Committee in making
preparations for an election, which was
| adopted.
Mr.. Wynne then offered second resoll-
ton endorsing the action of the committee
in making nominations and approving the
municipal ticket presented. He said he Of
| fered this resolution merely to raise 4 test
| question, and did not wish it understood
| that he would promise to support it. There
were men on that ticket Objectionable. and
some good names had perhaps been left of.
but it ought to be recOllected that we could
not expect that all Of our choice should be
the choice Of the committee. He would
not, however, express any opinion rs 10
| the propriety Of the resolution bein
adopted.
Mr.. C. H. Page opposed the adoption of
the last resolution offered by Mr.. Wynne,
and expressed the opinion that the City
| Committee had not only tran>cended their
! powers. but had presented ticket very OBJ
iectionablc to many people, and which, i!
adhered to, would !un q serious riak OF de.
!eat. He offered the following substitute
| for Mr.. Wynne's resolution
| "Whereas the Central Committee was sc.
lected for the purpose Of nominating cam
didate for Congress for the third district,
| "Resolred, That Madison Ward do now
apDont five delegates to a convention, 10
consist of five delegates from each ward, for
the purpose Of nominating ticket for mt!-
nicipal offices for the city Of Richmond ut
| the election on the Sth of November, 1870
| Mr.. LoyenSteu rs Il member of the com
mittee defended its action, and said that in
his opinion it was generally understood
when that committee was appointed that II
was to perform all the functions of City
Executive Committee.
Messrs. VIM. &. Paine and Peyton Wise,
members of the City Committee, also de.
| tended its action, and denied that that
committee were appointed for the sole pur'
pose of nominating Il member OF Congress
and conducting The congressional cam
paign. ,,.
Mr.. Wise said he was perfectly willing to
vote for the resolution Of Mr.. Page, but
was opposed to the preamble on the ground
| that it did not recite facts. The City Com
mittee had not been appointed as stated.
| MIR. Page thereupon withdrew the pre-
amble.
Mr.. r. D. Ward said he had heartily eli.
| dorscd the first resolution offered by Mr.
! Wvnne, but did object to the second. DC
thought the City Committee had not been
selected for the purpose Of nominating q
municipal ticket, and that they had (thougt
no doubt with the best motiVes) gone be.
yond their powers. He urged also that the
ticket nominated, while it met his appro-
val as u general thing, was not popular
one, and that if in election was gone into
with it it would be in danger Of defeat.
Gen. j. T. Moore opposed the adoption
of the substitute, pretacing his remarks by
the statement that he had declined the nom
nation for sheriff.
The vote was then taken upon the sub
stitute, and it was lost. The question re-
curing upon the original resolution, offered
by Mr.. Wynne, it was adopted.
On motion OF Alr. Wise, the meeting then
adjourned.
| JEFFERSON WARD.
About three hundred Conservatives rs
scmbicd ut Old Market Hall.
| J. J. Wilson, Esq, was called TO the cllali
and MIR. Theoderick Robertson was chosen
secretary.
The President then explained the object
of the meeting to be to confirm the nominal
tions made by the Central Committee
whereupon. on motion of Mr.. Janles N.
Ford, a committee of five, consisting o
Messrs. james NJ. Ford, John Ii. PleaSants,
VIM. John Clarke, Christopher Walthall
and james Hann0D, were appointed 10 pre-
pare business Tor the meeting.
Mr., Louis L. BoSsieuX, after announcing
the death of John j. Brown, Esq, mem
Der of the Club, and paying feeling tribute
to his memory, moved that committee o
three be appointed TO prepare suitable re-
solutions of respect and coincidence, Whlcf
shall be spread upon the records, and
COPY sent TO the family of the deceased
Committee 0lcssrs. BossieuX, Styll, unt
Maccubbn.
| During the absence Of the Committee OF
business Major John Johns made IN ad
dress, enerseticalIy defending the action
the City Committee and euloglzlnS the com
mittee's ticket.