The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-21
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
Lockett For Mayor. Boehm For Clerk and
Nycum For Constable.

Lockett For Mayor. BOehm For Clerk and
Nycum For Constable.
The various Republican delegates
met last night in the hustings court
room for the purpose Of nominating can.
didates for the municipal offices. The
delegates were nearly all in their places
and the attendance of prospective cam
didates was quite large. a goodly num-
Der OF citizens were also present
James M. O'Brien was elected chair
man and w. w. Martin secretary. After
calling the roll the following committee
on resolutions was announced: First
ward, j. w. Engleby; Second ward. G..
May; Third ward. Everett Sproul !;
Fourth ward; E. G. Fisher; Fifth ward :,
John w. Mills.
The committee reported rs follows:
Your committee on resolutions beg
to report:
THAT we arraign the Democratic
party for willful waste and neglect OF
the city's affairs. We also arraign them
as party of resolutions made only to
be broken, and the peoples rights
trampled on. and we further arralgn
the Democratic party tor placing the
water and light supply Of this city under
the control OF monopoly. and we pledge
our candidates, IL elected, to work un-
ceasingly for the most econ omi,al arr
rangement Of the city affairs IN all its
franchises, and we earnestly invite all
independent and thinking voters OF
Roanoke to support the Republican
tiLket at the coming election"
Phil. Locket was nominated for
mayor by R. L. Gregory, and WAS
seconded by a. j. oliver. There being
no other nominations Mr.. Lockett was
unanimously elected by acclamation.
Col. j. w. Hartwell was nominated
for commemorative attorney by accla-
nation.
Jno. E. Boehm was nominated for
the Office OF clerk of courts by accla-
nation.
K. L. Gregory moved that the nomi-
nation for treasurer be passed for the
present, and the matter placed in the
hands OF the city executive committee,
who are to consider the matter at q
later date and determine whether or
not IL is expedient to nominste q candi-
date. with the power to ncs.
z 8 McNsmee was nominated for
the Office OF city sergeant by acclams-
ton.
L. G.. Funkhouser WAS placed in nom
tnation by G. May for clsy constable.
r. Crawford WAS also proposed. At
tulo JuuCtur6 NAT. u0kuOuh6f r6Qu 0bb6Q
that his name be Withdrawn. This Mr..
May refused to do. w. @. Nycum was
then placed In nomination, when Mr.
May, upon reconsideration, withdrew
the name of Mr.. Funkhouser. The vote
was then taken on the nomination, which
re- ulted in Nycum being elected by
vote OF 81 to II. His nomination was
then made by acclaim alton.
Candidates for Council and justices of
the peace were then nominsted aud
ratified as follows:
First ward-A. s. Asberry and w. w.
Martin. Council; Josiah Friend. justice
of the peace.
Second wsrd-PAssed with no nomi.
nations.
Third ward-D l. Bschmau and j. L.
Mullen. Council; j. w. Camper, justice
OF the peace.
Fourth ward-T. G. Greenwood and
w. r. Allison; no justice of the peace.
Fifth ward-J. ID. McNamee and J. W.
| Beckam. Council; w. Ii. High, Justice
of the peace.
These nominations were then ratified
| by the convention.
The business OF the convention being
| over, Capt. Phil. Lockett was called and
responded in speech appropriate to the
| occasion.
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