The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-03-10

CHOSEN.
The Conservatives Of the city assembled
10 ward meetings last night and electeC
members of new City Committee to have
charge of the. interests OF the party, and tc
serve for one year. Though most OF the
meetings were not very large they were lar
above the average of such occasions, and
were marked by a fraternal comminglng OF
MANY OF those who became estranged during
The canvass of last fall. An entirely new
committee was elected. From the amount
of GOOD material iu it, it is reasonable To
expsct that it will come as near giving
satisfaction rs any previous body of the kind
| has ever done.
MARSHALL WARD. .. ..".
The meeting in this ward was quite largely
attended, many of the best citlZans being
present and participating in the proceedings.
MIR. II. MetZger, superintendent OF the Waro,
called the meeting TO order at s O'CLOCK, ana,
on motion, Mr.. Joseph }. English was elect
ed chairman. William E. Pleasants was
elected secretary.
Mr.. j. II. Alley offered the following reso-
LUTON, which was adop'ed:
Resolped, That we the voters Of Marshall
Ward, in convention assembled, do hereby
instruct our delegates to the City Central
Committee to vote for no other mode oil
nominating candidates to office except that
of primary election.
Ou motion of Mr.. William Goodman, the
FIVE gentlemen having the highest number
OF woes to be declared elected.
The following gentlemen were placed in
nomination: l.. Powers, Joseph c. Dcker.
George Watt Taylor. John Pitt, Henry Aus
tin, NJ. C. Hsggerty, Il. j. Christian, Henry
Cook, Willlsm T. King, John Romer.
The following telers were appointed
Samuel Wilkinson, Hiram Oliver, John j.
Cannon, w. b. Smith, Captain W. P. M,
Kelam, William j. Mays, James Z. Sharp
and John f. SbiDberger.
The balIo.ing was done by the voters
psssiug by the tellers and depositing their
ballots.
The tellers then retired. and after count
ing the ballots announced the result as fol
lows:
Lenuel Powers, j. c. Dickerson, George
Watt Taylor, o. ?. Gregory, and Arthur W
Weisiger. :,
The gentlemen elected each returned
thanks for the honor conferred upon them,
and promised to DO all in their power fol
| the cause.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
JEFFERSON WARD.
The meeting in this ward, which assem-
| bled at the hall of the Police Justice, was
attended by about 100 Of the leading citizens
OF the ward, and the greatest harmony and
good feeling prevailed. At half-past
O'Clock MIR. K. II. Styll. the superintendent
lad . tLo r
Mr. George Watt was chosen chairman BY
acciamation, and Mr.. Clay Robinson secre
tarV.
The Chair suggested that the voters place
the nsmes of five candidates on their ticket
and the five having the highest plumber o
votes cast be declared elected; which sug
gesti9n was adopted.
Thirteen candidates were placed in nomi'
lows:
A. B. Wells. Sc; A. r. Courtney, "a; W
W. Crump, as; j. B. Pace. 80; c. c. Tbop
"a; R. Il. Whitlock, 81; James Neesou
is; Dabney G. Baker, 81; j. T. Vaughan
| 15; James Shields, Is; John Dickerson, rs
l.. Lottier, ST., 8.
Messrs. A. &. Courtney, c. c. Thon, A
3. Wells, D. G. Baker, and w. W. Crump
having received the highest Dumber OF votes
were declared elected, and the meeting ad.
iourned.
MADISON WARD.
The Conservatives OF Madison Ward met
| at Monticello Hall. After the meeting was
| called to order by the ward su oerintendent,
Major j. II. Claiborne vas called to preside,
and John Gsaae, Fred. Handy, c. OBJ
Cowardin, and Il. #. Walker were elected
secretaries. About fifteen names were placed
in nomination, but some of them were with
drawn, and but one ballot was taken, with
the following result: ...
William A. Msury, "a 8; A. Y. Stokes, 60
John B. Purcell, 56; T. j. Starke, A. e.
Sauer, 40; A. S. Butord. IS; n. D. Hard
grove, 40; j. A. Belyin, So; S. B. Witt, 20
w. K. Watts, 19. Messrs. Maury, Stokes
Purcell, Starke, and Sauer, having received
the highest vote cast, were declared elected
and, on motion, their election was made
unanimous.
motion was made that the committee
men be instructed as 10 the wish OF the Con
serystiyes OF the ward in regard to holdiug
q primary election for the nomination OF can
tidates Tor Gffice at the spring elections, bul
upon suggestion that the committee should
be left to decide according to their own
Judgment the question OF priusry or 30 prl
mary the notion was Withdrawn. The
meetiug then quietly Adjourned. "
MONROE wAHD.
The meeting in Monroe Ward was called
to onIer by the ward superintendent, Safn uel
II. Pnllism, Esq.
On cnotisn OF Major r. A. Rrander, Mr..
Peter W. Grubbs was elected chairman. Mr..
Gruobs 10 accepting the position expressed
the hose that the committee to be elected
would succeed iI conducting the ,SffAirs OF
the party so as to zeal the breaches and re-.
store perfec, harmony. He declared that at
the coming election we would have too much
at stake to stfsrd to let the Radicals get the
upper hand. @ j. h. a4E 5.n"a
Nc. Fraak W. Cbamberiayne was
elected secretary. After several motions
and short speeches had been made
nominations were declared In order. phe
names Of S. Fl. sfniisn, e. D. ,Dspforth, w.
K. Quaries, asd 81. r. Edmonds. which
were among others put in nomination, were
by request Of the gentlemen
themselves. 4 bsllot WIS then taken, with
be following result: Whole number Of
votes cast. l25-Peter W. Grubbs, 81; DR..
7 6. Wexford. 40: j. r. Sublett. 81: Bar in.