The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-14
THE RULERS OF 10000 PEOPLE.
Facts and Figures on the coun-
cilmen's Elections.
How Many Votes II Took to Get Into Of
hce-Who Won and Who Didn't-Not a
Few Elected without the Formally of
aNomination-Butt the CITY Is Growing.

ing Saturday night in regard to grant
ing unusual privileges to tho Street
Hallway Company makes it of general
interest to know how and by what votes
the several councilman come to repre-
sent the material interests of 10000
peoples
Councilman E. r. Woodward is serv-
ing his third term as a representative of
the First ward. having been nominated
in 1889 by mass-meeting of citizens at
Rorer Hall and also indorsed by the Re-
publicans. The candidates for Council
at thai time were Messrs. Woodward
and George Il. Carr as the Citizens
Democratic nominees and Mcssrs. H. S.
Trout and b. A. Jones as the nominees
on the Reform ticket. The vote at the
election stood: f. r. Woodward, 324;
III. ). Trout, 273; Il. a. Jones. 200: Geo.
T. Carr. us; Robert McClelland. IS. Mr.
Woodward was chairman of the public
property committee for the two terms
Hon. IL. s. Trout served in the Council in
1SS4-6, and was again elected last wear
by the vote above given. lie is chair
man OF the committee on finance, and is
also member of the committee on
lights. lie has represented this district
III the State Senate rs Il Democrat, and
was also member of the House of Del
egatcs.
Mr.. j. II. Skinl1er, Councilman from
the First ward, was elected member
of that body lin May, 1890. Tho vote
for Councilman stood as follows: w. p.
Huff, 4l5; j, II. Skinker, BPS; A. ID.
Rice, 318;C. A. Moomaw, psi; e. Didier,
l52. Mg. Skinker served the city as
engineers from 1884 till 1889. He is a
mcmberNof the committee on streets,
and of tho special committees on sewers
and bridges. He is q Democrat
Mr.. w =. Huff was elected member
of the Council from the First ward on
! May last by vote already given. lie
! Is member of the committees on
health and public property, and is
staunch Democrat.
Mr.. John w. Sheehan is serving his
/ second term as q member of the Council
from the Second ward. At ut meeting
in st. Andrews Hall, on the evening of
the 9th of May, 1889, he and Mr.. nj. =.
Scott were nominated by Democratic
conventtonf and other candidates being
Messrs. Jxh. Kelly and Michael Kelly,
and the Ss9tes standing as follows:
| tSiASOAitfSt LIZ iA0llY- dIlQ
nj. Kells the election foll lowing
ttl,s 8asss ilhtsn ond I;
2a7, Scott I95, RSIs ss ones 1876, j. NJ.
O'Brien 90. Mr.. Sheohan is chairman
on sewers and member of the finance
committee, and the committee on
bridges.
Mr.. j. L. hawthorn. president of the
Council. was elected in May, 1889, as
Councilman for the Second ward lie
was nominated at the Citizens meeting
at the Opera House, May u. when the
following gentlemen were put in nomi-
nation Il. c. McCahan, 81 votes. j. II.
hawthorn, 81 votes; Charles II. Whal-
ing 10. At the election which followed
a day or two afterwards he received l9S
votes, while the vote for the other can
didates stood as follows: George Nc
Cahan, 202; c. c. Wentworth, 152; John
Il. llough, 1875; j. =. Galloway. col
| ored, l2l
Mr.. X. y. Bucllner has held the Office
of Councilman for the Second ward
| since 1886, having been reelected in
1883, and again last spring. lie was
voted for as II Democrat at each election
although no nominations for Councilman
were made last May. The vote ut that
time stood in the Second ward as fol-
lows; j. a. Mcconnell. 375; r. A.
Buckner, 200; +. X. Shick, 27l; w. T.
Camp, l9s; Joseph Frank. 1915. When
w. q. Evans was appointed to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Mayor
Carr. Mr.. Buckncr was elected president
Of the Council, and held the Office till
the reorganization of that body in last
July. Before his election TO the presi-
dcncy of the Council he was chairman
| of the committee on streets for one
term.
Mr.. j. G. Graves was elected mem
Der of Council for tho Third ward in
May. 1850. He was nominated by Citi-
zens Reform Association and declined
the honor. preferring to accept the nom
ination OF citizens from his own ward as
a Democrat. lie is chairman of the pub
lie property committee and Il member
of the committee on fire and water.
The vote in the Third ward for Council
man in 1889 stood as follows: Graves,
237: NJ. i. Scott, 1872 r. r. Jones, 1856;
j. NJ. O l'rien 30.
Councilman NJ. p. Scott. of the Third
ward, was elected in 1889, when he was
nominated BY the citizens meeting of
the Third ward as Democrat. lie is
chairman of tho health committee and
also on ordinances, besides being
! member of the committee on streets.
| The vote by which he was elected has
been given.
Mr. j. y. Mcconnell, member of Coun-
Gil for the Second ward. has served
several terms. lie is chairman of
streets and bridges committee and was
a member of the committee previously.
In the vote for Councilman of the Sec
ond ward last May he led the ticket, re-
! ceiving 315 votes out of the 7SS cast
| Mr.. Mcconnell is Democrat
Councilman David NJ Rurrlps is uOy