The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-01
The Democrats viii To-Day Take Charge
Of the Municipal Government.
THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC CEREMONIES
Only Those Officials Elected by the
People VIII Take Charge To-Day
The Councils TO Meet and Confirm
Caucus Nominecs-Tho Mayor APP.
points His Clerk Other Notes.

i
This morning will find the newly elected
Democratic officials at their offices in
charge of the affairs of the city. Only
| those elected by the people will go into
| office to-day. however, the caucus noml-
| nec3 having to be formally elected by
| the Councils before they can take
| charge.
| Among those who will thus hold over
| are Police Justice Burroughs and High
| Constab BILE Hayes. who were elected by
| the Councils The Councils Will be
called together at 3 o'clock this af-
| ternoon to make legal the action of the
| caucus.
| The greatest interest seems to centre
in the Police Department. Many elates
| have been made in the last day or two.
| One OF these states placed Captain r. L.
| Dornin as Chief. with Captain Nj. ].
| Fellines and George l.. Cuthliell as as
sistants; another slate places Captain
| Veliires as Chief, with Il. II. Pitt, ex-
High Constable, and NJ j. Prince cx-
| detective, as Captains
| Nearly every member of the present
| foroe has an Applicant ton to present to
| me new board. Besides this there are
several hundred applicants for positions
as patrolmen. among whom aiA. many
who were turned off by the present adj
| ministration
| Mayor Mayo has appointed Mr.. John
| iearsen Williams as his clerk The May
or VIII also appoint n matron alt the
police station at a salary of $50 per
| month.
Brief pen sketches of the new city Off
Gals who so into office to-day will not be
| ont OF place here:
Captain Wyndham II. Mayo, the new
| Mayor, Is fifty-two years of are AMI ;,
prominent business man. being a mem
per OF me firm of Murdaugh & Mayo.
Ia
man or large Intelligence, firm In his
! convictions, good executive ability and
Oh commanding personal presence He
| was collector of the port for four y,urs
uhuer the first Cleveland administration
| ana one year under President Harrison
S,'pI'"' MAYO mas an interesting history.
! lie Is Il native of this city being n so,,
oil ohe LATE Peter Il. Mayo. ,w7ho was M
one tlihe communicating Attorney or
| Norfolk, and he Is 4 nephew of Abe /, No
Mr.. Joseph Mayo, who was Mayor or
richmond for long period. He is a,so
nephew oil the late Judge Abel II. Up
| shur, who was Secretary of Stota IVA
Secretary of the Navy lin President ~
le;'s Cabinet
al inc breaking out of the war he
tween the States Captain Mavo w,s :,
cauet AT me United States Naval Acad-
cnN' ana resigned to enter the Con-
lsaerate navy, in which he rose To tie
rank or master. During the Inst Won p
OF 'hc war he was u lieutenant i'm tha
aavai prisade; was at Fort Fisher. ana
va tukeh prisoner at the battle of
sailors Crock two days before the sur
render or General Lee After he ,,nv
released from the Johnston Island pris-
ON he went to Baltimore. where h.
snlppeu as sailor before the mast.
the vessel on which he served trndinr
III many ports He arose to mate and
master and commanded a mercbnnt
vessel when he was % years of age.
Latcr on lie was captain of several of
the Bay Line steamers plying between
Norfolk and Baltimore. He command
cd the steamer Louisiana when she was
sunk III the Bay, and showed consni-
euous ability and bravery on that occa :
ION, SAVING every person who was
ABOARD MS Inflated steamer In 1874 he
married Miss Decatur. Of Boston. a
daughter OF Commodore Stephen Deca-
tlr, United States Navy, great grand
niece OF Ia" famous commodore. Steph-
On Decatur United States Navy. They
nav" three children. two sons and n
daughter. Captain Mayo has never held
municipal Office before.
| CITY Sergeant John T.. Lawler is
epout ~ years OF age and is Il resident
OF Branbleton Ward. He has been n
candidate for the position before. and
ms election was most gratifying to his
numerous friends. lie il a member OF
the hrm OF Lawler Il Holmes, builders
and livery stablemen. He has repre-
scented the city in the Lower House Of
the State Legislature. and is one of
the leading Democrats OF Norfolk He
is man of family.
Mr.. William l.. Baker the new CITY
Collector, is IS years of axe, and un-
married. He has never held municipal
Office before. He was for q number of
years purscr on the Washington steam
ers Lake and Mosely, and was recently
cotton wcigher. He is a native of
Norfolk, being Of the old Baker family
of this city. His father. the late VIII
liam j. Baker. was at one time president
of the Select Council of Norfolk and also
q Police Commissioner.
Mr.. Walter II. Taylor City Attorney,
Is prominent young lawyer. He is just
p years OF age. son of Major IT. c. Taylor
and a member OF the law firm of LOYAL
& Taylor. He is unmarried. never held
public position before and was never be-
fore a candidate for office. He is a b. a
of the Johns Hopkins University and a
3. l.. OF the University of VIRGINIA lie
is native of .th:s city.
Mr.. a. W. Grandy. Sealer OF Weights
and Measures, received the highest ma
jority of ainy candidate in the recent cleo.
ton. He is 81 years OF age and a man Of
family. He served in Matgone's Briga de
OF the Confederate army and was twice
wounded. He is IA native Of North Car.
DINA, but has lived in Norfolk fo., thirty
; years. For number of years he wa.
we'll known in the dry goods trade here.
MIR. a. Moses, Clerk OF the Market /.
q resident of Brambleton ward and has
) family. He has never before held of,
, flee, but has been prominent in military