Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-14
LOCAL NEWS.

hight were very numerouSy attended, more so
than has been the case for several years, and
the interest manifested III the selection Of can
ddates and the choice of delegates to the noun
mating Convention, is fore-runner;it is hoped,
of the success of the whole ticket at the ap-
preaching election. The candidates selected
are all intelligent gentlemen, worthy the full
support aud confidence of their tellow-citiZens
aud there should be no doubt as to the final
result, although, in one Ward, there is said to
he nominal Radical majority Iu it, the
Fourth Ward, ticket has ueen presented and
if the voters Of tina; Ward will consult their
true interest aud the welfare OF the community,
the Conservative nominees gentlemen thor
oughly identified with our manufacturing,
mechanical and business interest, whose sole
aim would be TO promote all branches of in
dustry and accelerate business and the growth of
the city, will also be elected The following is
u report of the proceedings Of the meetings in
the several Wards:
FIRST WARD.
4 called meeting of the Conservative party
Of the First Ward was held last night IN the
truck house of the Relief Hook and Ladder
Company, and was one Ut the largest Ward
meetings ever held in this city. 1t was called
to order BY Mayor Latham, as Superintendent
of the Ward, under the State organization, and
Geo r. Shiun, ESQ.,, was elected President,
aud DR.. Harold Suowden, Secretary.
The President having read from the Gazette
the call Of the County Superintendent, stating
nominating one Alderman and four members
of the Common Council, and TO appoint three
delegates to City Convention to nominate
Mayor and other municipal officers, aud that
the first business 10 order would be the noml-
nation, by ballot, for the Alderman, the names of
john T. Dyer l.. L. Loving and B. Wheat
were presented, aud ballot was taken with
the following result: Blank g. Dyer 5, Wheat
IS, Loving 81; so Major Loving having received
majority of all the votes cast was declared
the nominee of the party.
Previous 10 the result being announced 1t was
resolved, on Mr.. Mitchell's motion, that the
nominee should pledge himself to support the
other nominees of the Conservative party.
Nominations for members of the Common
Council were then 10 order, and the names Of
W. W. Rock G.. r. Shinn |. Elchberg. Geo.
W. Harrison, j. IL. Burroughs W: 5. Moore
G.. L. Neale, w. A. Moore. j. F. Dyer, Geo.
Hutton and B. Wheat were placed IN nomlua,
ton.
Mr.. Wheat respectfully declined a nomiua-
ton.
On motion ofG. w. Rock majority of the
whole number of votes cast was required to
nominate.
\ ballot was then taken with the following
result: Shinu 90, Rock 80, W. 5. Moore s.
Eichberg So, Harrison ~, ". \. Moore -,
Ncale 10. Burroughs l6, Hutton IL, Dyer 3,
Wheat =, Moore2, P!utes ], and Loving !, aud
as Messrs. Shinn, Rock and W. s. Moore had
received majority Of the votes cast, they were
declared duly nominated, and a second ballot
taken for the remaining member of the Com.
mon Council, with the following result: Elcl-
berg Is, Harrison II, Neae , Moore 2-uo
election. On the third ballot MIR. Elchberg
was elected, the vote being. Eichberg 81, Har-
riSon 43.
Messrs. ". w. Rick, Geo. r. Shun, W.
S. Moore, Samuel Coleman, and }. w. Camp
bell were put iu nomination for delegates to
the city Convention, but the two latter drcu-
lug the appointment, the three former were
elected by accamaton.
The following named gentlemen were then
put in nomination for the vacant positions OF
Magistrates in the Ward: C. f. Webster, w.
W. White and Geo W. Harrison and a count
by teIlers resulted as follows: Webster 49,
White SO, Harrison Is, so Mcssrs Webster
and White were declared nominated.
\ committee was appointed 10 see that all
persons u the Ward be properly registered and
to bring out the laggard voters on election day
\ vote of thanks was then rendered the Re-
lief Hook and Ladder Company for the use OF
the house. aud the meeting adjourned without
the occurrence Of d single incident to MARI IT'S
unusual plcasantnesS; and all It's nominees Will
be elected, for the ''olu First has the requisite
number Of votes to secure that result, and has
never yet gone back Oh those selected IN the
primary meetings.
SECOND WARD.
Alta Conservative meeting held in the Second
Ward, last night, after an explanation OF the
call by MIR. H. j.. Stuart, Ward superintendent.
L Snowdcn, jr., was chosen chairman ana H.
VI Latham secretary.
Upon ballotng for candidate for the Board
of Aldermen Col. j. s. French was chosen, the
vote being French, 2S; S. Ii. Jauney, l9.
Messrs Thos. RishciIl, Jos. Hopkins, j. A.
Field and JAS. Green were nominated tor the
Common Council.
Messrs Orlando Wood, Jas Coleman aud +.
Snowden, jr., were then chosen delegates to
to the City Nominating Convention, which
meets on the 18th.
W. L. Herbert was nominated rs candidate
for Magistrate, and the meeting then adjourned.
THIRD WARD.
There was very large meeting of the Con
sentative voters of the Third Ward, at the
Court House last night, which was called to
order by Capt. j. NJ. Steuart, Ward Superln,,
teudent, who, after, explaining the object. OF
the call was unanimously chosen to preside
and Mr. H. Kemper elected Secretary. MIR. Al.
Wedderburn was appointed assistant Secretary,
and Col. G. f. Stuart, Major Geo. Duffey, land
Messrs. R. W. Falls, and J. L, Beckham APP
pointed tellcrs.
Upon baotng for candidate for the Board
of Aldermen, DR.. j. B. johnson and Messrs:
w. j. Boothe and G. X. Wilmer being placed
in nomination, the vote resulted: johnson, 96,
Boothe o. and Wilmer !. DR.. johnson was
thereupon declared the choice of the meeting
for candidate for the Board of Aldermen.
For mcmbcrs of the Common Council, upon
the first ballot there was no election, majority
of all the votes cast being necessary tor selec-
ton Upon the second ballot Mr.: 4. l.. Carne:
was chosen, and on the third, MessrS. Chas'
ManL;n K MANNER and Rnht. Portner were