The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-24

May DO THOR Candidate for Mayor.
The biggest executive committee,
numerically speaking, that ever con-
trolled the destinies of political party
in this city, was selected last night by
the Republicans Of Roanoke, and that
without regard to race, color or previous
conditions Of servitude. A convention
of seven delegates from each ward was
held at o'clock in the old Opera
House, with nearly all the delegates
and several spectators, including Jack
Carat. the recent sacrifice" present.
j. S. Pattie, member OF Council from
the Third ward, was elected chairman
Of the meeting, and James 0'Brien sec.
rotary.
The question then came up OF the
distribution of the members of the ex-
ecutive committee according to wards
and color. Counc ilman $. X. Dickerson,
OF the Fourth ward, unfolded plan to
have six members on each side of the
railroad, two each from the First, Second
and Fourth wards and three each from
the Third and Fifth wards. G. May said
colonization was q Democratic scheme
and he was opposed to it.
e. S. McNamee carried the war into
Africa. His idea was to have two white
men on the committee from each ward,
one colored man from the First and two
colored men from each the Third and
Fifth wards.
A. 5. Asberry was willing to accept
this, and remarked that when it came
to voting the colored brother wasn't to
hunt. James O'Brien also spoke in
favor OF the colored people having their
rights.
Dan Miller moved that the com
mittee be composed of four mem bers
from each ward, which motion was
promptly voted down.
Councilman Dickerson then made an
other motion, which was carried 1t
was broad and liberal and in substance
was that the executive committee DO
made up of four mem bers from each
the First, Second and Fourth wards and
six each from the Third and Fifth
wards and that the seven delegates
present from each ward separate and
select these mem bers regardless of
color.
In short time the committee of
twenty-four memb ers was made up and
ratified Its personnel is as follows
First ward-A. S. Asberry, T. f. Van
Miller, Charles Harris, Charles Bright.
Second ward-G. May, L. Funkhouser,
S. S Schafer, f. G. Shade
Third wards E. Sproul, Lewis
Smith, j. P. Hawkins, Rev. r. r. Jones
(colored), DR.. Bouldin (colored), John
FL Davis (colored)
Fourth ward s. X. Dickerson, Ed
ward Smith, w. Il. Robertson, Edward
Fisher.
MEET ..,..a VIZ nm, T, 4, ,r N,
nee, w. Fl. Bane, j. Fl. Ward Ferdi-
nand Hannabus (colored), A. j. Oliver
(colored).
The suggestion prevailed that the
committee should choose it's own chair
man, and it was decided that the new
executive committee meet next Friday
night at o'clock at j. S. Pattie's Office
at l2H Salem avenue east, and go into
permanent organization, and that the
secretary OF this meeting notify each
member Of the committee by postal card
of these facts.
This brought up the question of
finances, and Chairman Patio gravely
remarked that there was gas bill due
the city. Two delegates passed around
their hats and realized "a cents, that
not being sufficient amount. another
delegate borrowed a quarter from Jack
Garst and tossed it in tho hat, which
brought up the grand total to 90 cents.
After this was counted the meeting ad
journed sine die.
Judging from private conversations
that were being carried on in the hall
it is the purpose of the e. O. p. to nomi
nate FOR mayor very dry" man to
catch the local option vote. Nothing
is to be said in the platform about
local option, but the candidate is to
be acceptable to that class. Several
delegates stated that the idea was to
nominate Joseph T. EDgleby, who,
being universally popular man and
"dry" also, would catch all the local
option people and the whole Republican
party to boot.
This idea is corroborated by the fact
that one Of the delegates who took a
prominent part last night was also in
the local option club meeting in the
Third ward Thursday night, figuring
as leader among the "drys." who are
contemplating bringing out ticket.
BE sure TO dHend tie matinee at the Academ y
this afternoon; 10 and 90 cents.
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