Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-14

Gus with Mr.. August as clerk and Mr.
Ruskell sergeant-at-arms. After some
discussion the body adopted for Its gov
crninent the rules of the Council, with the
exception that candidates can only be
nominated twice, but cannot be nomi-
mated a second time except after one OF
more intervening ballots.
A motion to admit Mr.. Bahen, the only
Republican member. was lost.
City-Clerk B. T. August, Sergeant-at.
Arms George C. Ruskell. and Pollce-Jus-
tice J. J. Crutchfield were renominated
without opposition.
THE CITY ATTORNEYSHIP
The announcement OF the city attorney
ship contest created an intense excite
ment Major o. 3. Allen nominated
Mr.. Meredith to whose character
ability, and efficiency he paid the high
est eulogy. Mr.. Turpin, in presenting the
name of Mr.. Wendenburg, eulogized that
gentleman and vigorously attacked the
Democracy of Mr.. Meredith, who did not
support Bryan in l&5. He called atten-
ton to the fact that councilmen should
reflect the wishes of their constituents,
and declared that in an open election
Mr. Meredith would not be the choice OF
the Democratic voters OF the city. Mr..
John NJ. King seconded the nomination
OF Mr.. Wendenburg, and Mr.. Miner, IN
his maiden speech, presented the name
OF Mr.. III. X. Pollard, whom he highly
praised.
DEFENDS MR.. MEREDITH.
Mr.. Caskie, In one of the best speeches
of the evening, advocated the claims OF
Mr.. Meredith. The hostility to the CITY
Attorney. he said, arose from the wide
spread assertion that Mr. Meredith was
not a Democrat. II stand here Tonight
TO say that he is a Democrat" He had
always been at the beck and call OF the
marty. He was not Bryan Democrat,
but there are men known as Gold Demo-
Gratis who were as good Democrats as
any I'm the Council. a short while ago
an attempt was made TO have TINS caucus
composed of only part OF the Democrats
of the Council. The plan was aimed at
Mr.. Merediths defeat. The Clay-W ara
Actiyes killed IT. 1t was not subinltIeu
IN the Monroe Ward Club. The Old DO
nin(on club passed the resolution, put
he doubted very much Whether the
attendance was very large upon that oc
casion. He had been approached time ana
time again since this contest had been
goinR on by all sorts of people, ana only
one man had spoken against Mr.. Mere
IN vote for Mr.. Meredith, not on any
Ground ~ sympathy, for Mr.. Meredith
did not need sympathy, but on the record
no had made while in office. He cited va
rious cases which Mr.. Meredith had won
for the city, and closed with an appeal
that members should not be dismayed at
the clamor raised by Mr.. Meredith's OPP
ponents.
POLITICAL, NOT PERSONAL. FIGHT.
Mr.. Turpin rldlculed the suggestion that
Mr. Neredith's defeat would bring disrup-
tion to the party. and said that to hold
Mr. Meredith out as an olive branch was
TO make him supremely RIDICULOUS
There amt one man in Richmond VINO
is going 10 break up the Democratic par
ty," declared Mr.. Turpin. He sald any
good lawyer might have won the
cases Air. Meredith won for the city.
The attack on Mr.. Meredith was rot
personal one. but political. and it was
made i'm the presence OF the public
Mr.. Wallersten made a strong speech
for Mr.. Meredith.
MEREDITH LEADS ON FIRST.
The roll-call was begun and Mr.. Bloom
berg caused considerable surprise by
voting for Mr. Crump. The Chair held
that a vote was sufficient to nominate
candidate. The ballot resulted:
For Meredith-Messrs. Allen, Burton,
Cltchins. Drewry, FerIfter, Hardwicke,
Zimmermann, Camp. Ebel, Ferguson,
Gibson. Gunst, Harrelson, Hobson, Pc.
ters. Tanner, Wallerstein, WeE, and
Caskie-l9.
Tor Wendenburg-Messr Carter, Dom
oboe, Kirg, Mosby Seay. Smith, Turpin,
Curtis. Grimes, Heeke, Mccarthy, Pol