The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-14

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ed TO represent the sentiments of the
| people, Mr.. Meredith would be chosen IN
a popular election.
II have been approached by persons IN
every walk OF life. Bryan Democrats. sii
OF them, and only one was opposed 10
Mr.. Meredith, he being a member OF the
| City Committee"
Mr. Caskie then went on to call atSen-
ton to the fact that Mr.. Meredith. though
Gold Democrat. had voted in the NUM-
| cipal primary, and had assisted in elect
| ing the members Of the present Council.
1T would be an act OF bad faith" said
| Mr.. Caskie, Ito allow a Gold Democrat
| 10 vote In primary and then say ne Is
no candidate, and kick him out
Mr.. Caskie closed his splendid effort ey
drawing attention to Mr. Meredith's REQ
ord, In which no flaws can be found.
Mr. Turpin rejoined to Mr. Caskie
speech at length. after which Mr.. wal
| lerstein took the floor and said that dur
ing the canvass he had repeatedly been
asked by people for whom he would vote
for City Attorney. and had always re-
piled: &C. V. Meredith" No man he
said could I'LL the place more efficiently or
creditably.
A REMARKABLE RULE.
This closed the speech-makng and
then began a scene that for utter and
entire lack OF all common sense would
have been worthy Of the United states
Senate I'm it's palmest days when Pfeffer
nourished in all his hirsute luxuriance.
The caucus had started out by adopting
a rule that after each ballot the lowest
candidate should be dropped. and that
he should not be renominated until after
an intervening ballot, and then only once.
The caucus started of very fairly UNI
der this resolution, but Mr.. Meredith ,
opponents. perceiving that their defeat
was inevitable unless some desperate
remedy was adopted. and they began TO
nominate new candidates before each
ballot. Nearly every lawyer in the city
was made to do duty. and the meeting
degenersted into a farce.
The presiding officer could see nothing
wrong or contrary to the rules in the
proceedings. and so It went on until even
those responsible for It became disguised.
and after various motions resolution.
introduced by Mr.. Bloomberg was adopt
ed which cut off the system of making
new nominations and provided for the
dropping of the lowest man after each
ballot. This wiso solution OF the matter
was only arrived at after eleven ballots
had been taken. In the course Of which
Dir. Meredith twice received % votes.
while his opponents never came near the
danger line. The first ballot taken re-
suited as follows:
For observation-disclosures. Allen. Burton.
Cutchins, Drewry. Ferriter Hardwicke.
Zimmerman. Camp Ebel Ferguson.
GIBSON. Gunst HARRISON Hobson. Pc
ters. Tanner, Walerstein, West and Cas-
kie--19.
For wendenburg- Carter. Dom
ahoe. King, Mosby. Seay Smith. Turpin,
Curtis. Grimes, Heeke, Mccarthy. Pol
lock, Shea. Teefey. Whalen, Wlliams-l6
For PoUsrd-Messrs. Lawder Mont
gomery, snead. Blanks, Cottrell, CARRIER
Mills, Miner. Winston. Woody-1O.
For Crump-Bloomberg
AS above stated the votes varied con-
siderably the members changing from
one candidate TO another until the IF
teenth ballot. when the candidates had
dwindled down 70 Messrs Meredith, Wen
denburg and Pollard.
WCNDENBURG DROPPED.
The clerk was engaged I'm verifying the
vote cast for Mr.. Meredith on that ballot,
whom the politicians who thronged around
the railing some seven or eight deep
overhowed, and held converse with
number OF members. The result was that
before the vote could be counted the
members began 20 change from Wenden-
burg 10 Pollard. so that I'm a twinkling
there were twenty-five votes 10 his credit,
Mr.. Meredith had twenty-three and Wen
denburg had but two.
He was consequently dropped. and the
balloting proceeded. IT was with intense
excitment that the caucus entered upon
the sixteenth ballot. which was bound
to result IN an election. Before the roll
call had been half finished it was evident
that Mr. Pollard would be elected. and
when the twenty-fourth man voted for
him there was a perfect roar Of delight
from the spectators. The final ballot
was as follows:
For Pollard-Messrs. Carter. DonahOe,
King, Lawder. Mosby Montgomery,
seay. snead Smith. Turpin. Blanks. cot
trell. Curtis. CARRIER, Grimes, Heeke. Nc
Carthy. Miner. Neale. Pollock. Shea, Tee
fey. Whalen, Williams, Winston, and
Woody-26.
For observation-disclosures. Allen. Burton,
Cutchins. Drewry Ferriter. Hardwicke,
Zimmerman. BloOmberg. Camp Ebel,
Ferguson. Gibson. Gunst. HARRISON,
Hobson Mills Petus Tanner. Waller
stein West, Caskie-2l.
The great contest having been settled
n motion 10 take a recess was defeated,
and the nomination Of the balance OF the
city officials was rushed through as rap
idly as possible
w
nomination for City Engineer by Mr..
Allen. and elected
For Superintendent OF the Almshouse,
Mr.. George Davis, the incumbent was
placed I'm nomination by Mr.. HObson,
who paid him a high tribute.
MIR. DAVIS REELECTED.
In a lengthy speech Mr.. Snead nomi-
mated Mr.. Richard W. Carter. who for
merly filed the position. The vote re-
suited i'm the election Of Mr.. Davis by
an overwhelming majority. Those who
voted for Mr. Carter were Messrs. car
ter. Territer, seay. snead, Blanks, Glib
son and Winston-S.
For Superintendent Of the Gas Works
Mr.. w. p. Knowles was nominated by
Mr.. Wallerstein and unanimously elect
ed
Mr.. Cutchlns put in nomination Mr..
Charles +. Boiling for Superintendent OF
the Water Works. and he was elected.
Mr. W. CT. Stokes was elected clerk 10
the City Auditor without opposition, be-
inc placed in nomination by Mr.. Caskie.
There were many candidates for the
position OF clerk 10 the First Market.
They were Messrs. Eugene Sullivan,
Henry Cohen. lsdore Hirshberg, VI. Z.
Gary and b. F. BEDFORD
Mr.. Sullivan WAS the lucky man, being
reelected on the first ballot.
Nessrs. flames T. Flournoy and
James A. Rogers were nominated for
clerk of the Second Market. Mr.. Flour
noy was elected
For clerk of the Third Market the
nominees were Messrs r. f. Hughes.
Anthony Griffith, J. ]. Graves, and Isaac
D. Scott.
Mr. Gunst, in casting his vote for this