The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-03-17
1uF WARD MEETINGS
49,, rlpSr WANTS NO CONVENTION
"- THE SECOND
FIRST WARD

,,.utlr1 10 I'd ', - wv a. w ~ N-' u'A-
.n5i.ohil lv Of holding u cOEv ntion IT,
"rmi1,te city OH 'ers, Mr. G. c..
n,n""n'.och opposed tue IN citing $50
N'V1,'l d .lgI4tc- Tnr c | having
,ontoo intorm,l and unusual md
.,o meeting beil without authority
' nd called in u way differing from
Ii1'n,rrnlic usage aud not being aG-
ri'sbls Mr. Marx, one OF the si{o-
,r:ot the evil endorsed Mr.. McCul-
Io,h's remarks and opp )7ed selecting
t.logle.. MIR. Williams moved that
acbeirmlu aud secretary be elected
ar the democratic club of the First
rorl Ruled out OF order by the
,usirman.
Mr. c. G. McC4ljoch offered reso-
,iop oppo ing convention. Mr..
r Wiu-lett moved that it is the
sense of this meetiug inst no c0nyon-
ion be held under this cel!, but that a
~ommirtee be appointed to confer
with the other wa Dis OF the city
l.morrats with reference to the adj
rissbilIty of hOldin2 convention ana
arranging all details DR.. Ii. l.. Par
IONS favored the holding of conveu-
ion. Mt the election by this meeting
n delegatrs TO u convention. MIR.
j W. Williams opposed Mr.. Win
.stts motion Thought this IN act
Ing should only organic the ward
Mr. A. Al 4Xander opposed any SC
.On being taken ia the matter of a
onvention by this meeting,
DR.. Parsons offered the following
Whereas, 10 is the genius of our
government that the Will of the pee
! no should be supreme, and,
WHEREAS, There is no better way
Of sscertsiuing the will of the people
han by primaries;
therefore, be ii resolved, that il is
| the sense OF the democracy oftbc Fir,t
ward in convention assembled that
/ tie delegat IS to The city convention
| Deinsiruc.ed TO vote for democratic
| primaries to determine who shall be
| ibe democratic candidate tor mayor
Of Waco.
Mr.. 5 Marx moved TO table the re
solution which was carried
Olmotion of DR.. Clifton the meet
/ ing adjourned.
SECOND WARD.
h WI Prather, chairman, aud Chas.
H. Ledaum, secretary.
lbe candidacy of Mr.. w. ID. Lacy
Tor sherman was unanimously en-.
iOred. The following resolution was
iiOpted seriatlm
Resolved, That we Avorth3 nom
nation OF candidates for city Offices
IVA Democrat convention.
ThNt we favor the calling of a
amOcra'ic mass-meeumg of the dem
lntS OF Waco on Friday the % Of
INch, 1883, at o'clock p. M, at the
@lrt house tor the purpose of cl5ctiug
.Cly executive committee to consist
Ndty chairman and one committee
-an from each ward of the city.
That said committee is recon-
ltnded to call convention of dele
AteS from each ward to make nomi-
Mlons for city officers to convene on
friday evening the 30th day of March
THIRD WARD,
The meeting was organic ID by
IL election of Robert Rogers pres
eAt and Robt. Gribble secretary.
IN notion of a. j. Caruthers, it
~ resolved that delegates to the
convention be instructed to vote
Shst the convention making any
IN nations. NJ essrs. a. j. Caruthers,
D. Chestnut and j G.. West were APP
;'luted committee to select twelve
NVsaes to the convention They re-
Ied the following who were selec-
Oy he meeting; j. c. Pendleton,
a Suhler, FO Rogers, Thos Waties.
No. Alexander Luke Moore, ID. M.
pIfelnd, o. u. Jones, Jno. j. Gee,
SS0oett Gribb,e. w w. Kendall, Ed.
1y,sl, y. j CaruthaIs, j. c. West and
D. Chestnut
FOURTH WARD
.ae democracy ofthe h ward met
'le district court room and made
A ii; Robertson temporary chrir-
9a aud D l. Elgiu s. rotary. Upon
M Hol OF j. + FL gin the democracy
.t t' All ward went into perml-
y. organiz4tion ulder the follow
gfasoIuti1u:
~ u 'dg9 myself not TO vote against
t.eMocrat nominated by the dem
P'Iy Party in the election of 1888.
N, H. Robertson was elected presi-
>, ahq >. + Elgin secretary. Names
Hbch were 'hen enrol co. "i'er
st 1Tg 10 loving resolution was then
owed, We favor the nomination
lem aauluates Tor city offices by a
h. rA'ic convention.
9v.. mug moved to amend as fol.
honin RESOLVED, That we favor the
tho ION of ward and city officers
,S ,ue democracy of Waco After
fnn -e,Ou the amanhmnnt Wa untal