Asheville daily citizen., 1893-04-14
TICKET IS SUGGESTED
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meeting would not have it that way and
the vote stood: H Redwood, 50; +. d.
Johnston. IA; B. III. Cosby, 1; Nj. e.
Roberts, 3; w. j. Hough, 49,
For Advisor from this ward the meet
ing voted unanimously to recommend
F. StikeIeather.
Aldermen At-H-arxe.
Two Aldermen-at-large recon-
mended, to be voted for if vacancies
should occur. The nominations were
w b; Gwyn, ]. E. Dickerson. J; d. NJ ur-
phvi oh !, H. B: SaTter' w. F: Ra1dolPh'w w "
tall. The meeting decided to recon-
P;R1z %sPd TIE Two bast Tesfvng the
Swyn, II: Dickerson. %: Murphy, =:
Garter. IS; Randolph, 45: Barnard; 4S;
Messrs- Barnard and Randolph were
recommended
For Mayor. II. ~. Patton
Then came the evrnt OF the evening,
the selection of a man for Mayor. r. II.
Rawls said Asheville, in this emergency,
needed the best man she could select,
in whose business qualifications
every voter could trust. Mr.. Raw IS
then named Capt. 7. w. Patton. In a II
instant the nomination was seconded by
H Redwood and SO others a motion
by accla nation. This was put and car
ried amid the widest cheering. Nj n
waved their hats. umbrellas and canes
and altoget her made such an enthus1a =
seen IN the court house. Capt Patton
was escorted to the stand, and made a
upon him. He said that the hour was
too late to say much about plans for the
government OF the city. Whoever mig h |
be the Mayor, Capt. Patton said, he
did not want to hear tn" old chestnut t
II told you So This was a time, in
his opinion. for the people to stand
shoulder to houider, and heart to heart
and he believed by doing this every diff
Guilty could be surm"unted
When Capt Patton closed he was
given anot her ovation the cheering last
ing some time
The business of the meeting being con
cluded, 1T then adjourned
WHO Were There.
There has never been a more repreSeI-
tative body of men gathered in the court
house than that assem- bled there last
night. Among those present were: w
w. West. e. 1. Holmes, J. l. Mckee, Col
y y Mliard h Ia Gapt NJ T. j. Fnsg. H'oS err
e. Baird, II. <. Fagg. Capt: T w. Pat'
ton, w. G. Corpening, N W. Gird wood
mers. d. NJ. Luther. R P. Walker, ]. '
Brown. NJ. E. Roberts, c H. Campbell
sor l. M Green, Dr. 1. NJ. Brovles, W: II
Penland, w h. Whitson, w. K; BestrdSr
Muslin. /, d; Robertson, J; B. Cole. a
F1eck, $. G. Bouis, n. I. Chambers, (
p S1ar6e W + N M PeFqT eFnneG e. AsShfn M mcponal q
Recorder F. M Miller e T.. Eagan, T. b
kewiS; J. 4 SoPan5 ant. H " a, 6 G"esff, 1S;d. w = =
A. Mears, +. A. Summer. F. Stikeleat her
]. L. Murray, E. 7. Belote. w w. Jones
T. R Ransom, ]. E. Rankin, 7. 5. Nor
rison, " B. Williamson, L V. Brown
Wessa Thos " 4nSes 6 Mccon"e p she'ss'fE W E M
VS. .Sprink'e. J, H. Woody, d, D. SUIT lie
Gov. 6 S1~iS a. Me4rinoh A m hsS'oSs a. Wb,loek. 6i
T. &. Smith, H. Redwood, John A. Wi
lia5nS, jr NJ. M M; Lemmopd: n M W: w BaTI 3 =,
Wright, w E. Collins. J. d. Henderson
Col. L. M. Hatch, II. J. Greenwel, 6
McCarty. Frank O'Donnell, ID. +. Hern
don, and many others
Meeting $O.es.
]. E. Rankin was cheered when he en-
Jesse X. Starues wanted both Aide
men-at-large to come from the Wes
ward. but the suggestion was vote
down
w. b. Gvvyn caused a laugh when d'
clining nomination for Aiderm a ma
large: by saying a lot of trouble ha
been brought about by allowing Aldel
men to go "at large"
The meeting got rather mixed up seN
eraI times, but it was because there ha
been no time to prepare a concert OF a
tion. There was nothing the matte
with the crOwd-it was a little troub
to get the machinery running smoothly
w. w. Barnard, one of the Aldermen
at-large suggested by last nights rnee
ing, asks THE CITIZEN to say that, " hi
he thanks his friends for supporting hin
he feels compelled to decline, his busines
interests being such as would make
in. u.pOssible for him to serve
w. F. Randolph. one of the gentlenie
suggested for the place of Alderu% 81 ma
large, asks THE CITIZEN to say that
cannot accept the uOmIu a t1On. He Sa
he has been honOred by being placed O
the city school committee and thinks n
duties there such to make 1T IN
possible for him to accept any other
He also objects to the idea OF any ma
holding two offices in the city affair
and repeats that he cannot accept
what MT. Slarn-s SAYS
Alderman Starnes would not say an
hen
CITIZEN this morning except to reIte rSi
what he said short time aEO-that
he was defeated in the primary he VOu
support the nominee.
WARD CONVENTIONS
HHneN Are. tn f1e. Held at s G1,GclOC