The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-13
LOCAL POLITICS..
Some Gossip Concerning the Com
ing Election.

Ihere Is some talk concerning the APP
preaching election, and great deal of
speculation as to who the candidates will
be for the nomination for the house of
delegates and for Council In the city.
A great many people are saying moth.
ing; In fact they seem not to realize that
an election Is soon to be held. Others
are reticent and disposed not to talk on
the subject. A few are outspoken. bnt
do not seem to know or care specially who
the candidates are to be. They ARE evil
IDENTIFY laying their plans and working in
quiet manner.
Two members of the legislature are to
be elected from the district composed of
Roanoke, Roanoke county and Craig
county. There will doubtless be sufti-
clent number of asplrants for the Demo.
Gratis to select good men,
Il. X. Hicks, II former chairman of
the Democratic executive committee, Will
be candidate, aud while he is a young
man he will have a good following. Many
or his friends think that he will be a
winning aspirant.
Capt. w. w. Berkeley. of the county.
the pi esent incumbent, it is said, will be
II candidate.
.. l.. Stearnes, Of Salem, u young man
OF considerable influence, will have q
large following.
Col. r. H. Logan, of Salem, former
representative, it is rumored is again an
aspirant for political honors, and the col
onel will show some strength in both
counties and in the city.
craig county has TWO aspirants, Nlessrs.
Mccartney and Caldwell The former,
"Uncls Andy" was defeated two wears
ago by John l.. Hannah, of Roanoke
county. The people of Craig claim that
they are entitled to lone representative
and 1t Is generally conceded that they are
right in the matter.
What the Republicans 'are going to do
IN the way of opposition could not be as.
certained
The election of ten members OF the CITY
Councll Will be of special Importance to
the city OF Roanoke. The candidates are
SLOW about announcing themselves. In
the first ward the retiring members of
the Council are Alessrs. G. d. Fox aud II.
ID. Guy. 1t is supposed that both gentle.
men will be candidates for reelection
Jas. p. Woods, who is filling the unex.
pired term of Mayor Andrews, will also
retire. 1t is thought that he will be a
candidate for re election.
In the Second ward the terms of j. Ar
cher Wilson and j. II. Terry, the present
president of the City Council, will ex-
pire. Both men are candidates for re. cleo
tlon and will have opposition, as a. II.
Loughery, "a former Councilman, and S.
ID. Ferguson are candidates for alder.
manic honors. If the Republicans expect
to put out candidates in this ward, the
fact has not been made known
In the Third ward the Dem Dcrats hardly
hope to elect n Councilman, and it is not
likely that they will put up candidates
IN the banner Republican ward of the
city. Messrs. Hawkins and Afinnehan are
the retiring members. 1t is stated on
good authority that the former will not
be candidate for reelection. The Repub.
leans may gnd that they will have some
trouble with the colored voters in this
ward If they do not give the colored Don.
ulat!on some recognition for the work
they have done. The coloret, voters are
becoming more independent of party, and
a movement is on foot among them to
put up colored candidate for the Coun-
Gil. Should they do this, and then vote
solldly for their man, it is claimed they
would he able to elect him over the combi.
ned white vote in the ward. EXACTLY
what steps are to he taken by the colored
people in this matter could not be ascer.
tanned. 1t is rumored that..James Rich.
mond, IL former member of the Council.
and Geo. l.. Hart will be Candidates in
this ward.
In the Fourth ward Nfessrs. Starkey
ana Stevenson will retire. IL is SAID that
DoGh VIII De candidates for reelection,
the latter, of course, subject to the Dem
ocratic primary. Adam Seifert and Levi
Witt viii also come before the public as
candidates in this ward.
In the Fifth ward, if the political lines
are drawn. the fight will be Il close one,
as the ward Is about evenly divided from
a political standpoint. The retiring MEM
bers are Messrs. Coulbourn and Oney.
Capt Updike, who was recently elected
by Council to fill the unexpred term of
X. L. Boswell, made vacant by his resig-
nation. will also retire. He will doubt
less be candidate for reelection, and it
is probable that Messrs. Coulbourn and
Oney will again be candidates, the for
mer. OF course, subject to the Democratic
primary.