Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-09
DELEGATES ELECTED.
DEMOCRATS CHOOSE THgIR REPREsEN'
TArIvEs TO THE NORFOLK CON.
VRRTION.
Proceedings Of Each Ward Meeting and
List Of the Successful
Aspirants.

party platform and 10 choose delegates 70
the st. Louis Convention, electors for this
State, party eanvassers for the coming con-
test. and last aud most important OF all,
new Executive and State Committee.
Richmond was entitled 70 select tbirty-nine
men TO speak her sentiments at Norfolk, aud
this number having been properly sppor-
toned among the six wards Of the city, the
Democrats OF each ward met last night 10
pick and choose, All the meetings were
extraordinarily well attended, and in the
majority Of instances the PLACES OF rendez'
yous-small halls-Were packed Toe
aspirants were many, and 1t not uneX
pectedly happened that all could not suc-
ceed. The representation agreed upon :
creditable to the city, and will ardeutiy and
ably seek TO promote the Interests OF The
Commonwealth in all their votes and utter
ances.
Following are the proceedings:
NARsuAIL WARD.
The meeting was called to order by Mr.
| T. Wiley Davis, and on motion Mr.. L. NJ.
Roscher, president Of the Fulton Demo
| cratic Club, was made chairman, and Mr.
j. 5. Wilkinson secretary.
The chsirman read the plan OF electine
delegates as prepared 10y the City Central
| Committee, sitter which the following gen.
! tlemen were placed 10 nomination: j. B.
Welsh, John Bagley, John a. Curtis, John
r. Grimes. Julian Bryant, John A. Meaniey,
| Michael Fitzpatrick, George ID. Pearman,
James =. Sharpe, +. NJ. Roscher, James w.
! Carter, George Watt Taylor, William +
Crump, John +. Burch, I. A. BOwry, John
! II. Redwood. and A. j. Vaughan.
There were nearly 200 votes cast, and a'
the plan required that the name and rest
| dence Of each voter should be recorded Il
| was 10 O'Clock before The ballotng con-
cluded, and then the counting began.
The following were chosen a. delegates
viz. Me.srs. Jsmes p. sharpe, George Wat
| TAYLOR. John r. Grimes, John IL. Redwood
and John Bagley.
The meeting was large and enthusiastic
and the utmost good humOr prevailed during
its progress. There being tie between
Messrs. George d. Pearman and John Bag
| ley the matter was submitted 10 the meeting
and on motion vote was taken by ayes ant
noes and Mr.. Bagley was chosen.
JEFFERSON WARD.
The meeting was called to order by Jamei
| W. Gibbons, superintendent OF the ward
| John II. Frlschkorn was elected chairman
and II. +. Ezekiel secretary OF the meeting
| Twenty-two nominations were made. Two
| hundred and twenty votes were cast.
The following were elected delegates: 3
Fnschkorn, J. L. Botto, J. NJ. Higgins, J
W. Gibbons, Joseph f. Balkns, and W. ;
Ayres.
MADISON WARD.
| One Of the largest ward meetings that ha
been held IN Madison Ward for several year
took place last night at sanger Hall for th
| purpose Of olectlng delegates 10 the Stat
! Democratic Convention. The meeting Wa
called 10 order by the superintendent, T.. Il
| Grymes. On motion Jud. Il. Wood, Esq.
was made permanent chairman and Mr. Pe
| ter }. Burton secretary.
The Chair appointed Messrs. 7. Robinson
W. z. Lee, and Foote johnson telers.
Seventeen candidates were placed II
| nomination aud the plan as formulated b,
the City Democratic Committee was strict.
enforced.
| a ballot showed that the following wer
elected: Preston Belyin, +. B. Grymes
Louis Rawlings, John b. Purcell, Edwar'
! Cummins, Taylor Stratton, and l.. I shield
One hundred and fiity ballots were cast
The meeting adjourned at 1875 =. VI.
MONROE WARD.
