Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-27


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taks plaee a1til i.eptsnlbsF TIA Tiers are
y4rioas eazsil1laLes foF domination eoualIz
- las frsli. aIld eulsicerable iltsFest - ss-
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taat ass bsllz prepared - Tie wase pallsrs
throughout s5e estJ. A tsLs0AA1 Fspoftsf
stated "a = togr yesterday ~ ascertain LIS
Vrs6abia candidates - tie different wards.
aad ths rssalt u hIs Inquiries .as A. fol-
loss. Ia TIE Flrsl Nsrd. kd@ard H. Stein
sse1ns - have the lead he lives Ia ths south
efu Cart of me sard. aud appears ~ be veTy
popular. as fTIeDas claim thai met u tee
cIty officers are frgm tAe North half of TIE
sard and thsg thlnk e + tila4e ~ recognizs
tas sOalheru poFtlOa. j. &. Parker, TIE
present lncunabs1t. i EefJ fasorabl5 spoke1
II fgr another Lerla- Assars. Stein AID
Parker are ths Ouiy candidates spoken Of al
preseBE Ia the ,-cond ard GeO. K Alien.
tue prezeut incumbent, sseBas ~ have large
f0lioslDg. Henry FOFmby l. a yeFy popular
candidate. aud his friends claim thai hs vii
carry the banner 9n ~ victory. John Gold
smith i fasorably spoksn Of, bat be says Il
not be a candidate under any consideration.
The ihIFd Ward seems 10 10 captured %
the ladies', az there appears ~ DC two Of them
in the nsid against one gentlenlan- lhe
ladies most fayorably spoken Of are Ms.
y. A. Ball and Mrs. /. X. Clay. The
friends 0f ". j. stuart feel confident that
/ hs Wsli succeed himself. The FOURTH ward
/ Is gsce gsfsd - the Third a. thrre are two
/ gents and one lady IN the ncld; Dr. Grls
void wlll test the ability OF " m. NJ. Hatha-
say To capture the caucus, while Ars. j.
/ Morgan smith feels confident OF her ability
- look after the Interests OF the peOUie Ia
/ that ward. Ia the Fifth ward Simon Sullivan
i entered for the race, his friends say he
vii make good time; Mr. Berry fireman al
/ No. 5 engine house II tne choice OF a large
number Ia that part OF tie eity; W. HI. An
drcw- i reported to be = candidate with
/ good backing. Ia the sixth ward H. j. Eel
I kor viii very likely De his own successor, al
/ though >. 3. Ciark's friends feel confident
/ OF hls magnetic powers being such a. will
I .nsuFe ais election. The Seventh ward has
( four candidates IN the neld To choose from;
/ A. ,. Richards, the present incumbent l.
I very popular and will make a good light;
! Sias Canneld also promises 10 make
l things lively. Nm- Bragg l. fayOrably spo-
/ ken Of. and has many followers. b. Bor-
/ dens friends say he = the right man, and
/ viii capture the hOnOrs. The Eighth Ward
/ has four candidates, one being a lady, who
I promises TO make a good run, a. she has
I large circle of friends: her name il Mrs.
Woodruff. A. +. Hazeltine, very success
/ ful young business man, has large
| following, and the only kick against
him seems TO be his youth. A. NJ. Bettes
l. well spoken OF and bis hackers feel conf
Debt OF their ability 10 get majority OF the
votes. Jerry Thompson Is highly recon-
mended, bat he says It Is useless trying To
boom him as his business Is such that he
/ tice 10 the position and he will not accept il
under any consideration; y. A. Fletcher Is
reported to be In the field and prepared for
/ the contest