The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-27
of organizing their forces and prepare for

| action.
The aaplrants In the Republican ranks for
the offices OF Mayor and Aldermen, which are
the principal positions to be filed. are, aa
usual, as plenty as blackberrles. For The
Mayorally, the name of ex Sheriff E.. W.. NJ.
Mackey Is The most prominently mentioned.
He would receive, of course, lhe support of
all that wing of the Republican party who
| were known as the MackeI lies In the county
contt st of last fall, and who, 10 the city, out
numbered their opponents, the Bo @enltes, by
more Than two 10 one; and it is claimed that
most OF the rank and file of the latter faction,
now that their leader is installed as sheriff OF
the county, will cordially support their late
opponent, Mackey, 10 his aspirations tor muni-
cipal honors. Another possible candidate Is
DR.. Robert Lebby, the health officer OF the
port, and the city registrar under the Pills
bury administration. The name of Mr. Geo.
1. Cunningham has also been mentioned for
this position, but 1t is now sa!d, per contra,
that he Is not, and tnat he does not desire to
be candidate for the office.
For members of the City Council, Of whom
there are eighteen to be elected, there are at
least three times that number Of candidates
already talked of In Republican circles. The
names oil the more prominent of these are as
follows:
For Ward Representative j. F. Greene,
ex.Coroner Vim. N. TAFT, and VIM. Parker,
colored tlnsmlth, doing business in Tradd
street.
For Ward 2.-Jacob Whitman, the present
clerk of court, and Trial Justice Wm. McKin.
lay and Registrar VIM. ]. McKinlay, Jr.
For Ward 3-Alderman Garrett, Bruce How
ard, Garrett Burns, james Cosgrove, A.
Dothage, ". J. Brodle and A. B. Mitchell.
For Ward 4-County Commissioner Cum
ningham aud DR.. LeUby are both said to be
alternative candidates Tor the Council, In case
OF failure ln the nomination for mayor. Sheriff
@. C. Bowen Ia also said to be q prospective
candidate, and be Ia reported to say there Is
no law against hls holding both the offices OF
eheriff and alderman, or even of sheriff and
msyor, II he wants to. Tie other candidates
in this ward are ]. H. Albers. VIM. G. Fields,
Alderman Geo. A. Glover and Colonel P. W.
Seymour.
For Ward 5-Aderman P. Moran. W. A.
Grant, Robert Morrison and W. II. Thompson.
For Ward e-Georgs Shrewsbury, James N.
Hayne, DR.. B. A. Bosemon, (if the Postofice
should happen after all to slip through his dn-
gers) aud DR.. NJ. q. Colllus.
For Ward 8-Louls Dunneman, T. A. Davis
and N. T. Spencer.
The chairman OF the Republican city central
committee for the last campaign is Trial JUS
tice r. B. Arlson, and 1t will therefore be bis
duty to call an election for members of a new
CITY central committee, who will then arrange
for The primaries and The nominating conven-
lion. It. Is said that on this occasion all the
past schlsms n the Radical ranks are to be
buried for the time being. and desperate
fight Is TO pe made against their common enc
my, the Conservatives.
It. will be observed that some OF the candl-
dates spoken of are gentlemen who are NOT
known to be affiliated with the Republican
party, but We give their names inasmuch as
there Ia said 10 be likelihood OF their re.
ceying The Republican nomination.