The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-16

The meeting of Democrats of the First
ward held in the hastings court room last
night was draw, each side claiming the
victory.
The meeting was called TO order to near
the report of the committee appointed at
the last meeting land to act upon such
recommendations as they should see fit to
make.
The committee reported that a cpnsul-
tation with the candidates Suggested by
the Terry building meeting had resulted
in the following overtures;
To Thos. w. Miller, Chairman, and
others.
Gentlemen: We the undersigned dele
gates suggested by the SATURDAY. night
Tyler meeting, recently held IN the Terry
building, wish to say to 1.-THE Democratic
voters OF the First ward who favor the
selection Of Tyler delegates, that, while
cur seiection came to us unsought, and
inasmuch as there has been some adverse
criticism as to the method of our selec
tion, and being now, and having always
been, DESTROYS of uniting apd harmonic
ing che Tyler forces. we are perfectly will
Ing to abide the decision OF n mass .meet.
ing or primary of Tyler voters, which
meeting may select us or any .other per-
sons as delegates tc represent said voters
III the State convention it may see proper.
The great mass of the Tyler voters in
the FIRST ward are interested only in
Knowing that their delegates will vote for
Tyler, and are not so much concerned as
to who their delegates are as to being
certain OF selecting men who ARE fayora-
BILE to Tyler. and by our published card
Thought we had clearly. defined our posi.
ton in that respect.
w. X. ANDREWS.
q. II. TILLETT.
PHIL w. HUFF.
j. Stakeholder.
G. VIC. WOOLWINE.
D: ~ Price was out of the city and
could not be seen.
In view of this article signed by the del
egates selected, the committee con ,s ,iu,
OF Thos. w. Miller, ID. S. Good. 7. Fl,
Cutchin, G. S. Priddy, w. P. Dhpuy.
made the following report, which, after
some discussion, was adopted:
10 the First Ward Voters: Your COM
mttee takes pleasure in reporting that
the gentlemen named for--the position of
delegates at the meeting held on the 9Th
instant, have proposed to your committee
to submit their aspirations for party
honors to mass. meeting of Democrats
OF the First ward who are favorable to
MAYOR Tyler's candidacy for governor and
have such NEE ting either elect or reject
them or any part of them. This proposi-
tion Is In line with the principle which
your committee understands have ami
mated these meetings.; and as your COM
mlIcee believes that the great majority of
First ward Democrats are in favor of
Major Tyler. we recommend that a mass
meeting of First ward Democrats who
are for Tyler be held Thursday night of
this week at $3.50, and q ticket be then
made up and submitted to the Democratic
voters of this ward and thus insure the
continuance of party harmony so recently
endangered
This was signed by the committee
The result of last nights meeting is
claimed as victory by both sides. Some
OF tho citizens claim that the Terry bnild-
ing candidates realized that they could
not be elected and that IL :. new ticket
was put cut they would in all probability
be defeated, so at the last moment. Az
parentiy, acquiesced and will make an
effort to capture the Thursday night
meeting, while others are of the opinion
that the action of the delegates is equiv
alent to an Acknowledgment that they are
not in it. and for the sake of harmonv
Will submit their claims.
AT any event an effort will he made by
the Terry building meeting to capture
the meeting Thursday night.
THE wEATHER.