The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-02
Meetings Held In All Of the Wards Of
The City Last Night.
A MAJORITY FAvORS A GOLD STANDARD
Some OF the Wards Instruct, While
Others Leave the Delegates free
to Exercise Their Own VILLA
List or Those Elected at Last
Nights Meetings.

elected delegates to the State Convex
ton, which meets at Staunton on Thurs
day. A majority OF those elected are
believed to favor a gold standard, and
some OF the wards SO instructed.
The meetings were largely attended,
and great interest was manifested. The
delegates elected will meet at the Real
Estate Exchange this evening at $3.50
o'clock to elect delegate-at- large.
Reports OF the several meetings fol-
low:
FIRST WARD.
The meeting in this wzrd was held at
the John S. Barbour Clubhouse, on
Fenchu,ch street, with Mr.. C. l.. Eos
ter in the chair and the press as sec
retaries.
The following delegates were elect
ed: ]. G. Fiveash. NJ. Glennan. ID. Low
enberg. II. n. Poulson. ]. a. Ridgewell.
]. NJ. Marshall, c. Fl. Consolvo, e. Ma
honey. e. L. McCleary, w. a. Edwards,
NJ. L. Cashin and Caleb Hodges. The
delegates were requested to vote for
delegates to the National Convention
who favor a gold standard. and were
authorized to appoint their own alter
mates.
SECOND WARD.
The Second Ward meeting was called
to order at the City Hall by Ward SUI
II.
w. w. Dey was elected chairman. MIR.
p. j. Morris acted as secretary.
The following delegates were elected
and authorized to appoint their own
alternates: Col. George TAFT X B. Ell
lott, W. b. Bassett, S. 5. Nottingham,
Adam Tredwell George NJ. Todd, W. H.
T. Loyal and 4. r. Ballentne.
THIRD WARD
The meeting was held at the New
Market and was called to order by
Mr.. A. r. Nash. Mr.. a. p Thorn was
called to the chair, and Capt. r. w. Tom
lin acted as secretary.
The following delegates were elected.
who were instructed to vote for sound
money delegates to the National Con-
vention: Capt. w. r.. Mayo, c. Billups.
Washington Taylor, w. II. C. Ellis, r.
7. Brooke, Col. c. a. Nash, d. j. Gala
han and ]. L. Heath. Jr.
FOURTH WARD
The Fourth Ward Democrats met at
Stonewall Democratic Clubs headquar-
tiers on Church street, with Superintend-
ent L. b. East I'm the chair and Mr.. Kel-
ley acting as secretary. Messrs VIII
liam II. Jaques and d. a. underdown
were elected delegates, and Messrs. w.
r. Tebault and ]. Frank East, alter
mates.
The delegates Were instructed
FIFTH WARD.
In this ward Col. N. C. Pamplin pre-
sided, and Mr.. X. l.. Turner acted as
secretary.
The following delegates were elected:
Messrs. Jno. Whitehead, w. c. Pamplin
K. c. White. r. ID. Nichols, +. w.
Ihorne, y. 5. j. Jakeman, j. L. Win
ston, a. 5. Cooper, d. b. Cain, Peter
Martin and Frank NJ. Barron
motion to instruct against the unit
rule and for the gold reserve was over
whelmngly defeated, and the delegates
10 Stauntom Will go uninstructed. The
delegates were given the power to name
their own alternates
SMITH WARD.
Mr.. c.. Brooks Johnston, Ward SUI
perintendent. called the meeting TO or
ger ana presided. with Mr. w. *. Fer
suson as secretary. Messrs. w. II. An
derson and John q. Tlton were elected
delegates and Il motion that they go
was adopted