The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-06
Meetings OF All Political Parties Held About
the City Last Night.
THAT REPUBLICAN CITY CONVENTION
a Hofion TO Nominate No auntcipnI
Ticket Unanimously Adopted-The
John =. Harbour Club Batities
the Democratic Nominatioms-Mr,
Thom Worm ON the Pilot.


ZION at Good Samaritan Hall last night
was cut and dried. il was. nevertheless
ordained from the beginning, for after
the precinct meetings and consequent
resolutions of the night before. even
Gen. Groner, the prime mover in the
matter of putting a ticket in the field.
was forced to acknowledge that the plafi
was iil-timed ana wouldn't work, and
ne succumbed gracefully 10 the ineyita-
ole which came last night.
Nearly all OF the delegates or their
ailernaies were present when, In the
absence of the chairman, Col. Waddy.
Mr.. S. ID. Hope called the convention to
OF der and stated Its object and purpose
Al this point Col. Waddy arrived and
look charge OF the meeting. nominating
Gen. V. D. Groner for temporary chair
man. His election was unanimous. as
was also that OF Mr.. j. W. Stevens. as
secretary
The Committee on Credentials appoint
ed TO pass upon the eligibility of dele
gates from the First Precinct, First
Ward, reported in favor of seating both
OF the contesting delegations with half
vote each. This was an easy way
out of the difficulty and was accepted
una animously.
The following is list of the delegates
present:
FIRST Ward-iF!rst Preclnct-De,e.
gates: Capt +. Vance, John j. Burke.
w \. Coleman. Frank G. Story, Thomas
L. Bailey. Alternates: Jules Morein,
John Lester, John Robinson, John Tat
en-, VIM. Rosson.
Second Precinct-Delegates: A. NJ.
Eiey. B. O. Williamson. r. S. Holland,
inoinas X. Gum, George w. Downing.
Alternaies: W. j. Peele. James Black
gle, VIM. Lynn.
Contesting Delegation-ISecond Pre-
cinct-Delegates: John A. Moran. John
Alexander, Jos. S. Odend'hal, VIM Rob
inson. W. c. Witty. Alternates: A. NJ.
Eley. 7. Jenkins. W. NJ. MCGEE. d.
Mack, Jordan Booker
Second Ward-First Precinct-Dele-
gates; w. l.. Newton. Ed. Marshall
Nelson jenkins, Samuel Grayson. James
Cooper Altsrnatesl: Ed. Heath. Cal
vim White, Henry Pelane Robert A
Lee, n. b. Physic.
Second Precinct-Delegates: Gen. "
ID. Groner, Capt. Rober; w. Lamb. D.
Lawrence Groner, Eugene H. Mathews.
Fl. B. Brazwell Alternates: j. 3. Hal
ey. j. D. Morris. Nelson Bazemore.
Third Ward-Firs.t Precinct.-Dele-
gates: John l.. Gibbs. H. Williamson.
James Tully. S Taylor, Lewis Beslow
alternates: William II. Gait. C. H.
Robinson, Thomas Wilson, ]. j. Mabin.
w. II. Thompson.
Second Precinct-Delegates: John
Spann, Miles Wood. Robt w. Moreland.
George w. Gordon. p. f. Smith: al
ternates: Edward Hardy, Frank Car
ter, G. Miller. James Walters, E. Plum
mer.
Fourth Ward-First Precinct-Dele-
gates: Thomas w Milton, Shadrock
Wilson. Lawson Scott. Charles Bestow,
Junius It. Delk: altcrnates: Nicholas
Langley, David Webb. Pat Bell, II.
Butts James Williams.
Second Observation-Disclosures John w
Stevens. Jacob Spencer, Edwin Robin
son, George Foreman, Stephen b. VIII
son; altcrnates: Willis Haynes. Abram
FULLY, Frank Rainey, a. L. Johnson,
Butler Williams
Fifth Ward-Frst Precinct.-Dele-
gatei:: James T.. Hamburg. Cantain
Marshall farrell. H. Williamson. Jas.
w. Tierney. Oscar Griffin; alternates:
Il. c. Guy, Pat. Kelley.
Second Precinct-Delegates: William
j. Baxter, William l.. Clegg, j. s. Clark.
w. Y. Harding. r. A. Williamson: al
ternates: w. +. Burford, A. S. Wood
worth, John j. Clark.
Sixth ward Delegat tes: Henry 6
Pritchard. Samuel ID. Hope. ]. w. Gran.
dy. Harry Armstrong, Washington VIII
son: alternates: Percy S. Stephenson.
William Thomas, Henry Outlaw, j. w.
Gregory. a. Miller.
The Committee on Resolutions renort
ed the following, which was adopted un
an.mously amid great applause:
Whereas. BY order of the Republican
Execut!vs Committee of the CITY of
Norfolk, delegates were elected by the
various precincts of the city on Nav
1896. to this convention, the objec: of
which is TO consider the propriety of
placing in the field Republcan candi
dates for the various city Offices; there
fore,
Resolved. That we. the delegates
elected under the order above alluded
10. after mature consideration. have con-
cluded that ii Is inexpedient TO place In
nomination any Republican ticket TO be
voted for at the municipal election of
May %. 1896.
The convention then adjourned, there
being no other business before II.
a RATIFICATION MEETING
While the Republicans were having
their seance in the Fourth Ward the
John S. Barbour Club was holding a
grand ratification meeting in the First
Mr.. Joe Marshall, in the chair. presided
with tact and grace. A large prOportion
OF the nominees of the recent primaries
were present, and upon being called on.
responded in fitting terms. thanking the
club for Its support and pledglng them
selves for the future. The utmost good