Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-04-14
A TICKET is SUGGESTED
THE MEETING OF CITIZENS
Last NIGHT.


UnanimOus Vote of the Meeting
for MGaYOr-FOur Aldermen and
Three Advisors 0uKxested.
FOR MAYOR:
CAPT. T. w. PATTON.
FIRST WARD.
ALDERMEN ADVISOR.
u. d. SUTTLE, No SELECTION |
SECOND WARD.
w. b. WILLIAMSON. ]. +. RANKIN |
THIRD WARD
]. P. SAWYER, M. J. BEARDEN |
FOURTH WARD. |
II. REDWOOD, F. STIKELEATHER
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. |
w. w. BARNARD, w. +. RANDOLPH.
At half past four O'Clock yesterday
afternoon THE CITIZEN was on the
streets with call, signed by over 100
citizens of Asheville. for meeting in the
court house. At O'Clock or soon there
after 800 or 400 persons, representing
every calling ard walk in life, assem-
bled at the place of meeting. Some, yes
many, were there because they were in
dead earnest; others were there to look
curiously on; some were there to take a
hand in the proceedings and try to make
them ridiculous of no avail if posi-
bic, while still others were there to make
| it known in trumpet tones that nothing
| but straight Democracy could be taken
| in theirs.
| The meeting was called to order and
H. Redwood called to the chair on m"
| ton of r. p. Walker. Mr.. Redwood de
| clined on account of his lack of knowl
| edge of parliamentary rules. w. B. Will
| hanson was nominated but declined
| also. Finally the meeting hit upon w.
| w. Jones. esq, who took the chair.
Capt. M. ]. Fagg was the first speaker
He was gratihed by the splendid attend
ance on such short notice, and thought
that, as the time had come for the peo-
pie to take hold OF the election now ap-
preaching, good was bound to result.
He referred to Memphis. which city be-
came bankrupt before the business
people of the city took hold OF affairs.
Capt. Fagg wanted the meeting to call
on the best men to serve the city, and
| force them to accept, If there was a way
w. w. West was asked for speech. but
he thought 1t would be better to decline.
as he was a member of the executive COM
mittee.
Capt Matt Atkinson was called. He
said that. while not a voter in the city,
his interests were here, and lie had the
greatest concern in the city's future
The meeting, he said, was to hit upon
some plan looking to the placing of the
city's affairs into wise hands. He had
no i'll feeling toward the out tgoing Board,
but the time had come for a change. The
Captain asked the meeting to suggest
candidates for Mayor. Aldermen and
Advisors to the ward coventions
and request the conventions to endorse
them. It was possible to suggest men
whom all could unite upon and be proud
to support: 1T we elect good men," he
said, "well done for Ashevile. If we
neglect it-then the fault. the blame and
shoulders. Vote against your best friend
if he is not capable of filling the posi-
ton"
The First Motion
Maj. w. H. Malone wanted a man for
Mayor who had been more than 1OC
miles from home, a man having the back
bone to do right, though the heavens fall
Mai. Malone moved that a committee
of one hundred business men be appoint
ed to meet and confer on municipal mat
ters and make recomme ndations to
| future meeting.
This motion provoked considerable
discussion. R. P. Walker showed tina
there was not time for this the ware
conventions were to be held tonight. T
| X. Yeatman seconded the suggestion O
MIR. Walker, and urged the meeting to d'
what it was going to do at once.
Mai. T. c. Westan said he was presen
because he thought the ''machine" ha,
fixed things for the nomina tions tonight
He wanted a change, just as every othe
man present wanted a change. Th
Democratic party had men whom ever
one present could support, if they woul
only put them to the front. Althoug
a Prohibitionist, he would not car
whether the men were Prohibitionist'
just 80 they were good men.
N. p. Chichester and ]. ]. Hill mad
short speeches, and were followed by
p Walker, who continued to urge tt
meeting to act at once. He said tha
Judging from the make up OF the meetin
1t was possible for those present to mai
ders to the wheel, to elect good men.
X. Kepler endorsed Mr.. Walkers view
Major Malone's motion was then pI
to the house and defeated. there ber
only six ayes.
Getting to work.
K. p. Walker then moved that Il
meeting go into the selection of men
he recommended to the ward convention
=: as suitable candidates for Aldermen az
Advisory committeeman. r. X. Raw
moved to amend by selecting a May
first. Mr.. Walker easoned against tn
saying that everybody wanted to kno
AZ who would be recommended for Mayc
and BY leaving that official for the la
. the crowd could be held. Mr.. Walker
motion was carried by an almost unaI
nous vote.
Firat ward, ID ID. 8usaIe.
The nominations then began by ware
nominations being made by residents
the particular ward under considerable
Mcssrs. d. D. Suttle. ]. A. Conant,
w. Jones. e. H. Wright, w. T. Pennim
6 and H. A. Gudger were placed in nor
nation. All of these Withdrew with t
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