Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-06-01
NOMINATED.
WARD DELE
CATION ACT.
EIecting A Superintendent
to the Gas Works.
| AN AMUSING SITUATION
FORTY AND EIGHT.

A Joint meeting of the Board OF ALL
derman and Common Council was call
ed for Monday. May 27th at Z p m but
the democratic members OF the two
bodies were holding caucus IN the
Council Chamber and it was nearly |
s O'Clock before President Turpin's |
pavel sounded. The meeting was for |
the purpose of selecting successor to |
| the late Superintendent OF the Gas |
Works. Mr.. w 9 Adams also COM |
mittee clerk and police commissioner
to succeed Mr. l. Q Figg, whose term
of office expired.
CAUCUS NOMINEES.
The Democratic caucus nominated
lMr. w. p. Knowles for Superintendent
lof the Gas works Mr. A. ii. Mcdowell
lclerk TO committees; and L. G. Figg,
Police COmmis s'Oner.
The following we're present at the
Joint session Board of Aldermen
Messrs Allen, Bahen, Blake, Boykin,
Burton, Hardwicke, King, Mann,
Mitchell, Moore, Mountcastle, Noble,
Reeve, Snead, Starke, Tanner, Vaughan.
land Turpin. Common Council: MeSsrs
Blanks, Blcomberg, Briggs, Brock,
Branch, Caskie, Cottrell. Davis, Deane,
DiacOnt, Don Leavy, Epps, Ferriter,
Grimes, Griffin, Gunst, Jackson, Hob
> lson, Landerkin, Lawder, Mayer, Nc
: lDowen, Murphy, Seay, Smith. Trower,
Page Wallerstein, Woody and Glover.
- The Board of Public interests had
nominated three persons for Police
ne Commissioner They were Messrs l.
C. Figg, d. O'Sullivan, and +. @. Fer
SIR Figg was elected in pursuance
with the action of the caucus.
Il A JOINT SESSION.
W.P. Knowles, the caucus nomine
for Superintendent of the Gas Work
was nominated. AS the president wa
he about to call the roll, Alderman Mitch
ell arose and said that it had been tn
Intention OF the members from Jacl
his son Ward to vote for democrats n
party lines were recognized in the cit
council, and that forty democra
-av should be so afraid of the eight men
bers from Jackson Ward was ludicrou
Moreover he was of the opinion that ii
-. caucus should have been held earle
The Joint session was called for
O'Clock. 1t is now near 8 o'clock
DIsREsPEcr TO THE DEAD
He could not see that it was nect
lie sary to have this undue haste 7
Hate lamented Mr. Adams was la
members had stood over his open gra
shedding tears of sympathy wi
his mourning family.
1t would have been fitting to ma
draped his department in mOurni
3. for thirty days and during that I'll
ling at least allowed the office to rem,
Der, vacant as an additional reminder q
)hn- he had passed away. Alderman Nit
5 to ell paid q glowing tribute TO
Our Adams. AS the Democrats had h
Olas, a caucus, the members from jack
4 in Ward had deemed it advisable
maintain their self respect and do
arge same. While they wanted to vote
lstOr the Democratic candidate, 1t was
'urg, humiliating 20 do so under such
oV- cumstances
ANOTHER CANDIDATE DOMINATED.
- If He arose to place in nomination
,sin- would fill the positiongof Superinten'
oc- of Gas works satisfactOrially- AS 81
seemed TO think that members &C
who beat 40 he would practically den
pust strate that it could not be done.
,tion nominated MIR. j. @. Farley, the
lored photographer who If eleC
tors. would not discharge a man from
Gas Works.
e he THE VOTE
dreu He asked every gentleman in
, the chamber to vote for him. The
LOT stood as follows: KNowLEs-Messr
"a 20 len, Blake, Boykin, Burton, Hardwi
e MS King, Mann, Mountcastle, Noble, Re
ldred Tnrnin Riants Rioomberq Rr
debt Rroak Rrancb CasIie Cottreu. ID
seven 0is,.n5t m Teovv Fnns Ferr
ldred + at,-do1 No. McDorTelI Mrr
bt of Sew T,oogeI ValIersta;n Woody
inter- GIoysr-
only FARLEY-Messrs Bahen. Mite
Moore, Deane, Griffin, jackson, I
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