The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-04
Is ChOsentO SuCCeedthe
Late Phil Shea in
the Council.
THREE MtMBE.1
LOOKED FOX IN VAIN
Phone Messages to Their Homes
ELECTED the Information That
They Had Left About 8
P. M, and No One
Knew Where
They Were.

The Council last night, by vote OF II
to l3. elected Mr.. IL. o. Gates to the
vacant seat In tho body from Jefferson
Ward occasloned by the death OF the
late Phil Shea, over Mr.. A. D. Jackson.
There were four OF the 'hirty-four mem
bers absent. One was Mr.. s'plcer. who
is In st. Louis. The others were Diessrs
T.. B. Williams. OF Jefferson; West. OF
Madison, and Stein. Henry, all counted as
Jackson men. Had they been present the
vote would have been very close. though
AS Mr. CARRIER changed from Flournoy to
Gates. the result would not have been
different, even had the three absentees
voted for Jackson.
a Every effort was made to reach the
fabsentecs, but without avail 1t was raid
that both Afessrs. Stein and W!llia ms
neither they nor Mr.. West could be
reached, either by phone or message.
Made Quick Work.
When the roll call was reached Mr..
Wiltshire called up the vacancy from his
ward, owing to the death OF Mr.. Phil
Shea, and he na med Mr.. H. o. Gates
4 for the seat.
Mr.. julius "A. Hobson named MIA. D.
jackson, and said he regretted that tho
hot fight had arisen. He praised Mr..
Jackson and said he would make an
admirable councilman. ssta
q Mr.. Huber seconded Mr.. Gates's nomi-
nation In brief speech and Mr. Car
Der nominated Mr.. A. II. F1ournoy, whom
he said was endorsed BY the Jefferson
Ward Municipal Club.
s Mr.; Lynch seconded the nomination OF
Mr.. ia cllson. He said II a ma jority of the
delegation had selected a man IN the first
ttere wnEld have been no fight {.
HI regretted 1t. but he had desired
IT, ,S,,t, fottv,
not be secured. He was present to stand
by his guns "a e AZ 3ss 81
Mr. Cannon ma de a brief speech for
Mr.. jackson. He had gone to him for
t1armony's sake. and he still hoped there
would be harmony. Va
Mr.. Pollock second ed Mr. Jackson's
nomination and he stated his position as
matter OF personal privilege.
Ho said before Mr.. Shea s dcath he had
been approached and asked to. support
Mr.. Gates He agreed and thought there
great bitterness which threat tened fac-i
tions in the Council. He considered that
he owed more to his peopl" and r. the
course OF harmony than to any one man.
He asked to be release that he might
go to third man. He thought Mr., Lynch
had BEEN badly treated because he had
not been considered or consulted with re-
gard to vacancy In his own ward.
The speaker said he had attempted to
get the factions togr ther. Mr.. Lynch
had readily agreed TO drop Mr.. Kelly II
Mr.. Gates should be dropped. Mr.. Mills
had declined after long persuasion TO
witf7dra yY Mr. Gates ard the number then
vert to third man efter due consldera-
tion. There was no other proper course
He wrote Mr. Gates asking to be re-
leased. This request was not agreed to.
Mr.. Pollock said II they. were present
they would be for Jackson.
6e5 Mr.. Mills offered . resolution which
was apop,ed providing for dropping the
lowest candidate after the first alot
ard vote was taken which resulted as
gfolluws:
For Gat.s-Mesers, Batkins. Bottom.
Elicit, FERGUSON. Glenn, Griggs. Grimes.
Huber Mills. Miner. Morton. Pollard.
spancc. Umlauf Wiltshire and r. L, Pc.
iters--16. #
For. jackson -Messrs. Cannon, Corley.
Curtis, Dickerson.b Dorleovy. Lrlm', Il.
Hohson. Lea. Lynch Masurier, Pollock,
Wei ard lewis G. W!.n.ms--13.
For Flonrnoy--.- Il Garber--1. Il;
Mr.. Garber changed his vote from
FlGurnoy to Gates and on motion OF Mr..
Lynch, the election Of Mr.. Gates was
ma d unanimous amid much applause