Daily Republican., 1879-08-29
The Voters Choice.

Win the exception OF the Democratic
nominee for Council in the First Ward,
the nominations for Council by both
parties are now made, and
lhe citizen voter has chance to
make choice for the best men for
whom to cast their votes. For the City
Council the Democrats have from the
Second ward, Robert H. Taylor; from
the Third, William H. Blake; from the
Fourth, Lewis Payntsr and George
Adele; from the Fifth, James Carmi-
chael and Alvin Allen; from the Sixth,
James II. Price; from the Seventh John
Macklem; from the Eighth William
MoMenamin; from the Ninth George T.
Barnhill and Martin Farrell, and from
the Tenth Dennis J. Mention and VIM.
Hanna. This makes thirteen, and with
either Merris Taylor or Thomas James
from the First ward when the nom
ination is made, fifteen Democratic gen.
tlemen who are asking for the suffragss
Of the people to send them as represent
tatives Of the respective wards to the
City Council to make the municipal
laws for the government Of the city.
Only two of the number Messrs. Taylor
and Paynter present members Of Conn
Gil, have received denominations,
but of the number Messrs. McMenamin,
Farrell and Mention have served at
other times in the City Council. Mes
srs. Blake, Abele, Carmichael, Hanna
and whoever the nominee from the
First Ward will be, are new and untried
men.
The Republicans have placed in nom.
ination the following gentlemen First
Ward, John Alden; Second, Samuel
Roberts Third, Samuel A. Price, Jr. ;
Fourth, John Fehrenbach and Thomas
Kelley : Fifth, Henry Evans and Alfred
Gawthrop; Sixth, Joseph X. Adams ;
Seventh, Caesar A. Rodney; Eighth,
William H. White; Ninth, C. Febigsr
and David R. Smith, and in the Tenth,
Samuel &. Tazewell. There is one yet
to be nominated in the Tenth Ward in
place of Walter D. Bush, who declines
a nomination. OF these gentlemen
named, Messrs. Price, Evans and Adams
are present members of Council, the
latter serving out his third term, and
have been renominated, and Mr.. Febi-
ger, though not member now, has the
advantage Of the experience of several
years if service in that body. ALI the
others named are well-known com.
petent gentlemen, who, if elected,
will make good honest and economical
members Of our municipal government.
1t is not for us to point out the defects
in any one of the candidates named, for
the most of them are representative men
of the masses and are more or less
known By those whose suffrages they
ask, but We will say that the fact that
the Republicans have retained their
power in Council with two or three ex-
ceptions for the last twenty years, is an
evidence that the people had the most
confidence in them and that the
rue interests Of the city were better in
their hands than in the hands of their
opponents. 1t will be noticed by those
Who have been close observers of our
affairs, that with all the ad-
'antages OF State Legislation and manip
llations in favor of the Democrats, that
,arty has never been able for twenty
Years past, when put in possession Of
he Council, to retain their power for
ven two consecutive years. This must
easonably be taken as an indication
hat the people lack confidence in the
democracy and every time they obtain
'ossession of the City Council, they
re not allowed to retain it more than
ne year at time. This being true,
hen the coming year must be an off
ear with the Democrats and the Re-
ublicans will again take hold of the
Gins Of city legislation and their oppo
ents must take back seats once more.
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