The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-04-28
BADGER WILL BE MAYOR.
DEMOCR ATEC PRIMARIES LAST
NIGHT N0.i NATED 4 TICKET
THAT IEUzsI WIN

NIGHT N0.I NATED 4 TICKET
THAI IUaG WIN,
For Iears-- the Wards Nominate
Badger Nen aud lie is Counted Elect.
ed.
The Ward Democratic primary elec-
tions were held last evening and were
well attended, exciting and full Of joy
to the lucky man and his friends.
First Ward.
An immense crowd packed into the
Court House and at $50 Mr.. n. B.
Broughton was called to the chair, and
made secretaries. Nominations being
in order the following tickets were
placed before the primary and received
the recorded votes:
1st Ticket-M. A. Parker, 1856; J. R.
Terrell, 1875; R. G. Redford, 1S5; frank
5tronacb, 1873.
2i Ticket-J. ". Barber, 81; w. w.
Parrish, 66; ". W. Briggs, 5S; Walter
Woollcott, 42; total number of votes
cast, 242; necessary to a choice, 1876.
The iirst ticket was declared elected
and they also are counted IS for Tnos.
Badger, Esq, for Mayor. A great huz
zah went up from the Badger men,
We failed to state that Mr.. F. O. Nor
ing withdrew his name at the outset.
The Second Ward.
Il the Second Ward Primary the fol
lowing ticket, which is straight Badger
was nominated: S. V. House, w. r
Womble, f. z. Honeycutt.
Third Ward Primary.
In the third ward primary, which wa
held al the Mayors Office, r. Fl. Battle
ESQ. was called to the chair and nomi
nations were declared in order
Al effort was made, by the introduc
ton Of resolution, to instruct nomi
ness, which failed.
The following tickets were placed i
nomination:
FIRST Ticket J. E. Pogue, Thomg
Pe2cud, and @. r. Lee.
Second ticket John Ward. William ]
Grimes, and Herbert ". Jackson.
The first ballot resulted as.
J. i. Pogue, 81; Thos. Pascud, SO; {
E Lee, 80,
Jno. Ward, %; VIM K. Grimes, 2
| Herbert ". Jackson, "a.
The first ticket was declared elected
! They are known as Badger men.
Fourth Ward.
: Iu The Fourth Ward primary Mr.. 10
a. Blown was made Chairman, al
t MF Henry E. Litchford was elected Sc
raJary. After some minor business ii
{, following ticket was nominated: Jam
4 Boylsn, David R3senthal and T. Nc
mert JoCcs.
+ Fifth Ward.
4 Mr. L. 5. Eileen called the neetil
/ to crder. eft Metropolitan Hall. On &c
tioQ ef Eir Il G Harroll, Hon. JOSEF
! b Bachelor vas called 10 the chair, a.
IS o. motion of Dr.. D e Everett, Mr..
\ Olds was made Secretary.
is hr. Harrell offered resolution tt
Il the N :eting express its choice for may
IS by bailot before nominating any can
date for aldermen.
IS Mr. W. " Wilson offered an amen
ment that the meeting first choose ca
= dldates for aldermen, and afterwal
indicate its preference for mayor 4
p Armistead Jones offered an amendme
of 10 Mr. Harrells resolution, which t
latter accepted, that the candidates
: ceiyiDg the highest number Of votes
q regarded as the choice of the ward
u Mayor. Mr.. J. J. Bernard moved
u table Mr.. Harrell's resolution. Mr..
wards demanded a rising vote. Mess
Edwards and Wilson were appointed
ascertain this vote. The result was
p~rEc1 40 Eo ~
- luton was adopted.
Mr. Charles A. Separk nominated
tie teilars, Messrs. J. A Briggs, D. E. E1
81 ett, j. S. Ellison and J. J. Bernard {
~ for challengers ". ". Wilson and P
ElnieS Mr., Wilson asked that his pl
no be filed and the name Of Mr. Separk
substituted for it, all being then elect
DR. D. E. Everett placed in nom
cit ton for Aldermen Messrs. D. NJ. HI
ric julius Lewis, L. B. Pegram and r.
alf Lumsden.
,AY Mr. James II. Enniss placed in nc
,en nation Messrs @. B Edwards, S.
ust Whiting, G. F. Lunsden and a.
Powell
The result Of the vote was as folio
rs D N King 178, Julius Lewis 176
eat LufnSIen Ifo, II. ID Hegram 100
If IL Powell 60, O. B. Edwards SO, G
NJ Lumsden 40, S. W. Whiting Al, ]
h,s W. f'orton "a, scattering 6. The
~. four gentlemen were officially decls
the nominees. They are Badger q
,o The tickets as above nominated by
.os' different wards will, it is generally
the cepted, give Mr.. Thos. Badger the
jority for Mayor.
ono Tie CHRONICLE sincerely hopes e
Democrat will put his shoulder to
wheel and elect the tickets in all