Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-27
LOCAL MATTERS.
MEETING OF THE CITY DEMOCRATIC
COMMITTEE LAST MIGHT,
The Vote for Congressional Delegates IN
Madison Ward Recounted, but
No Change Made.

a meeting OF the City DenOcfauO
Committee was held at the Circuit
Courtroom last night. Eight O'Clock
was the hour Of meeting, but 1t was
nearly half hour later before the CON-
mittee was called to order. Present
Messrs. wingo (in the chair, Wilde
Csecretary), Curtis, Childress, Gibbons
Rawlings. Teller, Cummins, Howard,
Joseph Hulcher, Elicit, Tenser, O'Bau-
non, Bigger, Hill, Woods, and Gentry.
Excuses we're made for the absence OF
Messrs. Haskins, Plesssnts, and Blair.
THE DELEGATES.
The certificates of the chairmen Of
the meetings held in the several wards
of the city on the night Of August goth
for the purpose Of electing delegates to
the Congressional Convention showing
the following gentlemen were elected,
we're read:
Marshall Ward-I. r. Wallace, Will
liam II. Curtis, 7. Wiley Davis, W. W.
Childress, and Fred. CARRIER.
Jefferson Ward-John ii. Frisch-
korn, j. +. Flournoy, j. W. Gibbons,
Lyon G. Tyler, j. f. Phillips, j. L.
Botto, and W. j. Holmes.
Madison Ward-John B. Purcell,
Andrew Pizzini, jackson Guy, George
II. Poindex.er, George McD. Blake,
William o. SkeltOn, and John Caskie.
Monroe Wards. b. Witt, Tazewell
Elicit, II. NJ. Smith, Jr., John w. OF
ley, Joseph Gerring, G. r. Tenser, j.
NJ. Shelton, and j. l.. Levy.
Clay Ward-R. NJ. GlazebroOk, John
E. Hankins, j. n. Boyd, Archer An
derson, j. II. 0'Bannon, Ashton Starke,
Thomas II. Gum, and Thomas p.
Campbell.
jackson Ward-W. S. Goode, E. P.
Hill, and II. &. Mesco.
MADIsoN-wARD DELEGATION.
Before the certificate from Madison
Ward was read Mr.. Wingo stated that
be had been approached by Mr.. j. Tsy-
lor Stratton, who was candidate in
that ward, and who was inclined to the
opinion that had all the votes cast been
counted he would probably have been
elected. Mr.. Stratton did not wish to
enter any protest, but only to call the
attention of the committee to the fact
that there was room for doubt.
Mr.. Teller, who was chairman OF
the Madison Ward meeting, stated that
il was decided by a vote of the meet
ing that no person other than duly
registered voter In the ward could
either vote in the meeting or be can
dida,e for election as delegate. This
action having been taken and thir-
teen Of tho ballots having con-
tanned the name OF Hon. William
Loyenstein, who had only been a
resident Of the ward two days, were
thrown out, as Mr.. Lovenstein could
not be candidate. He did not know
whether counting these ballots would
have changed the result. The certifi-
cate presented was the one furnished
him by the tellers who acted at the
meeting and counted the ballots.
Mr.. O'BanDon thought this matter
should be settled in tho Convention and
not by this committee.
Nessrs. Smith, Rawlings, and Elicit,
as well as the Chair, were Of the Opln-
ion that the matter should be settled
in the committee.
On motion of Mr.. Rawlingg, it was
decided that q committee composed Of
the superintendents of the several
wards, Madison excepted, should re-
count the ballots.
This work was proceeded with and
consumed about an hour. The change
in the vote was not sufficient to make
any change in the standing of the can
didateS, so the report from Madison
Ward, as well as the rest, was confirmed.
NEW MEMBER ELECTED.
Mr. Curtis stated that Mr.. Reynolds,
a member Of the committee from Mar
shall Ward, had declined to serve, and
his associates would recommend that
Mr.. George W. SmoOt be elected IN his
place. Mr.. SmoOt was unanimously
elected.
A6iOurued