Asheville daily citizen., 1893-04-15
THE WARD CONVENTIONS
a MEETING OF DEMOCEH ATS
LAST EVEPSINGs.
For Aluernne e m In the -Four wards g
ID. ID. SuttDe, n. Baird, w. ".
Low and w. L. w alker are Sux-
xestesl tn 8aturdRx's Primary.

r.. |
Low and w. L. walker are Suk-
xeste<a tn Saturda ave primary.
ALDERMAN. ADVISOR.
FIRST WARD.
d. d. Suttle Chas. A. Webb
SECOND WARD.
e. Baird ]. NJ. Westall
w. v. Low &C. McCartv
FOURTH WARD.
w l.. Walker. w. b. Gwyn |
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
First ward-W. ]. Hougb, ]. M. West |
all.
Second ward--No selection.
Third ward-No selection.
Fourth ward-W. 7. HOueh, ThOS. d. |
Johnston.
Observation-Disclosures.
First ward-No selection.
Second ward-W. w. West, K. l.. Fitz-
patrick.
Third ward-A. ID. Cooper. w. b
Gwyn.
Fourth ward-H. Redwood, ]. M.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
First ward, d. M Luther, H. c. Jones,
E. H. Wright; Second ward. J. H.
Tucker, H. c. FagR, w. F. Randolph;
Third ward, Geo. S. Powell, c. &. Nc
Carty, E. L. Henry; Fourth ward ]. H
Garter, J. NJ. Gud2er. jr., 6. A. Mebane.
The ward conventions are over
They were held last evening and, while
not fully attended by any means.
brought out crowd sufficiently large
to make things interes ting.
To the result. it is said, Mayor Blantcn
is reconciled. While not a candidate
| himself, in any sense he has said all along
that he had keen interest in the Alder
men.
The nominations. it is believed in
many quarters. partially fixes the ''slat e'
for the city offices, if the ticket noIni-
mated is chosen at next Saturdays pri-
| mary. This slate il is believed. will he
as follows: City attorney. T. H Cobb;
| tax collector, N. A. Reynolds; chief OF
police, T. w. Trplett-
First ward, HH, D Sustl9-.
The Democratic vote in the First ward
| is not a very large one, consequently the
| attendance in the court house was
| rather small. The two candidates for
| Alderman, d. d. Suttle and Chas. A.
| Webb, were there. The convention or
gained by electing ". T. Penniman
| When nominations were lied, H. A.
| Gudger said he had to propose for First
| ward Alderman the name of young
| igence and integrity, and character
| that was blameless- He referred to
| ChaS. A. Webb. esq.
| Maj. John Erwin nominated ID. d.
| Suttle, and there being other nomi-
| nations the vote was taken. w hile this
| was being done there considers BILE
| talk as to whether he recomme q tions
of the convention W ud be final. w w.
Jones, esq, said he didn't consider the
convention as fiual, and would go to the
| primary and vote for another candid Il t.
than the one chosen if he desired.
The vote was then counted. and Mr..
Suttle was found to have received 35
"-~G@I l. L.
For the office of men-at-large the
conventions AT votes were cast for w. ]
Hough and ]. M. Westall.
visor for the First ward, and w. w
Jones said that he might want. when he
came to the primary, to vote tor Mr
A lvisor, and would do so if he cared to
| The naming of two Advisors for the
city at large was LETT to the Democratic
and Republican executive committees
as the convention thought it advisa bl,
to ha ve a Republican representation or
the Advisory committee.
| For members of the executive commit
tee the ward chose d. M. Luther, H. c
Jones and E. H. Wright.
Mr. Suttle was called on and made
short speech. Mr.. Webb was also called
on but had left the room and was no
found IN time to speak. H. A. Gudge
| talked a little while, expressing wis
| to see confidence restored in The city an,
a regular Democratic Waterloo at tn
coming election.
second ward. Elisha Baird.
In the Second ward convention J. L
Murphy, esq. was made chairman an
w. F. Randolph secretary.
]. E. Rankin, w. A. Blair and X.
Stokeley were appointed committee t
suggest three names of executiv
committee for the ward and they r,
. ported ] H. Tucker, H c. Fagg and "
J F. Randolph.
]. E. Rankin, I. Nj. Westall and Jude
H. B. Garter were nominated for tt
position of ward member of the Ad wi
ory committee. Mr. Rankin and Jude
!. Carter declined and Mr.. Westall's nom
alton as made by acClamatiOn.
| For two members of Advisory con
mittee at large Messrs. c. e Graham
w. w. Barnard. w w. West. r. L. Fit
}. patrick and ]. E. Dickerson were name,
Mr.. Graham and MIR. Barnard decline
and the vote resulted. West. 6S; Fit
patrick 81, and Dickerson, SO.
The nominations for Alderman we
E. Baird. w. F. Randolph, w. B. w
II hanson. ]. E. Rankin. d. c. WaddeIl, D
G. w. Purefoy and c. E. Graham. tt
names of all but I he two first were wit
drawn and the ballot stood: Baird 6
Randolph 3S.
Third ward, w. " Low.
The Third ward convention was O
ganized by electiDg T. K. Ransom chai
man and the mem bers of the press pre-
eut secretaries.
The first business was the selection
three members of The Democratic exec
r | tive committee for the ward. G. s Po'
6 ell, c. c. McCarty and E. L. Henry we
chosen.