Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-04-07
MR.. STARNES IN THE RACE
Or<H: TREE IN THE MAYOR
Atty TIMBER
The alderman ESes1&H1s From the
Committee and VIII Resign
From the ROard-Execut1ve
Com nnnlttee Meeting

Conn lnnlttec Meeting.
Alderman T. c. Starnes has thrown
himself squarelv into the fight tor the
Democratic nomination to the mayor
atty. This developed at the meeting of
the Democratic executive committee
of the city yesterday afternoon.
The members of that committee who
attended the meeting were Chairman
Geo. s. Powell, E. D. Carter, ]. Hamp.
Mcdowell. c. B. Leonard, T. c. Starnes
and H G Jones.
The first business attended 10 was the
filling of vacancies on the committee
caused by removal from the city of w. ].
Zachary, X. NJ. Furman and w. W.
Avery. In their places ID. M Luther, w.
w. West and E. P. McKissick were elect
ed respectively.
Mr.. Starnes then rendered his resigna-
tion member of the committee. He
was asked for his reasons, when he
piled that he expected he would be in the
mavoralty fight that was coming on
and thought best to go off the commit
tee. His resignation was accepted and
Millard Triplett was elected to fill the
vacancy
There was some informal discussion of
the m a nner in which nOn1inati tions for the
city offices are to be M ade, and it was
generally agreed that the Democratic
voters in each ward should hold a mass
meeting and recommend an alderman,
the men thus recomm ended being voted
on in the primary. No definite decision
was arrived at, however, as to the plan,
this matter being left for future meet
ing.
n1r. Starnes VIII Resign.
Alderman Starnes told THE CITIZEN
today that he expected to resign his po-
sition a memt er of the Board OF AL
dermen. This step he will take because
of his race for the mayoralty nomina
ton: He wishes to remain on the Board
until the new paving contracts are let,
as he has taken deep interest in the
paving work. The contracts are to be
let next Friday. The time of Mr.. Starncs
the action OF the executive committee at
| it's meeting tomorrow. If the committee
| should call the ward meetings before the
| time for letting the contracts, Mr.
| Starnes will resign at once. He says he
thinks the resignation should go in in
| time for his successor to be nominated
| by the people.
| Mr.. Starnes has been member of the
| Board of Aldermen for nearly two years,
| having been elected at the municipal
election in May, 1891; for a four year
| !ature provides for two Aldermen for the
city at large. and also provides that Al
dermen Gudger and Starnes, of the pres
ent Board, shall be the hold-overs for the
| first term Aldermen-a large.
| THE CITIZEN but states fact that
| will he substantiated by every mem
| oSr Oh thS bCaTu WHICH IL saws thaI MT
| Starues, during his term the Board
| has been the hardest worker in the body,
| being chairman of the street committee
| He told THE CITIZEN his morning that
| if he was not SO fortunate secure
| the nomination he was for the who
did receive it.
Committee Meeting.
| Chairman Powell issues the following
| call:
"Members of the Democratic executive
committee are requested to meet in the
tomorrow Saturday afternoon at 4
o'clock for the transaction OF importa
| business"