The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-13

nontas HUH, hrst physician Of the
Democratic bed chamber, assisted at
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Head Nurse Wood
ward is in attendance and no serious
CO IMPLICATIONS are anticipated. Candi-
dates for treasurer, $50; candidates for
Council 80, l2 for S24, cash payable by
April IS. After the trouble was over
THE TINES reporter climbed out Of the
ink bottle, slid down one of Waller
Pocahontas Hutfs rays of thought and
escaped.
The Democratic central committee
WAS rather late in obtaining quorum
last night, as the members came in
singly and slowly to the office of Payne,
Shelor s. Co, in the Terry building
While several OF the members were
waiting for quorum to arrive R. A Col
man suggested that G. c. Payne ought
to place blotters on the desk of every
merchant stating the time the primary
was to be held, and in announcing the
fact get in ahead OF the newspapers and
every other candidate, but this matter
was dropped, as other candidates
friends came in.
Among those present we're Charm n
Woodward, John Hart and Walter =.
Huff, OF the Fret ward; R. 7. Ecklofr,
of the S.cond ward; John Carr, Henry
Hanna and Fred Peters, of the Thir
ward, Owen Duggan and Hugh Wiley,
OF the Fourth ward; Henry Bohn and
David Davis, OF the Fifth ward.
Before the meeting was called to
order Chairman Woodward offered the
gathering much amusement by twitting
David Davis OF the fact that one Of
the Fifth ward councilmen had become
strong advocate of the tempera1 CO
issue. Mr.. Davis informed them in a
spirited manner that the gentleman in
question would not BIO allowed to repro
sent that wlrd in council again as he
would prevent his election.
Fred Peters said he un6ers TODD that
some Of the candidates were not going
into the primary and intended to remain
in the field as independents. This state
ment brought forth considerable discus
sion, which was brought to close by
Chairman Woodward calling the c,m.
mittee to order and stating that the
object OF the meeting was to decide
whether or not a primary was to'be held,
and, IL so, when.
MIR. Huff moved that it be the sense of
the committee that primary be held on
May 4, and that each candidate for
treasurer be assessed $40 and each can
didate for councilman be assessed 50 by
the committee to pay the expenses Of
the primary.
Mr.. Duggan opposed the assessing of
candidates for Council
Mr.. Eckloff said candidates for Coun-
eilmen paid their assessments last year
more promptly than other candidates
Mr.. Peters said Mr.. Huff's motion
was intended to decide too many cues
tions and the committee ought to first
decide whether it was going to vote for
holding primary before selecting a
date and deciding other matters.
Mr.. Huff then withdrew his omnibus
motion and moved that it be the sense
of the committee that a primary be
held.
Mr.. Ecklofr SAID that the Democratic
party in Roanoke city had never been
able to show their full strength until q
primary was held last year.
John Hart said he had found some
opposed and many in favor of the pri-
mary, but that he was afraid full vote
could not be gotten out at the primary
because they were not important offices
enough to be filled and consequently
the pubic would not be aroused. A full
vots was impor ant, in fact enough votes
ought to be cast at the primary to cArry
the election afterward for the Demo.
cratic candidate and there was DANCE of
the indictments and the Republicans
uniting on candidate for treasurer who
would give the nominee close run.
Hugh Wiley favored a primary, and
said he had heard = member of the Re-
publican committee siys il the Demo
Gratis held no primary they were going
to elect Republican this ime, and was
strongly in favor of getting four of the
i've Democratic candidates out Of the
way by the primary.
Mr. Huff said IL fha paorJo ~ po,not,n
want to turn down the nominee they
will do 1t whether primary is hold or
is not held. He did not fear that much,
tho ugh.
The original q lestion was then called
for and the committee decided to hold
primary.
Mr.. Huff then moved that Thursd sy,
the 4th of May, be selected as the date
for holding the primary, which motion
was unanimously adopted. Mr.. Huff
moved that the candidates for treasurer
be assessed $50 each and candidates for
Council 50 each to pay the expenses of
tho primary. Mr.. Hanna opposed the
assessing of candidates for Council.
Hugh Wiley said these candidates ought
TO help pay the expenses, for there were
clerks to be paid and printing bills, too.
After some discussion the motion was
adopted
Mr.. Huff then moved the rules gov.
erning the last primary be adopted
with its pledges also. Mr.. Hanna again
objected, this time opposing what he
designates as the force pledge" re.
quiring those who vote in tho primary
to pledge themselves to support the
nominee. These remarks brought Fred
Peters tn his feet. and he sal that he
voted great big "NO" when Repub.
lican wanted to vote in a Demo
cratic primary. Mr.. EckloG favored