The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-14
ROANOKE, VA, APRIL IA, 1898.
gossip OF THE PRIMARIES.

Tho announcement OF the action or
the Democratic executive committee
that primary would be held on the
lines OF last years has sot the political
pot boiling. Tho candidates for the
treasurership have been hustliug for an
indefinite period in the past and within
q week the whole campaign will be hot.
Only three weeks for work and city
treas irer and eleven councilmen to be
nominated. There arc fvo Richmonds
in the field for treasurer and while it
may be anyones race now it won't be
for very long.
AS TO councilmen in the Fifth ward
Counoilmen Payne and Moomsw arc the
shorert terms. Gid Payne is cha sing the
treasurership like hound after fox.
l believe no knows more people in Roa-
noke than a national bank has dollars;
80 he is out of the race for Council. A
strong list of voters are asking James
S. Groves to stand and if he decides
TO he will cut out Il warm row for any
body VINO may be against him. He got
ropghod in tho primary last year, but
he will be harder to down this year
than last But even at this late hour
OF the night a wild weird sound comes
thrilling through the listening air. It's
DIR. pocahontas Huff sharpening his Bar
low knife for gore. Waller was good
councilman, level headed and sensible
even il ne did sit up with that Herring
incubator-intercepto 1 mean. Wal
Ter always reminds me Of those grand
Hon eric warriors whose achievements
are only exceeded by the accompanying
atiidavits. AS Rain. the Face used to
say OF a certain brave but eccentric
general: Heap fight, heap pow wow"
In the Second ward A. j. Loughery
will come back flying. 1t is understood
that r. j. Eckloff will not be in the
field, as ne is candida ate for the post
mastership.
In the Fourth there will be three
vacancies. Hough and Stephenson are
the short term councilmen. and J. Is.
Levy was elected by Council to fill tho
vacancy caused by the resignation of
John Mccarthy It's generally accepted
that Council can only fill a vacancy un-
til the next general election, though
have heard two opinions. II the former
is the case will Mr.. Levy's successor
take his seat at the first session after
the ele c.ion or not until after tho be-
ginning OF the fiscal year? The best
way to set out of the tangle will be to
re-elcct Mr.. Levy-a strong committee
worker, and that is where Council moods
NEST strength. AS to the others neither
has yet announced himself for re.elec-
ton, but James Edwards talks Of trying
it, and so does Louis :holz-all mon
with good head pieces and IN any friends,
But supposing James A. Mcconnell
should conclude that a return to Council
was necessary for his health. There
would be sharp, brilliant fight with a
display OF that old. time generalship,
and whoever was in the way would get
it whore the bottle got the cork
The Fifth is slightly chaotic 1t is
said that Bohn does not care to come
back and Davy Davis is on deck for
boswell. What is the matter with w.
A Carr?
The Third last. Tho Democratic
primary on councilmen, so far as the
Third is concerned, is a bowling farce
The Republicans own tho Third, and
have SO big majority they can got I'm
q family fight and still have votes to
throw at the fishes. George Houston
may be returned from the Third.
How would it do to go over to Hotel
Roanoke and get W. f. Winch as q
councilman, or get George Ramsey?
Fackenthal, Patio, Houston, Winch or
Ramsey. 1t would put the Democratic
wards to their trum ps to do as we'll.