The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-05-06
Vote against a mixed police.
PETERSBURG.

,. mr. .NSrsrpp INVITATIONS SLIM VOIh
VAN ALTERS MUCH NIxED-T'aE CONsER'A'
T,yes NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. REPUBLICAN
srNATloNs--fLLNESSo OF IN OLD CITIZEN
yyouUrs TEMrLAR CELEBRATION, &c.
cno,rosooudepce of the Riohaond Dispatchl
MAY 5, 1880.
Che white and co.oge6 Rtadiusters heid
meetings ia the several wards oil tSe CITY
last night to nominate casddates ior me va
,fou, municipal Offices, to be vo'ed loT NJ
abe election on the fourth Thu sdsS IN may.
The two races met separately, anG Noteu on
the name, sent dowa by the executive
Committee. The meetings. generaliy Were
Shiny attended. The aggregate vote
polled ty the whites was very litiie IN excess
~ o5O In the six wards, and Che Kepusi-
CON Radiuster vote was not much larger.
| In the Fourth Ward there was a bolt OF
over one.half the Republican Readluster
ty,ih' and in the Third Ward the colored
cIub declined to vote at all, OR the technl'
| cal ground. 10 is stated, that in the petitions
addressed to that Club they were called Re
adirsters instead OF Republican Readlust-
ers. Under disections from the Executive
CoDmitee the vote in the several wards
has been withheld from the public until it
can be canvessed by that body tonight.
liEnough is known, however, to state
positiyely that Colonel William r..
| Cameron was nominated for mayor (;
Major ]. A. Johnston for sergeant; Major
lThomas III. Bond for collector Of city taxes
CAPTAIN ID. A. Hinton fer C0mmonwealtl's
attorney, and Mike Heelan for gauger-all
Lof them now holding these respective Of
fees. with the exception OF the last.named
officer there was no opposition in either
case. For commissioner OF the revenue
two candidates were voted f0r-viz., An
drew Dunn and Daniel DysOn--the former
| a Conservative Readiuster, and the latter
Republican. The vote between them was
very close, bat it is believed that Captain
Dunn, who is very popular with all classes
| OF citizens, received the majority OF woes.
For high constable there were six candi-
dates, and the vote was very much divided.
| II is thought that John Mnetree, the only
Republican on the list, received me noui-
nation. This cannot be definitely ascer-
tanned, however, until the official count OF
| the vote.
The result of last NIGHTS meetings seems
to have cast damper on the ReaCiusters.
The bolt i'm one ward, the refusal OF one
club to vote at all, the general small attend
anee, slight break in one OF the white Re-
adjuster clubs when a resolution to pledge
the support of the club to the support OF
the nominees was offered, the refusal OF Il
number of the coiored Republicans to vote
for one of the nominees, have combined
to mix matters very much, and to some
what disconcert the party. On the other
hand, the Conservatives seem to be very
much encouraged, and they look with
brighter hope to the result Of the coming
election.
The straight-out Republicans meet TO-
night TO make nominations for municipal
ticket. 1t is said that thew will nominate
full ticket, but one that will not be confined
solely to meIbers Of that party.
Mr.. Robert Gillian, an aged citizen, and
for nearly half century the clerk OF Prince
George Court, is i'll Of paralysis. He is
about eigbty-threc years OF age.
Tomorrow night AppomattoX Command
cry Of Knights Templar will have special
service at the Washington-Street Methodist
Episcopal church. The address will he de-
liyered by Sir Knight and Rev. f. j. Boges,
a member OF Richmond Commandery. The
services will be of specially interesting
character, and will doubtless attract very
large assembage.
1t is proposed to build another dam at
the water-works, with view to furnishing
n supply OF water for the city tha: cannot
fail even in the most protracted drought.
ROBIN ADAIR.