The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-06


.ora That was abundantly established
last night. The people came out IN great
numbers, and a finer crowd OF the inter
rifed Democracy never assemoleo III
Raleigh.
Tn the primaries Mayor Russ received
within two hundred of enough votes to
elect him.
The people of this city are resolved
that this city shall not suffer the disgrace
of ever going into the hands of the Re
nubl;cans The ward meetings resulted
as follows:
FIRST WARD.
The First ward primary organized by
electing l.. S. Ellison president and
lanes A. Brown and Chas. i. New
comb secretaries.
Before any nominations were mace
Mr. Chas. NJ. Busbee presented the fol
low ng resolution, which was enthusiast
cally adopted:
Resolved, That the Democrats of the
First ward of the city of Raleigh
heartily endorse the method of working
and improving the streets of the city be
yun and now being carried out by the
present Board Of Aldermen.
Nominations being declared IN o'"tf
the following names We're placed IN
nomination.: +,
For Mayor-W. NJ. Russ by Armistead
Jones: Thomas Badger by Wlillam
Grimes.
For CITY Clerk-Ham. T. Smith ny
William Snow; Tai. H. Murray by j. +.
Ycrrai.
For TaxCollector-W. B. Hutchings
by Armistead Jones; Chas. Z. Lumsdeh
by Henry Horton. seconded by =. NJ
Rusbee.
For Aldermen-J. II. Ferrall, Robert
Simpson and III. NJ. Ivey, by DIR. u. u:
Everett. A. NJ. Powell. J. S. Riddle and
III. NJ. Ivey by Rev. j. l.. Foster
The ballot resulted as follows:
For Mayor-W. NJ. Russ. 29S; Thomas
Badger. SO.
For City CIerk-H T. Smith, 255;
Tai. H. Murray, as.
For Tax Collector-Ohas. +. Iumsden'
226: w. B. Hutchings, 104; Len. II.
Adams. /.
For Aldermen-H. NJ. Ivey, 304: A. NJ.
Powell. 1SS: J. S. Riddle, 1888; Robert
Symptom. IFS; J. L. Terrall, 16O.
The Russ delegates in this ward are
as follows: Armistead Jones, Chas. -.
Arthur, L. b. Pegram. Ben. Mitchell. >.
Il. Smith. Thad. Pleasant, J. q. Brown,
Geo. Gill. J. D. Turner, G. ID. Meares'
G.. G.. Mcdonald. w. b. Snow, Jas. ID.
Ennis. .Junius Ezzell. D. T. Johnson.
A. 7. Crawford, r. r. Hay, L. /. Ward
Geo. S. Terrell. l.. III. Lumsden.
The Badger delegates are: c. Il. John
son and Thos. Pescud.
The Smith delegates are: W. Il. Snow,
Armistead Jones' l.. b. Pegram. }. A.
Briggs. Will G.. Nottingham, Lindsay
Davis. W. W. Wilson, w G. Separk.
Chas. Ford, C. d. Arthur, S. c. Pool,
Burwell Pearce, S. A. Ashe, L. L. Hay.
Chas. w. Newcomb, \. j. Crawford and
Geo. d. Meares.
The Murray delegates are five. as fol-
lows: A. NJ. McPheeters. Jr.. Il. b.
Balm. Thos. Pescud, w. o. Shepherd and
l.. B. Pegram.
Lumsden gets sixteen delegates. They
are: l.. b. Pegram, w III. Balm, G. A.
Strickland g. Fl. Glass, L. II. Lumsden,
ID. T. Johnson. Perrin Busbee. Lonnie
Crawford. Chas. W. Newcomb. Chas.
Koonce J. \. Briggs, b. II. Mitchell,
J. s. Johnson. Henry Horton, j. Il.
Brown, and Eddie Anderson.
The Hutchings delegates are: Ed.
Birdsong. J. u. Turner, w. q. Separk,
J. A. Jones. Anderson Green, \. Nj.
Powell and S. V. House.
THE SECOND WARD.
The Second ward primary was held in
the court house Aft. A. Thompson,
chairman of the Executive committee,
called the meeting TO order. On motion
of Fred Habel n. b. Broughton was
elected chairman and b. c. Beckwith
and Il. j Perce were made secretaries.
There being but one ticket for Alder
men-J. C. Drewry. j. D. Boushall and
w Ia ,ai,y Ia,
cared elected. ALI. \. Thompson
placed the ticket in nomination. 1t was
seconded by c. S. Lambeth.
Nominations for mayor being in order,
the following were placed before the
primary:
For Mayor-W. NJ. Russ by Graham
Haywood; Thos. Badger by c. W.
Lambeth.
For City Clerk-H. +. Smith by Alf
A. Thompson; Tai II. Murray by I. j.
Pence.
For Tax-Colector-W B. Hutchings
by f. p Maynard: G. f. Lumsden by
y. r. Broughton; Len. III. Adams by
Il. c. Beckwith.
The vote resulted as follows
For Mayor-W. NJ. Russ, 256 Thos.
Badger, 45.
For City clcrk-H. F. Smith, 24S;
Murray. 40
For ax-Collector-C T. Lumsden,
1G1; w. r. Hutchings, 12T; Len. III.
ADAMS, q.
Tae Russ delegates announced are:
Grah3trn Haywood, Walter Parish, n. b.
Broughton, Chas Separk, Fenner Me
Dowell, ]. j. Johnson. Hugh Morson,
b. X. Lacy, S. G.. Ryan, j. G. Filing
ton, b. G. Beckwith. Edgar Womble,
Jno. W. Thompson, f. o. Moring,
Charlie Anderson, C. b. Spruill and
Frank Ellington.
The three Badger delegates are: w.
ii. Lyon, Il. G. Smith and H. c. John
son.
The sixteen delegates chosen to repre-
sent II. F. Smith in the convention fol-
lows: $. G. Ryan, n. B. Broughton, Joe
Ii. Weathers, ALT. A. Thompson, Ora
ham Haywood, Walter l.. Watson, Il.
w. Habel, Water Woollcott, Dr. X. 2.
Battle, Jr, W. W. Parish, G. A. Separk,
Toh ,,