Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-18
CITIZENS MASS MEETING.
Rnstness Men Discuss the Problem Of
Electing Business Men TO the city
counciI-Mr Max Robtnson
Nominated
Nominated

Another large and enthusiastic gath
ering of citizens assembled IN thu
County Court House last night IN tbs
interest Of the citizens ticket for this
approaching municipal election. The
meeting was called 10 order by Mr..
d. @. wcstenhaver. who was made
permanent chairman at the last
meeting
Mr.. w. II. Crawford of the Execu-
tive Committee, reported that three
of the candidates on the citizens tic
ket had declined the nominations.
He said that they had asked for a
con erence with the candidates Of the
political parties and that only one Of
them-Mr Martin-appeared at the
meeting. Mr.. Martin, he said, put
off giving a definite answer until yes
today, when he refused TO withdraw
from the field in fnvor of the citizens
ticket.
Mr.. Crawford then moved that the
chair appoint committee Of three
to consider and report &c the meeting
what should done to fill the yacan-
cies on the ticket in the first, fourth
and fifth wards.
Messr4s Jno f. Boyd, l.. M. Ben
der and u. M. Kilmer were APP
pointed as that committee, who. after
remaining out of the room few
minutes, reported hat they had Sc
lected Mr.. Max Robinson as the can
didate from the first ward and that
they had not been able TO decided up
on candidates for the other two wards.
Mr.. Robinson than arose and said,
in part j have never attended
political meeting or iii any way been
connected with politics in my life.
look upon this as a business meeting,
q meeting for the good of Martins
burg and | am willing to contribute
my efforts for the good of Martins
burg. | am willing to make a sacri
fee for the good of the movement. |
am in favor~of nominating candidates
for the other wards and urging the
political parties to withdraw their
candidates, so as TO insure the unani-
mons election of the citizens ticket.
have been in Martinshurg only four
years. / am comparatively new here.
/ have never run for Office and don't
want il said that | had allowed my
self to be nominated for the sake of
being elected to office. II requires
more than honesty to run the affairs
of corporation. 1t requires ability
to handle all the matters that now
face the council and which il will
have to deal with in the next two
years
Those in charge Of the affairs of the
corporation must be above reproach
and they must have financial ability
aud judgement too. / am willing TO
stand as q target aud go down if
receive but one vote, if il is deem cd
that the plan now before the meet
ing is the most feasible | have not
been active because ! want to be off
cious, but because the city has reach
ed that critica, point when it must
either go forward or backward.
Mr.. Robinson's logical talk was fol
lowed bv loud applause He was
unanimously chosen as the candi-
date from the first ward ON the citi-
Gems ticket.
Messrs. W. Fl. Crawford and Ham
mond Hunter stated that they thought
it useless to further try to have the
political candidates resign.
Mr. Westenhaver said for about fif-
teen years there had been a CONSTANT
deterioration in municipal govern
ment He said that bank W uld not
think of electing a man director
who had been nominated by poliu-
cial party and that there was no
more reason for electing a political
candidate to help manage the bust
ness of the corporation than there was
10 elect one to help manage the affairs
of bank.
Mr. Robinson then offered the fol-
lowing resolutions
Whereas the affairs of the city of
Martinsburg have reached such cri-
sis that it is imperative that politics
should be eliminated from the APP
preaching municipal election. TheIe-
fore be it
Resolved. this this meeting appeal
to and urge the executive committees
of the two political parties for the
sake of harmony and for the welfare
of the city, especially at this particu-
lar time to advise and persuade their
respective nominees to withdraw
from the pres,n t contest. Be it fur
gher
Resolved, that in event of such
Withdrawals, that names then he pre-
scented acceptable TO both political