Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-08


last night and nominated Council ticket and
delegates to the Convention, which meets on the
nth, to nominate Mayor and City Treasurer.
FIRST WARD.
Tie meeting in this Ward was held in the
trurk house of the Relief Hook and Ladder
Company, and was numcrously attended. among
,h,>,, present being many of the oldest aud
mos, respected citizens OF the Ward.
The meeting was called to order by xMayor
Latham, aud was organized by the election Of
I;rn. K. Shinn, President, and Harold Snow
den, Secretary.
yh, first business in order being the nomination
If member of the Board Of Aldermen i'll place
NJ Mr.. Geo Markell, the present incumbent,
whose residence by the late change IN the Ward
lines has bccu thrown into the I'd Ward, the
names of w. A. Moore, 9. .. Smcot, W. +.
Camr, j. W. Burke and d: L. Smoot were
propos> ID for that position. Captain Smoot de-
J Jrawn at his rcuu,st, ballot was taken and
the result announced as follows: Moore IS,
Sm,or "A, Carne | and Burke 6.
Az neither name had received majority of
=, the votes cast, no nomination was made, and
tho name that received the lowest number Of
votes heiug dropped, according to the rule, a
.nrond ballot was taken with the following re-
sul, Moore Il. Smoot -, Carne ii. So VIM.
A Moore, having received a majority Of all the
votes cast, was declared the nominee Tor the
Thn names Of Geo. r. Shinn Isaac Eichberg,
" :, ,,oorc, w. W. Rock, &. Z. Smoot, G.
/, Ncale, Benoni Wheat, W. II. Claggett
and Geo. Duitty were then proposed as candi-
dates for the Common Council.
Major Dutfcy withdrew his name, and the
name Of Mr. Wheat was withdrawn by 4 friend,
who said that gentleman would not serve If
elected A ballot was then taken and the re-
suit announced as follows Shinn g. Eichberg
a. Moore 63, Rock 53 Smnot Al, Neale 26,
Wheat 10 and Claggett 5. McSSrS Shnn,
Eichherg, Moore and Rock, having received a
majority of all the votes cast, were declared duly
nominated.
The next business was the election Of three
delegates to represent the Ward in the Con
yentlun to be held to nominate a Mayor, and
for those positions the following names were
PROPOSED: Geo. II. Shiuu, W. w. Rock, Isaac
Eicibcrg, j. H. Reid, U. NJ Monroe Har-
rison jacobs aud }. W. Campbell. Mr.. Camp
bell having Withdrawn his name, a ballot was
taken, with the following result: Shinn 81,
Rock SIS, Eichbcrg So, kcid Is. Monroe II,
jacobs 10, Campbell >, and Is. Foley |. So
Me>srs. Shinn, Rock, and Eichbcrg having re-
ccivcd majority Of ali the votes cast, were de-
clared elected, and the meeting adjourned.
SECOND WARD.
The meeting in the Second Ward was held
at Harmonic Hall, and was numcrously at
tended The meeting was called to order by
the Superintendent, IL. H. Stuart, when Col.
j. s. French was elected charuan and Il. Nj.
Latham chosen secretary. 5. III. Janncy, Ii.
l.. Simpson and Geo. FL Markell were placed
f,, 4 nd hn fsr,f
ballot Mr.. Janney was selected, the vote being,
.Jauucy, 46; Simpson, 3O Markell, S.
McSsrs. Jos. Hopkins, j. a. Field, &. +.
pownham, Geo. Ii. Markell, John Launon,
Orlando Wood, L. Stein, JOS. Broders Geo. r.
lllll II. 0. Caughton, Geo I'll. Robinson, W.
". Herbert, ii. H. Stuart, NJ. b: Harlow, Il.
" LAWSON, Geo. Washington, j. W. Green,
as. Dcapauc aud Peter Wise we're put in
nomination, but several declined, and upon 4
ballot being taken the vote resulted: Down
hun, Al; Brodcrs, 40; Hopkins, IS; Lannon,
81; Till, 81; Field, So Markell, 20; Wood, 26;
Clauyhon, Is; Stein, S; Stuart, II; Lawson,
/; Washington, 5; Herbert, >; Green, :; llar-
low, |.
No ono having received majority Of all the
votes cast, another ballot was taken, resulting:
Brodcrs, ~; Downham, Al; l4annon, Al; Wood
SO; Hopkins, -; Hill, 80; Markell, 30; Field
-, tlauSHlOtl, IL, DClaIhauc, ~, bIein, "
Washington, |; Wise, !.
In this ballot Mcssrs. Brodcrs and Downham
aayIng each received mnjurity Of the votes
Cast were declared nominated
The third ballot resulted: Hopkins, "A;
Wood, Sc; Lannon, 30; Hill, IS; Markell, 9;
C1augh,on, 3; Stein, 3.
Mr.. Hopkins receiving majority vote was
declared nominated.
On the fourth ballot Mr.. Lannon received
81; Mr.. Hall, 81; MIR. Wood 7, and MIR. Mar
kel 6, and there being no choice, the fifth bal
lot was taken resulting in the choice OF Mr.
Iaunon by the following vote Lannon, 80;
Hill, sc; Wood, ,.
After the second ballet Mr. Hopkins declin-
cd to allow his name to be further used, but
his friends prevailed upon him to withdraw his
objection, and as stated, nc received the noml-
nation
After the third ballot Mr. Field withdrew
his name.
The nominations having been completed,
were, on motion, made unanimous, as follows ::
For Alderman, s. II. Janney; for Common
Council, Jos. BroderS, L. E. Downham, JOS.
ilopkins and John Lannon.
Three ballots for delegates to the nominating
convention were taken before delegates were
chosen. Those put in nomination were: f. e.
Swainc, j. =. Coleman, +. Il. Downham, VIM
A. Stewart, Nj. B. Harlow, Geo. Washington,
Geo H. Simpson and Jos. Hopkins The first
ballot resulted Coleman, A; Swain, 81; Stew
art, 81; Hopkins, %; Washington, %; Harlow,
~, and Simpson 20. On this ballot MIR. Cole
man was chosen.
On the second ballot Mr. Stewart was chosen,
the vote being: Stewart, 36 Harlow, 80; Hop
S'ns, p; Simpson, II; Swain, s; Downhain, Z;
Stein, l.
,o Hn the third ballot Mr.. Harlow was nomlna'
lngton4.
al II clock the meeting adjourned
THIRD WARD.
u Inc lhrd Ward meeting, held at the Court
S S,"use, was presided over by Capt j. NJ.
i', ~ r. %ith John 5. Beach, Secretary, and
a. l. bcekham, assistant Secretary.
u, uGn' NJ. j.. Corse declined nomination for