Columbus's Hall was packed last night be
fore the hour appointed for the ward-meet
| ing. At S:l5 O'Clock Mr.. J. l.. Levy calle,
| the body 10 order, with Mr.. c. q. Saville q
| temporary secretary.
on motion Mr.. X. +. Glover was eecte,
] chairman and Mr.. G. o. Sayillc secretary
| The first business was the reading OF th
plan OF election BY the secretary, after wbicl
| ihe nOmuatlOn OF delegates began. Messrs
| X. l.. Winston, John ". Hulcher, and a
! c. Knowles were appointed tellers. Twenty
| seven were placed In nomination. The bal
lot.boX was closed at 10 0o'clock, and in orde
TO expedite the count OF the large number o
votes polled Messrs. Andrew Tenser and II
| f. Hirshberg were appointed assistant tel
| lers.
The tellers retired to the ante-room, an
after a long absence reported the whol
| number OF votes cast were 2'5. The fol
| lowing.named men having received th
! largest number OF votes were declared dull
/ elected delegates: Tazewell Ellett, {. T.
Wingo, jacob J. LaDge, II. NJ. Smith, Jr.
Joseph NJ. shelton, X. e. Scott, Charles V
Meredith. Solomon J.. Bloomberg, and a
| :. Buford.
JACKSON WARD.
This meeting was called to order at p
NJ. by c. p. Bigger, president Of the Jack
son. Ward Club.
| Mr.. Thomas Cox was elected permanen
chairman, Frank Ruth secretary, and W. l.
! Timberlake assistant secretary.
The following delegates were elected
! Thomas Hulcher, william Z. Gentry. am
Michael Doherty. Number OF votes cast, i6
Prior TO the ward.meeting the club me
and adopted the following:
! Resolved. That this club accept the reso
| lutions OF the City Central Committee will
thanks. and instruct Nr. Dennis Wren L
assure the committee that this club vii
continue its organization and do all in il
power to advance the cause OF Democracy
CLAY.
A mass-meetine OF Clay-Ward Democrat
was held last night at the Westham House
and was called 10 order by Captain J. II
/ O'Bsnnon. Mr.. james Capers was elected
| chairman and Messrs. w. a. ;. Conrad an,
| 5. B. Brady secretaries. The number 0
votes cast was 2l0, with the following re
suit uhe nine highest being elected: Jane
| ID. Patton, 1856: W. :. Gum, III; William
RYAN. 1872; Captain J. II. O'Bannon, lJ6
J. j. King. 143; J. Ii. Conner, lS0; I. J
| Campbell, l20; David B. Jones. ll3; Charlie
|. Philips, Jr., 10; V. Johnson, l07
Wyndham r. Meredith, lO7: General Pey
ton Wise, 100; John L. Hankins. GO; j. b
Scott, AZ; John jackson, IS; \. Hierbol
ger, 35; Roger Atkinson, 30; scattering, q
RECAPITULATIoy.
Marshall Ward James p. Sharpe, G.. W
Taylor, j. r. Grimes, John Ii. Redwood
and John Bagley.
jefferson: B. Frischkorn, J. L. BOtto, J
VI. Higgins. J. w. Gibbons, j. +. Balkins
and W. :. Ayres.
Madison: Preston Belyln. f. B. Grymes
Lewis Rawlings, John B. Purcell, L. II
Shield, Taylor Stratton, and Edward Cum
Minis.
Monroe: Tazewell Elicit, C. Z. Wingo
Jacob j. Lange, II. N. Smith, Jr., Josep
N. Shelton, X. c. Scott, Charles V. Meredith
Solomon L. BIoomberg, and A. ). Buford.
jackson: Thomas Hulcher, William
Gentry, and Michael Doheriy.
Clay: James ID. Patton, W. s. Gum
william RYAN, J. II. O'Bannon, J. ]. King
j. Fl. Conner, +. +. Campbell, David Il
! Jones, and Charles |. Phinps.
Meeting Of she Grand Camp or Con
I federnfe Veterans.