Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-08
WESTERN BRANCH
NAMES OFFICERS
Mr.. John A. Good Renominated
For Supervisor.
THREE NEW MAGISTRATES
or tho Seven Candidates For Mnsis-
trntcs MIR. &. 4. Pced Leads, win
mir. :. Edwin Elliott, sccond-Con-
stable j. z. Anderson nna Oversoer
of tho Poor Named TO Succeed
Themseivos.

Thcmseivos.
AS per announcements in the vir-'
Sinian- Pilot, the Democratic primary
election for Western Branch Magiste-
rial District was held yesterday after
noon in the schoolhouse, at the corner
OF South street extended and Goodwin
streets. and Il large number of Norfolk
county voters took advantage OF this
opportunity to cast Il vote for their
favoriteS.
Notwithstanding the fact that the adj
vertisements stated that the meeting
would be called to order at $3.50 o'clock,
1t was 3:4o when the chairman of the
District Committee, Mr.. Thomas p.
Cooke. raped for order He stated
briefly the reasons for the meeting,
after which he called for nominations
for chairman.
Mr.. Cooke was nominated and his
election made by unanimous acclaim
Mr.. Walter II. Codd was chosen sec
rotary In the same complimentary man.
ner.
Then the business of the meeting be-
gan in earnest. but so crowded was the
hall that locomotion was both hazar-
dous and difficult. yet considerable eau
cuSing was INDUCED in.
DELEGATES TO CONVENTION.
The nominations for delegates to the
county convention. to be held at the
Courthouse in this city next Saturday.
April 18th, at IL o'clock NJ. to nominate
a county ticket, being in order, Justice
George ID. w. Ainsworth placed in
nomination the following gentlemen,
who We're elected by reclamation:
Dclegates--John y. Good, George w
James. j. w. Bidgood, Thomas p.
Cooke. George Lindsay.
Altcrnates-lI. w. owens. ]: Edwin
Elliott. w r. Houghton, VIM. Miller,
DR.. l.. a. Hancock.
MIR. JOHN A. CODD.
Next i'll order came the choice of the
voters for Supervisor of Western
Branch district. 1t had been rumored
TO some extent that an opposition can
didate would be sprung at the last
moment at yesterdays meeting, but II
such thing had been thought of it
did not for 4 moment make itself ap-
parent. On the contrary, when Mr.
| Ainsworth placed Mr.. John A. Codd in
nomination his. name was greeted with
cheers. and the nomination was tender
ed to Mr. Codd by reclamation, not a
| dissenting voice being heard
ANDERSON AND BELL
| Captain L. w. Owens moved that, as
the candidates for Overseer of the Poor
and Constable had no opposition, that
nominations be made by reclamation,
which was accordingly done, and
Messrs. Frank Bell and j. T. Anderson,
in the order named, were declared the
choice OF the meeting.
MAGISTRATES.
The last, but not the least interesting
part OF the work of the meeting was
| the selections for magistrates for West
ern Branch District. There were seven
| candidates, OF whom three were to be
nominated. The three receiving the
largest number of votes should be the
| nominees, while the next two receiving
the highest should be placed on the
ticket as what is known as additional
| magistrates.
On motion of Captain Z. w. owens.
| Chairman Cooke appointed as tellers
| Messrs. Il. Frank Adams, NJ. J. Mulvey
| ana Captain George Owens. while Sec
rotary Codd tailed the vote as it was
called BIZ the tellers.
The following gentlemen were then
placed in nomination, after which n re-
cess of ten minutes was taken to give
| the voters an opportunity to make their
selections and scratch the printed tick
cts. which had been provided to facili-
tate matters:
j. Edwin Elliott. c. c. HAYNES. John
I. Griffin, Claud C. Peed. Columbus
Matthews. George d. w. Matthews. e.
| Il. Rodman.
The time for the recess having expir-
| cd Chairman Cooke called the meeting
W oIueT, ana the voting began. The
| voters passed one at n time the table
around which stood the tellers and
dropped their ballots in the box. Every
| Dody having voted the polls were closed
and n careful count revealed the fol-
| lowing result: !. Edwin Elliott. 50: C. c.
| Haynes. as: John IT. Griffin, 50: Claud c.
| Pecd. 1913: Columbus Matthews. 20:
George d. w. Ainsworth. 10; u. B. Rod
| man, IS.
Chairman Cooke announced Messrs
| Elliott. Griffin and Peed as the regular
| nominees. and Messrs Ainsworth and
| Matthews as additional magistrates
will be given n place on the general
ticket.
Mr.. Haynes failed to be named MS an
additional magistrate by two votes.
AS to the new members. Mossrs. Ell
| lott and Peed, much satisfaction was
| expressed. these gentlemen being we'll
| and favorably known. In their hands
| the responsible duties pertaining to that
! important Office will be carefully and
Zealously guarded. say their friends
| Mr.. Matthews has many friends who
| are proud of his success. and it can
be said of the others that the large vote
| they received is an evidence of their
| popularity and attention to duty.
| NAVAL INTELLIGENCE
The following promotion has been
! made in the navy: Captain IT. c. Prince
| to the rank OF major in the Marine
| Corps.
Medical Inspector d. Dickinson has
| been ordered to the navy yard at Wash