The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-08

talnt on It. That days ago the. opponents
OF the dlspensary had said they would
give tree hand, and put the dispensary
IN the hands Of its friends. he spoke OF
the rumor of q combine against The Ant
Saloon selections, aud urged that th's
be dlsproved even though there seemed
truth in the statement that there was
an opposing ticket selected. He urged
that the men named by the committee
would give an earnest, honest, faithful
administration OF the dispensary.
Alderman James l. Johnson spoke next
and he urged that it was the duty of the
Beard to give serious consideration to the
recommendation of the Anti-Saloon COM
mittee and that this should be adopted,
the men named being eminently qualified,
able and honest, who would conduct the
business satisfactorily. He asked that
the three men named be elected
Alderman Wilder moved that the com
missioners be elected for one, two anG
tire years respectively. This was ser
ended by Alderman Johnson. Alderma n
Croker said that the Board ought not
to elect beyond the life Of the Aldermanrc
Board. Alderman Hicks said that this
Board would do so well that it would
probably be reelected, and Alderman
Wilder cited the fact that the School
Beard, once troublesome affair when
it was in politics had been taken out CT
This by electing for different periods
beyond the life of a Board OF Alderman.
LITTLE ALECKS WHIP"
Alderman Andrews moved as a substi-
tute that the Board take recess of if-
teen minutes and go into caucus to name
Dispensary Commissioners and q police
man. He did this after he and Deputy
Sheriff Crocker had bobbed their heads
times. Alderman Hicks opposed the
caucus. saying that the people had not
come out in great numbers TO hear little
bills and laundry accounts read, that the
question was not of politics and was not
subject to caucus and ought to be SET
tied in open meeting.
Alderman Separk urged tnat the Board
go into caucus as it was matter Of
precedent. Alderman Habel said this
was new matter, out OF me usual. 1t
was the first time dispensary commission
ers were to be elected and 1t ought 10
be done without caucus.
Then Alderman Andrews substitute to
go into caucus. in place Of the motion
of Alderman Wilder to limit the terms
Of commissioners to one, two and three
years each was voted on. Little AlecE'
knew how it would 60 for he had cracked
his whip and with the two whiskey deaf
ears added to seven other votes he knc.
that it was again a case of the Big
Nine" whom he had whipped INTO ilnc,
and so the vote resulted:
FOR CAUCUS-Andrews Boylan, Crock
e., Griffis, NOVEL;, Rogers, Separk, Smith,
Upchurch-9.
AGAINST CAUCUS-Bland, Habel,
Hicks, johnson, Rand, Redford, Wilder.
Alderman Wilder and Alderman John
son announced that they refused to caucus
as to Dispensary Commissioners, but
would as to the policeman to be elected.
BIG NINE KISSED.
The Board filed out and as they passed
from the room there We're Kisses, and
plenty of them, for the Big Nine" In
a short time six men walked back into
the mayors office, these being all the
seven except Alderman Hicks who was
chairman of the caucus and who remained;
AS the six fled in there was applaus,.
for them. A little later and the Big
Kisses. Soon Alderman Hicks announce
that he remained as chairman OF the
caucus, but would not vote for the caucus
nominees and he was applauded.
Then Little Aleck," as secretary of the
caucus, announced that H. NJ. Olive had
been selected as a policeman. This noml-
nation was put and Olive was elected. lie
is now engaged in the selling and trad
ing OF horses here.
Then Alderman Andrews named the
men the big Nine" wanted as Dispensary
Commissioners, these being:
o. G. KING.
: w. H. COLE.
JOHN S. JONES.
Alderman Wilder named as the choice
of the Anti-Saloon forces the names
presented in the petition:
E. L. HARRIS.
f. P. MAYNARD.
w n. SNELLINGS.
Alderman Habel asked for a choice
by written ballot. but finally withdrew
this, and the vote was taken first by
FAYE" and no and then by standing II
resulted in the defeat OF the ticket pre-
posed by the temperance forces by (;
vote of 9-The Big Nine-to : as fol-
lows:
BIG NINE TICKET-Andrews, Boylan,
Crocker, Griffs, Novel;. Rogers, Separk,
Smith, Upchurch-9
ANTI-SALOON TICKET-Bland, Habei
Hicks, Johnson, Rand, BEDFORD, Wilder
-.
With the announcing Of the result
there were more Kisses and the audience
having seen the crack of Little Alexis
Whip" drive his followers into riding
rough shod over the wishes of the people
who had won the dispensary fight, left