The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-21
DELEGATES ELECTED
To Represent the Democracy of Norfolk al
Congressional Convention Sept. II.
THE ATTENDANCE WAS NOT AT ALL FULL
And at All Meetings Except Two Del.
eEates Were Chosen without OPP.
positiOn-DeIe<atcs Go Uninstrnct.
ed as TO Particular Candidate
Brambleton For Free silver.

Pursuant to the order OF the city DEM
ocratic Executive Committee, meetings
were held in the various wards OF the
city lasl night for the purpose of elect
ing delegates to the nominating con-
e., vention OF the Second Cong. .essional
district, which convenes at Port Nor
folk on September II, 1896.
The handwriting upon the wall did not
lie and was rightly interpreted when the
prediction was made that the attend
ance would not only be compare lively
small and insufficient to guarantee an
even halfway expression oil public sem
timent, bu, the prog. ammes for the
dnlerent wards were carried through
with such ease and speed as TO prove
how We'll the canvass had been made.
Inc only contests whatever were In
Brambleton, and at the Firs. Ward
meeting at the John $. Barbour club
house, wnicn was called TO order by
ne CHAIRMAN OF the ward, Mr.. II. X.
->-.t, WAC, atier sta.Ing its object, gave
way to mir. Ii. -. Pou. on, the unan-
m"r*iy elected cnairm..L of the meet
In In taxing ms seat MIR. Pouison
stated that the. honor was unexpected.
iuas much a ne was and always had
been N iavor of ward primaries as op-
posed 20 ward meetings. ~ member
OF the press y. esent WIS requested
TO act as secretary.
Buslne;S was At once proceeded with
and the following nom!na ions were
hurled at the chair SO fast Ihat the
names could not be taken down in long
hand.
$. Marx. a. p. Jones, I. e. stott, S.
j. Taylor, y. LoGirio, II. X. Pitt. j.
Lee seneca, w. q. Pettis. c. Foster,
James Kidswell, William Johnson, Geo.
Compere.
These names We're seconded as they
We're proposed, and no sooner done than
NJ. Je!.e!"on hofheimer moved that
the nominations be closed. Before he
could put 4 period TO his motion, how
ever, Mr.. j. {. Carroll was upon his
fee, opening up the nominati ton of an
opposition ticket. as follows:
W. ~. Edwards, NJ Seldner. j. c.
Carroll, John Mariner, J. NJ. Rldgwell,
j. ". Bliek, j. B. Lowenberg. J. NJ
Cashin. o. f.. Smith, George B. Nav
nard, Albert Stahl. William G. Pettis.
Al this point the question was raised
as 20 whether the delegates were 10 be
instructed or not. This evoked a motion
from Mr. Pettis that they go un!n-
structed, amended by Captain johnson
thas the delegates be permitted to select
their own alternates Amendment ac-
cepted and the motion was carried nv
n unanimous vote.
ballot was then taken on the TWO
tickets and resulted in the election of
Ine nrst named by vote of 81 to II.
only one ticket was scra; ;ched The
Dallots We're collected by Mess,s. Chas
Pettis and Morris Adelsdorf and counted
III the presence of two candidates from
each ticket, Messrs Carroll. Cashsn
roster ana Stot.. There were ia citl-
oI PRESENT ana the meeting lasted
ABOUT twenty-five minutes, possibIv ion
oil which Were devoted 10 nominot;ng
and balloting al +
oo IN the First Ward primary of April
zsth last, to nominate city officers Sg3
votes We're cas-.
pDVtN ,Nrr,
1hf fAN AND SEWALL ENDORSED.
There were about los citizens presapt
q. me courthouse in attendance upon
the Second ward meeting which loetod
ABOUT twenty minutes and was cn ,Ied
TO order bv Mr.. w. +. Wilcox. Mr. w
w. Dew was made chairman and Mr. 7
=. Williams secretary. Mr.. NJ. TT
Prince and Mr.. William PanniI were
APPOINTED tellers.
AS In all the other wards, with the
two exceptions mentioned, there was
no opposition to the candidates wboso
names appeared printed on the same lii
Tie slips of paper used in the other
Whrus. therefore. the following were
unanimously elected:
Second Ward.-A. j. Dalton TT O.
Williams. Chas. j. Cannon, Chas. G
klZer. VIM. Baker. James E. Prince
w, w. Dey. L. II. Mcclure
These delegates We're permitted to
choose their own alternates. Resolu
Sewf.'i and the Democratic platform as
adopted at the Chicago convention.
In this ward there We're 504 votes
cast Mt the Democratic primary to nom
mate citv officers. held April 2Sth last.
MET THEIR APPROVAL.
There being no suitable hall in this
ward in which to hold their meeting. the
Third warders met in the new market
hail..
There were present by actual count
+S voters when Mr. r. w. Toml!n called
the meeting to order. Mr.. Tomlin was
on motion elected to preside and mem
bers of the press. If any there were pres
ent. were requested to act as secretaries.
The only representative OF the press in
srtde was the Virginian man. whose
ENGAGEMENTS prevented his acceptance
OF the honor so gracefully rendered, so
Mr.. D. j. Callahan was requested TO act
as secretary and did so.
The following were nominated as del
eeates and unanimously Nected: DR..
l. B. Anderson, It. II. Wilcox, Tazewell
Tavlor. John o. Pitt. Col. Harry Hodges,
John w. Cash.n. James c. Prince, w. j.
Butt. #. L. Grandy.
Mr. Cooke moved and 1t was unani-
mouslv adopted that the delegates ap-
mint MAR NUN altarnaYer ~