Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-09
MANY WILL GET LEFT
Caucus Of Democratic Members Of the
Council TO Be Held Thursday Night.
CANDIDATES ARE NUMEROU
Only "a Few Places for which There
VIII Not he Contcsts-First Market
and Relief Of the Poor Committees
Meet.
Meet.

The caucus Of the Democratic members
OF the City Council. will. as has already
been published in the Dispatch, be held
next Thursday night. Upon this ocod-
sion about twenty-five or thirty municipal
positions are to be filed. There are con-
tests for most of the places, and 1t Is
more than probable that the caucus VIII
be in session until the early hours OF
Friday morning. 1t is generally under
stood that Hon. W. NJ. Turpin. President
OF the Board Of Aldermen. will preside
over the body, and that City-Clerk b. 7.
August will act as its clerk.
For the Offices 10 be filled. save in the
few cases referred to. there are in
Vulnerable candidates. Those who Will
have no opposition are City-Clerk August,
City-Attorney Meredith, Superintendent
of-the-Water-W Works Boiling; Supcrintend-
ent-of- the Gas-Works Knowles; Police
Justice Crutchfeld; Clerk-to-the-City-
Treasurer Charles /. Phillips; Clerk-to-
the-City-Auditor II. b. Boudar.
For the position Of Sergeant-at-Arms
of the City Council the incumbent, Mr..
r. r. Ralston, will be opposed by about
twenty gentlemen, prominent among
whom are Messrs. Thomas Josephs, James
r. Ferriter, j. +. Donleavy; Mr.. Rus
kell, Of Clay Ward, and Mr.. Adkins. OF
Monroe Ward; also, Mr.. r. A. Hughes.
For the SUPPLEMENTARY Of the aims
house, there are three candidates-Alr
Richard w. Carter, the incumbent; Mr.
George y. Davis. and Mr.. n. b. Grooms.
the assistant superintendent of the in
stitutiOn.
A very warm fight will be that for In
spector and Gauger. The candidates are
Philip ONeil. now holding the office; Mr.
+. r. O'Keefc and Mr. John T.. Epps
For the position Of Harbor Master
Captain John A. Curtis has as opponents
Messrs. Isadorc Hirshberg and Lee ID.
Hancock.
COLLECTOR DELINQUENT TAXES.
Another spirited contest is that for the
office Of Collector of Delinquent Taxes.
The present official. Mr. John A. Mean
ley has three opponents. They are: Ex-
Collector Cardoza. Mr.. George Med.
Blake and Mr.. Thomas G. Walford.
a very interesting contention will take
place for positions on the Board Of
Health. There are three members Of
this body one from each Of the trio OF
districts into which the city is divided.
The First District which comprises clay
and Monroe wards. has four candidates-
DIS. Williams. Massie. Davis, and Harri-
son. In the Second District Or. ". 4.
Oppeuhimer is the only candidate In
the Third District there are two candi-
dates, Drs. Garcin and Parker. the latter
being recently an ambulance surgeon.
The caucus will nominate three members.
one from each district. III either DR..
Davis or DR. Harrison are chosen from
the First District. Or. Oppenhimer will
have opposition for reelection to the
presidency.
Mr.. Thomas Landers. the Plumbing
Inspector, has az opposition Mr.. Angus
tus Arsell and Mr.. Andrew Bowman.
Mr.. w. VI. Turpin Will be reelected
President of the Board Of Aldermen by
reclamation, having no opposition; hut
for the position of President Of the Com
mon Council there will be a close FIGHT
between Messrs. Joseph Wallerstein and
James Caskic
MUST PAY THEIR STALL-RENT.
\ regular meeting Of the Council Com
mittee on First Market was held yester-
day afternoon at o'clock. The Clerk
was instructed to have carried out the
ordinance regarding the enforced collec-
ton Of delinquent stall-rents.
1t was also agreed that a new set Of
scales should be procured at the cost OF
$'2j, to be placed In the public scale
house.
The committee endorse the Clerk, Cap
tain Sullivan, for re-election; and. after
transacting the usual quantity oil routine
business. adjourned.
RELIEF OF THE POOR.
There was a most interesting session or
the Committee on Relief of the Poor last
night. Superintendent Carter submitted
his report for the month of May. showing
that there were on the Both Of that month
2i1 inmates in the City Almshouse.
Mr. Ferriter called up his resolution in
regard TO the dismissal of Mr.. Bradshaw,
the ambulance driver at the almshouse
1t was charged that Mr.. Bradshaw had
asked Alr. 5. b. Nelson for $40 for ser
vices 10 be rendered in the sale Of a horse
to the Committee on Relief of the Poor
Mr. Ferriter then moved that Mr.. Brad
shaw be discharged, but this motion
failed TO receive a second The driver
was sent for and apologized to Mr.. Fer
ritter for language used to him in con-
versation regarding this matter. There
was a great deal of discussion as TO
discharged.
Mr.. Blake held that Brawshaw had done
wrong. but had apologized. He said that
Mr.. Nelson had also done wrong I'm ask
ing the city 500 for Sl65 horse He |
stated that Bradshaw was a good driver !
and should be retained. The committee |
finally decided 10 reprimand the driver for |
his conduct
The payroll of the department for the |
month of May was approved, and the |
bills, amounting TO Sl,2il for the aims
house and 2lf.5i, were ordered 10 be paid. |
Chairman Mcdowell explained that ne
would not preside over the committee
again. as he retires from the Common |
Council July LIST. lie took occasion 10
thank the members for the courtesies and
kindness extended him during his period |
as the presiding officer of that body.
MIR. COLEMAN WORTHAM DEAD.