The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-18
ROANOKE, VA, APRIL is, 1898.
THE FIGHT For COUNCIL.

The fight for councilmen is beginning
to assume shape and proportion. lee
candidates are coming forward and get
ting their printing done, and the weaker
ones are retiring into the background.
1t is doubtful if there will be large
fields in any of the wards. In the First
ward 1t looks at present as II @. B.
NIoonaw ono of the present incumbents;
Waller P. Huff and James S. Groves,
would have the field to themselves and
two out of the three will win.
In the Second ward A. j. Loughery is
a candidate for re election and James
r. Terry and II J. Browne have de-
clared themselves. Mr.. Loughery is
one of tho strongest and ablest council
men in the present body. Mr. Terry is
nephew of p. L. Terry, is young and
energetic represents large property in
terest in Roanoke and if elected will be
o good councilman. Mr.. Browne is the
editor of The TINES and president and
general manager of the Times Publish
ing Company.
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oscopic. The cry is Still Houston and
Graves, but Graves does not want to go
into primary of any sort and may not
run il ono is called. George Ramsey's
friends are urging him persistently and
if they would work for him as much as
they talk for him he would have no
trouble in coming to the front.
In the Fourth ward the present in
cumbents are not saying word No
one seems to know whether they are
running or not. But here is a com bina-
tion which is being put forward, which
has got to be considered-Loui Scholz,
superintende mt Of the Virginia Brewing
Company, and John j. Kelley, of the
Roanoke Machine Works and leader Of
the Machine Work Band. The Fourth
ward is q political crazy quilt. Start
with Official Hill, tho home of wealth,
and social and Official aristocracy.
Then comes the Market House crowd,
Drawn and beef. Next Railroad avenue,
mixture Of everything political under
the sun. Pot Liquor Flats is now but
an unhallowed memory and without in
huence good or bad. The brewery
influence is next to be considered and
perhaps tho most powerful factor in the
ward. Then there is brick row and the
contiguous settlement in which the
name Of Alif is tower of strength.
Last but not least come the scores OF
houses scattered through Belmont.
largely filed by people new to the
ward and whose political affiliations
have yet to be ascertained. Did anyone
ever sec greater puzzle?
The Fifth will have more candidates
than any other in the city. 1t is under
stood, though not definitely. that Henry
Bonn will not be candidate for re.
election, but that r. II. Boswell will.
In addition S. NJ. Brophy, Teaford
Clingenpeel and Fl. G.. Davies are in tho
field with Will Carr decidedly In the
field II he takes a notion to run. In
this ward tho Republicans have a
strength which is not to be sneezed at,
and they may take notion to have q
whirl at the Councilman themselves.
One thing scans to BIO settled, and
that is that there will be very little
trading. The candidates for the treas
nrership are all running straight, but
some OF their injudicious followers may
show disposition to trade on Council
men. II is certain that any such at
tempt would be jumped upon with both
feet.