Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-02-04

iuspector--C. l. Lands.
FOURTH WARD.
Select Council-A. w. Baldwin.
Common Council-Georgc w. Cormeny,
Jacob G.. Goodman, John E. Schum.
ASsessOr-JOhn w. Hubley
Constable-John McDevitt.
judge-Rcbert J. Evans
lnspcctor--G. Edw. Eckman.
FIFTH WARD.
Common Council--.J. F. Remly, jr., F.
\. Albright.
Alicrman-M. u. McGlinn.
Assessor-IIenry Hartley.
Constable--JacOb P. Kil!inger.
Judge l.. kiliinser.
Inspector-Wm. DeHaven.
SIXTH WARD.
Select Council--Daniel G. Baker.
Common Council-JOhn Mclaughlin.
William Riddle, John J.. Cochran.
Assessor-Daniel II. Heitshu.
Constable-D. w. DIETRICH.
Judge--JOhn Samson.
Inspector-John II. Leonard.
SEVENTH WARD.
Common Council. r. Smith, Abra,
ham Kil!ian, Joseph Clarkson.
Assessor-Edward Mellen.
COnstable-Samuel Grey.
,Iudge-Wintield S. Burns.
InspectOr-RObert G. Mcdonnell.
EIGHTH WARD.
Select Cuuncil-IIenry Cast, ST.
Common Council-Henry Cast, jr.,
Edward Male, William Coxey.
Alderman--Jacob Bechtold, jr.
AssessOr-JacOb Brock.
Constable--John Bowman.
Judgc-Charlcs Brock.
Inspector John Overdeer.
NINTH WARD.
Common Council-JOhn Kendig, Dana
Graham, Joseph Il. Goodell.
Assessor-P. w. Gorrecht
Constable-A. j. Flick.
Judge-Geo. Fox.
InspectOr--Wm. +. II. Amwake.
Tho City Convention.
The convention to nominate a candidate
for mayor met In common council cham
Der at o'clock. and was called to order
by Alderman Spurrier, on whose motion
Maj. \. &. RcinDhl was chosen chairman,
and II. A. ShrOyer and George B. Bres-
Sler secretaries.
Following is 4 list of the delegates
First Ward-Joseph Cremer, Clayton
Myc:s, DR.. Geo. A. Horting.
Second Ward-Jacob Halbach, Peter c
Hensel, Geo. W. Eaby.
Third Ward-M. F. Steigerwalt, ID. B.
Landis, Prof. 3. +. Shanb.
Fourth Ward-B. +. Bartholomew, a.
X. Spurrier, j. w. johnson esq.
Fifth ward-Geo. B. Bressler, Geo. A..
Marshall, John Hull.
Sixth ward-T. Il. Cochran, VIM. Rid
die Substituted for Lewis ). IIartman),
Mai. A G.. Reinmhl.
Seventh warl-Wm Wohlsen, Samuel
Flick, VIM. Cornelius.
Eighth ward-Frank Fritch, Peter
Ritchey, Richard Kirchner.
Ninth ward-H. A. Schroyer, Peter
Maurer, AmOs Cast.
For Mayor
The room was greatly crowded, there
was much confusion, and the outsiders
pressed forward upon the delegates. As
soon as some kind of order was restored
Jacob Halbach moved that the convention
proceed to nominate and elect candidates
for school directors.
j. w. johnson moved to amend by
striking out school directors and inserting
mayor. The amendment was agreed to,
yeas 1G. nays II.
Il. Il. Cochran nominated ID. y. ROsen-
miller, esq.
G. w. Eaby nominated Major Jere
ROhrer,
Amos Cast nominated Capt f. Mcneil
len.
Alderman Spurrier nominated Capt. J.
f. Ricksecker.
Several delegates insisted on having the
names Of Capts. McMellen and Ricksecker
withdrawn, as both of them had positively
declined. Objection being made, the
names were kept On the list.
The list of delegates was then called and
the vote for mayor resulted as follows
Messrs. Cremer ard HOrting, of the
First ward, and Cast of the Ninth-3,
voted for Captain McMellen.
Messrs. Myers Of the First, Steigerwalt,
Landis and Shaub of the Third, Bartholo-
NEW, Spurrier and Johnson of the Fourth.
Bresslcr and Marshall of the Fifth, Wohl-
sen, Flick and Cornelius of tho Seventh,
Fritch, Ritchey and Kirchner of the
Eighth, and Sc!royer aud Maurer of the
Ninth-11 voted for Capt. J. F. Rick
seeker.
Messrs. IIalbacl. lIeusel and Eaby, of
the Second, and Hull of the Fifth, 4, voted
for Maj. .Jere. Rohrer.
Messrs. Cochran. Riddle and Rein~hl
of the Sixth ward, ,; voted for ID. p. Ro-
senmiller, esq.
Capt. Ricksccker was declared nomi-
mated, and OH motion, his nomination was
made unanimous.
Somebody proposed that the nominee
should be forthwith notified of his nom-
ination and brought before the convention.
Somebody else suggested that Rickseckcr
would not accept, whereupon J. w. John.
son advised the convention to 60 slow
to give the candidate little time to re-
fleet, and his friends an opportunity to
talk to him. He did not believe Capt.
Ricksecker would dare to say "nay' when
lie knew that he was the unanimous choice
of the party.
Finally Alderman Spurrier moved the
appointment Of committee Of nine to
wait upon the candidate tomorrow, and
urge his acceptance of the nomination
The motion prevailed and the chair ap-
pointed the committee.
School Directors.
The convention next proceeded to place