The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-17
CITY CANDIDATES
SEEKING VOTES
Raleigh is Getting Hot in
Municipal Politics.
The OUTS AFTER THE ms
Battle Wages for Position as Mayor, Aldermen
Tax Collector, CITY Clerk, Chief of Police,
Street Commissioners, Sanitary Gift
c RS and Everything in Sight.

c RS and Everything in Sight.
The contest for municipal offices now
goes forward with a rush.
The official machinery is being pre-
pared for action and on Monday night
the city Democratic Executive Commit
tee will meet.
This meeting is to arrange for the date
Of the primaries to select the Democratic
nominees to be voted on at the regular
election to be held in May. The call for
the meeting is as follows:
A meeting of the Executive Committee
of the Democratic party of the city of
Raleigh is hereby called for Monday
night, the 10th, at the Mayors office. for
the purpose of calling a primary election
to nominate city officers to be voted for
in the May election. All candidates for
elective offices are cordially invited to
be present at this meeting.
w. VI. RUSS, Chairman.
The committee which meets on Mon
day night is as follows:
First Ward, first division-Robt. Simn-
'"H' 80 11l, ". L. oSl6T.
Second Ward, second division-W w.
Wilson r. G.. Bell, L. II. Royster.
Second Ward, first division-Grabam
Haywood, Eugene L. Harris. Walter
Woolcott.
Second Ward, second divisions. W.
Habel, f. K. Ellington, r. Hugh Lee.
Third Ward, first division-Fab. III
Hunnicutt, w. H. Hood, Sam Lumley.
Third Ward cnnnrI l;;:.
Daniels, 7. b. Crowder, J. S. Corren.
Fourth Ward, first division-W. y
Blake, j. N. Holding. j. w. Brown.
Fourth Ward, second division-Max.
j. German, w. d. Smith, C. b. Barbee
The political pot has not awaited the
official call, but has been for many DAYS
slmmering. 1t is now probable. nav Ger
tam, that it will boil, and boil vigor-
ously.
There have been candidates. there are
and there will be more candi- !
dates in the contest that is now on. Some !
who started in early have quit the arena
have been mentioned" bv friends ,
and some have made open announcement
that they are in the contest.
And those who are in are letting their
friends-and all who can cast q ballot
are their friends-know that thew are in
They tell you of it and then they trv to
pin you down as their adherents Tbev
nail their men frequently, yet some of
the nailed" agree to the proposition
2 proViso.
The hand clasp and label tokens of Of
'ection are being worked to q finish in +bo
game. The dear voter is held up on the
street, in the stores, at the postoffce
n the street cars, and anywhere or
everywhere that the anxious candidate
get a pull at him.
FOR THE MAYORALITY.
The race for the position of Raleieh's
;hlef executive promises to be a fierce
ana upon that the greatest interest
enters. 10 be the head of the CITY gov
rhlaent, to preside as the chief munich
law interpreter, and to draw the sal
ry attached to the same, with the hon s
mat are thrust upon Raleigh's mayor.
the goal of a number of worthy citi )
ems. {
Inc present mayor is Mr.. A. NJ. Pow :
i. FOR three times he has been elected :
o thls position and he is a candidate for :
e-electlon the fourth time. He is MAX :
- d for the position and pro !;
oSes TO Keep the other competitors :
.
ana there are other candidates who !
re at work just as energetically. Mr.
ldhh otronach Is one of these and his h
lends are rallying to him. while Mr. T "
Wynne and his friends are putting IN
not campaign and Mr.. Thomas Badger =
former mayor, is also stirring things {
addition the name of Mr.. J.. 70. Poe11e .
pelng ak of by his friends, thoueb s
mas gwen no intimation of a pronoSed T
Mr.. T. P. Sale, who has been N
the race until lately. has withdraw B
ID MIR. Claude b. Barbee, whose friends r
geo him to run, most positively de- R
mes to do so. In the list that is being
liked of Mr.. w. E. Faison has strone d.
and Mr.. w. S. Primrose is er
a like position. 81
HERE'S A BIG BATCH u
But when there's interest in -
Is piled up in big patches in the al "
rmanic race, with all kinds of brran.
jump. ~
me present Board of Aldermen ;s n D
al which was elected as resiaratione q,
We ACQUIRED which the board fIod 10
lrlhg the past term four aldermen 70
eu these being Messrs. John q Drow
, l.. Brown Pegram, J. S. Correu and We
i. Il. Jones. In their place the hoard
,cted Messrs. Fred Habel. John WI ar
b. Crowder and William Rowan 49, tn
ere are all candidates in the COMING on
.ction. ~
ne Aldermanic Board as it stands Of pr
is as follows: re
'lrtol WARD, first division. William a
ylan CHARLES d. Arthur. Second
,lslon, John Ward, A. J. ackso Ye
WARD, first division Iyn, no
lider, II. I. Hicks. Second division gr;
ed Habel A. B. Andrews. Jr. tn
'HIRD WARD, first division II TT de
+. =. Griff1s. Second divisio, OF
=. Crowder, J. S. Upchurch. no
'OURTH WARD. first division y 6 tn;
milton, r.. G. Redford. Second d;yy;s lei
M. j. German. Claude 3. Barbee. at
f these gentlemen the following are :
led as not desiring re-electiop. :
5srs. c.. D. Arthur, A. j. Jackson ~
J%pchurch, d. S.. Hamilton and Clardo !
Barbee. =
'esides the m of the present -
I'D who are going to stand for re- .
ction there is a mighty host of the ito