Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-20


ent incumbent, were candidates.
Edward @. Garrison, the present in
cumbent, and James w. Gibbons offer
ed for High Constable. The former is
practical mechanic the latter is engaged
in the teaming business, and is the presi-
dent of the Old Dominion Club OF JET
ferson Ward.
Robert A. Carter, who holds clerical
position at the Tredegar Works, and
james G. Smith, present incumbent,
contested for the nomination for the Of
fee of City Sergeant. W. b. Reed was
q candidate until Tuesday evening, when
he withdrew in favor of Carter.
Benjamin H. Berry, who has held the
Office since 1870 Charles W. Goddin
"a son of the late Wellington Goddin),
for some years q deputy OF Commits
sioner-of-the-R Revenue Munford, and
John A. Meanley, who was long con-
nected with the Chancery- Court Clerks
Office, were the candidates for Clerk OF
the Chancery Court.
William z. Lswton. Clerk of the Hust-
ings Court, had no opposition.
Thomas B. Hicks, Alfred SHIELD, and
William i. Timberlake were candidates
for Clerk of the City Circuit Court (Judge
Wellford). Mr.. SHIELD is the present
clerk. His opponents are well-known
businessmen.
OTHER CANDIDATES..
These were the candidates on the
"general ticket" for municipal Of
fees"
The candidates for Board OF Alder
men, Common Council, and Justices OF
the Peace were very numerous aud in
cluded many of the present incumbents.
In the list will be found numbers OF
our best citizens, who in the most pa
triotic spirit submitted their names for
these positions.
Nearly all of those Democrats who two
wears ago voted the Reform ticket and
many citizens who have heretofore been
Republicans voted at the Democratic
primary yesterday.
TICKETS.
The names OF all candidates were
printed on one ticket ranged IN alpha
betical order under the Offices they were
seeking, and all voter had to do was to
run his pencil through the names of those
persons for whom he did not wish to
vote, thus leaving his fayOrites standing
out in undisturbed print. Each voter,
however, had to vote for complete
ticket--that is, for one person for Mayor,
one person for Treasurer, &c, and for
five councilmen, three justices, &c.
This feature WAS somewhat objected
to, and it is known that in consequence
of it some persons declined 70 vote; but
the object of the committee was n good
one, and it was devised to get the
assurance that each and every voter at
the primary would support each and
every nominee at the regular election on
the fourth Thursday in May. Every
man who voted yesterday is thus pledged
to vote.
The voting was by secret ballot-Just
as at regular elections, and nearly all
tho forms and all the safeguards re-
quired at a regular election were en-
forced at this. The returns, however,
instead of being made TO commissioners
of election, were made to the City Demo
cratic Committee, before whom any con-
tests must be made.
Notwithstanding the activity OF the
candidates and their friends and the ex-
citement unavoidable from close cOu-
tests, in all the city there was no dis
turbance Of the peace Of consequence.
VOTES THROWN OUT.
Failures on tue part of voters to vote
complete tickets caused a considerable
number of ballots to be thrown out.
This will account for the discrepancy
apparent in comparing the whole num-
Der OF votes cast with the aggregate votes
Of the candidates for any given office.
In the accompanying table all the re-
turns for the general ticket thus far
received by the City Committee are
given. and following it will be found such
returns for members of the City Council
and justices as could be obtained up to
the hour of going to press
The committee will remain in continu-
Gus session until oil the returns are in.
Their headquarters are in the rooms for
merly used as the United States army
recruiting office, over ID. A. Brown 5
saddle and harness store, on Main street
few doors above the Dispatch build
inc