The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-20
1oCAL MATTERS.
CONSERVATIVE NOMINATIONS
FOR CITY COUNCIL.
cyr LARGEST WARD MEETINGS.
rrgR SEEN IN RICHMOND.
The Result A Splendid Ticket,

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animate Conservative Candidates iUi 'ns
r.,, council. The meetings were all wen
>": ,sns and perfect harmony prevailed
"'I. The result is seen in ticket
e' ,;;, has every element Of strength that is
""i iS",Ic and combining all the varied
&C., vo,oSSary for an efficient municipal
1cc;,la;ure. Below will be tound oetaiiea
rcnorts OF the proceedings:
MARSHALL WARD.
oss meeting Of the citizens Of this
tu' ,"aS held at Springfield Hail. and
"S Wa - order under the auspices OF the
I+'"'r,a,iye Club-Jos. j. Engtisn chalr-
N',,' and y. {. Richardson secretary.
N"," .,n~ adopting resolutions making the
:,s,innS open, and declaring that the
n"' ",'"rsons receiving the highest number
~, F''s cast should be declared the noml-
q th, meeting then proceeded TO oaltot,
mm.,l' trr following result. They received
va 'rnn,jnations in The order IN wh,ch they
',c FAMED John +. BoSsieuN, banker
Tsorcc ". Allen, sailor; henry Merger,
cn1rer: c. Is. EipScomh, coal nerchah''
roT,. kcrSc. merchant.
AT Th;s w WAS the largest political meeting
..ynr hrld in this ward.
,nrr the nominations speeches were
,,,qir ny the nominees.
S,ycral gentlemen, among them MesSrs.
yrrt;,h and Oliver, declined the use OF
,,,ir names before the meeting.
Nn motion. the nominations were de-
rlarcd unanimous.
JEFFERSON WARD.
There was Il rouSing meeting al Old Mar
r,, Hall. 1t was called to order by DR.. A.
hJ A IL
r.hrnrk was called to the chair and MIR.
InLa +. Haryie appointed secretary.
IN motion OF Mr.. +. b. Cook, it was de-
cjsi 70 nominate without the inter-
v.n-ion Of committee. Twenty-Five
names were then placed in nomination,
from which the following were selected
of,rr four ballots had been circulated: DR..
YIN. II. Scott. John NJ. Higgins, j. c.
Smith. jacob /. Levy, and Chas. E. Whit
lorg, These gentlemen were then declared
the nominees.
ALP O'clock the meeting adjourned.
MADISON WARD.
Al Monticello Hall there assembled a
y,rv large number Of citizens, comprising
Tho representatives Of all classes. and in
ending many who have not for years before
appeared at = political gathering OF any
kiud.
, The meeting was called to order by Mayor
kelley. on whose motion MIR. Thomas w.
Nrtance was called to the chair and MIR.
=. i. Ilandy appointed secretary.
Col. Peyton Wise moved the appoint
man, OF committee to recommend the
names Of ten persons suitable 10 be voted
TO: as nominees for the City Council.
This motion was opposed by Mayor
Kelley. who suggested as an amendment
that the nominations be made in open
meeting; which was agreed to.
The Following regulations were adopted
for the conduct OF the nominations :
"LeSolucd, That voting for candidates to
represent Madison Ward in the next Coun-
I'll Of this city shall be by ballot, each voter
!.acng on his ballot the name Of FIVE cam
didatcS, and if larger number, only the
lit five shall be counted.
Eesolred, That the ballots shall be col
lected by telers appointed for. that purpose
bv the Chair, and shall be counted aloud,
and tie result ascertained and announced
by the secretary of this meeting, or such
assistant or assistants as the Chair may
designate.
Ht$oiced, That the five names having the
largest number of votes, providing the same
be not less than majority Of the votes cast,
shalt be declared the nominees OF the Con-
seryaliye party Of Madison Ward"
The following gentlemen were then
placed in nomination VIM. B. Isaacs, n.
T. Clarke, L, Wagner, Isaac H. Caring
ton. VIM. c. Allen, Alfred Moses, A. Y.
stokes, /. s. EpSSer, Chas. I. Davis, Chas.
". Alien, John a. Sloan, 4. q. Maury,
and Chas. I. Williams.
The Chair appointed Messrs. A. NJ.
Kelley, Powhatan Weisiger, j. Fl. Cai-
borne, and NJ. May tellers.
The election resulted in the choice Of L.
Wagner, A. Y. Stokes, VIM. Is. Isaacs,
Chas. I. Davis, and John A. Sloan, who
party. ......... ....
Mayor Kelley was then called on and
made some stirring and appropriate re-
marks; after which the meeting adjourned
s;ne die.
MONROE WARD.
The largest Conservative meeting ever
held in this ward assembled at st. Alban's
Ha!l-Mr. H. Stake in the chair, S. NJ.
Price secretary.
After the adoption of a series Of resolu.
tons, the following names were offered to
the meeting: NJ. L. Straus, Thomas Fl.
Wynne, Geo. Bargamiu, VIM. English, p.
II. Starke, Francis Glasgow, Geo. A. Humid
ley. Bernard Tracy, VIM. II. Haxall, 81. C..
Cabel!, VIM. Pheifer, John Ahern, Col. &.
q. Tompkins, Col. E. c. knight, j. T. Sub
lett, Lewis D. Crenshaw, John G. Viii
!amS, j. &. Connolly, Robt. Edmond.
The following gentlemen were selected
from the above nominations: Messrs. VIM.
English, George Bargamin, Thomas a.
Wynne, NJ. l.. Straus, 2. 81. Starke.
After the adoption of q resolution Of
fered by MIR. Charles N. Wallace, pledging
The Conservative vote of the ward to the
undivided support of the nominees, the
meeting adjourned.
CLAY WARD.
This meeting also was well attended.
Gen. Joseph r. Anderson presided; VIM.
+. Taylor, Esq, secretary.
Twenty names were then placed in noml-
nation, and the ballots having been col
lected, the committee Of ten appointed to
count them, after spending couple of
hours in discharging that duty and eXamin-
ing the registration books to see that no
Illegal votes were cast, reported that they
could not conclude their ardu0us labOrs
until nearly morning.
Thereupon the meeting adjourned until
tonight.
JACKSON WARD. s-r>
The meeting In this ward was held at the
City Hall. There was large attendance,
and much interest was manifested In the
proceedings.
Mr.. VIM. J. Glenn called the meeting to
order, and on his motion Mr.. William r.
Drinkard was called to the chair, and Mr.
James b. Page appointed secretary. Ssls
committee OF five, consisting Of Messrs.
Louis Hoyer, John Hagan, Dr., WIND.
Glenn, john Ryan, and Captain John Dis
Aey, vas !hen appointed to select the names
Of ten persons, from which number five
should be chosen as the nominees Of the
ward for the City Council.
The committee, after retiring for short
hine, reported ten pames. from which the