The record-union., 1892-02-01
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY.
How the Little Election of Convention
Delegates Passed Off.
The Friends of d. w. Higgins Pleased
With the Complexion of the
Delegations.

The Republican primary election took
place according to programme Saturday
afternoon.
The election was quiet one in most of
the wards-about the only rumpus being
in the Fourth Ward.
The friends of d. w. Higgins, candidate
for Chief of Police, are jubilant over the
result, as they feel confident that the set
of delegates elected will nominate their
man at the convention tonight. These
delegates are also alleged to be in favor
of Erastus III. Green for Second Trustee
and E. G. Hart for City Attorney.
FIRST WARD DELEGATES.
There was no opposition at all in the
First Ward. The voting was done in
Justice of the Peace Henry's courtroom,
and the regular ticket went through un-
molested.
The delegates elected in this ward are
as follows:
w. A. Anderson, II. Wachhorst, A. J..
Senate, j. j. Nagele, VIM. Fawcett, David
Flavill, f. Davis, A. j. Rhoads, A. Mil
Ter, Chas. Marshall, H. c. Vandenburg,
j. j. Bauer, L. Weed, II. Kennedy, X.
Montenegro, James O. Meara, A. Younger,
+. f. Tebbets, Sam Poska, Theodore Lab
hard, G. NJ. Nelson, Ed Kripp, w. F..
Quarrells, julius Brosius, t. ID. SERVER,
William Orr, j. f. Cavanaugh, Fred
Hays, William Whitmore and j. H.
Aikens.
SECOND WARD.
The voting in the Second Ward was un-
eventful, the following delegates being
elected without much opposition: r..
Goodman, Ira A. Robie, Joseph Hopley,
Charles Root, D. j. Long, John Brown,
w. +. Knox, Jr., w. r. Jones, II. Lagos,
Emil Heinrich, w. d. Stalker Ben
Shields, William Carragher, j. w. Todd,
w. Gardner, L. J. Finn, Frank Butler, A.
Kunz, E. Dole, Robert Goods, George f.
Parker, Fred Eisenmenger, William
Cook, w. R. O'Brien, William Ford, Lee
Sheehan and f. a. DarouX.
THIRD WARD.
There were opposition tickets in both
precincts of the Third Ward, and the
election was carried on in a lively man
ner. The. first precinct elected the fol-
lowing de9egates: Grove L. johnson,
Dugald ellis, d. Falconer, c. w. Baker,
}. j. Ankener, James Douglas. George
Meister, a. n. Buchanan, r. Cunning
ham, +. Thornton, Herbert G. Melvin,
T.. L. johnson, j. Gadsby, w. l.. Mat
lock, b. U. Steinman, j. w. Boyd and o.
b. Turrill.
In the second precinct the delegates
elected were as follows: +. r. Dray, los.
Stetfens, w. Jackson, Stephen Uren;
Benz. A. Preston, e. f. Taylor, A. j.
Galligan, w. j. Davis, Lincoln Dywer,
John b. Mccoy, John Watt, John A.
Lafferty, Richard Parker, Frank Cross,
Thomas Boyle, Gilbert Manning, l.. NJ.
Potter, Charles Trisch, Charles Rider,
A. j. Johnson, G. n. Post, G. II. Gilman,
l.. w. Wilcox, L. 81. Berkey, A D. Bow
ley, NJ. NJ. Brady, Ed. Earl, E. Bogart,
Harry Ober, T.. Walters, Thomas Holmes,
j. Todd, w. F. Smith, Richmond Davis.
Joseph L. Berriesford.
FOURTH WARD.
1t was in the Fourth Ward, First Pre-
cinct, where the fun of the day was
| had. There were several fights here, one
of which resulted quite disastrously for a
prominent groceryman who lives in that
precinct.
The contest in this ward was over the
committeemanship, w. II. Govan and
Frank Bergman being the opponents.
The latter was victorious.
The delegates elected from this ward
ARE: d. d. Whitbeck. II. w. johnson,
A. Logan, +. Bergman, II. G. Chapman,
c. Thompson, j. II. Dolan, S. w. Butler,
I. H. Longton, f. NJ. Woodson, A. G.
Johnson, G. f. Stratford, w. H. Govan,
S. b. Wood, T. Horstmeyer, c. Fehl,
q. A. Warner, A. Popert, f. Garrett, S.
Gotlieb.
In the eastern half of the ward these
delegates were elected without oppo-
| sition: G. f. Gardner, j. ]. Wingard,
y. j. Pennish, p. B. Jansen, II. H. Snow,
W. w. Connor. George o. Bates, D. NJ.
Cox, A. G. Hapeman, j. Gebert, C. T.
Jones, Alexander Smith, w. i. Brown,
! w. III. Ennis, r. j. Van VOORHEES,, P. S.
Lawson, J. j. McKennon, Frank d. Ryan,
George Egan, Matt Flynn, Ed. J. Hob
bic, Ira Woodward, John Schaefer,
| Samuel Katzenstein, M. A. Howard,
Philip Herzog, Henry Maltby, f. S. De-
pew and j. II. Batcher
| The convention will be held this
evening in the Assembly Chamber at the
Capitol at o'clock.
1t was understood last night in regard
| to the Trusteeship that the contest would
| be between Green, A. L. Frost and r. W.
! Parker.