The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-04-26
Conservative ward meeesns,.

conservative mass meetings were held in
Madison. Clay, and Mofr6c Wards last
nlsht fortte purpose Or elccting delegates
ITO the new City Executive Committee. and
TO express the sentiments of the voters ms
70 Inc manner in which nominations should
III !, MADISON WARD. -. ( - I
l The meeting In Madison Wardwas called
to order by Captain r.. d. Ward, on whose
motion DIR. Jno. Mahoney was called to the
chair, and MIR. B. 7. August appointed
secretary. ..~.s.
Mr.. May moved that committee be ar-
pointed TO recommend suitable persons to
be voted for as delegates to the City ExecI-
tive Committee. > ;.fr #,..,G
Alter some discussion, Mr.. May with
drew his motion, and it was renewed by
Coi; PeYton Wise, and adopted.
The Chair appointed the following COM
mlttee !: p. Weisigcr, Col. Thos. J. Evans,
NJ. T. Handy, j. D. Browne, and DR.. &. w.
The committee, af1cra short absence, re-
ported the following nominations : j. Fl.
Claiborne, Peyton Wise, NJ. May. al. IT.
Clarke, DR.. John Mahoney, Charles w.
Allen, y. 4. Weisiger, T.. III. Mayo, Il. H.
christian, Z. p. Richardson. ~ ri
INC election resulted in the choice of the
following: j. II. Claiborne, Peyton> Wise,
j. Mahoney, Nj. May, and o. +. Weisicer,
Sr.; who were therefore declared elected
delegates from Madison Ward to the CITY
Executive Committee.
Mr.. w. w. Slower offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted: -. e.sr .1.t- -
''Resolued, That our representatives in
the City Executive Committee be Instruct
ed TO oppose any action looking to the
nomination I,to
except in the event of the failure of the
Waros to make such nomination."
The meeting then adjourned. ,s
/ u. MONROE WARD. ....
At the meeting of this ward held last
night at St. z bans Hall Mr.. Thos. Branch
was called to the chair and Il. d. Muniord
| acted as secretary.
On motion Of Mr.. G. NJ. Wallace, the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted D.;
"Resolued, That it is the sense of this
| meeting that an executive committee, to
take charge of the interests of the Con-
sentative party of Richmond, be elected
Tor the tel N OF one year, or until such time
as their successors may be appointed.
Resolred, That the powers of the pro-
| posed Executive Committee be limited to
the responsible duties of providing ways
| and means in furtherance of the objects of
the party of calling all assemblies that
may be deemed necessary for the nomina-
| ton OF municipal or State officers; of
keeping all papers or records affecting local
registrations and elections; and of pro-
posing nominations for municipal Offices
whenever, from any cause, the wards or
other primary assemblies of our party Tail
| to do so.
RcsoEucd, That in order to carry out the
objects of the foregoing resolutions COM
| mittee OF ten persons be appointed by the
Chair TO propose the names of ten gentle
men, from which number five shall be
elected to represent Monroe Ward.
The following committee was appointed
| by the Chair to nominate the ten men:
| Nj. Price, r. f. Walker, DR.. Manson, Chas.
Campbell, Moses Ellyson, Thos. II. Wynue,
| ChaS. Ellis, and j. X. Fisher.
In the absence Of the committee, Col.
VIM. S. Gilman, in response to loud calls,
| addressed the meeting. He earnestly en-
treated all to stand by the Conservative
nominees, ,choeuer they might be, ut all
hazards. C.pts. j. j. English and Geo. d.
Wise also addressed the meeting in earnest
and stirring appeals.
| After an absence Of thirty minutes the
committee returned with the following
nominal ions:
Z. Ii. Starke, VIM. English, +. T. Glas-
gov, Geo. Bargamin, Moses uutzler, K. Is.
Munford, Maj. Reb't Stiles, C. NJ. Wallace,
Jos. Heindl, and Peter Tinsley.
| On motion Of X. +. Walker, it was re-
solved that the five gentlemen receiving the
largest number of votes be declared elected.
| The ballot was then circulated and the
| following gentlemen elected from the noln-
inceS to constitute The Executive Commit
tee of the ward: Z. Fl. Starke, VIM. Eng
lish, G. NJ; Wallace, K. b. Munford, Maj.
| Robert Stiles.
| On motion of r. f. Walker, it was
| "HcSoLCed, That this meeting recommends
| to the Conservative voters Of this ward to
assemble in general mass meeting for the
purpose of nominating suitable persons 10
| represent this ward in the Common Coun-
ell of the city, and for the purpose of MAX
| ing such other nominations is the said HISS
meeting may deem advisable ; and that the
chairman of this meeting he requested TO
announce, through the daily newspapers,
the time and place OF such meeting to be
| fixed by him, but such meeting shall not he
| called until after the present registration
now ordered shall be completed"
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
CLAY WARD.
4 ro,lsing meeting of the Conservative
voters of Clay Ward was held last evening
ut Euker's Spring Park, Geo. j. Hooper,
Esq, in the chair, and Mr.. Geo. W. Dues
| berry secretary.
The president stated the object Of the
| meeting to be the appointment Of five per-
sons TO represent Clay Ward in the Central
Committee.
Mr.. Gibbs presented the following rcsO-
| luton, which was adopted:
"ReS0lred, That committee Of tive he
now elected to represent Clay Ward in the
City Central Committee, and for no other
purpose
ON motion of MIR. Scott Gibbs, it was or
| dered that the Chair appoint i committee
of five gentlemen, which committee should
| select twenty-five names, from which num-
| Der five should be elected by the meeting TO
| represent the ward in the Central Com
mittee.
The following gentlemen were chosen for
Clay Ward to be part Of the Central
Committee Mcssrs. j. +. Meredith, Geo.
S. Palmer, VIM. NJ. Ledley, Albert Ordway,
"a T.,,l- inns