The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-03
NEW CITY COMMITTEE.
BUSINESS OF THE OLD BODY CLOSED
UP AND THE NEW ORGANIZED.
Marion L. Dawson Elected Chairman ana
Other officers-The Next Meeting.

a meeting was held last evening OF the
old and new Democratic committees AT
the Bar Association rooms.
The outgoing committee closed up all
OF its outstanding accounts and adjourn
cd sine die, and the incoming body or
ganzed for future work.
Chairman Patteson called the meeting
to order. The reading Of the minutes
were dispensed with, and the regular Or
der OF business was rapidly disposed Oh
and the financial affairs Of the committee
closed up.
Mr.. Shervin moved that vote OF
thanks be rendered Chairman Patteson
for his valuable services for the past wv
years.
Mr.. Patteson responded In orlet
speech. complimented the old committee
for their faithful services and presented
a Few solid Democratic principles lor VIZ
guidance Of the new custOdlahs OF VIZ
party's rights. He laid down as the hrst
principle OF the duty Of committee 70
ind out the VIII Of the majority OF We
party and carry IT out with hdehty. MI
PattesOns remarks were ordereu tprtd1
upon the records. Thanks were returned
to the other officers OF the committee ana
the body adjourned sine de.
TBEN sew c MMiTrrf.
Mr.. Jefferson Wallace Immediately cali
cd the new committee TO order. All were
| present, and answered TO their names as
follows: VI, -
Monroe Ward--H. st. J. Coalter. w. G.
Duke james w. Gordon, w. is. lsaacs,
Jr., James Il. McKenny.
Madison Ward-C. Cunningham nan, =.
| W. Morris =. i. Murray, a. flzZihl' Jl''
Clay Ward~C. A. Boyce, NJ. l.. Daw-
son. {. W. Dunstan, Paul Latouche, I. h
Marshall Ward-James NJ. \. Allen, F.
| A. BoWery. Thomas j. Enright, l.. W.
! Cuyer, W. II. Shervin.
! Jefferson Ward-E. J. Fagan, II: a.
Jarvis, W. u. Joyner, II. NJ. Iyler' A. -
Jackson ward-J b. Doherty, W; J.
Doyle, w. f. Epps II. J. Heeke' r. D.
Mr.. r. A. Bowery was made temporary
chairman and Mr.. Wallace temporary
secretary.
TEE cHABMASsHIP.
The election Of a chairman was an
nounced as the first business IN order,
! and the secretary called the wards Ioi
| nominations, but they al seemeI shy
and each ia turn asked 70 De P1S9eu ~,
| Mr.. Enright nominated Mr.. +: a. Low
cry as the candidate from Marshall "dru'
| Mr.. Bowery declined the nomination.;
Mr.. Warwick Epps nominated Mr.. y. .;
| Hogan, Of Jackson ward. Mr. logan ~ I1 said
he would accept the position II rendered
| him, but his nomination was rot secoIlc-
ed, and did not come TO vote
Mr.. G. a. Boyce then, In highly com
| plimentary and ornate speech, placed III
| nomination Mr. Marion l. Dawson Mr'
! Guyer seconded MIR. DaWsons nomination;
MIR. jefferson Wallace next nominated
Capt Cunningham Hall ana SPOKE AZ
length OF his long and faithful services 10
the party and his peculiar fitness for the
position
THE NEW CHAIRMAN
A vote was then taken. Mr.. Dawson
| received seventeen votes ana capt han
eight. capt. Hall was the first 10 congrat-
| ulate MIR. Dawson on his election.
Mr.. Dawson I'm accepting the Chairman
! ship said that what he had to say
| that was necessary for the occasion ne
| would postpone TO another meeting. He
| said he recognized the responsibility or
| the chairman and pledged his best efforts
| to the good Of the party, and that ne
| would devote whatever talents ne pos
sessed to securing the largest majority
! the party had ever had that he was not
bound to any clique faction or section OF
the city, bat was in sympathy with every
! member Of the committee ana IN t0uch
| with all the voters; that he recognized ms
!nexperience. but believed that concentra-
tlon Of purpose and united effort would
| accomplish what lack Of opportunity mad
| afforded Mr.. Dawson was several times
interrupted by applause.
TIE vicI-. HARTMAN.
Mr.. Tyler next nominated Mr.. e A.
| 1SQWery for Nlce-ClalTNdu, anu pdlu Il
high tribute to his faithful services on
the old committee.
Chairman Dawson then called Mr.. Wal
lace TO the chair and placed in nOmina-
tion Mr.. II. ST. j. COalter. Mr.. Dawson
referred TO the responsibility that would
| fall upon the vice-chairman when the
chairman IS absent and paid high COM
pliment 10 Mr.. Coalter's peculiar fitness
for the position.
Mr Bowery then withdrew from the
contest, and said that Jnder the crcum-
stances he would not serve if elected. Mr..
| Coalter was then elected by reclamation.
Capt. Cunningham Hall was reelected
Treasurer by reclamation. and accepted
in q few remarks, in which he showed a
fine spirit and left no doubt Of his party
feGlty.
Mr.. G. " Morris was nominated for
secretary, in opposition to Mr.. jefferson
Wallace. The vote resulted: Wallace. Il
Morris, 4.
j. Samuel Wilkinson was elected Ser
| geant-at-arms by exclamation.
Mr. Warwick Epps resigned as member
from Jackson ward. Mr. Wallace and Mr..
! BOwery attested 10 Mr. Epp5 faithful
service on the committee, and expressed
! regret at his withdrawal.
The committee adjourned TO meet again
the NTH Monday IN July.