The age-herald., 1901-01-05
RESULTS OF THE
 PRIMARY DECLARED Copeland is Nominated for AL
 derman in Third Ward THE CONTEST IS DECIDED Meeting of the City Democratic Execu- tive Committee-The Returns of
 the Late Election canvassed.
 A Very Lively Session.
THE CONTEST IS DECIDED

primary election, decided the contest for l! Alderman in the Third ward favorable to l D. R. Copeland. the eontestee, declared the l general result, transacted such other busi- | ness as came before 1t, and adjourned sine die.
 Quite number of spectators were pres ent when the meeting was called to order and thoroughly enjoyed the proceedings, es- peclally the hearing of the contest from the | Third ward into which much humor was | injected. When the result was announced | the friends of the successful candidate | broke into tumultuous applause During tine afternoon a contest in the | Fifth ward was filed by T. c. Mcdonald, | who asked for recount of the box on the ground of irregularities, it being alleged that large number of ballots at the bot tom of the box were marked with ink and were cast for c. W. Austin for chief of police. The contest was withdrawn, how ever, before the committee met, and did not come up during the proceedings
 The Meeting.
 The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. J. Moore at 7:45 o'clock with the following members present: Mike Sul- lvan, Brooks Forbes Nose Crittenden, Barnes Morgan. John Antwine, l.. J. Haley,
 Jr, J. R. Copeland F. F. Saltzman, H. B.
 Abernathy, Henry Howze, John Forney. Tom Baine, John L. Parker, Pat O'Hara and M. J. Tederman.
 Proxies were presented by G. w. Cham
 bers and J. F. Graham, representing M. J.
 Gregg, by c. c. Heidt representing G. B.
 Burkhalter and by N. L. Miller represent
 ing w. K. Rosser.
 committee on proxies was appointed by the chair as follows: H. B. Abernathy,
 John Antwine, Mike Sullivan The conn
 mittee retired to an arte-room, and after a short consultation reported favorably as to N. L. Miller, c. c. Heidt and G. w. Chambers.
 | Chairman Moore announced that the first business before the committee was to pass upon the returns, and asked the pleas | ure of the members. On motion of L. J. | Haley committee of three was appointed | to open the boxes and canvass the returns l The chair constituted the committee as | follows: L. J. Haley, C. c. Heidt and John | Copeland.
 Henry Howze and N. L. Miller were ap- pointed secretaries and the committee pro- l ceeded with its work.
 When the Third ward box was reached Secretary Baine announced that a contest had been filed by W. S. Davis a candi- date for Alderman in that ward and on motion the contest was passed until the work of tabulating the returns was com- pleted
 The Nominees.
 The committee, after canvassing, submit
 ted its report and the following tickt was
 declared nominated:
 For Mayor-W. M. Drennen.
 For Chief of Police-C. w. Austin.
 For Police Commissioners-J. H. McCary,
 z. T. Ruduph, James Scott.
 For Aldermen-First ward, J. G. Green- CT; Second ward, George P. Ward; Third ward, ---; Fourth ward, J. R. Cope land; Fifth ward, W. R, Gum; Sixth
 ward. J. J. Altman; Seventh word, R. H. Thach; Eighth ward, Henry B. Gray; Ninth ward, A. Stockmar.
 The Third Ward.
 The contest from the Third war was then taken up and a motion was made by H. B. Abernathy to refer the matter to a com- mittee of five to hear the evidence and re- port back to the committee of the whole.
 A substitute was offered by N. L. Miller
 that the matter be taken up by the com-
 mittee of the whole and was adopted
 There was quite an array of legal talent
 in the case, the contestant being represent
 ed by Attorneys s. L. Weakley. B. M. Allen and James Weatherly, and the contestee by Attorneys Robert J. Lowe and Lee c.
 Bradley.
 MT. Weakley asked that the plan of pro- cedure be announced, and also cnat the method provided in the plan under which the primary was held be read. After some discussion the contest was read, which charged recount of the votes would show that D. R. Copeland did not receive a ma jority of tine legally qualified votes cast The contestant charged that E. K. Elidge, James Vaughan and L. S. Livingston, who | voted for Copeland were not qualified | voters, and were not entitled to vote A list of the witnesses were then read and l the committee recessed while the attorneys | for the contestant conferred. | Both sides announced ready, and under a
 resolution offered by L. J. Haley, Jr, the | case was taken up.
 The Witnesses. E. K. Elldge was the first witness called, and testified that he voted for D. R. Cope | land for Alderman for the Third ward. Ob- | jection was made to the question, Did you have a registration certifcate?" MT. Lowe contending that as a proposition of law that no man had the right to speculate on the result of an election, and that in this case both parties had pon list, and that he voted without objection from either candidate who assented to the act. After discussion by the attorneys on both sides, a resolution was offered provid- | ing that all the evidence be heard without interference, and the arguments then be heard.
 The witness then answered the question and stated that he did not have certif1- cate of registration, but that his brother had registered for him.
 On cross examination he stated that J. J, Gambill had told his brother to register fot him, and that 1t would be all right; that Cap ;,, ha i,,ta