Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-30
Result of the Municipal Election in
this CITY, q

| The municipal election in this city last
| Thursday was non bipartisan, and passed off
peacefully. The new officers of the city gov
eminent are the same as for the past two years
| with the exception that R. Emmett Kinney
was elected a member of the Council in the
First Ward in the place of John D. Crowle,
and John A. Noon was elected Constable in
the place of Geo. A. Hutcheson. aB
| The officers elected were Mayor, Clerk of the
Hastings Court, Treasurer, Commonwealth s
| Attorney, Commissioner of the Revenue, Con-
stable, Sergeant, Councilmen and Magistrates
| The Post has saved US the labor of making a
summary, giving the vote by Wards. which
| we give as follows l-rsa -
| Mayor Fultz (unopposed), received GA votes
| in first ward and 6S4 in the second total 1923.
| Clerk of Hastings Court Newton Argen,
| bright, (unopposed), received 700 votes in the
| first ward, 723 in the second ward; total, 1923
Mr.. Argenbringht led the ticket 55
| City Treasurer. Arista Hoge, was unopposed
| and received 691 votes in the first ward and
| 713 in the second: total 14o4 3-'s
Commemorative Attorney j. Lewis Bum
| gardner was unopposed and received $40 votes
| in the first ward, and 977 in the second total,
1856. 'i
a-ii7' MR.. CRoWDER ELECTED.
There was fight for commissioner of reve-
| nue. between Mr.. T. J. Crowder, present in
cumhent, and Mr.. John NJ. Carroll. The vote
| by wards was: First Ward-Crowder 4S5, Car
roll 273 Crowder's majority in the ward 278.
| Second ward--Crowder Abs, Carroll 273. Crow
der's majority in ward 1852. Total majority
| for CroWder 440. all
| MR.. HUTCHINSON DEFEATED. .ai
The contest for the position of City Cons ia
| BILE between Mr.. George A. Hutcheson, incum-
bent, and Mr.. John A. Noon. resulted in a
victory for Mr. Noon. The vote was as fol-
Moons majority in the ward, y. Second
ward-Hutcheson 313, Noon 1885, Moons ma
| jority in the ward AZ. Moons majority in the
city, Ia.
| MR.. TURNER RE- ELECTED. FA
For City Sergeant Mr.. Logan Turner was
opposed by Mr.. Hugh H Fultz Mr.. Turner
was reelected The vote by wards was:
First ward-Turner 453; Fultz 213; Turner
| Majority, $40.
| Second ward-Turner 4O4; Fultz 2S7; Turner'S
majority, H. Mr.. Turner's majority in the
city, 357. ~
| THE COUNCIL. l.---
The contest for Councilman was an ami
mated one, but all the present incumbents
| were re elected except Mr.. CrOwle, who was
defeated by Mr.. R. Emmett Kinney. The
vote by wards is as followed, the successful
| cdnuludleS DelnS prlHteu III ltallcS' .-.
First Ward-Jdnaes A. A1mentrout 4S4, John
D. Crowle 1858 John McQuaide 467, W. r. Sum
merson 42O, J. c. Schef'er 3S1, c. L. Weller 449,
John c. Whitlock 247, VIM. G. Kinney 1873,
Jas. N. Anderson 248, r. Emmett Kinney 37S,
Isaac Witt 277, E. T. Ogg 212.
Second Ward-Richard p. Bell, 4S4; 0. NJ.
Goode, 452; 2. B. Berkeley, 617; Daniel Grim
mems, 491; w. p Tanas, 502 Joseph TdnnehH,
479; J. W. Splitter, 232; B. F. Hughes, 23S; c.
I. Hammond, 419; c. A. Roller, 125; John NJ.
| Hardy, 100.
| MAGISTRATES.
The vote for magistrates is as follows, the
three highest in each ward being elected
First Ward-F. M Merriken, 625; Kenneth
Mccoy, 612; r. B. Atkinson, 600, j. Daniel,
90.
Second Ward-G. H. Hudson, 6zS; Taylor
Bissell, 500; J. T. Pritchard, 1885, Dennis Brown
1874
The total number of votes cast in the first
| ward was 49, in the second ward 729. That
in the second ward is about the largest evel
cast there. -5.-