Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-01
CLUBS TAKE A HAND
IN THE MATTER OF THE NEW
PORT NEWS CHARTER.
Do Not Eadorse the Entire Ticket
Put Up By the Business-Men's As
sociation-work ON the Paris Com

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. November %.
(speciaI.)- 1.-The Business-Men's Associa-
ton having prepared charter for the city
Of Newport News and designated Its
choice for the first municipal Officers. the
political clubs decided to have . say In
the matter, too. Accordingly joint meet
ing of the Young Mems Democratic Club
held last night. The first thing done by
the meeting was to adopt slate Of names
for councilmen and justices of the peace.
1t Is significant that so far as some Of
the wards are concerned the slate Is the
sams as that adopted by the Business
Mems Association, but In other wards
new names are substituted. Out Of four
teen councimen named by the Business
Mems Association seven were endorsed
by last nights meeting. and seven new
names were substituted for the rejected
ones. Following Is the slate adopted by
the Joint meeting:
First Ward-Counciimen c. l.. Barham
and c. w. Burcher. Justice Of the Peace.
w. Il. Barrett.
Second d-Councilmen. r. C. LEM
and Harry Howard. Justice of the Peace.
J. NJ. Griffin.
Third Ward-Councilmen. DIR. G. Per-
kins and Sumpter Davis. Justice Of the
Peace. c. r. Haskins.
Fourth ward-Councilmen. George f.
Via and Edwin Phillips. Justice Of the
Peace. J. ID. c. Brown.
Fifth Ward Councllmen. J. A. WilIett
and +. w. Robinson. Justice Of the
Peace. II. l. Moss.
Sixth Ward--Councilmen J. r. Hughes
and ]. ]. ODonneli. Justice Of the Peace.
NJ. B. Herman.
Seventh Ward-Councilmen James
Dougherty and Mark Mclaughlin. Justice
OF the Peace. J. Maloney.
THE CHARTER ENDORSED
The charter prepared BY the Business
Mems Association was endorsed. The ac-
ton Of the association In recommending
that the present county oslicers be APP
pointed the first municipal officers was
also endorsed. except In It's application to
the ONCE OF Commissioner Of the Reve-
nue.. N. b. Jones. the present Commis-
sion of the Revenue. 10 q Republican,
who was elected at the last county cleo
ton. W. p. Ballard, Democrat, who
was formerly Commissioners Of the Reve-
nue.. was unanimously endorsed for the
ONCE In the place OF II. b. Jones. A COM
mittee Of six-three from each ciub--was
appointed to present the resolutions Of
the meeting to Hon. Thomas Temple
Powell. representative from this district
In the House of Delegates.
THE NEW YORK NOW.
The steamship Paris. Of the American
Line, which has been here since last sun.
day. left this afternoon for New YORK.
The steamer New York. Of the same line.
will be here Monday for similar over
hauling.
Captain N. Miyaoka. Of the japanese
legation at Washington. who came here
few days ago to Inspect the gpnboats
at the shjp-yard. left to-day for New
York on the steamer Paris.
Newport News Lodge. No. ~, b. p. O.
T.. win hold ~ drst memorial session TO-
marrow afternoon: Hon. c. r. HIon1. u
| Portsmouth. win deliver an ogattop. A.
| exeslIent programme has hen arrenoo9
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