Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-20
PORTSMOUTH FOR
A CONVENT TON.
Three Wards Adopt Instructions
FavoTing a New Constitution.
NEW cOUNCILMEN CHOSEN
NEW CoUNCILMEN CHOSEN
Tho Ward Meetings Last Night oToreLargc-
ly Attended Than for Many Xcnrs Past =
The Fifth Ward Names N New Local
Board Justices of tho Peace Selected,
Delegates to the State Convention Chos-
en- by Large Vote.

Not for period Of twenty years has
there been as much interest manifested
III the ward meetings of the city as that
SHOWN last night. a very large mum
Der attended each ward. and the choice
for Councilmen seems to give very gen
eral satisfaction.
THE FIRST WARD.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr. w. 0. Hope. Judge L. r. Watts
was elected permanent chairman, and
MI. James w. Borum, Jr.. was made
secretary.
The following pamcd gentlemen were
then placed i'll nomination for Council
men. The vote for each is also given,
the two highest of which being declared
the nominees: G. X. Welton. IL; q.
NJ Peed. %; DR.. James Cain. So: w S.
l.anghornc. As; Z. S. Mnter, A.; c. NJ.
Reynolds. IS.
The third man named was Mr.. Crump
Tor the uneXpircd term Of Mr.. Slater.
for which Messrs. c. s. Mnter and En-
NETT Crump were nominated. the for
mcr receiving 40 and the latter votes.
Mr.. G. Hatton offered the following
resolution. which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved. That We the Democratic
members Of the First Ward of the city
of Portsmouth. believing that conven-
ton for Il revision of our state Consti-
tuition is one of tile greatest needs of
the people. and we, therefore, declare
ourselves in favor of such Il conven-
ton"
Mr.. James w. Brown. Jr.. was unan-
imously chosen as the delegate from
the First Ward to the State convention,
which meets in Norfolk May ..
Mr.. Charles II. Nash was the choice
of the ward for Justice of the Peace
THE SECOND WARD.
Captain Charles L. Murden called this
meeting TO order and MIR Charles T.
Bland was elected permanent chair
man. and the press was made secretary.
For Councilmcn-three to be elected
there were eight placed in nomination.
y resolution was adopted declaring
the three receiving the highest vote the
nominees. The nominations and the
vote each received is as follows:
i. o. Cain. 1885, Chas. G. Hume. 1856;
c. II. Brown. c.; T.. Deans, 15S; c. S.
Bell. lis; r. T.. Warren 40; II. B. Will
kins. &c: S. r. Hu:chins. ca.
NIcssrs. e. Q. Cain, Chas. G. Hume
and Emmett Deans were declared the
nominees for Council for the Second
ward.
Messrs. c. S. Sherwood and T. G.
Parker were the tcllers for Councilmen
and w. ID. Jenkins and w. Il. Hyslop
for delegates.
For this position there we're five nom
nations. three TO be chosen. The vote
for each is below:
Charles T. Bland rs; Captain Geo. a.
Brooks. 10: Newton \. McAlnine. %
Chas. w. King, %: L. s. Andcr;o on. 81.
Messrs. Bland, Brooks and NcAlpine
We're chosen as delegates to the State
convention and were instructed the
following instructions, offered by Mr. c.
S. Sherwood. being unanimously adopt
cd
Resolved, That the delegates from the
Second ward To the State convention
be instructed To vote for making the
call Of a Constitutional Convention
party measure.
MIR. John G. Nicmcycr was chosen
vote.