Daily Republican., 1884-03-03
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
VERY LITTLE InrKnEsT TAX EN
ny TINE v0TERS At
THE ELECTION.

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Last Saturday, brtween the hgurs OF
cock In the afternoon and O'Clock
In the evening, An election was held 6y
the Republicans In the different wards
for members of the City Executive
Committee
According TO the new rules OF the
party each ward Ia entitled to six MEM
bers, but the election seemed to awaken
but little interest among the voters, as
there were not quite 400 votes cast in
the entire city, being only about ten per
cent. of the Republican vote generally
pollel.
Tuere were opposition tickets In the
Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth.
The largest vote cast was in the Eighth
ward, where the highest candidate re-
ceived 1872 votes. The opposition In
this ward was directed against DIR.
Thomas A. Keablss and Thomas +.
Burke, both tickets being alike with
these exceptions. Both were elected,
however, by a majority Of IS each. The
following is the result in detail
First ward-Matthew Macklem, H.
ID. Holt. II. G. Robinson. Louis Bickta,
Isaiah H. Thomas, William Wheatley,
colored. Six votes east, and no oppo-
sition ticket.
Second ward-J. z. Barr, J. M. Stew
art, Robert p. Valentine, John K. john
son, James M. Winchester and Joseph
McMaster. Ten votes, and no oppo-
sition.
Third ward-John A. Nixon, German
d. Lincoln, Charles P. BrintOn, Samuel
Coyle, ID. H. Coyle, Hiram W. Moore.
The other candidates we're Fisher Ames,
John V. Christy, Chas. J. Howell; Jas.
Harrigan, j. B. Shelladay, William
Saunders. Twenty votes were cast,
and a tie resulting between John "
Christy and John A. Nixon, the in
spect0r, Hiram W. Moore, gave the
casting vote in favor Of Mr.. Nixon.
Fourth ward-Willlam II. Griffin, M.
A. Roberts, Charles Grant, Thomas
Curran, James B. Heal and Samuel M
Wood. 48 votes cast NO opposition.
| William H. Griffin was elected ward
vice president
Fifth ward-H. +. Pickels, IL votes
T. N. Culbert, 16; E. H. Hoag land, l3
Edward W. Lummis, 10; K. Aims
worth, IL; Israel Jefferis, colored, H.
The other candidates we're: William
H. Wickersham, 9 votes Walter Hayes
IL; William Simmons, 8; Deacon r
Taylor, 6 Samuel File, 4; james See
ney, oolored, 2.
sixth ward-Edwin G. Moore, a
votes Samuel Chadwick. 46 John w
Tilghmsn, colored, A ; Robert Harman
co lored, AZ J. B, Roberts, ,36 DR.. Flem
ing Carrow, %. Opposition candidate
LEX Barney, "a +. D. Talley, ~ ID
B. Duncan,9; II. Il. Hawkins, 3
Frank StidEam, Z; Samuel H Baynard
22.
Seventh ward-Thomas L. Robinson
Ia; Horace Rudolph, SO Thomas II
La,imer, 50 T. 8. Lee, 68 d. Hami'
ton, colored, 88 Sewell Hall, 63. Oppe
sition. Willlam A. Bacon, N Jane
lMcKelvey, 80 d. E. Buckingham, IL
Samuel Chsmbers,4 Al William S.Lewii
27 Joseph H. Postles, Is.
Eighth ward-Francis M. Barney
122; James A. Melvin, 12l; Fran
Cald we'll, 100; George A. Stevenson
100 Thomas A. Keables, 30; Thoma
+. Burke, n. The other candidate
were e. 4. Baldwin, 45 votes; Georg
H. Cantwell, AZ scattered, 2.
Ninth ward-John Cassidy, Jane
Lynn, Dr.. e. g. Shortledge, Thompson
Simmons, H. w. Furrow, and A. 3
Mcpherson johnson, col. Z votes poll
ed, no opposition.
Tenth ward-Benjamin D. Bogia
Michael Farley, William H. Clayton
Francis X. Irons, Thomas Silcox snt
William Martin.
Eleventh ward-George R. Roberts
J. A. Bond, Eli s. Bane, George Rus
sell, David Janvier and William
Thompson