Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-03-13
ALL GOOD MEN.
A HARMONIOUS CITY CONVENTION.
Fowler, Murray, TOmlinson and Trim.
BILE Nominated.

10 WORK with Vigor Tor their success
fnl opponents. z
The convention was called to order
by W. W. Fry, Esq, chairman of the
Democratic city convention, who,
after announcing the object for which
the convention had convened, was
unanimously appointed president of
the body. Joseph Glsndon was
elected secretary, and the convention
after adopting reAplution in regard
to order of business4 at the sugges-
ton of J. F. Llewenyn, proceeded
to nominate a city ticket and appoint
a new executive committee.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Nominations were made in the fol-
lowing order: Mayor, City Attorney,
Marshal, Recorder and committeeman.
The convention voted by ballot. At
ter the fifth ballot the hindmost can
didate was dropped at each succeed
ing ballot.
The chair selected three tellers and
announced that nominations would be
received. Z. ID. Graham nominated
Ian Hit as a suitable and reliable
candidate for the mayoralty, his abil-
ity was undoubted, and if put for
ward by the convention lie was GER
tain to he elected. DIR. Rothwell
nominated L. Ii. Fowler, whom he
said was equally energetic and pos
sessed of every needed qualification,
as had already been three times de-
monstrated.
First ballot. Hit IL: Fowler u
Turner /.
Second ballot.-Hitt 10; Fowler IA.
Whereupon, r. H. Fowler was de.
clared to be the Democratic nominee
for mayor.
Mr.. Llewellyn then nominated Sam
Buckley for City Attorney. H. A
Rickets named ID. I. Gentry, and
9. w. Baker Jas. G.. Trimble.
First ballot.-Bickiey 8; Gentry
8 l-2; Trimble 1872.
The chair then announced that del
egstes should not divide their votes
Second ballot.-Bickley 8; Gentry
4; Trimble 8.
Third ballot.-Biekley 8; Gentry
/ Z; Trimble 8.
Fourth ballot.-Bickley Z; Gentr.
8; Trimble s.
Fifth ballot. Z; Gentr,
10; Trimble 8.
Mr.. Buckley was then dropped ant
Mr.. Jas. G.. Trimble was the success
full man in 9th ballot. Gentry 10
Trimble IA. Mr.. Trimble was accord
ingly announced as the Democrat
candidate for City Attorney.
Joseph Murray was unanimousl
proclaimed Democratic candidate 70
City Marshal.
Il. F. Tomlinson was put IN NOM
nation by J. Med. Trimble, and T
IS. Frost by J. Milt. Riley. After
ballot, the vote stood-Tomlinson Is
Frost 8. B. F. Tomlinson was de
clared to be the Democratic nomine
for City Recorder.
| The following gentlemen were the
selected to compose the new Cit
Democratic Central Committee: Wu
lStewart and Geo. Robertson of til
first ward; John H. Buckley and :
NJ. Riley of the second ward; r. !
Armstrong and W. II. Wallace of tt
third ward; B. F. Dobyns and S.
Emmons of the fourth ward: c. "
Baker and DIR. I. p. Rothwell of tt
fifth ward, and j. NJ. Bush and ID
w. V. Walker of the sixth ward.
Mr.. Fowler, nominated for Il
mayoraity, being called upon, said
substance, that he was no speaker al
if lie made speech now. it wou
| be his first successful effort. He vi
ready to do his best to advance Il
Interests of the city of Mexic
When he selected 1t for a residen'
he regarded is as a live town; b
thought that latterly it had not ke
Ipace with some of its neighbors. T
did not propose to run the city pr
J cipitately into debt; but thong
water and gas works were essenti
to the future welfare of the comm
nifty. There was not well in toV
our hand engine could not pump d
in twenty-five minutes. He would Iii
also to see from 1000 to 1,500 m
chanics residing here, and go'
, supply of water was the best mea
of getting them. Mechanics made
town lively; when they were wantin
it was necessarily dead institutio
He thanked the convention for
' confidence and pledged his exertio
4 to merit what had been so liberal
bestowed.
Mr.. Hit on being called upon, So
be felt a speech from him would
out of place. He really had not be
| anxious to be mayor until oppositi
ii to HIM had been manifested. Whe
lever conventions meet, somebo
must be defeated, and he thought
Il could stand that sort of thing as W
as any one. The ballots cast for
J opponent gave him no offence.
bowed submissively to the will of
maiority, and, with his friends. wol
work for Mr.. Fowler as heartily
they would have done for Hit. F
., cry Democrat should labor to ell
tine whole ticket. Though defeate